80 FR 42489 - Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 137 (July 17, 2015)

Page Range		42489-42490
FR Document		2015-17654

This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) hereby gives notice that the Department of Energy (DOE) intends to grant an exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent Number 8,470,276, ``Process for CO<INF>2</INF> capture using a regenerable magnesium hydroxide sorbent'' and in U.S. Patent Number 8,617,499, ``Minimization of steam requirements and enhancement of water-gas shift reaction with warm gas temperature CO<INF>2</INF> removal'' to CogniTek Management Systems, Inc., a small business having its principal place of business in Northbrook, Illinois. The patents are owned by the United States of America, as represented by DOE. The prospective exclusive license complies with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an exclusive license.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The National Energy Technology Laboratory 
(NETL) hereby gives notice that the Department of Energy (DOE) intends 
to grant an exclusive license to practice the inventions described and 
claimed in U.S. Patent Number 8,470,276, ``Process for CO2 
capture using a regenerable magnesium hydroxide sorbent'' and in U.S. 
Patent Number 8,617,499, ``Minimization of steam requirements and 
enhancement of water-gas shift reaction with warm gas temperature 
CO2 removal'' to CogniTek Management Systems, Inc., a small 
business having its principal place of business in Northbrook, 
Illinois. The patents are owned by the United States of America, as 
represented by DOE. The prospective exclusive license complies with the 
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

DATES: Written comments, objections, or nonexclusive license 
applications must be received at the address listed below no later than 
August 3, 2015. 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: Comments, applications for nonexclusive licenses, or 
objections relating to the prospective exclusive license should be 
submitted to Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer Program Manager, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 
10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940 or via facsimile to (412) 386-4183.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer 
Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology 
Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; Telephone (412) 386-
7417; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 209(c) of title 35 of the United 
States Code gives DOE the authority to grant exclusive or partially 
exclusive licenses in Department-owned inventions where a determination 
is made, among other things, that the desired practical application of 
the invention has not been achieved, or is not likely to be achieved 
expeditiously, under a nonexclusive license. The statute and 
implementing regulations (37 CFR 404) require that the necessary 
determinations be made after public notice and opportunity for filing 
written comments and objections.
    CogniTek Management Systems, Inc., a small business, has applied 
for an exclusive license to practice the inventions and has a plan for 
commercialization of the inventions. DOE intends to grant the license, 
upon a final determination in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c), unless 
within 15 days of publication of this notice, NETL's Technology 
Transfer Manager (contact information listed above), receives in 
writing any of the following, together with supporting documents:
    (i) A statement from any person setting forth reasons why it would 
not be in the best interest of the United States to grant the proposed 
license; or
    (ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention, in 
which applicant states that it already has brought the invention to 
practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical 
application expeditiously.
    The proposed license would be exclusive, subject to a license and 
other rights retained by the United States, and

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subject to a negotiated royalty. DOE will review all timely written 
responses to this notice, and will grant the license if, after 
expiration of the 15-day notice period, and after consideration of any 
written responses to this notice, a determination is made in accordance 
with 35 U.S.C. 209(c) that the license is in the public interest.

     Issued: July 6, 2015.
Grace M. Bochenek,
Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2015-17654 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
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subject to a negotiated royalty. DOE will though another entity, a wholly-owned Services by Public Utilities; FERC Stats.
review all timely written responses to subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. & Regs. ¶31,036 (1996)), as amended. In
this notice, and will grant the license if, ITC Lake Erie proposes to construct furtherance of this policy, DOE invites
after expiration of the 15-day notice and operate the ITC Lake Erie Connector comments on whether it would be
period, and after consideration of any Project (the project), a ± 320 kilovolt appropriate to condition any
written responses to this notice, a (kV) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Presidential Permit issued in this
determination is made in accordance bi-directional electric transmission line proceeding on compliance with these
with 35 U.S.C. 209(c) that the license is that would originate Haldimand County, open access principles.
in the public interest. Ontario, Canada, and terminate in Erie
County, Pennsylvania. The proposed Procedural Matters: Any person may
Issued: July 6, 2015. comment on this application by filing
project facilities would be capable of
Grace M. Bochenek, such comment at the address provided
transmitting up to 1000 megawatts
Director, National Energy Technology (MW) of power. above. Any person seeking to become a
Laboratory.
The U.S. portion of the proposed party to this proceeding must file a
[FR Doc. 2015–17654 Filed 7–16–15; 8:45 am] project would cross the U.S.-Canada motion to intervene at the address
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P border in Lake Erie as a submerged line, provided above in accordance with Rule
buried in the lake bed, and would run 214 of FERC’s Rules of Practice and
approximately 35.4 miles before Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY reaching the shore on private property, of each comment or motion to intervene
[OE Docket No. PP–412] west of Erie Bluffs Park. From the shore, should be filed with DOE on or before
the line would be buried underground the date listed above.
Application for Presidential Permit; ITC for approximately 7.1 miles, along
Lake Erie Connector Project mostly roadway rights-of-way and Additional copies of such motions to
terminate at the proposed Erie Converter intervene also should be filed directly
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery with: Andrew Jamieson, Counsel, ITC
and Energy Reliability, DOE. Station. From the Erie Converter
Station, a 345 kV alternating current Holdings Corp., 27175 Energy Way,
ACTION: Notice of application. Novi, MI 48377, ajamieson@
(AC) transmission line would run
SUMMARY: ITC Lake Erie Connector LLC approximately 1,900–3,000 feet itctransco.com AND John R. Staffier,
(ITC Lake Erie) has applied for a (depending on final routing) Stunz, Davis & Staffier, P.C., 555
Presidential Permit to construct, underground and connect into the U.S. Twelfth Street NW., Suite 360,
operate, maintain, and connect an grid at the existing Erie West Substation Washington, DC 20004, jstaffier@
electric transmission line across the owned by Penelec. The total length of sdatty.com AND Ellen S. Young, Stunz,
United States border with Canada. the Project would be 72.4 miles, with Davis & Staffier, P.C., 555 Twelfth Street
DATES: Comments or motions to
the U.S. portion totaling about 42.5 NW., Suite 360, Washington, DC 20004
intervene must be submitted on or miles. eyoung@sdatty.com.
The Project would be operated in
before August 17, 2015. Before a Presidential Permit may be
accordance with the established
ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to issued or amended, DOE must
engineering and technical criteria of the
intervene should be addressed as Independent System Operator of determine that the proposed action is in
follows: Office of Electricity Delivery Ontario (IESO) and the PJM the public interest. In making that
and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Interconnection (PJM). In the U.S., the determination, DOE considers the
Department of Energy, 1000 Project would be placed under environmental impacts of the proposed
Independence Avenue SW., operational control of PJM. project pursuant to the National
Washington, DC 20585. Since the restructuring of the electric Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: industry began, resulting in the determines the project’s impact on
Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) introduction of different types of electric reliability by ascertaining
at 202–586–5260 or via electronic mail competitive entities into the whether the proposed project would
at Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, marketplace, DOE has consistently adversely affect the operation of the U.S.
Katherine Konieczny (Program expressed its policy that cross-border electric power supply system under
Attorney) at 202–586–0503. trade in electric energy should be
normal and contingency conditions, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject to the same principles of
any other factors that DOE may also
construction, operation, maintenance, comparable open access and non-
discrimination that apply to consider relevant to the public interest.
and connection of facilities at the
transmission in interstate commerce. Also, DOE must obtain the concurrences
international border of the United States
for the transmission of electric energy DOE has stated that policy in export of the Secretary of State and the
between the United States and a foreign authorizations granted to entities Secretary of Defense before taking final
country is prohibited in the absence of requesting authority to export over action on a Presidential Permit
a Presidential Permit issued pursuant to international transmission facilities. application.
Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as Specifically, DOE expects transmitting Copies of this application will be
amended by E.O. 12038. utilities owning border facilities to made available, upon request, for public
On May 29, 2015, ITC Lake Erie filed provide access across the border in inspection and copying at the address
an application with the Office of accordance with the principles of
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provided above, or by accessing the
Electricity Delivery and Energy comparable open access and non- program Web site at http://energy.gov/
Reliability of the Department of Energy discrimination contained in the Federal oe/services/electricity-policy-
(DOE) for a Presidential Permit. ITC Power Act and articulated in Federal coordination-and-implementation/
Lake Erie has it principal place of Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) international-electricity-regulatio-2.
business in Novi, Michigan. ITC Lake Order No. 888 (Promoting Wholesale
Erie is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Competition Through Open Access
ITC Lake Erie Holdings LLC, which is, Non-Discriminatory Transmission

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of intent to grant an exclusive license.
Dates		Written comments, objections, or nonexclusive license
Contact		Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; Telephone (412) 386- 7417; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 42489