1738 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 8 / Monday, January 13, 1997 / Notices

Dated: January 7, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Fourth Annual National Security

Education Program (NSEP)

Institutional Grants Competition

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

National Security Education Program

(NSEP).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The NSEP announces the

opening of its Fourth Annual

Competition for Grants to U.S.

Institutions of Higher Education.

DATES: Grants Solicitations

(applications) will be available

beginning Monday, February 10, 1997.

Preliminary proposals are due Friday,

April 18, 1997. Electronic submissions

will not be accepted.

ADDRESS: Request copies of the

solicitations (applications) from NSEP,

Institutional Grants, Rosslyn P.O. Box

20010, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1210,

Arlington, VA 22209–2248, by FAX to

(703) 696–5667, or via INTERNET:

nsepo@nsep.policy.osd.mil Also, after

February 10, 1996 the NSEP

Institutional Grant Solicitation will be

available on the NSEP homepage: http:/

/www.dtic.mil/defenselink/pubs/nsep

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Edmond J. Collier, Deputy Director,

National Security Education Program,

1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210,

Arlington, Virginia 22209–2248; (703)

696–1991 Electronic mail address:

collier@nsep.policy.osd.mil.

Dated: January 7, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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Defense Science Board Task Force on

Underground Facilities

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

Meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Underground Facilities

will meet in closed session on January

22–23, 1997 at Strategic Analysis, Inc.,

Fairfax, Virginia. In order for the Task

Force to obtain time sensitive classified

briefings, critical to the understanding

of the issues, this meeting is scheduled

on short notice.

The mission of the Defense Board is

to advise the Secretary of Defense

through the Under Secretary of Defense

for Acquisition and Technology on

scientific and technical matters as they

affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will address the threat to

U.S. interests posed by the growth of

underground facilities in unfriendly

nations. The Task Force should

investigate technologies and techniques

to meet the international security and

military strategy challenges posed by

these facilities.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been

determined that this DSB Task Force

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (1) (1994), and that

accordingly this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: January 7, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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Department of the Army

Corps of Engineers

Grant of Exclusive License

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR

404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made of

prospective exclusive licenses of U.S.

Patent No. 5,441,362, entitled ‘‘Concrete

Armor Unit for Protecting Coastal and

Hydraulic Structures and Shorelines,’’

and U.S. Patent Application No. 08/

290,721, entitled ‘‘Concrete Armor Unit

to Protect Coastal and Hydraulic

Structures and Shorelines.’’

DATES: Written objections must be filed

not later than March 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Waterways

Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry

Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199,

ATTN: CEWES–OC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Phil Stewart (601) 634–4113.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Concrete Armor Units were invented by

Jeffrey A. Melby and George F. Turk

(Application No. 128,426; U.S. Patent

No. 5,441,362, Filed September 30,

1993, Issued August 15, 1995;

Application No. 290,721, Filed

November 15, 1995). Rights to the

United States patent and the patent

application have been assigned to the

United States of America as represented

by the Secretary of the Army. The

United States of America as represented

by the Secretary of the Army intends to

grant an exclusive license for all fields

of use, in the manufacture, use, and sale

in the territories and possessions,

including territorial waters of, the

United States of America, Canada, and

the United States of Mexico to Concrete

Technology Corporation, P.O. Box 1159,

Tacoma, WA 98401.

Pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), any

interested party may file a written

objection to this prospective exclusive

license agreement.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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Corps of Engineers

Patents Available for Licensing

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

announces the general availability of

exclusive, or partially exclusive licenses

under the following patents. Any

license granted shall comply with 35

U.S.C. 209 and 37 C.F.R. Part 404.

Patent No. Title Issue date

5,472,215 Rotating High Vacuum Mercury Seal .................................................................................................................................. 12/05/95

5,474,837 Laminated Paper Glass Camouflage .................................................................................................................................. 12/12/95

5,483,836 Device for Measuring Lateral Deformation in Material Test Specimens ............................................................................ 1/16/96

5,483,862 Apparatus and Method for Homogenizing Plastic ............................................................................................................... 1/16/96

5,487,311 Air Velocity Averaging Rotor ............................................................................................................................................... 1/30/96

5,517,465 Multiple Sensor Fish Surrogate for Acoustic and Hydraulic Data Collection ...................................................................... 5/14/96