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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development One
Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Meeting;
Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
the one hundred and fifty-fourth
meeting of the Board for International
Food and Agricultural Development
(BIFAD). The meeting will be held from
8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 17, 2008 at
the National Press Club located at 529
14th St., NW., Washington, DC. The
venue will be the 1st Amendment Room
which is located on the 13th floor of the
National Press Club. ‘‘Global Food
Prices and Policy Actions’’ is the theme
of BIFAD’s June meeting.
Dr. Robert Easter, Chairman of BIFAD,
will preside over the proceedings. Dr.
Easter is Dean of the College of
Agriculture, Consumer and
Environment Sciences at the University
of Illinois.
The morning session will be include
the Board’s special study on ‘‘Defining
a Title XII Activity’’, and the results
from BIFAD’s recent Conference of
Deans, which emphasized ‘‘Higher
Education on a New Stage in Global
Agricultural Development.’’ The
conference was held on April 30, 2008.
Highlighting the morning session will
be the presentation entitled; ‘‘Food
Prices: The What, Who, and How of
Proposed Policy Actions.’’ This will be
delivered by Dr. John Hoddinott, Deputy
Division Director, International Food
Policy Research Institute, Washington,
DC. This presentation will be followed
by a discussion on the Board’s ‘‘White
Paper’’, and with particular reference to
BIFAD’s recommendations to USAID’s
senior leadership.
The afternoon session will shift to
technical topics with reports from the
Strategic Partnership for Agricultural
Research and Education (SPARE).
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SPARE is BIFAD’s analytical subcommittee. This session will be led by
Dr. Robert Paarlberg, member of the
SPARE committee. Dr. Paarlberg will
report on SPARE’s review of the
Collaborative Research Support Program
(CRSP) guidelines, and SPARE’s review
and pending revisions to USAID’s ADS
216 as related to implementation of
Title XII. A progress report on the
procurement of USAID’s new
Horticultural CRSP will also be
presented.
The Board and SPARE meetings are
open to the public. The Board welcomes
open dialog to promote greater focus on
critical issues facing USAID and
international agriculture.
Those wishing to attend the meeting
or obtain additional information about
BIFAD should contact Dr. Ronald S.
Senykoff, the Designated Federal Officer
for BIFAD. Write him in care of the U.S.
Agency for International Development,
Ronald Reagan Building, Office of
Agriculture, Bureau for Economic
Growth, Agriculture and Trade, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2.11–
085, Washington, DC 20523–2110 or
telephone him at (202) 712–0218 or fax
(202) 216–3010.
Ronald S. Senykoff,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD,
Office of Agriculture and Food Security,
Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture &
Trade, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
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publication of this Notice in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174,
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June
Blalock of the Office of Technology
Transfer at the Beltsville address given
above; telephone: 301–504–5989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Government’s patent rights in
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 as VMRD, Inc. of Pullman,
Washington 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.
Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
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, intends
to grant to VMRD, Inc. of Pullman,
Washington, an exclusive license to U.S.
Patent No. 5,171,685, ‘‘Cloning Of The
Babesia Bovis 60KD Antigen’’, issued on
December 15, 1992.
DATES: Comments must be received
within thirty (30) days of the date of
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Public Hearing on New Entrant’s 2008
Crop Cane Sugar Marketing Allotment
Commodity Credit Corporation,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) will hold a public
hearing to receive comments on
providing an allocation to a new entrant
sugarcane processor in Louisiana and
possible impacts on existing cane
processors and producers. CCC also
requests comments on the evidence CCC
should require from a new entrant to
demonstrate eligibility for a marketing
allocation.
DATES: The public hearing will be held
Thursday, June 26, 2008, in the Howard
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to VMRD,
Inc. of Pullman, Washington, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No.
5,171,685, ``Cloning Of The Babesia Bovis 60KD Antigen'', issued on
December 15, 1992.
DATES: Comments must be received within thirty (30) days of the date of
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone:
301-504-5989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights in
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 as VMRD, Inc. of Pullman,
Washington 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.
Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
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