Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License, 14472 [2014-05568]
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Comments on this notice must be
received by May 13, 2014 to be assured
of consideration.
Additional Information or Comments:
Contact Ken Vorgert, Chief, Dairy
Grading Branch, Dairy Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 2150
Western Court, Suite 100, Lisle, IL
60532–1793 telephone 630–437–5037,
Fax 630–437–5060 or Email
ken.vorgert@ams.usda.gov.
Comments: Comments are welcome
and should reference the docket number
and the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. Comments
may be submitted by mail to Ken
Vorgert, 2150 Western Court, Suite 100,
Lisle, IL 60532 or online at
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received will be available for public
inspection during regular business
hours at the same address, or they can
be viewed at www.regulations.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Dairy Request for Applicant
Number.
OMB Number: 0581–0272.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2014.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The dairy grading program
is a voluntary user fee program
authorized under the Agricultural
Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621–1627). The regulations governing
inspection and grading services of
manufactured or processed dairy
products are contained in 7 CFR part 58.
In order for a voluntary inspection
program to perform satisfactorily,
appropriate information must be
collected. In general, information
requested is used to identify and contact
the party responsible for payment of the
export certification, inspection, grading
or equipment evaluation fee and
expense. The information requested on
the form is required for AMS Dairy
Grading Branch to set up accounts to
allow applicants to do business with
AMS Dairy Grading Branch. This
information includes name of contact,
phone number of contact, address of
business and tax identification number.
This information is currently collected
over the telephone, or through faxes,
letters or emails. The form allows for
uniform collection of the information
and more secure management of the
information.
The DA–228, Request for Applicant
Number, will be updated and the
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information collected slightly reduced.
The form will now be available in a
Word format as opposed to the previous
PDF format. The form will no longer
request, ‘‘whom the information was
requested by’’, ‘‘date’’, or ‘‘service type’’.
The DA–229, Export Applicant
Number Activation form has become
obsolete and is no longer necessary.
This form was previously used to
activate applicant accounts that were
already in the system.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.05 hours per
response.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
100.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 3 minutes.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 26, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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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:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, intends
to grant to Washington State Crop
Improvement Association of Pullman,
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Washington, an exclusive license to the
variety of lentil described in U.S. Plant
Variety Protection Certificate
Application No. 201400093,
‘‘Avondale,’’ filed on December 19,
2013.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 14, 2014.
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 rights in this
plant variety 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 plant
variety as Washington State Crop
Improvement Association 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.
Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Risk Management Agency; 2014 Farm
Bill Implementation Listening Session
Farm Service Agency and Risk
Management Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In preparing to implement the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (commonly
referred to as the 2014 Farm Bill), we
are hosting a listening session for initial
public input about the new programs
and changes to existing programs for
which the Farm Service Agency (FSA)
and the Risk Management Agency
(RMA) have been delegated the
authority to implement. The 2014 Farm
Bill is intended to maintain a strong
farm safety-net, restore funding for a
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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
Washington State Crop Improvement Association of Pullman, Washington,
an exclusive license to the variety of lentil described in U.S. Plant
Variety Protection Certificate Application No. 201400093, ``Avondale,''
filed on December 19, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2014.
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 rights in this
plant variety 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 plant variety as Washington State Crop
Improvement Association 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.
Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
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