48158 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 7, 2013 / Notices 

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Dated: May 2, 2013. 

Debra B. Walsh, 

Acting Deputy Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18954 Filed 8–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9843–9] 

Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent 

License 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an 

exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: EPA hereby gives notice of its 

intent to grant an exclusive, royaltybearing, revocable license to practice the 

invention described and claimed in the 

U.S. patent entitled PROCESS FOR THE 

BIODEGRADATION OF 

HYDROCARBONS AND ETHERS IN 

SUBSURFACE SOIL BY 

INTRODUCTION OF A SOLID OXYGEN 

SOURCE BY HYDRAULIC 

FRACTURING, filed as U.S. serial 

number 10/395,893 on March 25, 2003 

and issued as U.S. Patent 7,252,986 on 

August 7, 2007 to Foremost 

Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. of 

Denver, Colorado. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by EPA at the address listed 

below by August 22, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Scalise, Patent Attorney, Office of 

General Counsel (Mail Code 2377A), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 

564–8303. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 35 U.S.C. 207 (Patents) and 37 CFR 

part 404 (U.S. Government patent 

licensing regulations), EPA hereby gives 

notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, 

royalty-bearing, revocable license to 

practice the invention described and 

claimed in the U.S. patent entitled 

PROCESS FOR THE 

BIODEGRADATION OF 

HYDROCARBONS AND ETHERS IN 

SUBSURFACE SOIL BY 

INTRODUCTION OF A SOLID OXYGEN 

SOURCE BY HYDRAULIC 

FRACTURING, filed as U.S. serial 

number 10/395,893 on March 25, 2003 

and issued as U.S. Patent 7,252,986 on 

August 7, 2007 to Foremost 

Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. of 

Denver, Colorado. 

The proposed exclusive license will 

contain appropriate terms, limitations, 

and conditions to be negotiated in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.5 and 404.7 of the U.S. 

Government patent licensing 

regulations. 

EPA will negotiate the final terms and 

conditions and grant the exclusive 

license, unless within 15 days from the 

date of this notice EPA receives, at the 

address below, written objections to the 

grant, together with supporting 

documentation. The documentation 

from objecting parties having an interest 

in practicing the above patent should 

include an application for an exclusive 

or nonexclusive license with the 

information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8. 

The EPA Patent Attorney and other EPA 

officials will review all written 

responses and then make 

recommendations on a final decision to 

the Director or Deputy Director of the 

National Risk Management Research 

Laboratory who have been delegated the 

authority to issue patent licenses under 

EPA Delegation 1–55. 

Dated: July 31, 2013. 

Kevin Miller, 

Acting Associate General Counsel, General 

Law Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19075 Filed 8–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9843–4] 

Meeting of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency is announcing a 

meeting of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council (Council), established 

under the Safe Drinking Water Act 

(SDWA). This meeting is scheduled for 

October 9 and 10, 2013, in Arlington, 

VA. The Council typically considers 

various issues associated with drinking 

water protection and public water 

systems. During this meeting, the 

Council will focus discussions on the 

proposed regulatory revisions to the 

Lead and Copper Rule under the SDWA 

as well as other program issues. 

DATES: The meeting on October 9, 2013 

will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time, and on October 10, 2013 

from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the EPA Potomac Yard Conference 

Center at 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, 

Virginia, 22202, in room North 4830 

(4th floor) and will be open to the 

public. All attendees must go through a 

metal detector, sign in with the security 

desk, and show government issued 

photo identification to enter government 

buildings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who would like 

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