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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

Patent License; Distilled Solutions, 

LLC 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 

to Distilled Solutions, LLC a revocable, 

nonassignable, exclusive license to 

practice in the United States, the 

Government-owned invention described 

in U.S. Patent No. 6,893,540, entitled 

‘‘High Temperature Peltier Effect Water 

Distiller,’’ issued May 17, 2005, Navy 

Case No. 82,363. 

DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the 

grant of this license must file written 

objections along with supporting 

evidence, if any, not later than March 

25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be 

filed with the Naval Surface Warfare 

Center Panama City, 110 Vernon Ave., 

Code CDL, Panama City, FL 32407– 

7001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James Shepherd, Patent Counsel, Naval 

Surface Warfare Center Panama City, 

110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL 

32407–7001, telephone 850–234–4646, 

fax 850–235–5497, or 

james.t.shepherd@navy.mil. 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404. 

Dated: March 2, 2010. 

A.M. Vallandingam, 

Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 

Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5089 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Process for Requesting a Variance 

From Vegetation Standards for Levees 

and Floodwalls 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: In the February 9, 2010 issue 

of the Federal Register (75 FR 6364), the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), 

published its proposed update to its 

current process for requesting a variance 

from vegetation standards for levees and 

floodwalls for public comment. In that 

notice, the Corps stated that written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before March 11, 2010. Instructions for 

submitting comments are provided in 

the February 9, 2010, Federal Register 

notice. In response to several requests, 

the Corps has decided to extend the 

public comment period to April 25, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas J. Wade, Headquarters, 

Engineering and Construction 

Community of Practice, Washington, 

DC, at 202–761–4668. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. 

Dated: March 5, 2010. 

John W. Hunter, 

Engineering and Construction, Headquarters, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5126 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional 

Natural Gas and Other Petroleum 

Resources Research and Development 

Program 2010 Annual Plan 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Fossil Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of report availability. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

announces the availability of the 2010 

Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater 

and Unconventional Natural Gas and 

Other Petroleum Resources Research 

and Development Program on the DOE 

Web site at http:// 

management.energy.gov/FOIA/1480.htm 

or in print form (see ‘‘Contact’’ below). 

The 2010 Annual Plan is in 

compliance with the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005, Subtitle J, Section 999B(e)(3) 

which requires the publication of this 

plan and all written comments in the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 

Mail Stop FE–30, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or 

phone: 202–586–5600 or e-mail to 

UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Summary [Excerpted From 

the 2010 Annual Plan p. 3] 

This document is the 2010 Annual 

Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and 

Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 

Petroleum Resources Research and 

Development Program established 

pursuant to Title IX, Subtitle J (Subtitle 

J) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPAct). Subtitle J is reproduced in 

Appendix A. 

As required by Subtitle J, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) contracted 

with a consortium (Program 

Consortium) to administer three 

program elements identified in EPAct: 

ultra-deepwater architecture and 

technology, unconventional natural gas 

and other petroleum resources 

exploration and production technology, 

and technology challenges of small 

producers. A fourth program element of 

complementary research identified in 

EPAct is being conducted by the 

National Energy Technology Laboratory 

(NETL). NETL is also responsible for 

review and oversight of the Program 

Consortium. 

In 2006, NETL awarded a contract to 

the Research Partnership to Secure 

Energy for America (RPSEA) to function 

as the Program Consortium. 

The 2007 Annual Plan, the first 

annual plan, resulted in a total of 15 

solicitations from which 43 projects 

were selected. The 2008 Annual Plan 

resulted in the selection of 29 projects. 

Implementation of the 2009 Annual 

Plan includes 7 solicitations issued by 

the Program Consortium in October 

2009, with selections anticipated in 

early 2010. 

As further required by Subtitle J, in 

September 2009, two Federal advisory 

committees, the Ultra-Deepwater 

Advisory Committee and the 

Unconventional Resources Technology 

Advisory Committee, began their 

respective reviews of the draft 2010 

Annual Plan. In October 2009, the two 

advisory committees provided their 

recommendations. 

Section 999B(e)(3) of EPAct requires 

DOE to publish all written comments 

received regarding the annual plan. 

Accordingly, the Program Consortium’s 

2010 draft Annual Plan is included here 

as Appendix B, and the comments and 

recommendations provided by the two 

Federal advisory committees are 

included here as Appendix C. No other 

written comments were received. 

The 2010 Annual Plan provides a 

comprehensive outline of the research 

activities planned for 2010. The primary 

focus of these activities is to fill in any 

technology gaps not adequately 

addressed by the projects and 

solicitations to date. A highlight of 2010 

Annual Plan is the attention that is 

being given to technology transfer. 

Technology transfer is important to 

the success of this research program. 

Subtitle J requires 2.5% of the amount 

of each award to be designated for 

technology transfer activities. The 

Federal advisory committees have 

recommended that more information on 


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