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Needs and Uses: The Corps uses the 

data from the program to satisfy its 

mission. The Corps is responsible for 

the operation and maintenance of the 

nation’s waterway system to ensure 

efficient and safe passage of commercial 

and recreational vessels. The support 

and management of economically sound 

navigation projects are dependent upon 

reliable navigation data as mandated by 

the River and Harbor Appropriations 

Act of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 

1043), as amended and codified in 33 

U.S.C. 555. The data collected on the 

form provides baseline, essential 

waterborne transportation information 

necessary for the corps to perform its 

mission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert 

Cushing. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/ESCD/

Information Management Division, 1225 

South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4326.

Dated: October 8, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

National Security Education Board 

Meeting

AGENCY: National Defense University

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Security Education Board. The purpose 

of the meeting is to review and make 

recommendations to the Secretary 

concerning requirements established by 

the David L. Boren National Security 

Education Act, Title VII of Public Law 

102–183, as amended.

DATES: October 29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The Crystal City Marriott 

Hotel, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Edmond J. Collier, Deputy Director for 

Programs, National Security Education 

Program, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 

1210, Rosslyn PO Box 20010, Arlington, 

VA 22209–2248; (703) 696–1991. 

Electronic mail address: 

colliere@ndu.edu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

meeting is open to the public.

Dated: October 12, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

President’s Information Technology 

Advisory Committee (PITAC)

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: PITAC’s Subcommittee on 

Computational Science will provide an 

update of its activities. PITAC will 

discuss the Subcommittee’s 

presentation and provide guidance for 

use in the completion of its report on 

computational science. Public input 

will be solicited during a public 

comment period. A small fraction of the 

meeting time may be allocated for other 

PITAC updates at the discretion of the 

co-chairs and the designated Federal 

officer.

DATES: Thursday, November 4, 2004, 

1:30–3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Via teleconference, the 

Internet, or at Noesis, Inc., 4100 North 

Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, 

Virginia.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will be held primarily via a 

teleconference and the Internet (through 

the Webex application). In addition, the 

public is invited to participate in this 

meeting in-person at Noesis, Inc. in 

Arlington, Virginia. Detailed 

information about this meeting, 

including the agenda and details 

concerning registration for in-person or 

remote participation, will be posted at 

PITAC’s Web site (http://www.nitrd.gov/

pitac) no later than October 20th. 

Meeting information may also be 

obtained by calling 703–292–4873. 

Members of the public who wish to 

participate using the Internet (Webex) 

must register by Monday, November 1st.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alan Inouye at the National 

Coordination Office for Information 

Technology Research and Development 

at 703–292–4873 or by email at 

inouye@nitrd.gov.

Dated: October 12, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of the Army announces a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 17, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

the Department of the Army, Institute 

for Water Resources, Corps of Engineers 

Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, 

PO Box 61280 (ATTN: Jay Wieriman), 

New Orleans, LA 70161–1280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the above address, or call 

Department of the Army Reports 

Clearance Officer at (703) 325–8433. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Description of Vessels, ENG 

Form 3931; Description Operation, ENG 

Form 3932; OMB Number 0710–0009. 

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Needs and Uses: The Corps of 

Engineers uses ENG Forms 3931 and 

3932 as the basic instruments to collect 

vessel and operating descriptions for 

use in waterborne commerce statistics. 

These data constitute the sole source for 

domestic vessel characteristics and 

operating descriptions for domestic 

vessels operating on U.S. navigable 

waterways. These data are collected 

from vessel operating companies. These 

data are essential to plans for 

maintaining U.S. navigable waterways. 

These data are also critical to the 

enforcement of the ‘‘Harbor 

Maintenance Tax’’ authorized under 

section 1402 of Public Law 99–662. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,048. 

Number of Respondents: 3,058. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: 40 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection 

The information collected is the basic 

data from which the Corps of Engineers 

compiles and published waterborne 

commerce statistics. The data is used 

not only to report to Congress, but also 

to perform cost benefit studies for new 

projects, rehabilitation projects, and 

O&M of existing projects. It is also used 

by other Federal agencies involved in 

transportation and security. This data 

collection program is the sole source for 

domestic navigation statistics.

Dated: October 12, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Availability for Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 

Licensing of U.S. Provisional Patent 

Application Concerning Small 

Molecule Inhibitors of Botulinum Toxin

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made 

of the availability for licensing of the 

invention described in U.S. Provisional 

Patent Application Serial No. 60/

501,243 entitled ‘‘Small Molecule 

Inhibitors of Botulinum Toxin,’’ filed 

September 8, 2003. The United States 

government, as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army, has rights in this 

invention.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army 

Medical Research and Materiel 

Command, ATTN: Command Judge 

Advocate, MCMR–JA–Z, 504 Scott 

Street, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 

21702–5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, 

Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808. For 

licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of 

Research & Technology Assessment, 

(301) 619–6664, both at telefax (301) 

619–5034.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Availability of Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive License or Partially 

Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent 

Concerning Conductive (Electrical, 

Ionic and Photoelectric) Membrane 

Articlers, and Method for Producing 

Same

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

part 404.6, announcement is made of 

the availability for licensing of U.S. 

Patent No. US 6,800,155 B2 entitled 

‘‘Conductive (Electrical, Ionic and 

Photoelectric) Membrane Articlers, and 

Method For Producing Same’’ issued 

October 5, 2004. This patent has been 

assigned to the United States 

Government as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Rosenkrans at U.S. Army Soldier 

Systems Center, Kansas Street, Natick, 

MA 01760, Phone: (508) 233–4928 or Email: 

Robert.Rosenkrans@natick.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

licenses granted shall comply with 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Board of Visitors, United States 

Military Academy (USMA)

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), 

announcement is made of the following 

committee meeting: 

Name of Committee: Board of 

Visitors, United States Military 

Academy. 

Date: Friday, November 5, 2004. 

Place of Meeting: Superintendent’s 

Conference Room, Taylor Hall, Building 

600, 2nd floor, West Point, NY 10996. 

Start Time of Meeting: Approximately 

3 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Colonel Shaun T. Wurzbach, 

United States Military Academy, West 

Point, NY 10996–5000, (845) 938–4200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed 

Agenda: Fall Annual Meeting of the 

Board of Visitors. Review of the 

Academic, Military and Physical 

Programs at the USMA. All proceedings 

are open.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Coastal Engineering Research Board 

(CERB)

AGENCY: Department of Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), 

announcement is made of the following 

committee meeting: 

Name of Committee: Coastal 

Engineering Research Board (CERB). 

Date of Meeting: November 3–4, 2004. 

Place: Hilton Washington DC/Silver 

Spring, 8727 Colesvile Road, Silver 

Spring, MD, 20910. 

Time: 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. 

(November 3, 2004); 8 a.m to 5 p.m. 

(November 3, 2004); 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

(November 4, 2004).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquiries and notice of intent to attend 

the meeting may be addressed to