Notice of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture, 23834-23835 [05-8978]
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Thursday, May 5, 2005
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development; One
Hundred and Forty-Fourth Meeting;
Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
the one hundred and forty-fourth
meeting of the Board for International
Food and Agricultural Development
(BIFAD). The meeting will be held from
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 19th, 2005
at the National Association of State
Universities and Land Grant Colleges
(NASULGC), 1307 New York Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC (13th & H St.)
The BIFAD will address an agenda
focusing on Agriculture Development in
Afghanistan, including poppy control
initiatives, a progress report on
horticultural assessments recently held
in Africa, Latin America and the Middle
East, discussion of the merits of
establishing a CRSP Board, issues of
visa issuance for international trainees,
long term training, and other items of
general interest.
The meeting is free and open to the
public. Those wishing to attend the
meeting or obtain additional
information about BIFAD should
contact John Swanson, the Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD. Write him in
care of the U.S. Agency for International
Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
Office of Agriculture and Food Security,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
2.11–06, Washington DC, 20523–2110 or
telephone him at (202) 712–5602 or fax
(202) 216–3010.
John Swanson,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD,
Office of Agriculture and Food Security,
Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture &
Trade.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Advisory Committee on Voluntary
Foreign Aid; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
a meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA).
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 (9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
Location: The National Press Club,
529 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20045.
The meeting will open with a keynote
address by USAID Administrator
Andrew Natsios. He will discuss
democratic governance and civil
society.
Following the Administrator’s
presentation, James Smith, Acting
Assistant Administrator for USAID’s
Bureau for Economic Growth,
Agriculture and Trade will present the
agency’s new education strategy
followed by a panel discussion with
Stephen Moseley, President of the
Academy for Educational Development
and John Grayzel, Director of the Office
of Education in USAID’s Bureau for
Economic Growth, Agriculture and
Trade.
Following lunch, participants will be
invited to attend concurrent panel
sessions on either USAID’s Arab and
Muslim outreach strategy or tsunami
relief and reconstruction. Panelists
include Samah Alrayyes with USAID’s
Bureau for Legislative and Public
Affairs, Nancy Aossey, President and
CEO of International Medical Corps,
Ken Isaacs, Director of USAID’s Office
of Foreign Disaster Assistance, Iqbal
Noor Ali, CEO of the Aga Khan
Foundation USA, Michael Nyenhuis,
President of MAP International, Ann
Phillips with USAID’s Bureau for Policy
and Program Coordination and Mark
Ward, Deputy Assistant Administrator
for the Bureau for Asia and the Near
East. Following the panel sessions,
participants will reconvene for
recommendations and a final wrap-up.
Participants will have an opportunity to
ask questions of the speakers and
participate in the discussion.
The meeting is free and open to the
public. Persons wishing to attend the
meeting can register online at https://
www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa or email their name to Barbara Underwood
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at barbara@websterconsulting.com or
Jocelyn Rowe at jrowe@usaid.gov.
Dated: April 29, 2005.
Jocelyn M. Rowe,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on
Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA), U.S. Agency
for International Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Appointment to the Advisory
Committee on Biotechnology and 21st
Century Agriculture
AGENCY:
Agricultural Research Service.
Notice of appointment to the
Advisory Committee on Biotechnology
and 21st Century Agriculture.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture announces members
appointed to fill 9 vacancies on the
Advisory Committee on Biotechnology
and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. Those appointed are as
follows: Richard Crowder, President and
Chief Executive Officer, American Seed
Trade Association, in Alexandria,
Virginia; Duane Grant, Farmer, in
Rupert, Idaho; Robert Herdt, Adjunct
International Professor of Applied
Economics and Management, Cornell
University, in Ithaca, New York;
Josephine Hunt, Program Manager,
Global Science and Regulatory Affairs,
Kraft Foods, in Glenview, Illinois;
Gregory Jaffe, Director, Biotechnology
Project, Center for Science in the Public
Interest, in Washington, DC; Patricia
Layton, Professor, Department of
Forestry and Natural Resources,
Clemson University, in Clemson, South
Carolina (AC21 Chair); Bradley Shurdut,
Global Leader, Government Relations,
Regulatory Affairs, and Science Policy,
Dow AgroSciences LLC, in Washington,
DC; Alison Van Eenennaam,
Cooperative Extension Specialist,
Department of Animal Science,
University of California in Davis,
California; and Lisa Zannoni, Director,
Global Regulatory Affairs and
Government Relations, BASF
Corporation, in Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina.
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Appointments by the Secretary
are for a two-year term, effective April
12, 2005 until April 11, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Schechtman, Designated
Federal Official, Office of the Deputy
Secretary, USDA, Telephone (202) 720–
3817; Fax (202) 690–4265; E-mail
mschechtman@ars.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
members of the committee cover a broad
range of agricultural disciplines and
interests. The duties of the committee
are solely advisory. The AC21 is
charged with examining the long-term
impacts of biotechnology on the U.S.
food and agriculture system and USDA,
and providing guidance to USDA on
pressing individual issues, identified by
the Office of the Secretary, related to the
application of biotechnology in
agriculture.
The AC21 was first appointed in
February 2003 and at the time half of
the appointments were for a one-year
term and half for a two-year term. Due
to the staggered appointments, the terms
for 9 of the 18 members expired on
February 12, 2005. Members of the
AC21 may be reappointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture but no member
may serve more than six consecutive
years. Members serve without pay, but
with reimbursement of travel expenses
and per diem for attendance at AC21
and subcommittee functions for those
committee members who require
assistance in order to attend the
meetings.
DATES:
Dated: April 29, 2005.
Bernice Slutsky,
Special Assistant to the Secretary for
Biotechnology.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License
Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service (ARS),
intends to grant to CoBatCo Inc. of
Peoria, Illinois, an exclusive license to
U.S. Patent No. 5,676,994, ‘‘NonSeparable Starch-Oil Compositions,’’
issued on October 14, 1997 and to U.S.
Patent No. 5,882,713, ‘‘Non-Separable
Compositions of Starch and WaterImmiscible Organic Materials,’’ issued
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on March 16, 1999, for all animal food
and feed applications, including but not
limited to livestock feed and pet food.
ARS also intends to grant to CoBatCo
Inc. a license for all human food
ingredient and food product
applications. This is the third license
granted by ARS for these inventions in
this field of use. ARS intends to grant
no additional licenses in this field of
use. U.S. Patent No. 5,676,994 is a
continuation of U.S. Patent Application
Serial No. 08/233,173, and U.S. Patent
No. 5,882,713 is a continuation-in-part
of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/
233,173. Notice of Availability for U.S.
Patent Application Serial No. 08/
233,173 was published in the Federal
Register on October 24, 1994.
Comments must be received
within thirty (30) calendar days of the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
DATES:
Send comments to: USDA,
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4–1174,
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.
ADDRESSES:
June
Blalock of the Office of Technology
Transfer at the Beltsville address given
above; telephone: 301–504–5989.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Federal Government’s patent rights to
this invention are assigned to the United
States of America, as represented by the
Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the
public interest to so license this
invention since CoBatCo Inc. has
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 thirty (30) days from the date of
this published Notice, the Agricultural
Research Service 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Martha Steinbock,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Child and Adult
Care Food Program: Permanent
Agreements for Day Care Home
Providers
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) intention to
request Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) review of the information
collection related to the Child and Adult
Care Food Program, including
adjustments to be made as a result of the
final rule entitled Child and Adult Care
Food Program: Permanent Agreements
for Day Care Home Providers.
DATES: To be assured of consideration,
comments must be received by July 5,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments and
requests for copies of this information
collection to: Mr. Keith Churchill,
Policy and Program Development
Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food
and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 636, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
Comments will also be accepted via EMail submission if sent to
cndproposal@fns.usda.gov.
Comments are invited on (a) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All responses to this Notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval, and will become a
matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Keith Churchill, (703) 305–2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology
and 21st Century Agriculture
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service.
ACTION: Notice of appointment to the Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Agriculture announces members
appointed to fill 9 vacancies on the Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Those appointed are as follows:
Richard Crowder, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Seed
Trade Association, in Alexandria, Virginia; Duane Grant, Farmer, in
Rupert, Idaho; Robert Herdt, Adjunct International Professor of Applied
Economics and Management, Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York;
Josephine Hunt, Program Manager, Global Science and Regulatory Affairs,
Kraft Foods, in Glenview, Illinois; Gregory Jaffe, Director,
Biotechnology Project, Center for Science in the Public Interest, in
Washington, DC; Patricia Layton, Professor, Department of Forestry and
Natural Resources, Clemson University, in Clemson, South Carolina (AC21
Chair); Bradley Shurdut, Global Leader, Government Relations,
Regulatory Affairs, and Science Policy, Dow AgroSciences LLC, in
Washington, DC; Alison Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension Specialist,
Department of Animal Science, University of California in Davis,
California; and Lisa Zannoni, Director, Global Regulatory Affairs and
Government Relations, BASF Corporation, in Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina.
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DATES: Appointments by the Secretary are for a two-year term, effective
April 12, 2005 until April 11, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Schechtman, Designated Federal
Official, Office of the Deputy Secretary, USDA, Telephone (202) 720-
3817; Fax (202) 690-4265; E-mail mschechtman@ars.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The members of the committee cover a broad
range of agricultural disciplines and interests. The duties of the
committee are solely advisory. The AC21 is charged with examining the
long-term impacts of biotechnology on the U.S. food and agriculture
system and USDA, and providing guidance to USDA on pressing individual
issues, identified by the Office of the Secretary, related to the
application of biotechnology in agriculture.
The AC21 was first appointed in February 2003 and at the time half
of the appointments were for a one-year term and half for a two-year
term. Due to the staggered appointments, the terms for 9 of the 18
members expired on February 12, 2005. Members of the AC21 may be
reappointed by the Secretary of Agriculture but no member may serve
more than six consecutive years. Members serve without pay, but with
reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem for attendance at AC21
and subcommittee functions for those committee members who require
assistance in order to attend the meetings.
Dated: April 29, 2005.
Bernice Slutsky,
Special Assistant to the Secretary for Biotechnology.
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