Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 20, 2006 / Notices 76353 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Prospective Grant of Exclusive 

License: Immunoconjugates Having 

High Binding Affinity 

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

Public Health Service, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is notice, in accordance 

with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 

404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National 

Institutes of Health, Department of 

Health and Human Services, is 

contemplating the grant of an exclusive 

patent license to practice the inventions 

embodied in U.S. Patent No. 7,081,518, 

issued July 25, 2006, entitled ‘‘AntiMesothelin Antibodies Having HighAffinity Binding’’ [E–139–1999/0–US–

07]; European Patent Application No. 

00937925.6, filed May 26, 2000, entitled 

‘‘Immunoconjugates Having High 

Binding Affinity’’ [E–139–1999/0–EP–

04]; Japanese Patent Application No. 

2001–500670, filed May 26, 2000, 

entitled ‘‘Immunoconjugates Having 

High Binding Affinity’’ [E–139–1999/0–

JP–05]; Mexican Patent Application No. 

PA/a/2001/01195, filed May 26, 2000, 

entitled ‘‘Immunoconjugates Having 

High Binding Affinity’’ [E–139–1999/0–

MX–06]; and Canadian Patent 

Application No. 2374398, filed May 26, 

2000, entitled ‘‘Immunoconjugates 

Having High Binding Affinity’’ [E–139–

1999/0–CA–03] to Cambridge Antibody 

Technology, Ltd., which has offices in 

Cambridge, United Kingdom. The patent 

rights in these inventions have been 

assigned to the United States of 

America. 

The prospective exclusive license 

territory may be worldwide, and the 

field of use may be limited to the use 

of the SSIP immunoconjugate and 

variants thereof for the treatment of 

mesothelin expressing cancers. 

DATES: Only written comments and/or 

applications for a license which are 

received by the NIH Office of 

Technology Transfer on or before 

February 20, 2007 will be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the 

patent application, inquiries, comments, 

and other materials relating to the 

contemplated exclusive license should 

be directed to: Jesse S. Kindra, J.D., 

M.S., Technology Licensing Specialist, 

Office of Technology Transfer, National 

Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive 

Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 

20852–3804; Telephone: (301) 435–

5559; Facsimile: (301) 402–0220; E-mail: 

kindraj@mail.nih.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

technology relates to an improved antimesothelin antibody (SS1) based on 

affinity maturation, which involves 

somatic hypermutation of the variable 

region. The technology also includes 

additional antibody variants other than 

SS1. 

The prospective exclusive license will 

be royalty bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless 

within sixty (60) days from the date of 

this published notice, the NIH receives 

written evidence and argument that 

establishes that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Applications for a license in the field 

of use filed in response to this notice 

will be treated as objections to the grant 

of the contemplated exclusive license. 

Comments and objections submitted to 

this notice will not be made available 

for public inspection and, to the extent 

permitted by law, will not be released 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

5 U.S.C. 552. 

Dated: December 12, 2006. 

Steven M. Ferguson, 

Director, Division of Technology Development 

and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, 

National Institutes of Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[OMB Control Number: 1651–0101] 

Submission for Review; Reinstatement 

Previously Discontinued Information 

Collection Request for the Fiscal Year 

2003 State Domestic Preparedness 

Program 

AGENCY: Preparedness Directorate, 

National Preparedness Task Force, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice of 

information collections under review: 

Reinstatement Previously Discontinued 

Information Collection Request for the 

Fiscal Year 2003 State Domestic 

Preparedness Program. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

(ICRs) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Action of 1995: 1600–0002, 

1600–0003, 1600–0004, 1600–0005. The 

information collections were previously 

published in Federal Register on 

October 12, 2006 allowing for OMB 

review and a 60-day public comment 

period. No Comments were received by 

DHS. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until January 19, 2007 

(Automatically tabulated by FR). This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Comments: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security/ 

Preparedness, and sent via electronic 

mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov 

or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling Nathan Lesser, Desk 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security Washington, DC 20528; and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov of faxed 

to (202) 395–6974 (this is not a toll free 

number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, Preparedness Directorate, 

National Preparedness Task Force. 

Title: Fiscal Year 2003 State Domestic 

Preparedness Program. 

OMB No.: 1651–0101. 


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76354 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 20, 2006 / Notices 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Primary, State, Local 

and Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,059 respondents. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: .33 

hour per response. 

Total Burden Hours: 679.47. 

Total Burden Cost: (capital/ Startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost: (operating/ 

maintaining): None. 

Description: This data collection will 

allow states to: (1) Report current 

jurisdictional needs for equipment, 

training, exercises and technical 

assistance; (2) forecast projected needs 

for this support and (3) identify the gaps 

that exist at the jurisdictional level in 

equipment, training and technical 

assistance that NPTF and other federal 

agencies in to the formulation of in the 

formulation of domestic preparedness 

policies and with the development of 

programs to enhance state and local first 

responder capabilities. 

Charlie Church, 

Chief Information Officer, Preparedness 

Directorate, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

[FR Doc. 06–9789 Filed 12–19–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Published Privacy Impact 

Assessments on the Web 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Publication of Privacy 

Impact Assessments. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy Office of the 

Department of Homeland Security is 

making available five Privacy Impact 

Assessments on various programs and 

systems in the Department. These 

assessments were approved and 

published on the Privacy Office’s Web 

site between October 1, 2006 and 

October 31, 2006. 

DATES: The Privacy Impact Assessment 

will be available on the DHS Web site 

until February 20, 2007, after which it 

may be obtained by contacting the DHS 

Privacy Office (contact information 

below). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528; by telephone 

(571) 227–3813, facsimile (866) 466–

5370, or e-mail: pia@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Between 

October 1, 2006 and October 31, 2006, 

the Chief Privacy Officer of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) approved and published five 

Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on 

the DHS Privacy Office Web site, http: 

//www.dhs.gov/privacy, under the link 

for ‘‘Privacy Impact Assessments.’’

These PIAs cover five separate DHS 

programs. Below is a short summary of 

each of those programs, indicating the 

DHS component responsible for the 

system, and the date on which the PIA 

was approved. Additional information 

can be found on the Web site or by 

contacting the Privacy Office. 

1. Background Check Service 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

October 31, 2006: The United States 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) is developing the Background 

Check Service (BCS) to help streamline 

the established USCIS background 

check process. As part of the 

adjudication process, USCIS conducts 

three different background checks on 

applicants/petitioners applying for 

USCIS benefits. These include (1) a 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

Fingerprint Check, (2) a FBI Name 

Check and (3) a Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) Treasury Enforcement 

Communication System/Interagency 

Border Inspection System (TECS/IBIS) 

Name Check. Prior to BCS, information 

relating to the FBI Fingerprint Checks 

and the FBI Name Checks was stored in 

two different systems. Information 

relating to the TECS/IBIS Name Checks 

was not stored in any system. BCS will 

be the central repository for all activity 

related to these background checks. 

2. MAXHR Solution Component 

ePerformance System Update 

Management 

October 13, 3006: The update is to 

acknowledge a new version due to a 

new DHS-specific System of Records 

Notice, MaxHR ePerformance 

Management System DHS/OCHCO–001, 

that is being published in the Federal 

Register in order to provide additional 

transparency to DHS employees 

regarding the program. 

3. Electronic Travel Document 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

October 17, 2006: The Electronic 

Travel Document System (eTD) will 

maintain personal information regarding 

aliens who have been ordered removed 

or have been removed from the United 

States. The eTD will also maintain 

information on U.S. government 

employees and foreign consular officials 

required to access the system. The eTD 

system will present and share alien 

information with the foreign consular 

officials and associated governments for 

their use in the expedited issuance of 

travel documents. 

4. Personal Identity Verification (PIV) 

HSPD 12 

Management 

October 13, 2006: Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD–12), 

issued on August 27, 2004, required the 

establishment of a standard for 

identification of Federal Government 

employees and contractors. HSPD–12 

directs the use of a common 

identification credential for both logical 

and physical access to federally 

controlled facilities and information 

systems. This initiative is intended to 

enhance security, increase efficiency, 

reduce identity fraud, and protect 

personal privacy. 

5. Natural Disaster Medical System 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

October 13, 2006: The National 

Disaster Medical System Medical 

Professional Credentials (NDMS) 

provides health services, health-related 

social services, other appropriate human 

services, and appropriate auxiliary 

services including mortuary and 

veterinary medical services in times of 

national emergency. NDMS also allows 

providers to respond to the needs of 

victims of a public health emergency or 

other public emergency, as defined in 

42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b)(3)(A). The NDMS 

program collects and maintains 

personally identifiable information in 

order to hire and retain qualified 

medical professionals and other 

professionals that can be activated and 

deployed in times of emergency. 

Dated: December 12, 2006. 

Hugo Teufel III, 

Chief Privacy Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–21751 Filed 12–19–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Published Privacy Impact 

Assessments on the Web 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Publication of Privacy 

Impact Assessments. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy Office of the 

Department of Homeland Security is 

making available three Privacy Impact 

Assessments on various programs and 


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