62782 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 25, 1997 / Notices

Neurotrophic Factor’’ filed August 29,

1995 by Gerald J. Chader, Joyce

Tombran-Tink, Sofia P. Becerra, Ignacio

R. Rodriquez and Fintan R. Steele.

DATES: Only written comments and/or

applications for a license which are

received by NIH on or before January 26,

1998 will be considered.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the

patent applications, inquiries,

comments and other materials relating

to the contemplated licenses should be

directed to: Jaconda Wagner, Esq.,

Technology Licensing Specialist, Office

of Technology Transfer, National

Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive

Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville,

Maryland 20852–3804; Telephone: (301)

496–7735 ext. 284; Facsimile: (301)

402–0220. A signed Confidentiality

Agreement will be required to receive

copies of the patent applications.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cultured

retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells

secrete pigment epithelium-derived

factor (PEDF) into the photoreceptor

matrix. This protein, with a molecular

weight of approximately 50 kD, has

trophic activity which induces neuronal

cell differentiation, survival of mature

neurons and a gliastatic effect. This

technology can be used to develop

therapeutics for the treatment of

inflammatory, vascular, degenerative

and dystrophic diseases of the retina

and central nervous system (CNS) as

well as to treat cancers of the CNS and

conditions resulting from the activity of

serine proteases.

The various patent applications

encompassing this invention contain

claims to a recombinant DNA molecule

comprising a gene encoding the PEDF;

an organism transformed with the

recombinant DNA molecule; a method

of treating tumors ocular diseases, nerve

injuries and conditions resulting from

the activity of serine proteases using the

PEDF; the PEDF protein and its

biological activity, specifically a method

of enhancing neuron cell survival and

inhibiting glial cell proliferation;

purified antibodies to PEDF; a method

for purifying the PEDF; and

immunoassay for detecting the level of

PEDF in a sample.

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, 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 licenses. 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: November 14, 1997.

Barbara M. McGarey,

Deputy Director, Office of Technology

Transfer.

[FR Doc. 97–30924 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–58]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed collection

requirement described below will be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The Department is soliciting public

comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: January 26,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Reports Liaison Officer, Policy

Development & Research, Department of

Housing & Urban Development, 451—

7th Street, SW, Room 8228, Washington,

DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alan Rothman, Social Science Research

Analyst, Office of Policy Development

and Research—telephone (202) 708–

4370, x139 (this is not a toll-free

number) for copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

The office is soliciting comments from

members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (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; (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 collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

This notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Assessment and

Analysis of Multifamily Building’s

Conformity with Fair Housing

Guidelines Provisions

OMB Control Number: None.

Description of the Need for

Information and the Proposed Use: The

Fair Housing Amendment Act (the Act)

of 1988 requires that newly constructed

multifamily dwellings covered under

the Act, available for first occupancy

after March 13, 1991, be designated and

constructed to be accessible to persons

with disabilities. The purpose of this

project is to assess the extent of

conformity with the accessibility

provisions and examine reasons for, as

well as explanations, for different

patterns of conformity/non-conformity.

Agency Form Numbers: Not

applicable.

Members of the Affected Public:

Property owners, property management

personnel, occupants, local code

officials, architects, engineers, and

builders.

Estimation of the Total Number of

Hours Needed to Prepare the

Information Collection Including

Number of Respondents, Frequency of

Response, and Hours of Response:

Grand total hours for all personnel is

11,936 labor hours over ninety (90)

weeks. Total hours for contractor

personnel is estimated at 10,900 hours.

The total hours for voluntary one-time

responses, from management/owners/

project representatives and residents, is

1,036 hours for the 386 projects to be

considered in the statistical model. The

hour breakdown for the survey

respondents is 128 hours during the

mobilization phase, 803 hours during

Phase I—survey/data gathering efforts,

and 105 hours for Phase II—assessment

and analysis effort.

Status of the Proposed Information

Collection: Pending OMB approval.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 25, 1997 / Notices 62783

Dated: November 13, 1997.

Paul A. Leonard,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Policy Development.

[FR Doc. 97–30942 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–62–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico

Region, Proposed Central Gulf Sales

169, 172, 175, 178, and 182

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final

multisale Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) on proposed central

Gulf of Mexico (GOM) sales 169, 172,

175, 178, and 182.

The Minerals Management Service

(MMS) has prepared a final multisale

EIS on five proposed Outer Continental

Shelf (OCS) oil and gas lease sales in the

Central GOM. We will conduct a

planning process for one sale each year

from 1998 through 2002. Although this

EIS addresses five proposed lease sales,

it is a decision document only for

proposed Sale 169. We will consult with

other Federal Agencies and the affected

States for each of the yearly proposed

sales. We will perform a National

Environmental Policy Act review, and

give the public an opportunity to

participate in each sale.

You may obtain single copies of the

final multisale EIS from the Minerals

Management Service, Gulf of Mexico

OCS Region, Attention: Public

Information Office (MS–5034), 1201

Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114,

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or

by calling 1–800–200–GULF.

You may look at copies of the draft

EIS in the following libraries:

Texas

Abilene Christian University, Margaret

and Herman Brown Library, 1600

Campus Court, Abilene;

Alma M. Carpenter Public Library, 330

South Ann, Sourlake;

Aransas Pass Public Library, 110 North

Lamont Street, Aransas Pass;

Austin Public Library, 402 West Ninth

Street, Austin;

Bay City Public Library, 1900 Fifth

Street, Bay City;

Baylor University, 13125 Third Street,

Waco;

Brazoria County Library, 410 Brazoport

Boulevard, Freeport;

Calhoun County Library, 301 South

Ann, Port Lavaca;

Chambers County Library System, 202

Cummings Street, Anahuac;

Comfort Public Library, Seventh & High

Streets, Comfort;

Corpus Christi Central Library, 805

Comanche Street, Corpus Christi;

Dallas Public Library, 1513 Young

Street, Dallas;

East Texas State University Library,

2600 Neal Street, Commerce;

Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney

Street, Houston;

Jackson County Library, 411 North

Wells Street, Edna;

Lamar University, Gray Library, Virginia

Avenue, Beaumont;

LaRatama Library, 505 Mesquite Street,

Corpus Christi;

Liberty Municipal Library, 1710 Sam

Houston Avenue, Liberty;

Orange Public Library, 220 North Fifth

Street, Orange;

Port Arthur Public Library, 3601

Cultural Center Drive, Port Arthur;

Port Isabel Public Library, 213 Yturria

Street, Port Isabel;

R.J. Kleberg Public Library, Fourth and

Henrietta, Kingsville;

Reber Memorial Library, 193 North

Fourth, Raymondville;

Refugio County Public Library, 815

South Commerce Street, Refugio;

Rice University, Fondren Library, 6100

South Main Street, Houston;

Rockwall County Library, 105 South

First Street, Rockwall;

Rosenberg Library, 2310 Sealy Street,

Galveston;

Sam Houston Regional Library &

Research Center, FM 1011 Governors

Road, Liberty;

Stephen F. Austin State University,

Steen Library, Wilson Drive,

Nacogdoches;

Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi

Library, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus

Christi;

Texas A & M University, Evans Library,

Spence and Lubbock Streets, College

Station;

Texas Southmost College Library, 1825

May Street, Brownsville;

Texas State Library, 1200 Brazos Street,

Austin;

Texas Tech University Library, 18th and

Boston Avenue, Lubbock;

University of Houston Library, 4800

Calhoun Boulevard, Houston;

University of Texas at Arlington,

Library, 701 South Cooper Street,

Arlington;

University of Texas at Austin, Library,

21st and Speedway Streets, Austin;

University of Texas at Brownsville,

Oliveria Memorial Library, 80 Fort

Brown, Brownsville;

University of Texas at Dallas,

McDermott Library, 2601 North Floyd

Road, Richardson;

University of Texas at El Paso, Library,

Wiggins Road and University Avenue,

El Paso;

University of Texas at San Antonio,

Library, 6900 North Loop 1604 West,

San Antonio;

University of Texas Law School, Tarlton

Law Library, 727 East 26th Street,

Austin;

University of Texas, LBJ School of

Public Affairs Library, 2313 Red River

Street, Austin;

Victoria Public Library, 320 North Main,

Victoria;

Louisiana

Calcasieu Parish Library, 327 Broad

Street, Lake Charles;

Cameron Parish Library, Marshall

Street, Cameron;

Grand Isle Branch Library, Highway 1,

Grand Isle;

Government Documents Library, Loyola

University, 6363 St. Charles Avenue,

New Orleans;

Iberville Parish Library, 24605 J. Gerald

Berret Boulevard, Plaquemine;

Jefferson Parish Regional Branch

Library, 4747 West Napoleon Avenue,

Metairie;

Jefferson Parish West Bank Outreach

Branch Library, 2751 Manhattan

Boulevard, Harvey;

Lafayette Public Library, 301 W.

Congress Street, Lafayette;

Lafitte Branch Library, Route 1, Box 2,

Lafitte;

Lafourche Parish Library, 303 West 5th

Street, Thibodaux;

Louisiana State University Library, 760

Riverside Road, Baton Rouge;

Louisiana Tech University, Prescott

Memorial Library, Everet Street,

Ruston;

LUMCON, Library, Star Route 541,

Chauvin;

McNeese State University, Luther E.

Frazar Memorial Library, Ryan Street,

Lake Charles;

New Orleans Public Library, 219 Loyola

Avenue, New Orleans;

Nicholls State University, Nicholls State

Library, Leighton Drive, Thibodaux;

Plaquemines Parish Library, 203

Highway 11, South, Buras;

St. Bernard Parish Library, 1125 East St.

Bernard Highway, Chalmette;

St. Charles Parish Library, 105

Lakewood Drive, Luling;

St. John The Baptist Parish Library,

1334 West Airline Highway, LaPlace;

St. Mary Parish Library, 206 Iberia

Street, Franklin;

St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington

Branch, 310 West 21st Street,

Covington;

St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell

Branch, 555 Robert Boulevard, Slidell;

Terrebonne Parish Library, 424 Roussell

Street, Houma;