The Department of the Army is proposing to revise our rules concerning the publication of rules affecting the public to incorporate requirements and policies required by various acts of Congress and Executive Orders, and due to changes in program proponency and policies within the Department of the Army.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463) announcement is made of the following open meeting:

Name of Committee: Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

Dates of Meeting: May 1314, 2004.

Place: The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Building 54, 14th St. & Alaska Ave., NW., Washington, DC

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(l)(i), announcement is made of the intent to grant an exclusive, royalty bearing, revocable license to U.S. Patent Application No. 10,408,679 filed April 4, 2003, entitled ``Polymeric Antioxidants'' to University Massachusetts Lowell, with its principal place of business at 600 Suffolk Street,

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), announcement is made of the following committee meeting:

Name of Committee: U.S. Army War College Subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committee.

Dates of Meeting: April 29, 2004 and April 30, 2004.

Place of Meeting: Command Conference

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application No. 10/376,387 entitled ``Artemisinins with Improved Stability and Bioavailability for Therapeutic Drug Development and Application,'' filed February 27, 2003. Foreign rights are also available (PCT/US03/ 06283). The United

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463), announcement is made of the following Committee Meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board (ASB).

Date(s) of Meeting: April 12, 2004.

Time(s) of Meeting: 08001700, April 1, 2004, 08001700, April 2, 2004.

Place: Arlington, VA.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463) announcement is made of the following committee meeting:

Name of Committee: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Advisory Committee.

Date of Meeting: March 31April 2, 2004.

Place of Meeting: Bell Hall, Room 113, 1 Reynolds Ave., Fort

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

The Army policy for use of the Microsoft (MS) Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) was signed on February 4, 2004 by Mr. Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Army Acquisition Executive and Lieutenant General Steven W. Boutelle, Army Chief Information Officer/G6.

The policy designates the MS ELA as the single source for MS software and establishes procedures

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the invention described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/495,126 entitled ``Gated Auscultatory Device,'' filed August 15, 2003. The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in this invention.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the invention described in the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Docket No. RIEM 0328X entitle ``Skin Temperature Feedback for Microclimate Cooling.'' The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in this

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

The Department of the Army, the USDA Forest Service, and the DOT Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announce the availability of the FEIS for the 2d ACR Transformation and Installation Mission Support, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Polk, Louisiana, and LongTerm Military Training Use of Kisatchie National Forest Lands. The FEIS

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the U.S. Patents concerning ``Apparatus and Method for Automated Biomonitoring of Water Quality'' listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Foreign rights are also available. The inventions listed have been assigned to the United States Government as

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting:

Name of Committee: Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy.

Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2004.

Place of Meeting: Veteran Affairs Conference Room, Room 418, Senate Russell Office

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/523,670 entitled ``2Guanidinylimidazolinedione Compounds and Methods of Making and Using Thereof,'' filed November 21, 2003. The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR part 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. US D486,650 S ``Camouflage Pattern for Sheet Material'' issued February 17, 2004. This patent has been assigned to the United States government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR Part 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. US 6,620,917 B1 entitled ``Method for the Purification and Aqueous Fiber Spinning of Spider Silks and Other Structural Proteins'' issued September 16, 2003. This patent has been assigned to the United States Government as represented by

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

The Department of the Army is proposing to amend three systems of records notices in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The first amendment consists of changing only the system identifier of `A0001a US AHRC' to `A0001a AHRC'. The notice was last published on November 18,

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

The Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex (DMPRC) would provide gunnery training facilities for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) and the Abrams M1A1 Tank System (Tank), providing the capability for both active and reserve components to train to required standards under realistic conditions.

Fort Benning proposes to construct, operate, and

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. US D485,992 S entitled ``Camouflage Pattern for Sheet Material'' issued February 3, 2004. This patent has been assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. US D485,685 S entitled ``Camouflage Pattern for Sheet Material'' issued January 27, 2004. This patent has been assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

Notice is given of the names of members of a Performance Review Board for the Department of the Army.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board (ASB).

Date(s) of Meeting: 5 & 6 February 2004.

Time(s) of Meeting: 08001700, 5 February 2003; 08001700, 6 February 2003.

Place: Hilton Hotel,

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

The Department of the Army announces that, unless there is objection, it will grant an exclusive license to Distributed Control Factory Corporation of Pearl River, Louisiana, on U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/064,542, entitled ``System and Method for Model Based Control'', filed July 25, 2002, and on Patent Cooperation Treaty Patent

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department

In compliance with 37 CFR Part 404 et seq., the Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Fiber Glass Industries, Incorporated, a corporation having its principle place of business at 69 Edson Street, Amsterdam, New York 12010, an exclusive or partially exclusive license relative to an ARL patent application (U.S. Patent

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Army Department