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following: the Athena I and II, Atlas V 

family, the Delta family, the Falcon 

family, the Minotaur family, the Pegasus 

XL, and Taurus family. These launch 

vehicles would accommodate the 

desired range of payload masses, would 

provide the needed trajectory 

capabilities, and would provide highly 

reliable launch services. Individual 

launch vehicles would be carefully 

matched to the launch requirements of 

each particular NASA routine payload. 

In the event that other launch vehicles 

become available after final publication 

of this Draft EA, they could be NEPA 

compliant under this Draft EA if they 

meet the following criteria: (1) NASA 

has been a cooperating agency with the 

Department of Defense (DoD) or FAA on 

the launch vehicle for that given launch 

site; (2) NASA has published NEPA 

documentation for that specific launch 

vehicle at that specific launch site; or (3) 

NASA formally adopts another agency’s 

NEPA documentation. In addition, 

launch vehicles covered in this Draft EA 

could be eligible for launch from 

commercial spaceports or DoD 

installations not covered by this 

document if: (1) NASA is a cooperating 

agency on the NEPA documents 

developed by the DoD or FAA for that 

site; (2) NASA formally adopts those 

NEPA documents as its own pursuant to 

CEQ regulations; or (3) NASA completes 

its own NEPA documentation on a 

specific launch site. 

For the NASA routine payload 

missions, the potentially affected 

environment for normal launches 

includes the areas at and in the vicinity 

of the proposed launch sites, CCAFS, 

Florida, VAFB, California, USAKA/RTS, 

RMI, WFF, Virginia, and KLC, Alaska. 

Because propellants are typically the 

largest contributors to potential 

environmental impacts of a NASA 

Routine Payload launch, the total 

propellant load for a payload is 

considered in this Draft EA. If the 

payload propellant load exceeds the 

EPC defined in the Draft EA, then 

additional NEPA analysis and 

documentation would be required. For 

normal launches of NASA routine 

payloads under the proposed action, the 

environmental impacts would be 

associated principally with the exhaust 

emissions from the launch vehicles. 

These effects would include short-term 

impacts on air quality within the 

exhaust cloud and near the launch pads, 

and the potential for acidic deposition 

on the vegetation and surface water 

bodies at and near each launch 

complex, particularly if a rain storm 

occurred. NASA routine payload 

processing and launch activities would 

not require any additional permits or 

mitigation measures beyond those 

already existing, or in coordination, for 

launches. 

There are no direct or substantial 

environmental impacts, including 

cumulative impacts, associated with the 

proposed action that have not already 

been covered by NEPA documentation 

for the existing launch sites, launch 

vehicles, launch facilities, and payload 

processing facilities. 

Olga M. Dominguez, 

Assistant Administrator for Strategic 

Infrastructure. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21419 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

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[Notice (11–077)] 

Notice of Intent To Grant Partially 

Exclusive License 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

partially exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 

CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives 

notice of its intent to grant a partially 

exclusive license in the United States to 

practice the inventions described and 

claimed in USPN 6,133,036, 

Preservation of Liquid Biological 

Samples, NASA Case No. MSC- 22616– 

2 and USPN 6,716,392, Preservation of 

Liquid Biological Samples, NASA Case 

No. MSC- 22616–3 to Quest Diagnostics 

Incorporated having its principal place 

of business in Madison, New Jersey. The 

patent rights in these inventions have 

been assigned to the United States of 

America as represented by the 

Administrator of the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

The prospective partially exclusive 

license will comply with the terms and 

conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 

404.7. 

DATES: The prospective partially 

exclusive license may be granted unless 

within fifteen (15) days from the date of 

this published notice, NASA receives 

written objections including evidence 

and argument that establish that the 

grant of the license would not be 

consistent with the requirements of 

35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 

Competing applications completed and 

received by NASA within fifteen (15) 

days of the date of this published notice 

will also be treated as objections to the 

grant of the contemplated partially 

exclusive license. 

Objections submitted in response to 

this notice will not be made available to 

the public for inspection and, to the 

extent permitted by law, will not be 

released under the Freedom of 

Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. 

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the 

prospective license may be submitted to 

Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, 

NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 

NASA Parkway, Houston, Texas 77058, 

Mail Code AL; Phone (281) 483–3021; 

Fax (281) 483–6936. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt 

G. Hammerle, Intellectual Property 

Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, 

NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 

NASA Parkway, Houston, Texas 77058, 

Mail Code AL; Phone (281) 483–1001; 

Fax (281) 483–6936. Information about 

other NASA inventions available for 

licensing can be found online at 

http://technology.nasa.gov/. 

Dated: August 17, 2011. 

Richard W. Sherman, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21417 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG 

CONTROL POLICY 

Paperwork Reduction Act; Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control 

Policy. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. New Information Collection 

Request: Drug Free Communities 

Support Program National Evaluation. 

SUMMARY: The Office of National Drug 

Control Policy (ONDCP) intends to 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: ONDCP encourages and will 

accept public comments until 

September 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments in 

writing within 30 days to Mr. Patrick 

Fuchs. Facsimile and e-mail are the 

most reliable means of communication. 

Mr. Fuchs facsimile number is (202) 

395–5167, and his e-mail address is 

pfuchs@omb.eop.gov. Mailing address is 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington DC 

20503. For further information contact 

Mr. Fuchs at (202) 395–3897. 

Abstract: ONDCP directs the Drug 

Free Communities (DFC) Program in 

partnership with the Substance Abuse 

and Mental Health Services 

Administration’s Center for Substance 

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