6272 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 24 / Friday, February 6, 2009 / Notices 

Federal Officer, Defense Task Force on 

Sexual Assault in the Military Services, 

2850 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 100, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Telephone: 

(703) 325–6640; Fax: 703–325–6710/ 

6711; DSN number 221–6640; 

cora.chandler@wso.whs.mil. 

Dated: January 30, 2009. 

Patrica Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–2490 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

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 

Government as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army. The inventions 

collectively enable a Tactical Biological 

Detector (TAC–BIO), and are made 

available for licensing by the 

Department of the Army. United States 

Patent Number 6,967,338 entitled 

‘‘Micro UV Particle Detector’’, United 

States Patent Number 7,375,348 entitled 

‘‘Micro UV Detector’’, Army Case 

Numbers; DAM 656–06 entitled 

‘‘Improved, Front-End Optics to the 

Micro UV Detector’’, DAM 668–07 

entitled ‘‘Man Portable, Biological 

Aerosol Detector with High Level of 

Discrimination’’, and DAM 689–08 

entitled ‘‘Photon Counting Based 

Particle Detection Algorithm.’’ 

ADDRESSES: Requests for data and 

inventor interviews should be directed 

to Eric McGill, telephone: 410–436– 

8467, eric.s.mcgill@us.army.mil, U.S. 

Army Edgewood Chemical Biological 

Center (ECBC), AMSRD–ECB–PI–BP– 

TT, Bldg E3330/Rm 241 5183 

Blackhawk Road, APG, MD 21010–5424. 

Requests should be made prior to 

February 20, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dhirajlal Parekh, Office of Research and 

Technology Applications, U.S. Army 

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, 

AMSRD–ECB–PI–BP–TT, Bldg E3330/ 

Rm 241 5183 Blackhawk Road, APG, 

MD 21010–5424, telephone: 410–436– 

8400, e-mail: 

dhirajlal.parekh@us.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Army intends to move expeditiously to 

commercialize these patents by 

licensing to a cooperative research and 

development partner. Licensing 

application packages are available from 

ECBC and all applications and 

commercialization plans should be 

returned to ECBC by March 20, 2009. 

The Army intends to ensure that its 

licensed inventions are broadly 

commercialized throughout the United 

States. 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2537 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee under the Biomass Research 

and Development Act of 2000. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

agencies publish these notices in the 

Federal Register to allow for public 

participation. This notice announces the 

meeting of the Biomass Research and 

Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. 

DATES AND TIMES: 

February 25, 2009 at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

February 26, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. to 

3:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Homewood Suites— 

Riverwalk—Alamo Room, 432 W. 

Market, San Antonio, TX 78205. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valri Lightner, Designated Federal 

Officer for the Committee, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–0937 

or Carolyn Clark at (202) 586–8077; 

E-mail: cclark@bcs-hq.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biofuels Activities 

• Update on DOE Biofuels Activities 

• Presentation from the European 

Bioethanol Fuel Association on the 

European Perspective of the Biofuels 

Industry 

• Subcommittee Report-Outs 

• Presentation on Cellulosic Ethanol 

Commercialization from Range Fuels 

• Presentation on Enzymatic 

Breakthroughs from Genencor 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Valri 

Lightner at 202–586–0937; E-mail: 

valri.lightner@ee.doe.gov or Carolyn 

Clark at (202) 586–8077; E-mail: 

cclark@bcs-hq.com. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least 5 business days before the meeting. 

Members of the public will be heard in 

the order in which they sign up at the 

beginning of the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chair of the Committee will 

make every effort to hear the views of 

all interested parties. If you would like 

to file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. The Chair will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http:// 

www.brdisolutions.com/publications/ 

default.aspx#meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC on February 3, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2549 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

State Energy Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these teleconferences be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: February 18, 2009 at 1–2 p.m. 

EDT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Burch, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, Division Director, Office of 


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