Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 8 / Monday, January 13, 1997 / Notices 1739

Patent No. Title Issue date

5,528,142 Resonant Eddy Analysis—A Contactless, Inductive Method for Deriving Quantative Information About the Conductivity

and Permeability of a Test Sample.

6/18/96

5,528,935 Stress and Velocity Gauge .................................................................................................................................................. 6/25/96

5,531,824 Method of Increasing Density and Strength of Highly Siliceous Cement-Based Materials ................................................ 7/2/96

5,548,115 Probe Device for Detecting Contaminants in Subsurface Media ........................................................................................ 8/20/96

ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center

Support Activity, Office of Counsel,

7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria,

Virginia 22315–3860.

DATES: Applications for an exclusive or

partially exclusive license may be

submitted at any time from the date of

this notice. However, no exclusive or

partially exclusive license shall be

granted until April 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia L. Howland (703) 428–6672 or

Alease J. Berry, (703) 428–8160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USP

5,472,215 is a seal which allows the

transmission of high vacuum from a

vacuum pump to rotating machinery

such as a centrifuge. The seal can

accommodate unlimited rotation with

minimal frictional resistance.

USP 5,474,837 is a method and means

of producing low cost camouflage

materials whose physical and spectral

characteristics can be adapted to the

camouflage environment. Also, the

invention provides for construction

materials for shelters and decoys with

camouflaging features incorporated

therein.

USP 5,483,836 is a device which is

capable of accurately measuring the

lateral response of material specimens

subjected to a wide range of stresses and

strains, and which is capable of

surviving uncontrolled specimen

failures.

USP 5,483,864 is a hand operated

machine which transforms blocks of

explosive material into a soft,

homogeneous sheets which can then be

easily compacted into a molded charge.

USP 5,487,311 is an improved device

for measuring the average air flow

velocity within a conduit and providing

that data in digital format.

USP 5,517,465 is a device which

emulates the sensory organs of a fish

and is used to record the environment

of areas that are consistently avoided by

fish to establish acoustic parameters for

diverting fish away from areas of

danger.

USP 5,528,142 provides a method for

quantifying the conductivity or

permeability of a test sample throughout

a range of AC frequencies of between

several Kilo Hertz to around 100 Mega

Hertz.

USP 5,528,935 combines a stress

gauge and velocity gauge in a single

package. The invention can measure

both normal stress and material velocity

at the same location in a material which

assists in understanding material

behavior and the wave state in the

material, in identifying the presence,

location, and type of material

boundaries near the measurement, and

in quantifying the energy in the material

at the point of the measurement.

USP 5,531,824 is a method of

increasing the hardness and

compressive strength of concrete and

other cement-based products, and also

decreasing their permeability to water

which would be useful in such

applications as chemical-resistant floors

and hazardous waste storage.

USP 5,548,115 is a device for in-situ

detection of contaminants such as

petroleum products in a subsurface

media such as soil. Among other things,

the invention utilizes source and

receiver filtering to improve sensitivity,

and provides for an active or passive

calibration source, separate from the

excitation source and interior, to

provide accurate calibration of analysis

equipment.

Applications for an exclusive or

partially exclusive license should

contain the information set forth in 37

C.F.R. 404.8. Applications will be

evaluated utilizing the following

criteria: (1) Ability to manufacture and

market the technology; (2)

manufacturing and marketing

capability; (3) Time required to bring

technology to market and production

rate; (4) Royalties; (5) Technical

capabilities; and, (6) Small Business

status.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–708 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–92–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.031A, CFDA No. 84.031G]

Extension of Closing Date for Receipt

of Applications for Designation as an

Eligible Institution for Fiscal Year 1997

for the Strengthening Institutions,

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs),

and Endowment Challenge Grant

Programs

On November 27, 1996, a notice was

published in the Federal Register (61

FR 60264–60265) that established

closing dates for transmittal of

applications for the FY 1997 designation

of eligible institutions for the

Strengthening Institutions, HSI, and

Endowment Challenge grant programs.

The purpose of this notice is to extend

the closing dates for transmittal of

applications. This action is taken as a

result of the unavailability of

applications until January 24, 1997.

The closing date for early applications

is extended from February 13, 1997 to

February 24, 1997. For applications

submitted by February 24, 1997, the

Department will notify the applicant of

its eligibility status by March 31, 1997.

Any of these applicants that believes it

failed to be designated as an eligible

institution because of errors in its

application or insufficient information

in its waiver request may submit an

amended application to the Department

no later than April 30, 1997.

The final closing date for all initial

applications is extended from March 13,

1997 to March 26, 1997.

FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION

CONTACT: Program Development Service

Team I, Institutional Development and

Undergraduate Education Service, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., (Suite CY–

80, Portals Building), Washington, D.C.

20202–5335. Telephone: (202) 708–8857

or 708–8839. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

Information about the Department’s

funding opportunities, including copies

of application notices for discretionary

grant competitions, can be viewed on

the Department’s electronic bulletin

board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260–
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9950; on the Internet Gopher Server (at

gopher://gcs.ed.gov); or on the World

Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov).

However, the official application notice

for a discretionary grant competition is

the notice published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057, 1059c

and 1065a.

Dated: January 7, 1997.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 97–735 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Office of Postsecondary Education;

Federal Perkins Loan, Federal WorkStudy, and Federal Supplemental

Educational Opportunity Grant

Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of the closing date for

institutions to submit a request for a

waiver of the allocation reduction for

the underuse of funds under the Federal

Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study

(FWS), or Federal Supplemental

Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

programs (known collectively as the

campus-based programs).

SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to

institutions of higher education of the

deadline for an institution to submit a

written request for a waiver of the

allocation reduction being applied to its

Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG

allocation for the 1997–98 award year

(July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998)

because the institution returned more

than 10 percent of its allocation for that

program for the 1995–96 award year

(July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996).

DATE: Closing Date for Submitting a

Waiver Request and any Supporting

Information or Documents. For an

institution that returned more than 10

percent of its Federal Perkins Loan,

FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 1995–

96 award year to be considered for a

waiver of the allocation reduction for its

1997–98 award year allocation, it must

mail or hand-deliver its waiver request

and any supporting information or

documents on or before February 14,

1997. The Department will not accept a

waiver request submitted by facsimile

transmission. The waiver request must

be submitted to the Institutional

Financial Management Division at one

of the addresses indicated in the

following section.

ADDRESSES: Waiver Request and any

Supporting Information or Documents

Delivered by Mail: The waiver request

and any supporting information or

documents delivered by mail must be

addressed to Ms. Sandra Donelson,

Institutional Financial Management

Division, U.S. Department of Education,

P.O. Box 23781, Washington, D.C.

20026–0781. An applicant must show

proof of mailing consisting of one of the

following: (1) A legibly dated U.S.

Postal Service postmark; (2) A legible

mail receipt with the date of mailing

stamped by the U.S. Postal Service; (3)

A dated shipping label, invoice, or

receipt from a commercial carrier; or (4)

Any other proof of mailing acceptable to

the Secretary of Education.

If a waiver request is sent through the

U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary does

not accept either of the following as

proof of mailing: (1) A private metered

postmark, or (2) A mail receipt that is

not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

An institution should note that the

U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly

provide a dated postmark. Before

relying on this method, an institution

should check with its local post office.

An institution is encouraged to use

certified or at least first class mail. An

institution that submits a waiver request

and any supporting information or

documents after the closing date will

not be considered for a waiver of the

allocation reduction being applied to its

allocation under any of the campusbased programs for award year 1997–98.

Waiver Requests and any Supporting

Information or Documents Delivered by

Hand: A waiver request and any

supporting information or documents

delivered by hand must be taken to Ms.

Sandra Donelson, Campus-Based

Financial Operations Branch,

Institutional Financial Management

Division, Accounting and Financial

Management Service, Student Financial

Assistance Programs, U.S. Department

of Education, Room 4714, Regional

Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets,

S.W., Washington, D.C. Hand-delivered

waiver requests will be accepted

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

(Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays,

Sundays, and Federal holidays. A

waiver request for the 1997–98 award

year that is delivered by hand will not

be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on the

closing date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

sections 413D(e)(2), 442(e)(2), and

462(j)(4) of the Higher Education Act of

1965, as amended, if an institution

returns more than 10 percent of its

Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG

allocation for an award year, the

institution will have its allocation for

the second succeeding award year for

that program reduced by the dollar

amount returned. The Secretary may

waive this requirement for a specific

institution if the Secretary finds that

enforcement of the requirement would

be contrary to the interest of the affected

campus-based program. The institution

must provide a written waiver request

and any supporting information or

documents by the established February

14, 1997 closing date. The waiver

request must be signed by an

appropriate institutional official and

above the signature the official must

include the statement: ‘‘I certify that the

information the institution provided in

this waiver request is true and accurate

to the best of my knowledge. I

understand that the information is

subject to audit and program review by

representatives of the Secretary of

Education.’’ If the institution submits a

waiver request and any supporting

information or documents after the

closing date, the request will not be

considered.

Applicable Regulations: The

following regulations apply to the

campus-based programs:

(1) Student Assistance General

Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.

(2) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34

CFR Part 674.

(3) Federal Work-Study Program, 34

CFR Part 675.

(4) Federal Supplemental Educational

Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR Part

676.

(5) Institutional Eligibility Under the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended, 34 CFR Part 600.

(6) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34

CFR Part 82.

(7) Governmentwide Debarment and

Suspension (Nonprocurement) and

Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR

Part 85.

(8) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses,

34 CFR Part 86.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

technical assistance concerning the

waiver request or other operational

procedures of the campus-based

programs, contact: Ms. Sandra

Donelson, Institutional Financial

Management Division, U.S. Department

of Education, P.O. Box 23781,

Washington, D.C. 20026–0781.

Telephone (202) 708–9751. Individuals

who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m and 8

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 42

U.S.C. 2751 et seq.; and 20 U.S.C. 1070b et

seq.