66386 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 243 / Thursday, December 18, 1997 / Notices

Bruce Moore, telephone (801) 524–3702,

faxorgram (801) 524–5499, E-mail at:

bmoore@uc.usbr.gov.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

R. Steve Richardson,

Acting Commissioner, Bureau of

Reclamation.

[FR Doc. 97–33010 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent

Licenses

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in

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

37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(I). The Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation) is

contemplating the granting of an

exclusive license in the United States to

practice the invention embodied in U.S.

Patent Number 4,806.264, titled

‘‘Method of Selectively Removing

Selenium Ions From an Aqueous

Solution’’. The exclusive license is to be

granted to Rust Environmental &

Infrastructure Inc., having a place of

business in Salt Lake City, Utah. The

patent rights in this invention has been

assigned to the United States of

America.

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. While the

primary purpose of this notice is to

announce Reclamation’s intent to grant

an exclusive license to practice the

patent listed above, it also serves to

publish the availability of this patent for

licensing in accordance with law. The

prospectus license may be granted

unless Reclamation receives written

evidence and argument which 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.

DATES: Written evidence and arguments

against granting the prospective license

must be received by March 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries, comments, and

other materials relating to the

contemplated license may be submitted

to Donald E. Ralston, Bureau of

Reclamation, Research and Technology

Transfer, MS–7621, 1849 C Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20240.

A copy of the above-identified patent

may be purchased from the NTIS Sales

Desk by telephoning 1–800–553–NTIS

or by writing NTIS at 5285 Port Royal

Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald E. Ralston by telephone at (202)

208–5671.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

invention relates to removal techniques

of selenium from water. The patent, a

method of selectivity removing

selenium ions from an aqueous solution

containing selenium ions, comprises

contacting the solution with an amount

of ferrous ion effective to reduce the

selenium ions to elemental selenium.

The contacting is preferably conducted

at a pH of about 9 and the ferrous ions

are preferably provided in situ in the

form of ferrous hydroxide. The method

may further comprise removing ferric

oxides to which the ferrous ions are

oxidized, these ferric oxides containing

the elemental selenium produced by the

reduction of the selenium ions, and

separating the ferric oxides from the

elemental selenium by adding a strong

acid thereto.

Properly filed competing applications

received by Reclamation in response to

this notice will be considered as

objections to the grant of the

contemplated license.

Dated: December 1, 1997.

Stanley L. Ponce,

Director, Research and Technology Transfer.

[FR Doc. 97–33069 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent

Licenses

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in

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

37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(I). The Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation) is

contemplating the granting of an

exclusive license in the United States to

practice the invention embodied in U.S.

Patent Number 5,089,141, titled

‘‘Chemical Process for Removing

Selenium From Water’’. The exclusive

license is to be granted to Rust

Environmental & Infrastructure Inc.,

having a place of business in Salt Lake

City, Utah. The patent rights in this

invention has been assigned to the

United States of America.

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. While the

primary purpose of this notice is to

announce Reclamation’s intent to grant

an exclusive license to practice the

patent listed above, it also serves to

publish the availability of this patent for

licensing in accordance with law. The

prospective license may be granted

unless Reclamation receives written

evidence and argument which 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.

DATES: Written evidence and arguments

against granting the prospective license

must be received by March 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries, comments, and

other materials relating to the

contemplated license may be submitted

to Donald E. Ralston, Bureau of

Reclamation, Research and Technology

Transfer, MS–7621, 1849 C Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20240.

A copy of the above-identified patent

may be purchased from the NTIS Sales

Desk by telephoning 1–800–553–NTIS

or by writing NTIS at 5285 Port Royal

Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald E. Ralston by telephone at (202)

208–5671.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

invention relates to removal techniques

of selenium from water. The patent

addresses a chemical process for

selectively removing organoselenium

compounds and selenate from water

supplies. The process utilizes a

combination of transition metal selected

from the group consisting of nickel and

copper and an electropositive metal

selected from the group consisting of

magnesium and aluminum to effectively

remove selenium whether present in

water as organic or inorganic

compounds or in ionic or non-ionic

form.

Properly filed competing applications

received by Reclamation in response to

this notice will be considered as

objections to the grant of the

contemplated license.

Dated: December 1, 1997.

Stanley L. Ponce,

Director, Research and Technology Transfer.

[FR Doc. 97–33070 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

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