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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement earned value management system (EVMS) policy. FAR coverage is necessary to help standardize the use of EVMS across the Government. The final rule specifically impacts contracting officers, program managers, and offerors/contractors required to manage contracts by utilizing earned value management systems for major acquisitions.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide a single reference to acquisition flexibilities that may be used to facilitate and expedite acquisitions of supplies and services during emergency situations.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 200511. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov/far.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of rules appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 200511 which amend the FAR. An asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 200511 which precedes this document. These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov/far .

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning rights of first refusal of employment. The clearance currently expires on October 31, 2006.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or oth

Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee is publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 246. This bulletin lists revision in the per diem rates prescribed for U.S. Government employees for official travel in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and Possessions of the United States. AEA changes announced in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. Bulletin Number 246 is being published in the Federal Register to assure that travelers are paid per diem at the most current rates.

Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The following inventions are assigned to the U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy.

U.S. Patent No. 11/444,816: MICRO FABRICATED INERTIAL SHOCK BANDPASS FILTER.//U.S. Patent No. 11/040,300: MEMS MULTIDIRECTIONAL SHOCK SENSOR.//U.S. Patent No. 11/198,410: MEMS MULTIDIRECTIONAL SHOCK SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE MASSES.// U.S. Patent No. 11/009,847: MULTIPLE SHOCK SENSING DEVICE.// U.S. Patent No. 11/374,482: MEMS TIMER USING SEQUENTIAL UNLOCKING AND RELOCKING NESTED MASSES.//U.S. Patent No. 11/ 040,291: MICRO FABRICATED FALLING LEAF INERTIAL DELAY MECHANISM.//U.S. Patent No. 6,508,136: HIGH OUTPUT DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FLOW SENSOR.// U.S. Patent No. 11/447,519: LAUNCHED REMOTE SENSOR PROJECTILE.//U.S. Patent No. 6,995,707: IMPASS INTEGRATED MARITIME PORTABLE ACOUSTIC SCORING & SIMULATOR.//U.S. Patent No. 6,919,453: COLORANT COMPOSITIONS: DYES, DRUGS, DETECTION AGENTS.//U.S. Patent No. 11/417,294: FUNCTIONALIZATION OF C

Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive Patent License; Elemental Wireless, LLC

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Elemental Wireless, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the GovernmentOwned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 5,062,083: PING ELONGATORMODULATOR FOR REALISTIC ECHO SYNTHESIS, issue date October 29, 1991.//U.S. Patent No. 5,073,784: TRANSMITTER LOCATION SYSTEM FOR FREQUENCIES BELOW Hf, issue date December 17, 1991.//U.S. Patent No. 5,264,693: MICROELECTRONIC PHOTOMULTIPLIER DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY, issue date November 23, 1993.//U.S. Patent No. 5,272,476: DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM HAVING NOVEL, LOW POWER CIRCUIT FOR TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SENSOR ARRAY SIGNALS, issue date December 21, 1993.//U.S. Patent No. 5,276,695: MULTIFREQUENCY, RAPIDLY SEQUENCED OR SIMULTANEOUS TUNABLE LASER, issue date January 4, 1994.//U.S. Patent No. 5,285,467: COMPACT, EFFICIENT, SCALABLE NEODYMIUM LASER CODOPED WITH ACTIVATOR IONS AND PUMPED BY VISIBLE LASER DIODES, issue d

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Hart Biologicals, Ltd

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Hart Biologicals, Ltd., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of use for production of calibration and control materials for use in the International Normalized Ratio monitor blood coagulation test market in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Governmentowned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 6,358,678: Applications of Reversible Crosslinking and CoTreatment in Stabilization and Viral Inactivations of Erythrocytes, Navy Case No. 78,253.//U.S. Patent No. 6,436,705: Shape Stabilized Erythrocytes, Navy Case No. 83,638 and any continuations, divisionals or reissues thereof.

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Sequestered Solutions Alaska, LLC

Wed, Jul 5 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Sequestered Solutions Alaska, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the fields of applications of the Government of the State of Alaska and applications of entities that derive the majority of their revenues from the exploration for and/or the production of hydrocarbons in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Governmentowned invention described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/627,102: Systems and Methods for Providing Increased Computer Security, Navy Case No. 84,150 and any continuations, divisionals or reissues thereof.