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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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June 9, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License
Title: Lien Accommodations and
Subordinations 7 CFR Part 1717,
Subparts R and S.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0100.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, 7
U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended,
authorizes and empowers the
Administrator of the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) to make loans in the
several States and Territories of the
United States for rural electrification
and the furnishing electric energy to
persons in rural areas who are not
receiving central station service. The RE
Act also authorizes and empowers the
Administrator of RUS to provide
financial assistance to borrowers for
purposes provided in the RE Act by
accommodating or subordinating loans
made by the National Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance Corporation, the
Federal Financing Bank, and other
lending agencies.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will used the information to
determine an applicant’s eligibility for a
lien accommodation or lien
subordination under the RE Act;
facilitates an applicant’s solicitation and
acquisition of non-RUS loans as to
converse available Government funds;
monitor the compliance of borrowers
with debt covenants and regulatory
requirements in order to protect loan
security; and subsequently to granting
the lien accommodation of lien
subordination, administer each so as to
minimize its cost to the Government. If
the information were not collected, RUS
would not be able to accomplish its
statutory goals.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 233.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Agricultural Research Service
AGENCY:
Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, intends
to grant to Becton Dickinson of Sparks,
Maryland, an exclusive license to U.S.
Patent No. 5,891,709, ‘‘Campy-Cefex
selective and differential medium for
campylobacter’’, issued on April 6,
1999. Notice is hereby given that the
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, intends
to grant to Becton Dickinson of Sparks,
Maryland, an exclusive license to U.S.
Patent No. 6,368,847, ‘‘Selective media
for recovery and enumeration of
campylobacters’’, issued on April 9,
2002.
Comments must be received by
July 17, 2006.
DATES:
Send comments to: USDA,
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 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 in
the inventions are assigned to the
United States of America, as represented
by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in
the public interest to so license the
inventions as Becton Dickinson of
Sparks, Maryland 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 9, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA--Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Lien Accommodations and Subordinations 7 CFR Part 1717,
Subparts R and S.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0100.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of
1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, authorizes and empowers the
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to make loans in the
several States and Territories of the United States for rural
electrification and the furnishing electric energy to persons in rural
areas who are not receiving central station service. The RE Act also
authorizes and empowers the Administrator of RUS to provide financial
assistance to borrowers for purposes provided in the RE Act by
accommodating or subordinating loans made by the National Rural
Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, the Federal Financing Bank,
and other lending agencies.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will used the information to
determine an applicant's eligibility for a lien accommodation or lien
subordination under the RE Act; facilitates an applicant's solicitation
and acquisition of non-RUS loans as to converse available Government
funds; monitor the compliance of borrowers with debt covenants and
regulatory requirements in order to protect loan security; and
subsequently to granting the lien accommodation of lien subordination,
administer each so as to minimize its cost to the Government. If the
information were not collected, RUS would not be able to accomplish its
statutory goals.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 233.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-9333 Filed 6-14-06; 8:45 am]
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