82 FR 41312 - Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 167 (August 30, 2017)

Page Range		41312-41313
FR Document		2017-18370

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Research and Development, Technology Transfer Program, intends to grant to the Arizona Board of Regents, for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (NAU), 1395 South Knoles Drive, PO Box 4087, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4087, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 9,457,009 (``Methods and Compositions for Preventing and Treating Auditory Dysfunctions'') and related patent applications associated with VA Invention Disclosure number 10-148, titled, ``Otoprotective Uncaria Tomentosa.'' The invention provides methods for treating auditory impairments in a subject in need of treatment comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a composition comprising, as an active agent, one or more of a carboxy alkyl ester, a quinic acid derivative, a caffeic acid derivative, a ferulic acid derivative, or a quinic acid lactone or derivative thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an acceptable carrier or excipient, so as to treat auditory impairments in the subject. Ultimately, this invention provides a novel therapeutic option for otoprotection and/or hearing recovery following injury.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18370]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA), Office of Research and Development, Technology Transfer Program, 
intends to grant to the Arizona Board of Regents, for and on behalf of 
Northern Arizona University (NAU), 1395 South Knoles Drive, PO Box 
4087, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4087, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 
9,457,009 (``Methods and Compositions for Preventing and Treating 
Auditory Dysfunctions'') and related patent applications associated 
with VA Invention Disclosure number 10-148, titled, ``Otoprotective 
Uncaria Tomentosa.'' The invention provides methods for treating 
auditory impairments in a subject in need of treatment comprising 
administering to said subject an effective amount of a composition 
comprising, as an active agent, one or more of a carboxy alkyl ester, a 
quinic acid derivative, a caffeic acid derivative, a ferulic acid 
derivative, or a quinic acid lactone or derivative thereof or 
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an acceptable carrier or 
excipient, so as to treat auditory impairments in the subject. 
Ultimately, this invention provides a novel therapeutic option for 
otoprotection and/or hearing recovery following injury.

DATES: Comments must be received September 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through 
www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 
273-9026 (this is a toll-free number). Copies of comments received will 
be available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy 
and Management, Room 1063B, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Call (202) 461-4902 for 
an appointment (this is not a toll-free number). In addition, during 
the comment period, comments may be viewed online through the Federal 
Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lee A. Sylvers, Technology 
Transfer Specialist, Office of Research and Development (10P9TT), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, (202) 443-5646 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the public interest to license this 
invention. NAU submitted a complete and sufficient application for a 
license. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and 
will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 
404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within 
15 days from the date of this published Notice, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, Technology 
Transfer Program receives written evidence and argument which 
establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with 
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

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Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina S. 
Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
approved this document on August 24, 2017, for publication.

    Dated: August 24, 2017.
Jeffrey Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, 
Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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OMB Control Number: 1545–2044. chapter 3. A Form W–14 must be treatment comprising administering to
Type of Review: Extension without provided to the acquiring agency (U.S. said subject an effective amount of a
change of a currently approved government department, agency, composition comprising, as an active
collection. independent establishment, or agent, one or more of a carboxy alkyl
Abstract: This revenue procedure corporation) to: Establish that they are a ester, a quinic acid derivative, a caffeic
2015–40 provides guidance on the foreign contracting party; and If acid derivative, a ferulic acid derivative,
process of requesting and obtaining applicable, claim an exemption from or a quinic acid lactone or derivative
assistance under U.S. tax treaties from withholding based on an international thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable
the U.S. competent authority, acting agreement (such as a tax treaty); or salt thereof and an acceptable carrier or
through the Advance Pricing and Claim an exemption from withholding, excipient, so as to treat auditory
Mutual Agreement Program and the in whole or in part, based on an impairments in the subject. Ultimately,
Treaty Assistance and Interpretation international procurement agreement or this invention provides a novel
Team of the Deputy Commissioner because goods are produced, or services therapeutic option for otoprotection
(International), Large Business & are performed in the United States. A and/or hearing recovery following
International Division of the Internal Form W–14 must be provided to the injury.
Revenue Service. This revenue acquiring agency if a foreign contracting
procedure updates and supersedes Rev. party has been paid a specified Federal DATES:Comments must be received
Proc. 2006–54, 2006–2 C.B. 1035, and is procurement payment and the foreign September 14, 2017.
being issued concurrently with Rev. contracting party is seeking to claim an ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
Proc. 2015–41, 2015–35 I.R.B., which exemption (in whole or in part) from the submitted through www.regulations.gov;
provides guidance with respect to tax imposed by section 5000C. Form W– by mail or hand-delivery to the Director,
advance pricing agreements. 14 must be submitted when requested Regulations Management (02REG),
This revenue procedure also reflects by the acquiring agency, whether or not Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
modifications based on continuing an exemption (in whole or in part) is Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068,
internal monitoring of the claimed from withholding under section Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to
administrative procedures of the U.S. 5000C. (202) 273–9026 (this is a toll-free
competent authority to ensure that the Form: W–14. number). Copies of comments received
administration of U.S. tax treaties is Affected Public: Federal Government. will be available for public inspection in
consistently principled, effective, and Estimated Total Annual Burden the Office of Regulation Policy and
efficient. Hours: 11,840.
Form: None. Management, Room 1063B, between the
Affected Public: Individuals or Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Households. Dated: August 24, 2017. Monday through Friday (except
Estimated Total Annual Burden holidays). Call (202) 461–4902 for an
Jennifer P. Leonard,
Hours: 9,000. appointment (this is not a toll-free
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
Title: Form W–14—Certificate of number). In addition, during the
[FR Doc. 2017–18364 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] comment period, comments may be
Foreign Contracting Party Receiving
Federal Procurement Payments.
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P viewed online through the Federal
OMB Control Number: 1545–2263. Docket Management System at
Type of Review: Extension without www.regulations.gov.
change of a currently approved DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
collection. Lee A. Sylvers, Technology Transfer
Abstract: Tax on Certain Foreign
Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Specialist, Office of Research and
Procurement, Notice of Purposed
License Development (10P9TT), Department of
Rulemaking, contains proposed
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
regulations under section 5000C of the AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 443–
Internal Revenue Code. The proposed ACTION: Notice of intent. 5646 (this is not a toll-free number).
regulations affect U.S. government
acquiring agencies and foreign persons SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the
providing certain goods or services to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), public interest to license this invention.
the U.S. government pursuant to a Office of Research and Development, NAU submitted a complete and
contract. This document also contains Technology Transfer Program, intends sufficient application for a license. The
proposed regulations under section to grant to the Arizona Board of Regents, prospective exclusive license will be
6114, with respect to foreign persons for and on behalf of Northern Arizona royalty-bearing and will comply with
claiming an exemption from the tax University (NAU), 1395 South Knoles the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.
under an income tax treaty. Section Drive, PO Box 4087, Flagstaff, AZ 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective
5000C imposes a 2% tax on foreign 86011–4087, an exclusive license to exclusive license may be granted unless,
persons (as defined in section U.S. Patent No. 9,457,009 (‘‘Methods within 15 days from the date of this
7701(a)(30)), that are parties to specified and Compositions for Preventing and published Notice, the Department of
Federal procurement contracts with the Treating Auditory Dysfunctions’’) and Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and
U.S. government entered into on and related patent applications associated Development, Technology Transfer
after January 2, 2011. This tax is with VA Invention Disclosure number Program receives written evidence and
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imposed on the gross amount of 10–148, titled, ‘‘Otoprotective Uncaria argument which establishes that the
specified Federal procurement Tomentosa.’’ The invention provides grant of the license would not be
payments and is generally collected by methods for treating auditory consistent with the requirements of 35
increasing the amount withheld under impairments in a subject in need of U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of intent.
Dates		Comments must be received September 14, 2017.
Contact		Dr. Lee A. Sylvers, Technology Transfer Specialist, Office of Research and Development (10P9TT), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 443-5646 (this is not a toll-free number).
FR Citation		82 FR 41312