Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2018 / Notices 2147 

Dated: January 10, 2018. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00602 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability of GovernmentOwned Inventions; Available for 

Licensing 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below 

are assigned to the United States (U.S.) 

Government as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army and are available 

for licensing by the Department of the 

Army (DoA): 

• U.S. Patent Number 7,812,366 

entitled ‘‘Ultraviolet Light Emitting 

AlGaN Composition, and Ultraviolet 

Light Emitting Device Containing 

Same’’, Inventors Sampath et al., Issue 

date October 12, 2010. 

• U.S. Patent Number 8,564,014 

entitled ‘‘Ultraviolet Light Emitting 

AlGaN Composition and Ultraviolet 

Light Emitting Device Containing 

Same’’, Inventors Sampath et al., Issue 

date October 22, 2013. 

• U.S. Patent 7,498,182 entitled 

‘‘Method of Manufacturing an AlGaN 

Composition and Ultraviolet Light 

Emitting Device Containing Same’’, 

Inventors Sampath et al., Issue Date 

March 3, 2009. 

The novel claims of these patents are 

not specific to the growth method used 

in the production of Ultraviolet (UV) 

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and apply 

to any Aluminum Gallium Nitride 

(AlGaN) composition containing selfassembled nanometer-scale 

compositional inhomogeneities that are 

localized in more than one dimension, 

and includes wells, dots, and wires. 

These patents are relevant to a large 

portion of semiconductor UV LED 

industry, which employ some degree of 

nanoscale compositional inhomogeneity 

to enhance ultraviolet light emission, 

regardless of growth method. Further, a 

semiconductor UV light emitting device 

having an active region layer comprised 

of the AlGaN composition is provided, 

as well as a method of producing the 

AlGaN composition and semiconductor 

UV light emitting device, involving 

molecular beam epitaxy. 

DATES: Request for supplemental 

information should be made prior to 

March 31, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Request for supplemental 

information, including licensing 

application packages and procedures 

should be directed to John Millemaci, 

301–645–6637, jmillemaci@etcmd.com, 

Energetics Technology Center (ETC), 

4185 Indian Head Highway, Indian 

Head, MD 20640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Army Research Laboratory Technology 

Transfer Office, RDRL–DPP/Thomas 

Mulkern, Building 321 Room 110, 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005– 

5425. Phone: (410) 278–0889, Email: 

ORTA@arl.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Army intends to move expeditiously to 

license these inventions. Licensing 

application packages are available from 

ETC and all applications and 

commercialization plans must be 

returned to ETC by May 1, 2018. ETC is 

an authorized Department of Defense 

Partnership Intermediary per Authority 

15 U.S.C. 3715. ETC will turn over all 

completed applications to the U.S. 

Army for evaluation by May 28, 2017, 

with final negotiations and awards 

occurring during the months of June and 

July, 2018. The U.S. Army will consider 

requests for nonexclusive, partially 

exclusive, and fully exclusive licenses 

in the U.S. and may prefer to grant an 

exclusive license to a company capable 

of broad commercialization as well as 

patent maintenance and enforcement 

within the U.S. 

The DoA intends to ensure that its 

licensed inventions are broadly 

commercialized throughout the United 

States. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery, Honor 

Subcommittee; Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open subcommittee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

subcommittee meeting of the Honor 

subcommittee of the Advisory 

Committee on Arlington National 

Cemetery (ACANC). This meeting is 

open to the public. For more 

information about the Committee and 

the Subcommittees, please visit: http:// 

www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/ 

Advisory-Committee-on-ArlingtonNational-Cemetery/ACANC-Meetings. 

DATES: The Honor subcommittee will 

meet on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 from 

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Honor Subcommittee 

will meet in the Stars Conference Room, 

Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 S. 

Orme St., Arlington, VA 22204. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Timothy Keating; Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer for the subcommittees, 

in writing at Arlington National 

Cemetery, Arlington VA 22211, or by 

email at timothy.p.keating.civ@mail.mil, 

or by phone at 1–877–907–8585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

subcommittee meeting is being held 

under the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41 

Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR 

102–3.150). 

Purpose of the Meetings: The 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery is an independent 

Federal advisory committee chartered to 

provide the Secretary of the Army 

independent advice and 

recommendations on Arlington National 

Cemetery, including, but not limited to, 

cemetery administration, the erection of 

memorials at the cemetery, and master 

planning for the cemetery. The 

Secretary of the Army may act on the 

committee’s advice and 

recommendations. The primary purpose 

of the Honor subcommittee is to 

accomplish an independent assessment 

of methods to address the long-term 

future of the Army national cemeteries, 

including how best to extend the active 

burials and what ANC should focus on 

once all available space is used. 

Agenda: The Honor subcommittee 

will receive an update on the results of 

a national dialogue public survey 

conducted as a result of Public Law 

114–158. The subcommittee will 

subsequently conduct a roundtable 

discussion with visiting guests and 

study suggestions in consideration of a 

second survey. The subcommittee will 

then report its deliberations and 

findings to the full committee. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. The Stars Conference room 


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at the Sheraton Pentagon City is readily 

accessible to and usable by persons with 

disabilities. For additional information 

about public access procedures, contact 

Mr. Timothy Keating, the Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer, at the email 

address or telephone number listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Written Comments and Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written comments or statements 

to the subcommittee, in response to the 

stated agenda of the open meeting or in 

regard to the subcommittee’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Mr. 

Timothy Keating, the subcommittee’s 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 

via electronic mail, the preferred mode 

of submission, at the address listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Each page of the comment or 

statement must include the author’s 

name, title or affiliation, address, and 

daytime phone number. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the Designated Federal Officer at least 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

to be considered by the subcommittee. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submitted written 

comments or statements with the 

respective subcommittee Chairperson, 

and ensure the comments are provided 

to all members of the subcommittee 

before the meeting. Written comments 

or statements received after this date 

may not be provided to the 

subcommittee until its next meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140d, the 

subcommittee is not obligated to allow 

the public to speak or otherwise address 

the subcommittee during the meeting. 

However, interested persons may 

submit a written statement or a request 

to speak for consideration by the 

subcommittee. After reviewing any 

written statements or requests 

submitted, the subcommittee 

Chairperson and the Designated Federal 

Officer may choose to invite certain 

submitters to present their comments 

verbally during the open portion of this 

meeting or at a future meeting. The 

Designated Federal Officer in 

consultation with the subcommittee 

Chairperson, may allot a specific 

amount of time for submitters to present 

their comments verbally. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Innovation Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the 

Defense Innovation Board (DIB) will 

take place. 

DATES: Closed to the public Wednesday, 

January 17, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. Open to the public Wednesday, 

January 17, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The closed portion of the 

meeting will be held in the Pentagon. 

The open portion of the meeting will be 

held at 1776 Crystal City, 2231 Crystal 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 

Additionally, the meeting will be live 

streamed for those who are unable to 

physically attend the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael L. Gable, (571) 372–0933 

(Voice), michael.l.gable.civ@mail.mil 

(Email). Mailing address is Defense 

Innovation Board, 9010 Defense 

Pentagon, Room 5E572, Washington, DC 

20301–9010. Website: http://

innovation.defense.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Designated Federal Officer and the 

Department of Defense, the Defense 

Innovation Board was unable to provide 

public notification concerning its 

meeting on January 17, 2018, as 

required by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a). 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 

This meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

of the DIB is to examine and provide the 

Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense independent 

advice and recommendations on 

innovative means to address future 

challenges in terms of integrated change 

to organizational structure and 

processes, business and functional 

concepts, and technology applications. 

The DIB focuses on (a) technology and 

capabilities, (b) practices and 

operations, and (c) people and culture. 

Agenda: During the closed portion of 

the meeting, the DIB will receive 

classified informational briefings from 

the Deputy Chief Management Officer 

related to innovation priorities and DoD 

business reforms and modernization 

efforts; from the Chief of Staff of the 

U.S. Army related to innovation 

priorities and establishment of the Army 

Modernization Command; and from 

senior military representatives from the 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air 

Force on innovation activities within 

the Services to build workforce 

innovation capacity, promote and 

optimize operational practices for speed 

and agility, and leverage advances in 

technology. 

During the open portion of the 

meeting, the DIB will invite selected 

experts to provide analysis and inputs 

related to innovation, innovation cells, 

and innovation activities within DoD 

related to workforce innovation 

initiatives. Potential experts include: 

From the United States Army, Chief of 

Staff, General Mark Milley; from the 

Defense Digital Service, Tim Van Name; 

from the Navy Digital Warfare Office, 

Margaret Palmieri; from the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Special Operations and Irregular 

Warfare, Lt Col Dave Blair, USAF; from 

the Military District 5 office within the 

office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Manufacturing and 

Industrial Base Policy, Morgan 

Plummer; and from the Chief Data 

Officer for the U.S. Air Force, Maj Gen 

Kim Crider. The DIB will deliberate and 

potentially vote on recommendations to 

(1) Design a DoD Fast-Track for Major 

Technology Initiatives, (2) Incubate and 

Execute New Ideas from the Field, (3) 

Create a New Innovation, Science, 

Technology, Engineering, and 

Mathematics (I–STEM) Career Field, 

and (4) Establish a Technology and 

Innovation Training Program for DoD 

Senior Leaders. The DIB will discuss the 

initial research and plan for the 

Software Acquisition Reform (SWAR) 

study directed in the 2018 National 

Defense Authorization Act. The DIB’s 

Executive Director will brief the DIB on 

DoD’s latest implementation activities 


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