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Federal employees, former Federal 

employees and applicants for Federal 

employment to inform you of the rights 

and protections available to you under 

Federal antidiscrimination and 

whistleblower protection laws. 

Antidiscrimination Laws 

The National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration cannot discriminate 

against an employee or applicant for 

Federal employment with respect to the 

terms, conditions or privileges of 

employment on the basis of race, color, 

religion, sex, national origin, age, 

disability, marital status or political 

affiliation. Discrimination on these 

bases is prohibited by one or more of the 

following statutes: 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1), 

29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29 

U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791 and 42 U.S.C. 

2000e–16. If you believe that you have 

been the victim of unlawful 

discrimination on the basis of race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin or 

disability, you must contact an Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) 

counselor within 45 calendar days of 

the alleged discriminatory action, or, in 

the case of a personnel action, within 45 

calendar days of the effective date of the 

action, before you can file a formal 

complaint of discrimination with your 

agency. See, e.g., 29 CFR part 1614. If 

you believe that you have been the 

victim of unlawful discrimination on 

the basis of age, you must either contact 

an EEO counselor, as noted above, or 

give notice of intent to sue to the U.S. 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission (EEOC) within 180 

calendar days of the alleged 

discriminatory action. If you are alleging 

discrimination based on marital status 

or political affiliation, you may file a 

written complaint with the U.S. Office 

of Special Counsel (OSC) (see contact 

information below). In the alternative 

(or in some cases, in addition), you may 

pursue a discrimination complaint by 

filing a grievance through NASA’s 

administrative or negotiated grievance 

procedures, if such procedures apply 

and are available. 

Whistleblower Protection Laws 

A NASA employee with authority to 

take, direct others to take, recommend 

or approve any personnel action must 

not use that authority to take or fail to 

take, or threaten to take or fail to take, 

a personnel action against an employee 

or applicant because of disclosure of 

information by that individual that is 

reasonably believed to evidence 

violations of law, rule or regulation; 

gross mismanagement; gross waste of 

funds; an abuse of authority; or a 

substantial and specific danger to public 

health or safety, unless disclosure of 

such information is specifically 

prohibited by law and such information 

is specifically required by Executive 

Order to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense or the conduct of 

foreign affairs. Retaliation against an 

employee or applicant for making a 

protected disclosure is prohibited by 5 

U.S.C. 2302(b)(8). If you believe that you 

have been the victim of whistleblower 

retaliation, you may file a written 

complaint (Form OSC–11) with the U.S. 

Office of Special Counsel at 1730 M 

Street, NW., Suite 218, Washington, DC 

20036–4505 or online through the OSC 

Web site—http://www.osc.gov. 

Retaliation for Engaging in Protected 

Activity 

NASA cannot retaliate against an 

employee or applicant for employment 

because that individual exercises his or 

her rights under any of the Federal 

antidiscrimination or whistleblower 

protection laws listed above. If you 

believe that you are the victim of 

retaliation for engaging in protected 

activity, you must follow, as 

appropriate, the procedures described in 

the Antidiscrimination Laws and 

Whistleblower Protection Laws sections 

or, if applicable, the administrative or 

negotiated grievance procedures in 

order to pursue any legal remedy. 

Disciplinary Actions 

Under the existing laws, NASA 

retains the right, where appropriate, to 

discipline an employee for conduct that 

is inconsistent with Federal 

Antidiscrimination and Whistleblower 

Protection Laws up to and including 

removal. If OSC has initiated an 

investigation under 5 U.S.C. 1214, 

NASA is required under 5 U.S.C. 

1214(f), to obtain approval from the 

Special Counsel to discipline employees 

for, among other activities, engaging in 

prohibited retaliation. Nothing in the No 

FEAR Act alters existing laws or permits 

NASA to take unfounded disciplinary 

action against a Federal employee or to 

violate the procedural rights of a Federal 

employee who has been accused of 

discrimination. 

Additional Information 

For further information regarding the 

No FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFR 

part 724. You may also contact NASA’s 

Office of Diversity and Equal 

Opportunity at (202) 358–2167, or 

access NASA’s Office of the Inspector 

General Web site at http:// 

www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oig/hq/. 

Additional information regarding 

Federal antidiscrimination, 

whistleblower protection and retaliation 

laws can be found at the EEOC Web 

site—http://www.eeoc.gov and the OSC 

Web site—http://www.osc.gov. 

Existing Rights Unchanged 

Pursuant to section 205 of the No 

FEAR Act, neither the Act nor this 

notice creates, expands or reduces any 

rights otherwise available to any 

employee, former employee or applicant 

under the laws of the United States, 

including the provisions of law 

specified in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d). 

Brenda R. Manuel, 

Assistant Administrator for Diversity and 

Equal Opportunity. 

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BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (07–001)] 

Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to grant 

exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in 

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

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

gives notice of its intent to grant an 

exclusive license in the United States to 

practice the inventions described and 

claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,164,060 

B1 entitled Combustion Chamber/ 

Nozzle Assembly and Fabrication 

Process Therefrom, 6,308,408 B1 

entitled Combustion Chamber/Nozzle 

Assembly and Fabrication Process 

Therefrom, 6,195,984 B1 entitled Rocket 

Engine Thrust Chamber Assembly, 

6,330,792 B1 entitled Method of Making 

a Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber 

Assembly, 6,116,020 B1 entitled Injector 

for Liquid Fueled Rocket Engine, 

6,189,315 B1 entitled Low-Cost Gas 

Generator and Ignitor, 6,497,091 B1 

entitled Hypergolic Ignitor Assembly, 

6,845,605 B1 entitled Hypergolic Ignitor 

and 6,860,099 B1 entitled Liquid 

Propellant Tracing Impingement 

Injector to Spacelines, LLC, having its 

principal place of business in Rocklin, 

California. 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 exclusive license will 

comply with the terms and conditions 

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

DATES: The prospective exclusive 

license may be granted unless, within 

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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 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 

Mr. James J. McGroary, Chief Patent 

Counsel/LS01, Marshall Space Flight 

Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, (256) 

544–0013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sammy A. Nabors, Technology Transfer 

Program Office/ED03, Marshall Space 

Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, 

(256) 544–5226. Information about other 

NASA inventions available for licensing 

can be found online at http:// 

www.nasasolutions.com/. 

Dated: January 9, 2007. 

Keith T. Sefton, 

Deputy General Counsel, Administration and 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–477 Filed 1–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice 

that the agency proposes to request 

extension of two currently approved 

information collections. The first 

information collection is used to advise 

requesters of (1) The correct procedures 

to follow when requesting certified 

copies of records for use in civil 

litigation or criminal actions in courts of 

law, and (2) the information to be 

provided so that records may be 

identified. The second information 

collection is used when veterans, 

dependents, and other authorized 

individuals request information from or 

copies of documents in military 

personnel, military medical, and 

dependent medical records. The public 

is invited to comment on the proposed 

information collection pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 19, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 

to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments 

(NHP), Room 4400, National Archives 

and Records Administration, 8601 

Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740–

6001; or faxed to 301–713–7409; or 

electronically mailed to 

tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the proposed information 

collections and supporting statements 

should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm 

at telephone number 301–837–1694, or 

fax number 301–713–7409. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on proposed 

information collections. The comments 

and suggestions should address one or 

more of the following points: (a) 

Whether the proposed information 

collections are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of NARA; 

(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collections; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

information technology; and (e) whether 

small businesses are affected by this 

collection. The comments that are 

submitted will be summarized and 

included in the NARA request for Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. In this notice, 

NARA is soliciting comments 

concerning the following information 

collections: 

1. Title: Court Order Requirements. 

OMB number: 3095–0038. 

Agency form number: NA Form 

13027. 

Type of review: Regular. 

Affected public: Veterans and Former 

Federal civilian employees, their 

authorized representatives, state and 

local governments, and businesses. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

5,000. 

Estimated time per response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,250 hours. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1228.164. In 

accordance with rules issued by the 

Office of Personnel Management, the 

National Personnel Records Center 

(NPRC) of the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

administers Official Personnel Folders 

(OPF) and Employee Medical Folders 

(EMF) of former Federal civilian 

employees. In accordance with rules 

issued by the Department of Defense 

(DOD) and the Department of 

Transportation (DOT), the NPRC also 

administers military service records of 

veterans after discharge, retirement, and 

death, and the medical records of these 

veterans, current members of the Armed 

Forces, and dependents of Armed 

Forces personnel. The NA Form 13027, 

Court Order Requirements, is used to 

advise requesters of (1) the correct 

procedures to follow when requesting 

certified copies of records for use in 

civil litigation or criminal actions in 

courts of law and (2) the information to 

be provided so that records may be 

identified. 

2. Title: Authorization for Release of 

Military Medical Patient Records, 

Request for Information Needed to 

Locate Medical Records, Request for 

Information Needed to Reconstruct 

Medical Data, and Questionnaire about 

Military Service. 

OMB number: 3095–0039. 

Agency form number: NA Forms 

13036, 13042, 13055, and 13075. 

Type of review: Regular. 

Affected public: Veterans, their 

authorized representatives, state and 

local governments, and businesses. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

79,800. 

Estimated time per response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion 

(when respondent wishes to request 

information from a military personnel, 

military medical, and dependent 

medical record). 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

6,650 hours. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1228.164. In 

accordance with rules issued by the 

Department of Defense (DOD) and the 

Department of Transportation (DOT, 

U.S. Coast Guard), the National 

Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) administers 

military personnel and medical records 

of veterans after discharge, retirement, 

and death. In addition, NRPC 

administers the medical records of 

dependents of service personnel. When 

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