Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Notices 5099 

1For editorial reasons, Parts B (consumer 

products) and C (commercial equipment) of Title III 

of EPCA were re-designated as parts A and A–1, 

respectively, in the United States Code. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Energy Technology 

Laboratory; Notice of Intent To Grant 

Exclusive License 

AGENCY: National Energy Technology 

Laboratory, Department of Energy. 

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). The National 

Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) 

hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 

an exclusive license to practice the 

invention described and claimed in U.S. 

Patent Application Number 61/995,405, 

entitled ‘‘Ionic Solvent for the 

Aluminum Electroplating Process’’ to 

LumiShield Technologies, having its 

principal place of business in 

Pittsburgh, PA. The invention is owned 

jointly by the United States of America, 

as represented by the Department of 

Energy, and Carnegie Mellon University. 

The prospective exclusive license 

complies with the requirements of 35 

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

DATES: Written comments or 

nonexclusive license applications are to 

be received at the address listed below 

no later than February 17, 2015. 

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: Comments, applications for 

nonexclusive licenses, or objections 

relating to the prospective exclusive 

license should be submitted to Jessica 

Sosenko, Technology Transfer Program 

Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, 

National Energy Technology Laboratory, 

P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236– 

0940. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer 

Program Manager, U.S. Department of 

Energy, National Energy Technology 

Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, 

PA 15236–0940; Telephone (412) 386– 

7417; Email: jessica.sosenko@

netl.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

209(c) of title 35 of the United States 

Code gives the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) the authority to grant 

exclusive or partially exclusive licenses 

in Department-owned inventions where 

a determination can be made, among 

other things, that the desired practical 

application of the invention has not 

been achieved, or is not likely to be 

achieved expeditiously, under a 

nonexclusive license. The statute and 

implementing regulations (37 CFR 404) 

require that the necessary 

determinations be made after public 

notice and opportunity for filing written 

comments and objections. 

LumiShield, a small business, has 

applied for an exclusive license to 

practice the invention and has a plan for 

commercialization of the invention. 

DOE intends to grant the license, upon 

a final determination in accordance 

with 35 U.S.C. 209(c), unless within 15 

days of publication of this notice, 

NETL’s Technology Transfer Manager 

(contact information listed above), 

receives in writing any of the following, 

together with supporting documents: 

(i) A statement from any person 

setting forth reasons why it would not 

be in the best interest of the United 

States to grant the proposed license; or 

(ii) An application for a nonexclusive 

license to the invention, in which the 

applicant states that it already has 

brought the invention to practical 

application or is likely to bring the 

invention to practical application 

expeditiously. 

The proposed license will be 

exclusive, subject to a license and other 

rights retained by the United States, and 

subject to a negotiated royalty. DOE will 

review all timely written responses to 

this notice, and will grant the license if, 

after expiration of the 15-day notice 

period, and after consideration of any 

written responses to this notice, a 

determination is made in accordance 

with 35 U.S.C. 209(c) that the license is 

in the public interest. 

Issued: January 12, 2015. 

Grace M. Bochenek, 

Director, National Energy Technology 

Laboratory. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01785 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Consumer Products and Commercial 

and Industrial Equipment: Information 

Collection Extension 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces receipt of the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to extend until 

November 30, 2017, DOE’s information 

collection under control number 1910– 

1400 pursuant to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Information Collection under 

OMB control number 1910–1400 has 

been extended until November 20, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–6590. Email: 

Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III, 

Part B of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975 (‘‘EPCA’’ or 

‘‘the Act’’), Public Law 94–163 (42 

U.S.C. 6291–6309, as codified) sets forth 

a variety of provisions designed to 

improve energy efficiency and 

established the Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles. The National Energy 

Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), 

Public Law 95–619, amended EPCA to 

add Part C of Title III, which established 

an energy conservation program for 

certain industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 

6311–6317) 1

Under EPCA, energy conservation 

programs generally consist of four parts: 

(1) Testing; (2) labeling; (3) establishing 

Federal energy conservation standards; 

and (4) certification and enforcement 

procedures. The testing requirements 

consist of test procedures that 

manufacturers of covered products and 

equipment must use as the basis for 

certifying to DOE that their products 

and equipment comply with the 

applicable energy conservation 

standards adopted pursuant to EPCA 

and for making other representations 

about the efficiency of those products. 

(42 U.S.C. 6293(c); 42 U.S.C. 6295(s); 42 

U.S.C. 6314) Similarly, DOE must use 

these test requirements to determine 

whether the products comply with any 

relevant standards promulgated under 

EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(s)) 

DOE satisfied its requirements under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

with respect to its information 

collection attendant to effective 

implementation of its Energy 

Conservation Program under control 

number 1910–1400. The information 

collection under control number 1910– 

1400 includes reports and data created 

in support of DOE’s Appliance 

Standards Program. Specifically, the 

extension of information collection 


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