81 FR 31629 - Intent To Grant a Co-Exclusive Patent License

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 97 (May 19, 2016)

Page Range		31629-31629
FR Document		2016-11841

Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 (Patents) and 37 CFR part 404 (U.S. Government patent licensing regulations), EPA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license to practice the invention described and claimed in the U.S. patent number 7,279,103 entitled, PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF ACIDIC METAL- BEARING WASTE WATERS TO PERMISSABLE DISCHARGE LEVELS WITH RECOVERY OF MARKETABLE METAL PRODUCTS, filed September 13, 2005 and issued October 9, 2007, to PRD Tech, Incorporated, Cincinnati, Ohio. The proposed exclusive license will contain appropriate terms, limitations, and conditions to be negotiated in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.5 and 404.7 of the U.S. Government patent licensing regulations. EPA will negotiate the final terms and conditions and grant the exclusive license, unless within 30 days from the date of this notice EPA receives, at the address below, written objections to the grant, together with supporting documentation. The documentation from objecting parties having an interest in practicing the above patent should include an application for an exclusive or nonexclusive license with the information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8. The EPA Patent Attorney and other EPA officials will review all written responses and then make recommendations on a final decision to the Director or Deputy Director of the National Risk Management Research Laboratory who have been delegated the authority to issue patent licenses under EPA Delegation 1-55.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 9946-65-OGC]


Intent To Grant a Co-Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant a co-exclusive license; request for 
public comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 (Patents) and 37 CFR part 404 (U.S. 
Government patent licensing regulations), EPA hereby gives notice of 
its intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license to 
practice the invention described and claimed in the U.S. patent number 
7,279,103 entitled, PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF ACIDIC METAL-
BEARING WASTE WATERS TO PERMISSABLE DISCHARGE LEVELS WITH RECOVERY OF 
MARKETABLE METAL PRODUCTS, filed September 13, 2005 and issued October 
9, 2007, to PRD Tech, Incorporated, Cincinnati, Ohio.
    The proposed exclusive license will contain appropriate terms, 
limitations, and conditions to be negotiated in accordance with 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.5 and 404.7 of the U.S. Government patent 
licensing regulations.
    EPA will negotiate the final terms and conditions and grant the 
exclusive license, unless within 30 days from the date of this notice 
EPA receives, at the address below, written objections to the grant, 
together with supporting documentation. The documentation from 
objecting parties having an interest in practicing the above patent 
should include an application for an exclusive or nonexclusive license 
with the information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8.
    The EPA Patent Attorney and other EPA officials will review all 
written responses and then make recommendations on a final decision to 
the Director or Deputy Director of the National Risk Management 
Research Laboratory who have been delegated the authority to issue 
patent licenses under EPA Delegation 1-55.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to Laura Scalise, Patent Attorney, 
Office of General Counsel (Mail Code 2377A), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: (202) 564-8303; email address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Scalise, Patent Attorney, Office 
of General Counsel (Mail Code 2377A), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564-8303.

    Dated: May 6, 2016.
Wendy Blake,
Associate General Counsel, General Law Office.
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operations, and expanding the use of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION General Counsel (Mail Code 2377A),
demand response, storage, and electric AGENCY Environmental Protection Agency,
vehicles in electric system operations. Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202)
[FRL 9946–65–OGC]
(4a) Proposed Changes: EIA proposes 564–8303.
to: Intent To Grant a Co-Exclusive Patent Dated: May 6, 2016.
• Change the amount of time within License Wendy Blake,
which the respondents must report. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Associate General Counsel, General Law
Currently respondents must submit Agency (EPA). Office.
their data within 60 minutes of the end [FR Doc. 2016–11841 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice of intent to grant a co-
of the data hour. The proposal is to BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
exclusive license; request for public
change that to within 30 minutes of the
comment.
end of the data hour. This change would
be consistent with the observed SUMMARY: Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
reporting capabilities of the (Patents) and 37 CFR part 404 (U.S. AGENCY
respondents. Government patent licensing [EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0120; FRL–9946–64–
• Require respondents to report regulations), EPA hereby gives notice of OAR]
hourly sub-regional actual demand its intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-
when these values are produced in the bearing, revocable license to practice the Proposed Information Collection
normal course of business within a invention described and claimed in the Request; Comment Request; National
month of the operating day. U.S. patent number 7,279,103 entitled, Volatile Organic Compound Emission
• Require respondents to report PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF Standards for Automobile Refinish
hourly net generation by standard fuel ACIDIC METAL-BEARING WASTE Coatings
type categories. WATERS TO PERMISSABLE
DISCHARGE LEVELS WITH AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Also, EIA requests comments on Agency (EPA).
RECOVERY OF MARKETABLE METAL
whether it should continue its current ACTION: Notice.
PRODUCTS, filed September 13, 2005
policy of limited withholding of small
and issued October 9, 2007, to PRD
Balancing Authority data for two days. Tech, Incorporated, Cincinnati, Ohio. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
(5) Estimated Number of Survey The proposed exclusive license will Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
Respondents: The annual estimated contain appropriate terms, limitations, information collection request (ICR),
number of respondents is 66. and conditions to be negotiated in ‘‘National Volatile Organic Compound
(6) Annual Estimated Number of accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 Emission Standards for Automobile
Total Responses: The annual estimated CFR 404.5 and 404.7 of the U.S. Refinish Coatings’’ (EPA ICR No.
number of total responses is 24,090. Government patent licensing 1765.08, OMB Control No. 2060–0353)
regulations. to the Office of Management and Budget
(7) Annual Estimated Number of (OMB) for review and approval in
Burden Hours: The annual estimated EPA will negotiate the final terms and
conditions and grant the exclusive accordance with the Paperwork
burden is 3,960 hours, which represents Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
an increase of 1,618 burden hours from license, unless within 30 days from the
date of this notice EPA receives, at the seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is
the prior renewal of this collection. The soliciting public comments on specific
increase in burden is due to the address below, written objections to the
grant, together with supporting aspects of the proposed information
expansion of the form to collect net collection as described below. This is a
generation by standard fuel type. documentation. The documentation
from objecting parties having an interest proposed extension of the ICR, which is
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and in practicing the above patent should currently approved through November
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: Additional include an application for an exclusive 30, 2016. An Agency may not conduct
costs to respondents are not anticipated or nonexclusive license with the or sponsor and a person is not required
beyond costs associated with response information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8. to respond to a collection of information
burden. The information is maintained The EPA Patent Attorney and other unless it displays a currently valid OMB
in the normal course of business. The EPA officials will review all written control number.
cost of burden hours to the respondents responses and then make DATES: Comments must be submitted on
is estimated to be $285,199 (3,960 recommendations on a final decision to or before July 18, 2016.
burden hours times $72.02 per hour). the Director or Deputy Director of the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Therefore, other than the cost of burden National Risk Management Research
hours, EIA estimates that there are no referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Laboratory who have been delegated the OAR–2003–0120, online using
additional costs for generating, authority to issue patent licenses under
maintaining and providing the www.regulations.gov (our preferred
EPA Delegation 1–55. method), by email to a-and-r-docket@
information. DATES: Comments must be received by epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the June 20, 2016. Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b). Laura Scalise, Patent Attorney, Office of 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 12, General Counsel (Mail Code 2377A), Washington, DC 20460.
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2016. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The EPA’s policy is that all comments
Nanda Srinivasan, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., received will be included in the public
Director, Office of Survey Development and Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) docket without change, including any
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy 564–8303; email address: scalise.laura@ personal information provided, unless
Information Administration. epa.gov. the comment includes profanity, threats,
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of intent to grant a co-exclusive license; request for public comment.
Dates		Comments must be received by June 20, 2016.
Contact		Laura Scalise, Patent Attorney, Office of General Counsel (Mail Code 2377A), Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564-8303.
FR Citation		81 FR 31629