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your community that would be 

appropriate for this program and would 

meet the standards required by Life 

Safety Code and 38 CFR 61.1—61.82. 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(SF 424)—Applicants for Funding 

Priority 1—in block 15a, Federal; 

identify the total amount of per diem 

funding your agency is requesting for 

operation under the entire grant award 

period of this NOFA (this number may 

not exceed $48,000 per bed over the 

entire grant period or $1.2 million total). 

Applicants should be careful to 

complete the proper application 

package. Submission of an incorrect or 

incomplete application package will 

result in the application being rejected 

at threshold. Application packages must 

include all required forms and 

certifications. Selections will be made 

based on criteria described in the 

application, Final Rule, and NOFA. 

Applicants who are conditionally 

selected will be notified of any 

additional information needed to 

confirm or clarify information provided 

in the application. Applicants will then 

be notified of the deadline to submit 

such information. If an applicant is 

unable to meet any conditions for grant 

award within the specified time frame, 

VA reserves the right to not award funds 

and to use the funds available for other 

grant and per diem applicants. 

Dated: February 16, 2012. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4880 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Office of Research and Development. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Office of Research and Development, 

intends to grant to Somahlution, Inc., 

3401 Fiechtner Drive, Fargo, North 

Dakota 58103, USA, an exclusive 

license to practice the following: U.S. 

Patent No. 7,981,596 (Tissue 

preservation with a salt solution 

isotonic with interstitial fluid) issued 

July 19, 2011. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

March 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov; 

by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 

Regulations Management (02REG), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, 

Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to 

(202) 273–9026. Copies of comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the Office of Regulation 

Policy and Management, Room 1063B, 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday (except 

holidays). Call (202) 461–4902 for an 

appointment (This is not a toll-free 

number). In addition, during the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through the Federal 

Docket Management System at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy E., Centanni, Director of 

Technology Transfer, Office of Research 

and Development (10P9TT), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, 

(202) 443–5640 (This is not a toll-free 

number). Copies of the published patent 

applications may be obtained from the 

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at 

www.uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the 

public interest to so license these 

inventions, as Somahlution, Inc., 

submitted a complete and sufficient 

application for a license. 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 15 days from the date of this 

published Notice, the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Office of Research and 

Development receives written evidence 

and argument which 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. 

Dated: February 23, 2012. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4885 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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