70920 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 23, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: November 15, 2005. 

Stuart Feldstein, 

Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory 

Activities Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Office of Research and Development 

Government Owned Invention 

Available for Licensing 

AGENCY: Office of Research and 

Development, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of Government owned 

invention available for licensing. 

SUMMARY: The invention listed below is 

owned by the U.S. Government as 

represented by the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, and is available for 

licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 

207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or 

Cooperative Research and Development 

Agreements (CRADA) Collaboration 

under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to achieve 

expeditious commercialization of 

results of federally-funded research and 

development. Foreign patents are filed 

on selected inventions to extend market 

coverage for U.S companies and may 

also be available for licensing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical and licensing information on 

the invention may be obtained by 

writing to: Amy E. Centanni, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Director 

Technology Transfer Program, Office of 

Research and Development, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420; fax: 202–254–0255; e-mail at: 

amy.centanni@mail.va.gov. Any request 

for information should include the 

Number and Title for the relevant 

invention as indicated below. Issued 

patents may be obtained from the 

Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent 

and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 

20231. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

invention available for licensing is: U.S. 

Provisional Patent Application No. 60/ 

674,881 ‘‘Cell-Specific Molecule and 

Method for Importing DNA into 

Osteoblast Nuclei.’’

Dated: November 16, 2005. 

Gordon H. Mansfield, 

Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Research Advisory Committee 

on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses will 

meet on December 12–13, 2005 in room 

230 at the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. The sessions will 

convene at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. 

Sessions will be open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed research 

studies, research plans and research 

strategies relating to the health 

consequences of military service in the 

Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Gulf War. 

The Committee will review VA 

program activities related to Gulf War 

veterans’ illnesses and updates on 

scientific research on Gulf War illnesses 

published since the last committee 

meeting. Additionally, there will be 

preliminary information on treatment 

research for Gulf War illnesses, research 

related to possible health effects of 

exposures during the 1991 Gulf War, 

and discussion of committee business 

and activities. 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements for the Committee’s 

review to Dr. William J. Goldberg, 

Designated Federal Officer, Department 

of Veterans Affairs (121E), 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Dr. William J. Goldberg at (202) 254–

0294. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Professional Certification and 

Licensure Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Professional Certification and 

Licensure Advisory Committee has 

scheduled a meeting for December 9, 

2005, in Conference Room 542, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 1800 

G Street, NW., Washington, DC, from 

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting is open 

to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the requirements of organizations or 

entities offering licensing and 

certification tests to individuals for 

which payment for such tests may be 

made under Chapters 30, 32, 34, or 35 

of title 38, United States Code. 

The meeting will begin with opening 

remarks by Ms. Sandra Winborne, 

Committee Chair. During the morning 

session, there will be a presentation on 

the usage of the license and certification 

test reimbursement benefit, and 

discussions about system updates and 

outreach activities. The afternoon 

session will include any statements 

from the public (scheduled for 1:30 

p.m.) old business, and any new 

business. 

Interested persons may file written 

statements to the Committee before the 

meeting, or within 10 days after the 

meeting, with Ms. Stacey St. Holder, 

Designated Federal Officer, Department 

of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (225B), 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

Anyone wishing to attend the meeting 

should contact Ms. Stacey St. Holder or 

Mr. Michael Yunker at (202) 273–7187. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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