The Federal Register

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 25, 2003, page 55396 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Proposed Collection

Title: The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Type of Information Collection Reque

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Customer and Other Partners Satisfaction

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Summary: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for the opportunity for pubic comment on the proposed data collection projects, the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (CC), the National Institutes of Health, (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

Title: Customer and Other Partners Satisfaction Surveys. Type of Information Collection Request: New request/waiver. Need and Use of Information Collection: The information collected in these surveys will be used by Clinical Center personnel: (1) To evaluate the satisfaction of various Clinical Center customers and other partners with Clinical Center services; (2) to assist with the design of modifications of these services, based on customer input; (3) to develop new services, based on customer need; and (4) to evaluate the satisfaction of various Clinical C

Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federallyfunded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federallyfunded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis III.

Date: February 11, 2004.

Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate cooperative agreement applications.

Place: Double Tree Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Arthur N.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Aldosterone Antagonists for the Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Sytolic Function.

Date: January 28, 2004.

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Double Tree Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person:

National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: Center for Inherited Disease Research Access Committee.

Date: January 8, 2004.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Embassy Suites, Washington, DC 20015.

Contact Person: Jerry Roberts, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Building 38A, B

National Institute on Aging; Notice of Meeting

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Advisory Council on Aging.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

Name of Committee: National Advisory C

Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Zenapax (Humanized Antibody Against the IL-2 Receptor Alpha Chain) as a Novel

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in U.S. provisional patent application 60/393,021 (DHHS ref. no. E1432002/0 US01) filed June 28, 2002, international PCT application PCT/US02/ 38290 (DHHS ref. no. E1432002/0PCT02), international PCT
application PCT/US03/20428 (DHHS ref. no. E1432002/0PCT04), and United States Patent Application Serial No. 10/607,598 (DHHS ref. no. E1432002/0US03), all entitled, ``Zenapax (Humanized Antibody Against the IL2 Receptor Alpha Chain) As A Novel Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis,'' and all corresponding foreign patent applications to Protein Design Laboratories, of Fremont, California. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the United States of America.

The prospective exclusive license territory will be worldwide. The field of use

Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: ``Methods of Making, Using and Pharmaceutical Formulations Comprising

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license worldwide to practice the invention embodied in: USSN 60/193,530 and USSN 60/194,440, converted into combined PCT Application, PCT/US01/10293, and national stage filed in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan. A PCTCIP was also filed and given a PCT Application Number of PCT/US02/09886, followed by national stage filings in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, and Japan. The potential licensee is Torotech, LLC, having a place of business in the State of Maryland. The field of use may be limited to the therapeutic treatment of hypogonadism and human reproduction therapy. The United States of America is the assignee of the patent rights in this invention. This announcement is the first notice to grant an exclusive license to this technology.

Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Postnatal Stem Cells and Uses Thereof

Fri, Dec 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license worldwide to practice the invention embodied in: PCT application number PCT/US03/12276 filed April 19, 2003 entitled, ``Postnatal Stem Cells and Uses Thereof'' to Dentigenix, having a place of business in the State of Washington. The field of use may be limited to the treatment of dental regeneration. The United States of America is the assignee of the patent rights in this invention. This announcement is the first notice to grant an exclusive license to this technology.