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is found to be in the public interests. If 

applicable, the DEIS will comply with 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency’s Guidelines fo the Specification 

of Disposal Sites for Dredged or Fill 

Material issued under the authority of 

Seciton 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act 

of 1977 (Pub. L. 95–217). 

Public involvement activities for the 

study will include coordination with 

interested private individuals and 

organizations, as well as with concerned 

Federal, state and local agencies. 

Coordination letters and newsletters 

will be sent to appropriate agencies, 

organizations, and individuals on an 

extensive mailing list. Additional public 

information will be provided through 

printed media, mailings, radio and 

television announcements. Public 

scoping meetings will be held in 

January 2005. Further information 

concerning dates and locations will be 

distributed at a later date. 

In addition to the Corps, other 

participants that will be involved in the 

study and DEIS process include the 

following: Maryland Department of 

Natural Resources, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), EPA Region III, EPA 

Chesapeake Bay Program, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, national Marine 

Fisheries Service, Maryland Department 

of the Environment, Maryland Historical 

Trust, the Maryland Oyster Roundtable, 

and the oyster Recovery Partnership. 

The Baltimore District invites 

potentially affected Federal, State, and 

local agencies, and other organizations 

and entities to participate in this study. 

The DEIS will be prepared in 

accordance with 91) The National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

(3) USACE regulations implementing 

NEPA (ER–200–2–2).

Jean Kapusnick, 

Study Manager.

[FR Doc. 04–26136 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–41–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Grant of Partially Exclusive Licenses

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

announces the general availability of 

partially exclusive licenses under the 

following pending patents listed under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Any 

license granted shall comply with 35 

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

DATES: Applications for an exclusive or 

partially exclusive license may be 

submitted at any time from the date of 

this notice. However, no exclusive or 

partially exclusive license shall be 

granted until February 24, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center 

Support Activity, Office of Counsel, 

7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 

22315–3860.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia L. Howland (703) 428–6672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Title:

Corrosion-Resistant Structure 

Incorporating Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Plated 

Lead or Lead-Alloy Wires and Methods 

of Making Same. Structure 

incorporating lead is fabricated from 

specially prepared components such 

that mobility of the lead is impeded 

when the structure is exposed to an 

unprotected environment such as 

weathering outdoors or saltwater. In a 

preferred embodiment, a bullet or bullet 

core is swaged from a number of 

bunched electroplated fine lead or leadalloy wires placed in a die. The lead or 

lead-alloy wires may be fabricated from 

lead or lead-alloy wool. The lead alloy 

may comprise zinc and antimony. The 

electroplating process plates zinc on the 

fine wires and may plate a zinc alloy 

such as zinc-aluminum. The plated 

surface may be coated with a corrosion 

resistant coating such as molybdenum 

phosphate. In addition to bullets and 

bullet cores, fishing weights, lead 

shielding, counterweights, ballast, and 

other lead containing structure may be 

fabricated or treated using methods and 

materials of the present invention. 

Serial No.: 10/462,707. 

Date: 6/17/2003.

2. Title: Deconvolution Technique 

Employing Hermite Functions. A 

procedure generates deconvolution 

algorithms by first solving a general 

convolution integral exactly. Results are 

transformed, yielding a linear 

relationship between actual 

(undistorted) and captured (distorted) 

data. Hermite functions and the FourierHermite series represent the two data 

classes. It circumvents the need for 

solving incompatible systems of linear 

equations derived from ‘‘numerically 

discretizing’’ convolution integrals, i.e., 

the convolution integral is not 

evaluated. It is executed by exploiting a 

mathematical coincidence that the most 

common Point spread Function (PSF) 

used to characterize a device is a 

Gaussian function that is also a FourierHermite function of zero order. By 

expanding the undistorted data in a 

Fourier-Hermiteh series, the 

convolution integral becomes 

analytically integrable. It also avoids an 

inherent problem of dividing by decimal 

‘‘noisy data’’ values in conventional 

‘‘combined deconvolution’’ in that 

division is by a function of the PS 

parameters yielding divisors generally 

greater than one. 

Serial No.: 10/658,285. 

Date: 9/10/2003.

3. Title: Automated Resource 

Management System (ARMSTM). The 

Automated Resource Management 

System (ARMSTM) automates collection, 

integration, analysis, reporting and 

archiving of data in a variety of 

applications while insuring data 

accuracy and reliability not attainable 

conventionally. Applications include: 

environmental, safety, security, military, 

educational, emergency management, 

land use, fish and wildlife management, 

construction and maintenance of 

highways and waterways, mining, 

exploration, manufacturing, recreational 

management, urban restoration, and 

archaeological preservation. ARMSTM

integrates a number of portable devices, 

employing digital technology and 

specialized software in these portable 

devices as well as analysis devices, such 

as PCs and servers. ARMSTM increases 

efficiency and reduces cost, while 

accurately and timely preserving and 

integrating information. It is useful for 

both post-processing and real-time 

reporting, analysis, and pro-active 

direction of ongoing investigations. 

Serial No: 10/729,269. 

Date: 12/8/2003.

4. Title: System Employing Wireless 

Means for Governing Operation of an 

Apparatus and Methods of use Therefor. 

A system employing principles of the 

present invention governs operation of 

an apparatus by an operator. An 

embodiment of the present invention 

comprises means for receiving at least 

one signal, portable means affixed to the 

operator for transmitting the signal, and 

means for inactivating or interrupting 

the operation of the apparatus should 

the operator be beyond a pre-specified 

distance from the controls of the 

apparatus. The means for inactivating 

communicates with both the means for 

receiving and the apparatus, while the 

means for transmitting sends the signal 

to the means for receiving during 

normal operation of the apparatus, e.g., 

with the operator physically present. 

Without the presence of the signal, 

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operation of the apparatus is 

interrupted. One embodiment provides 

for an emergency override of the system 

to permit operation of the apparatus 

without the presence of the signal. 

Methods of using embodiments of the 

present invention are also provided. 

Serial No: 10/778,706. 

Date: 2/11/2004.

5. Title: A Portable Nuclear Detector. 

A portable nuclear material detector 

generally includes a scintillating fiber 

radiation sensor, a light detector, a 

conditioning circuit, a frequency shift 

keying (FSK) circuit, a fast Fourier 

transform (FFT) circuit, an electronic 

controller, an amplitude spectral 

addition circuit, and an output device. 

A high voltage direct current (HVDC) 

source is provided to excite the light 

detector, while a separate power supply 

may be provided to power the 

remaining components. Portability is 

facilitated by locating the components 

of the detector within a handheld-sized 

housing. When bombarded by gamma 

particles, the radiation sensor emits 

light, which is detected by the light 

detector and converted into electrical 

signals. These electrical signals are then 

conditioned and converted to spectral 

lines. The frequency of a give spectral 

line is associated with a particular 

radioactive isotope, while the 

cumulative amplitude of all spectral 

lines having a common frequency is 

indicative of the strength and location of 

the isotope. All or part of this 

information (identity, strength, direction 

and distance) may be provided on the 

output device.

Serial No: 10/795,363. 

Date: 3/9/2004.

6. Title: Modular Barrier System for 

Satisfying Needs Unique to a Specific 

User. Components and system for 

limiting access and egress. A properly 

scaled barrier of the present invention 

meets varied requirements for 

applications that include: security, 

safety, order, privacy and discipline. In 

one embodiment, pre-manufactured 

panels and connectors are delivered to 

a site that has been prepared for 

installation of the system. Local 

materials may be used for the panels in 

some cases. The panels and connectors 

can be assembled quickly by unskilled 

labor and, in some embodiments, the 

barrier just as quickly dismantled or 

repaired as necessary. One embodiment 

may be used as a temporary or 

emergency solution to access control 

while another may employ in-fill 

material to provide a permanent barrier. 

Another embodiment may be used in a 

residential setting, providing storage in 

some installations. In all embodiments, 

accessories for enhancing effectiveness 

may be installed on or within the 

barrier. 

Serial No: 10/795,364. 

Date: 3/9/2004.

7. Title: Measurement Device and 

Method. Apparatus for determining the 

thickness of a configuration having flat, 

parallel surfaces that are transparent, or 

nearly so, to pre-specified types of 

energy. Embodiments comprise a 

mechanism for illuminating a front 

surface with an energy source and 

mechanisms for measuring reflections of 

the illumination from a parallel back 

surface. The energy is contained in a 

spectrum of wavelengths, the energy 

being refracted in components at unique 

wavelengths, e.g., different colored light 

bands, and similarly reflected from the 

back surface. The measuring 

mechanisms, e.g., spectrometers, 

determine the relative lateral 

displacement between two spectral lines 

in the refracted and reflected beams to 

enable determination of thickness. 

Other characteristics of the material of 

the configuration may be ascertained, 

e.g., chemical composition is 

ascertained by measuring the intensity 

of responses at multiple wavelengths 

and comparing this to responses of 

known materials. 

Serial No: 10/867,700. 

Date: 6/16/2004.

8. Title: Knowledged-Based Condition 

Survey Inspection (KBCSI) Framework 

and Procedure. A knowledge-based 

condition survey inspection (KBSCI) 

framework and procedure for use with 

an engineering management system 

(EMS) that tailors types of condition 

survey inspections (CSIs) and 

inspection intervals to empiricallyestablished life cycles of componentsections. Embodiments of the invention 

facilitate proactive life cycle 

management, scheduling appropriate 

types of CSIs only when needed. The 

frequency and type of inspection is 

tailored to items important to a facility 

manager, such as the importance to the 

operation of individual componentsections and their individual life cycle, 

not the overall life cycle of a system or 

facility. Further, additional useful 

information is available from the data 

collected to maintain embodiments of 

the KBCSI framework so that 

meaningful ‘‘What-If’’ analysis may be 

performed in support of decision 

makers. By tailoring CSIs to needs rather 

than an arbitrary inspection schedule 

designed to only catch deficiencies, 

significant life cycle cost savings are 

realized. 

Serial No: 10/886,609. 

Date: 8/24/2004.

9. Title: Self-Healing Coatings Using 

Microcapsules. Self-healing coatings 

incorporate microcapsules of about 60–

150 microns diameter that contain film 

formers and dust suppression 

compounds suitable for controlling 

spalling of lead dust, for example. In 

one embodiment, a primer paint is 

mixed with these microcapsules and 

applied by brushing or rolling. After the 

coating has cured, any physical 

compromise of the coating results in 

microcapsules bursting to release liquid 

that fills and seals the compromised 

volume. The microcapsule contents 

protect the underlying substrate from 

damage and repair some of the outer 

coating. In one application, 

embodiments of these self-healing 

coatings seal existing lead-based paint 

for suppression of lead dust. In another 

embodiment, microcapsules are 

provided separately to enhance 

commercially available products. For 

example, if a paint formulation is 

known a priori, specifically configured 

microcapsules, packaged separately 

from the paint and designed for use 

with the paint formulation, are added to 

the paint just prior to application. 

Serial No: 10/923,890. 

Date: 8/24/2004.

10. Title: Perlite Sorbents for Vapor 

Phase Metals and Metal Compounds. 

Perlite, particularly, perlite in powdered 

form, is employed to adsorb metals and 

metal compounds from a fluid flow. In 

select embodiments, the perlite is 

treated to expand its surface area and 

injected into a fluid stream, such as flue 

gas, held for a specific retention period, 

and removed for subsequent disposal. In 

other embodiments the perlite is 

provided in a fixed adsorption bed and 

the fluid flow permitted to pass through 

the bed until the perlite surface is 

exhausted. The perlite in the fixed bed 

is then replaced, with the exhausted 

perlite disposed of as appropriate. 

Treatment of perlite by boiling with 

sulfuric acid or suspending in a 

suspension of sulfur in carbon disulfide 

has been shown to significantly expand 

the surface area of perlite. 

Serial No: 10/931,232. 

Date: 9/1/2004.

11. Title: Embedded Metal to Fluid 

Flow. A barrier to fluid passage is 

embedded within, instead of atop, 

porous material to retain the durability 

of the surface of the porous material. In 

one embodiment, a thin set mortar is 

applied to a concrete slab. A pleated 

metal foil is pressed into the wet mortar 

and a bond is established. The mortar is 

allowed to set and a top, or finish, 

section of concrete is then poured over 

the foil and finished conventionally. 

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Provisions are made for sealing 

expansion joints in concrete slab floors 

and at the juncture of floor and wall. 

The foil may be provided in multiple 

layers to provide a mechanical bond via 

the concrete or mortar oozing through 

perforation or along pleats in each of the 

top and bottoms layers of the multilayer foil, while providing at least one 

solid layer through which a fluid will 

not pass, at least in one direction. 

Serial No: 10/715,430. 

Date: 11/19/2003.

Richard L. Frenette, 

Counsel.

[FR Doc. 04–26137 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–92–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

25, 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology.

Dated: November 18, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Lender’s Application for 

Payment of Insurance Claim, ED Form 

1207. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Businesses or other 

for-profit. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: Responses: 4,086. Burden 

Hours: 858. 

Abstract: The ED Form 1207—

Lender’s Application for Payment of 

Insurance Claim is completed for each 

borrower for whom the lender is filing 

a Federal claim. Lenders must file for 

payment within 90 days of the default, 

depending on the type of claim filed. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 2623. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

202–245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Sheila Carey at her 

e-mail address Sheila.Carey@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

[FR Doc. 04–26231 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

RIN 1820 ZA40 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research—Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

and Centers Program—Rehabilitation 

Engineering Research Centers

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed priorities.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes three funding 

priorities for the National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research’s 

(NIDRR) Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program, 

Rehabilitation Engineering Research 

Centers (RERC) program. Each of these 

priorities may be used for competitions 

in fiscal year (FY) 2005 and later years. 

We take this action to focus research 

attention on areas of national need. We 

intend these priorities to improve 

rehabilitation services and outcomes for 

individuals with disabilities.

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before December 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

these proposed priorities to Donna 

Nangle, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6030, 

Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 

20204–2700. If you prefer to send your 

comments through the Internet, use the 

following address: 

donna.nangle@ed.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donna Nangle. Telephone: (202) 245–

7462. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 

a.m. and 4 p.m., eastern time, Monday 

through Friday. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation To Comment 

We invite you to submit comments 

regarding these proposed priorities. To