83 FR 16436 - Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
| Page Range | 16436-16437 | |
| FR Document | 2018-07844 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 16436-16437] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07844] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Research and Development, Technology Transfer Program, intends to grant to Meiogen Biotechnology Corporation, 20 Assembly Square Drive, Somerville, MA 02145, an exclusive license to U.S. patent application No. 62/571,900 (``Compositions and Methods of Interferon Alpha Binding Proteins'') VA Invention Disclosure number 2018-010 titled, ``B18R (NormferonTM-alpha).'' The invention provides compositions comprising of interferon-alpha binding protein (B18R) and combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART) to treat HIV associated neurogenerative disorder (HAND). Ultimately, this invention provides a novel therapeutic option for subjects with HAND. DATES: Comments must be received by May 1, 2018. 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 not 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 [[Page 16437]] Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Benjamin Henry, Technology Transfer Specialist, Office of Research and Development (10P9TT), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 443-5736 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the public interest to license this invention. Meiogen 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. 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. Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on April 10, 2018, for publication. Dated: April 10, 2018. Jeffrey M. Martin, Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-07844 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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that the subject FMVSS No. 302 employers of the Pressroom Unions’ Pressroom Unions’ Pension Trust Fund
noncompliance in the subject vehicles is Pension Trust Fund. application.
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. DATES: Comments must be received by Comments are requested from
Accordingly, Toyota’s petition is hereby May 31, 2018. interested parties, including
granted and Toyota is consequently participants and beneficiaries, employee
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
exempted from the obligation of organizations, and contributing
electronically through the Federal
providing notification of, and a free employers of the Pressroom Unions’
eRulemaking Portal at http://
remedy for, that noncompliance under Pension Trust Fund. Consideration will
www.regulations.gov, in accordance
49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120. be given to any comments that are
with the instructions on that site.
NHTSA notes that the statutory timely received by Treasury.
Electronic submissions through
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and Dated: April 9, 2018.
www.regulations.gov are encouraged.
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to David Kautter,
Comments may also be mailed to the
file petitions for a determination of
Department of the Treasury, MPRA Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, [FR Doc. 2018–07842 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am]
exempt manufacturers only from the
Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220, BILLING CODE 4810–25–P
duties found in sections 30118 and
Attn: Eric Berger. Comments sent via
30120, respectively, to notify owners,
facsimile and email will not be
purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
accepted. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
noncompliance and to remedy the
Additional Instructions. All AFFAIRS
defect or noncompliance. Therefore, this
comments received, including
decision only applies to the subject
attachments and other supporting Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive
vehicles that Toyota no longer
materials, will be made available to the License
controlled at the time it determined that
public. Do not include any personally
the noncompliance existed. However, AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
identifiable information (such as your
the granting of this petition does not ACTION: Notice of intent.
Social Security number, name, address,
relieve vehicle distributors and dealers
or other contact information) or any SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
other information in your comment or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),
sale, or introduction or delivery for
supporting materials that you do not Office of Research and Development,
introduction into interstate commerce of
want publicly disclosed. Treasury will Technology Transfer Program, intends
the noncompliant vehicles under their
make comments available for public to grant to Meiogen Biotechnology
control after Toyota notified them that
inspection and copying on Corporation, 20 Assembly Square Drive,
the subject noncompliance existed.
www.regulations.gov or upon request. Somerville, MA 02145, an exclusive
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Comments posted on the internet can be
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and license to U.S. patent application No.
retrieved by most internet search 62/571,900 (‘‘Compositions and
501.8)
engines. Methods of Interferon Alpha Binding
Claudia W. Covell, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Proteins’’) VA Invention Disclosure
Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety information regarding the application number 2018–010 titled, ‘‘B18R
Compliance. from the Pressroom Unions’ Pension (NormferonTM-alpha).’’ The invention
[FR Doc. 2018–07826 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] Trust Fund, please contact Treasury at provides compositions comprising of
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P (202) 622–1534 (not a toll-free number). interferon-alpha binding protein (B18R)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MPRA and combined anti-retroviral therapy
amended the Internal Revenue Code to (cART) to treat HIV associated
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY permit a multiemployer plan that is neurogenerative disorder (HAND).
projected to have insufficient funds to Ultimately, this invention provides a
Multiemployer Pension Plan novel therapeutic option for subjects
reduce pension benefits payable to
Application To Reduce Benefits with HAND.
participants and beneficiaries if certain
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. conditions are satisfied. In order to DATES: Comments must be received by
ACTION:Notice of availability; Request reduce benefits, the plan sponsor is May 1, 2018.
for comments. required to submit an application to the ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
Secretary of the Treasury, which must submitted through www.regulations.gov;
SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the be approved or denied in consultation by mail or hand-delivery to the Director,
Pressroom Unions’ Pension Trust Fund, with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Regulations Management (02REG),
a multiemployer pension plan, has Corporation (PBGC) and the Department Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
submitted an application to reduce of Labor. Vermont Avenue NW, Room 1068,
benefits under the plan in accordance On March 15, 2018, the Board of Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to
with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Trustees of the Pressroom Unions’ (202) 273–9026 (this is not a toll-free
Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of Pension Trust Fund submitted an number). Copies of comments received
this notice is to announce that the application for approval to reduce will be available for public inspection in
application submitted by the Board of benefits under the plan. As required by the Office of Regulation Policy and
Trustees of the Pressroom Unions’ MPRA, that application has been Management, Room 1063B, between the
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Pension Trust Fund has been published published on Treasury’s website at hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
on the website of the Department of the https://www.treasury.gov/services/ Monday through Friday (except
Treasury (Treasury), and to request Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury holidays). Call (202) 461–4902 for an
public comments on the application is publishing this notice in the Federal appointment (this is not a toll-free
from interested parties, including Register, in consultation with PBGC and number). In addition, during the
participants and beneficiaries, employee the Department of Labor, to solicit comment period, comments may be
organizations, and contributing public comments on all aspects of the viewed online through the Federal
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Docket Management System at the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. document to the Office of the Federal
www.regulations.gov. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective Register for publication electronically as
exclusive license may be granted unless, an official document of the Department
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. within 15 days from the date of this of Veterans Affairs. Jacquelyn Hayes-
Benjamin Henry, Technology Transfer published Notice, the Department of Byrd, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department
Specialist, Office of Research and Veterans Affairs Office of Research and of Veterans Affairs, approved this
Development (10P9TT), Department of Development, Technology Transfer document on April 10, 2018, for
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue Program receives written evidence and publication.
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 443– argument which establishes that the
5736 (this is not a toll-free number). Dated: April 10, 2018.
grant of the license would not be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the consistent with the requirements of 35 Jeffrey M. Martin,
public interest to license this invention. U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy
Meiogen submitted a complete and Signing Authority: The Secretary of & Management, Office of the Secretary,
sufficient application for a license. The Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved Department of Veterans Affairs.
prospective exclusive license will be this document and authorized the [FR Doc. 2018–07844 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am]
royalty-bearing and will comply with undersigned to sign and submit the BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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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 by May 1, 2018. | |
| Contact | Mr. Benjamin Henry, Technology Transfer Specialist, Office of Research and Development (10P9TT), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 443-5736 (this is not a toll-free number). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 16436 |
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