51534 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 3, 2008 / Notices 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (08–057)] 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 

37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby 

gives notice of its intent to grant an 

exclusive license in the United States to 

practice the inventions described and 

claimed in U.S. Patent No. 5,447,730, 

and NASA Case No. ARC–11943–1 

entitled ‘‘Rehydration Beverage’’ to 

David Belaga, having a principal place 

of business in Longmont, CO. The 

patent rights in this invention have been 

assigned to the United States of America 

as represented by the Administrator of 

the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. The prospective 

exclusive license will comply with the 

terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 

and 37 CFR 404.7. 

DATES: The exclusive license may be 

granted unless within fifteen (15) days 

from the date of this published notice, 

NASA receives written objections 

including evidence and argument that 

establish that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. Competing applications 

completed and received by NASA 

within fifteen (15) days of the date of 

this published notice will also be 

treated as objections to the grant of the 

contemplated exclusive license. 

Objections submitted in response to 

this notice will not be made available to 

the public for inspection and, to the 

extent permitted by law, will not be 

released under the Freedom of 

Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. 

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the 

prospective license may be submitted to 

Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, 

Ames Research Center, Mail Stop 202A– 

4, Moffett Field, CA 94035–1000. (650) 

604–5104; Fax (650) 604–2767. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert M. Padilla, Chief Patent Counsel, 

Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Ames 

Research Center, Mail Stop 202A–4, 

Moffett Field, CA 94035–1000. (650) 

604–5104; Fax (650) 604–2767. 

Information about other NASA 

inventions available for licensing can be 

found online at http:// 

techtracs.nasa.gov/. 

Dated: August 27, 2008. 

Michael C. Wholley, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E8–20423 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Application Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received Under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has received a waste management 

permit application for operation of a 54- 

foot steel-hulled ketch, Northanger, 

sailing and making landings along the 

west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, 

operated by the Explorer’s Corner LLC, 

a company within the United States. 

The application is submitted to NSF 

pursuant to regulations issued under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by October 3, 2008. Permit 

applications may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Polly A. Penhale or Nadene Kennedy at 

the above address or (703) 292–8030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF’s 

Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR part 

671, requires all U.S. citizens and 

entities to obtain a permit for the use or 

release of a designated pollutant in 

Antarctica, and for the release of waste 

in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit 

application under this Regulation for 

operation of a sailing ketch, Northanger, 

conducting passenger landings along the 

western coast of the Antarctic 

Peninsula. The small amount of waste 

created by the expedition team will be 

removed, including all fuel bottles, 

batteries, plastics, and non-combustible 

wastes, including perishable and 

nonperishable food wastes. 

The permit applicant is: Olaf Malver, 

Explorers’ Corner LLC, 1865 Solano 

Avenue, PMB926, Berkeley, CA 94707. 

Permit application No. 2009 WM–003. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–20268 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–219-LR] 

In the Matter of: Amergen Energy 

Company, LLC (License Renewal for 

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating 

Station); Notice of Appointment of 

Adjudicatory Employees 

Commissioners: Dale E. Klein, Chairman, 

Gregory B. Jaczko, Peter B. Lyons, Kristine L. 

Svinicki. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.4, notice is 

hereby given that Mr. Hipo ́lito J. 

Gonza ́lez, Materials Engineer, Office of 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 

and Mr. Paul G. Oberson, Materials 

Engineer, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards, have been 

appointed as Commission adjudicatory 

employees within the meaning of 

section 2.4, to advise the Commission 

regarding issues relating to review of the 

Licensing Board’s July 24, 2008 order in 

this case (LBP–08–12). Neither Mr. 

Gonza ́lez nor Mr. Oberson has 

previously performed any investigative 

or litigating function in connection with 

this or any related proceeding. Until 

such time as a final decision is issued 

in this matter, interested persons 

outside the agency and agency 

employees performing investigative or 

litigating functions in this proceeding 

are required to observe the restrictions 

of 10 CFR 2.347 and 2.348 in their 

communications with Mr. Gonza ́lez and 

Mr. Oberson. 

It is so ordered. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day 

of August 2008. 

For the Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–20366 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Federal Register Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission. 

DATE: Weeks of September 1, 8, 15, 22, 

29, October 6, 2008. 


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