7534 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 27 / Friday, February 8, 2008 / Notices 

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Administrative Procedure Act/ 

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other law for rules concerning public 

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requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: February 4, 2008. 

Helen Hurcombe 

Director, Acquisition and Grants Office, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Federal Consistency Appeal by AES 

Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and MidAtlantic Express, L.L.C. 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (Commerce). 

ACTION: Notice of Appeal 

SUMMARY: This announcement provides 

notice that AES Sparrows Point LNG, 

LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, L.L.C. 

(collectively, ‘‘AES’’) have filed a 

second administrative appeal with the 

Department of Commerce asking that 

the Secretary override the State of 

Maryland’s objection to AES’s proposed 

LNG terminal in Baltimore County, 

Maryland. 

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal 

record will be available at the NOAA 

Office of the General Counsel for Ocean 

Services, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910 

and on the following Web site: http:// 

www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, NOAA 

Office of the General Counsel, 301–713–

7392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Appeal 

AES has filed a notice of appeal with 

the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 

the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

1972 (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., 

and implementing regulations found at 

15 CFR part 930, subpart H. AES 

appeals an objection, filed by the State 

of Maryland, to a consistency 

determination prepared by AES related 

to its proposed LNG terminal project in 

Baltimore County, Maryland. AES 

previously filed an appeal with regard 

to this same project on August 8, 2007. 

See http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

Under the CZMA, the Secretary may 

override the State’s objection on 

grounds that the project is consistent 

with the objectives or purposes of the 

CZMA, or necessary in the interest of 

national security. To make the 

determination that the proposed activity 

is ‘‘consistent with the objectives or 

purposes’’ of the CZMA, the Secretary 

must find that: (1) The proposed activity 

furthers the national interest as 

articulated in sections 302 or 303 of the 

CZMA, in a significant or substantial 

manner; (2) the adverse effects of the 

proposed activity do not outweigh its 

contribution to the national interest, 

when those effects are considered 

separately or cumulatively; and (3) no 

reasonable alternative is available that 

would permit the activity to be 

conducted in a manner consistent with 

enforceable policies of the State’s 

coastal management program. 15 CFR 

930.121. To make the determination that 

the proposed activity is ‘‘necessary in 

the interest of national security,’’ the 

Secretary must find that a national 

defense or other national security 

interest would be significantly impaired 

were the proposed activity not 

permitted to go forward as proposed. 15 

CFR 930.122. 

II. Appeal Documents 

NOAA intends to provide the public 

with access to all publicly available 

materials and related documents 

comprising the appeal record during 

business hours, at the NOAA Office of 

the General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

For additional information about this 

appeal contact Odin Smith, 301–713–

7392. 

Dated: February 4, 2008. 

Joel La Bissonniere, 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

[Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent 

License 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

Part 404 of Title 37, Code of Federal 

Regulations, which implements Public 

Law 96–517, as amended, the 

Department of the Air Force announces 

its intention to grant Alexium Ltd., a 

business entity of Cyprus, having a 

place of business at 2 Sophouli Street, 

8th Floor Chanteclair House, 1096- 

Nicosia, Cyprus, an exclusive license in 

any right, title and interest the Air Force 

has in: U.S. Patent Application No. 11/ 

527,662 filed September 15, 2006, 

entitled ‘‘Method for Attachment of 

Silicon-Containing Compounds to a 

Surface and for Synthesis of 

Hypervalent Silicon-Compounds’’ by 

Jeffrey R. Owens, as well as other 

related know how. A license for this 

patent and related know how will be 

granted unless a written objection is 

filed within fifteen (15) days from the 

date of publication of this Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Jeffrey R. Moore, Attorney, Air 

Force Materiel Command Law Office, 

AFMCLO/JAZ, Building 11, Suite 100, 

2240 B Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 

45433–7109. Telephone: (937) 904–

5088; Facsimile (937) 255–3733. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–2287 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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