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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No.

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entire input may not be reflective of Internet at the Import Administration NOAA solicits comments on this action
actual prices. Web site at the following address: http:/ to ensure that the granting of these
These concerns, along with a general /ia.ita.doc.gov/. licenses is consistent with statutory
effort by the Department to examine its Any questions concerning file provisions related to the licensing of
long–standing policies, have prompted formatting, document conversion, federally owned inventions.
the Department to review its practice access on the Internet, or other DATES: All comments are due by August
concerning the use of prices paid by a electronic filing issues should be 26, 2005.
respondent to market economy input addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import
ADDRESSES: All comments and
suppliers. The appendix to this notice Administration Webmaster, at (202)
describes two broad approaches for applications must be mailed to: John H.
482–0866, email address: webmaster–
revising the Department’s practice in Raubitschek, Patent Counsel,
support@ita.doc.gov.
this area. The first approach would use Department of Commerce, Room 4835,
Dated: May 19, 2005. HCHB, Washington DC 20230.
market economy prices for inputs, but
Joseph A. Spetrini, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
would limit their use to the valuation of
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import further information, please contact Mr.
the imported portion of the input only.
Administration. Raubitschek at 202–482–8010.
Under the second approach, the
Department would continue to use Appendix SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
market economy import prices to value (1) Is it appropriate for the Department to 35 U.S.C. 209(e), the Environmental
an entire input if it found the quantity to change its regulations and end its Technology Laboratory, Oceanic and
of imports to be meaningful, but would long–standing practice of using market Atmospheric Research Laboratories
apply certain criteria for determining economy import prices to value an publish this notice to announce its
what constitutes a ‘‘meaningful’’ entire input? For example, should the intent to grant Vaisala, Inc. and Sonoma
amount. We invite comment on these Department use market economy import Technology, Inc. co-exclusive licenses
and any other options regarding the prices to value only the portion of the to the following patents:
Department’s practice concerning input that was imported, and use U.S. Patent 5,592,171 entitled ‘‘Wind
market economy inputs in NME surrogate country prices to value the Profiling Radar’’
antidumping cases. remainder of the input? U.S. Patent 5,872,535 entitled
Comments (2) Assuming the Department continues ‘‘Removing Buoy Motion from
its long–standing practice of using Wind Profiler Moment’’
Persons wishing to comment should
market economy import prices to value U.S. Patent 6,753,807 entitled
file a signed original and six copies of
an entire input, what should the ‘‘Combination N-way Power
each set of comments by the date
threshold be for the share or volume of Divider/Combiner and Noninvasive
specified above. The Department will
a given input sourced from market Reflected Power Detection
consider all comments received before
the close of the comment period. economy suppliers to qualify as The proposed co-exclusive licenses
Comments received after the end of the ‘‘meaningful’’ in order for the import will be royalty bearing and will comply
comment period will be considered, if price to be used to value all of the with the terms and conditions of 35
possible, but their consideration cannot input? U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The
(3) Please provide any additional views proposed licenses may be granted
be assured. The Department will not
on any other matter pertaining to the unless written evidence is received that
accept comments accompanied by a
Department’s practice concerning the establishes that the grant of the licenses
request that a part or all of the material
use of market economy import prices. would not be consistent with 35 U.S.C.
be treated confidentially because of its
business proprietary nature or for any [FR Doc. E5–2677 Filed 5–25–05; 8:45 am] 209. Any comments, including an
other reason. The Department will BILLING CODE: 3510–DS–S application for a license in any or all of
return such comments and materials to the above-identified patents, must be
the persons submitting the comments mailed to the individual listed in the
and will not consider them in the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ADDRESSES heading.
development of any changes to its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Dated: May 3, 2005.
practice. All comments responding to Administration Louisa Koch,
this notice will be a matter of public Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR.
record and will be available for public [Docket No: 050511129–5129–01]
[FR Doc. 05–10555 Filed 5–25–05; 8:45 am]
inspection and copying at Import BILLING CODE 3510–65–P
Administration’s Central Records Unit, Notice of Availability for License and
Room B–099, between the hours of 8:30 Intent To Grant Co-Exclusive Patent
a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. The Licenses
Department requires that comments be CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
AGENCY: National Oceanic and COMMUNITY SERVICE
submitted in written form. The Atmospheric Administration,
Department recommends submission of Department of Commerce. Proposed Information Collection;
comments in electronic form to ACTION: Notice and request for Comment Request
accompany the required paper copies. comments.
Comments filed in electronic form AGENCY: Corporation for National and
should be submitted either by e–mail to SUMMARY: The Environmental Community Service.
the webmaster below, or on CD–ROM, Technology Laboratory, Oceanic and ACTION: Notice.
as comments submitted on diskettes are Atmospheric Research Laboratories,
likely to be damaged by postal radiation National Oceanic and Atmospheric SUMMARY: The Corporation for National
treatment. Administration publish this notice to and Community Service (hereinafter the
Comments received in electronic form announce the intent to grant Vaisala, Corporation), as part of its continuing
will be made available to the public in Inc. and Sonoma Technology Inc. co- efforts to solicit donations in
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the exclusive licenses. Through this notice, furtherance of the purposes of the

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