62554 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2023 / Notices 

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to 

Dr. Griffin Romigh, Lead, Office of 

Research and Technology Applications 

(ORTA), AFRL/RY—Sensors 

Directorate, Bldg. 600, 2nd Floor, 2241 

Avionics Circle, Wright-Patterson AFB, 

OH 45433; Phone (937) 713–3494; or 

Email: griffin.romigh@us.af.mil. Include 

Docket No. ARY–230418B–JA in the 

subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Griffin Romigh, Lead, Office of Research 

and Technology Applications (ORTA), 

AFRL/RY—Sensors Directorate, Bldg. 

600, 2nd Floor, 2241 Avionics Circle, 

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; 

Phone (937) 713–3494; or Email: 

griffin.romigh@us.af.mil. 

Abstract of patent application(s): An 

integrated circuit (IC) validation method 

consisting of means to acquire an image 

of an IC under test by scanning an 

optical beam over the IC under test to 

optically inject carriers into the IC 

under test and measuring an output 

signal generated by the IC under test in 

response to the optical carrier injection 

(e.g., Two-photon Optical Beam Induced 

Current—TOBIC); computing a 

comparison image between the image of 

the IC under test and a reference image; 

and identifying suspect regions of the IC 

under test based on the computed 

difference image. 

Intellectual property: U.S. Application 

Serial No. 63/343,204, filed on May 18, 

2022 entitled ‘‘Non-Destructive 

Verification of Integrated Circuits’’. 

The Department of the Air Force may 

grant the prospective license unless a 

timely objection is received that 

sufficiently shows the grant of the 

license would be inconsistent with the 

Bayh-Dole Act or implementing 

regulations. A competing application for 

a patent license agreement, completed 

in compliance with 37 CFR 404.8 and 

received by the Air Force within the 

period for timely objections, will be 

treated as an objection and may be 

considered as an alternative to the 

proposed license. 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209; 37 CFR 404. 

Mia Day, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense 

Procurement Agreement With the 

Federative Republic of Brazil 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. 

Government, DoD is contemplating 

negotiating and concluding a new 

Reciprocal Defense Procurement 

Agreement with the Federative Republic 

of Brazil. DoD is requesting industry 

feedback regarding its experience in 

public defense procurements conducted 

by or on behalf of the Brazilian Ministry 

of Defence or Armed Forces. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 12, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email 

to jeffrey.c.grover.civ@mail.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeff Grover, telephone +1–703–380– 

9783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has 

concluded Reciprocal Defense 

Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 28 

qualifying countries, as defined in the 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, at the 

level of the Secretary of Defense and his 

counterpart. The purpose of an RDP 

Agreement is to promote rationalization, 

standardization, interchangeability, and 

interoperability of conventional defense 

equipment with allies and other friendly 

governments. These Agreements 

provide a framework for ongoing 

communication regarding market access 

and procurement matters that enhance 

effective defense cooperation. 

RDP Agreements generally include 

language by which the Parties agree that 

their defense procurements will be 

conducted in accordance with certain 

implementing procedures. These 

procedures relate to— 

• Publication of notices of proposed 

purchases; 

• The content and availability of 

solicitations for proposed purchases; 

• Notification to each unsuccessful 

offeror; 

• Feedback, upon request, to 

unsuccessful offerors concerning the 

reasons they were not allowed to 

participate in a procurement or were not 

awarded a contract; and 

• Provision for the hearing and 

review of complaints arising in 

connection with any phase of the 

procurement process to ensure that, to 

the extent possible, complaints are 

equitably and expeditiously resolved. 

Based on the Agreement, each country 

affords the other country certain 

benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent 

with national laws and regulations. The 

benefits that the United States accords 

to the products of qualifying countries 

include— 

• Offers of qualifying country end 

products are evaluated without applying 

the price differentials otherwise 

required by the Buy American statute 

and the Balance of Payments Program; 

• The chemical warfare protection 

clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 4862 

and the specialty metals restriction in 

10 U.S.C. 4863 do not apply to products 

manufactured in a qualifying country; 

and 

• Customs, taxes, and duties are 

waived for qualifying country end 

products and components of defense 

procurements. 

If DoD (for the U.S. Government) 

concludes a new RDP Agreement with 

the Federative Republic of Brazil and 

DoD executes a blanket public interest 

determination, as intended, Brazil will 

be listed as one of the qualifying 

countries at DFARS 225.872–1(a). 

While DoD is evaluating Brazil’s laws 

and regulations in this area, DoD would 

benefit from U.S. industry’s experience 

in participating in Brazilian public 

defense procurements. DoD is, therefore, 

asking U.S. firms that have participated 

or attempted to participate in 

procurements by or on behalf of Brazil’s 

Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces 

to let us know if the procurements were 

conducted with transparency, integrity, 

fairness, and due process in accordance 

with published procedures, and if not, 

the nature of the problems encountered. 

DoD is also interested in comments 

relating to the degree of reciprocity that 

exists between the United States and 

Brazil when it comes to the openness of 

defense procurements to offers of 

products from the other country. 

Further, DoD would like to understand 

the degree to which U.S. industry feels 

that it would have equal and 

proportional access to the Brazilian 

defense market as Brazil would have 

under an RDP Agreement. 

Jennifer D. Johnson, 

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System. 

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