### 18825 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 13, 2010 / Notices

**ACTION :**  Notice of advisory committee closed meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App 2, Section 1), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group will meet on May 6 and 7, 2010. The meeting is closed to the public.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held: May 6, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 7, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at the Dougherty Conference Center, Building 432, 906 SAC Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Bruce Sudduth, Designated Federal Officer, (402) 294–4102, 901 SAC Blvd., Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB, NE 68113–6030.

For supplementary information, contact: Mr. Floyd March, Joint Staff, (703) 697–0610.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Purpose of the Meeting

The purpose of the meeting is to provide advice on scientific, technical, intelligence, and policy-related issues to the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, during the development of the Nation’s strategic war plans. Agenda

Topics include: Policy Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Assessment, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Intelligence Operations, Cyber Operations, Global Strike, Command and Control, Science and Technology, Missile Defense. Meeting Accessibility

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the meeting shall be closed to the public. Per delegated authority by the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Kevin P. Chilton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, in consultation with his legal advisor, has determined in writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of this meeting be closed to the public because they will be concerned with matters listed in section 552b(c)(1) of title 5, U.S.C.

Written Statements

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the public of interested organizations may submit written statements to the membership of the Strategic Advisory Group at any time or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be submitted to the Strategic Advisory Group’s Designated Federal Officer; the Designated Federal Officer’s contact information can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA Database— https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/ public.asp. Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group may be submitted at any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then these statements must be submitted no later than five business days prior to the meeting in question. The Designated Federal Officer will review all submitted written statements and provide copies to all the committee members.

Dated: April 8, 2010. Mitchell S. Bryman, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Advantage Electronic Product Development Incorporated/Utility Crew**  **Safety LLC**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of intent to grant exclusive patent license.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given with an intent to grant to: Advantage Electronic Product Development Incorporated/Utility Crew Safety LLC, of Broomfield, Colorado, an exclusive license to practice the inventions described in U.S. Patent Application No. 12/401,033, entitled ‘‘Ground Potential Rise Monitor, ’’ and PCT/US10/ 26189, entitled ‘‘ Ground Potential Rise Monitor, ’’ in the United States and in foreign countries. The inventions are owned by the United States of America, as represented by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

**DATES :**  Written comments or nonexclusive license applications are to be received at the address listed below no later than April 28, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Annette R. Reimers, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6F–067, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone (202) 586–3815.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  35 U.S.C. 209 provides Federal agencies with authority to grant exclusive licenses in Federally-owned inventions, if, among other things, the agency finds that the public will be served by the granting of the license. The statute requires that no exclusive license may be granted unless public notice of the intent to grant the license has been provided, and the agency has considered all comments received in response to that public notice before the end of the comment period. Under 37 CFR 404.7, DOE has considered whether the interests of the Federal Government or the United States industry in foreign commerce will be enhanced.

Advantage Electronic Product Development Incorporated/Utility Crew Safety LLC, of Broomfield, Colorado, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in U.S. Patent Application No. 12/401,033, entitled ‘‘Ground Potential Rise Monitor’’ and PCT/US10/26189, entitled

‘‘Ground Potential Rise Monitor, ’’ and has plans for commercialization of the inventions. The exclusive license will be subject to a license and other rights retained by the U.S. Government and other terms and conditions to be negotiated. DOE intends to negotiate to grant the license, unless, within 15 days of this notice, the Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585, receives in writing any of the following, together with supporting documents:

(i) A statement from any person setting forth reason why it would not be in the best interests of the United States to grant the proposed license; or

(ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention in which applicant states that it already has brought the invention to practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical application expeditiously. The Department will review all timely written responses to this notice and will proceed with negotiating the license if, after consideration of written responses to this notice, a finding is made that the license is in the public interest.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 07,
2010. Paul A. Gottlieb, Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2010–8389 Filed 4–12–10; 8:45 am]

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