Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, 18877-18878 [2014-07574]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation of Nominations
for Members of the Foundation for
Food and Agriculture Research
Research, Education,
Economics, USDA.
AGENCY:
Solicitation of nominations for
membership.
ACTION:
In accordance with Sec. 7601
of Pub. L. 113–79, the United States
Department of Agriculture announces
solicitation for nominations to fill 15
vacancies on the Foundation for Food
and Agricultural Research. Seven (7)
representatives are to be selected from
lists of candidates provided by industry,
and eight (8) representatives are to be
selected from a list of candidates
provided by the National Academy of
Sciences. The National Academy of
Sciences will be soliciting nominations
through a separate process. The
Agricultural Act of 2014 can be found
at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS113hr2642enr/pdf/BILLS113hr2642enr.pdf.
SUMMARY:
Deadline for Foundation board
member nominations is April 28, 2014
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
DATES:
Congressional Affairs,
Research, Education, and Economics,
Room 214–W, Whitten Building, United
States Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0321, fax number 202–260–
8786, email FFAR@usda.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ven
Neralla; Director of Congressional
Affairs; Research, Education, and
Economics; United States. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW.; Room 214–W, Whitten Building;
Washington, DC 20250; Telephone:
202–260–8208, email: ven.neralla@
usda.gov.
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Section
7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(Pub. L. 113–79) created a new
Foundation for Food and Agriculture
Research:
(1) To advance the research mission of
the Department by supporting
agricultural research activities focused
on addressing key problems of national
and international significance
including—(A) plant health, production,
and plant products; (B) animal health,
production, and products; (C) food
safety, nutrition, and health; (D)
renewable energy, natural resources,
and the environment; (E) agricultural
and food security; (F) agriculture
systems and technology; and (G)
agriculture economics and rural
communities; and (2) to foster
collaboration with agricultural
researchers from the Federal
Government, State (as defined in section
1404 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103))
governments, institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 101 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C, 1001)), industry, and nonprofit
organizations. In general, the
Foundation shall: (A) Award grants to,
or enter into contracts, memoranda of
understanding, or cooperative
agreements with, scientists and entities,
which may include agricultural research
agencies in the Department, university
consortia, public-private partnerships,
institutions of higher education,
nonprofit organizations, and industry, to
efficiently and effectively advance the
goals and priorities of the Foundation;
(B) in consultation with the Secretary—
(i) identify existing and proposed
Federal intramural and extramural
research and development programs
relating to the purposes of the
Foundation described in subsection (c);
and (ii) coordinate Foundation activities
with those programs so as to minimize
duplication of existing efforts and to
avoid conflicts; (C) identify unmet and
emerging agricultural research needs
after reviewing the roadmap for
agricultural research, education, and
extension authorized by section 7504 of
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614a); (D) facilitate
technology transfer and release of
information and data gathered from the
activities of the Foundation to the
agricultural research community; (E)
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promote and encourage the
development of the next generation of
agricultural research scientists; and (F)
carry out such other activities as the
Board determines to be consistent with
the purposes of the Foundation.
Nominations are being solicited from
organizations, associations, societies,
councils, federations, groups, and
companies that represent a wide variety
of food and agricultural interests
throughout the country, and that can
fulfill the requirement of industry
provided lists of candidates. The
nominees are not required to be in
industry, but must be nominated by
someone in industry.
Criteria for Board Membership
The Board of Directors will be
composed of the following:
• 8 representatives selected from a
list of candidates provided by the
National Academy of Sciences.
• 7 representatives selected from lists
of candidates provided by industry.
The Foundation’s Board will be
responsible for governing the
organization and ensuring it succeeds in
its mission. To that end the Board
members will oversee the mission and
operation of the Foundation, including:
Approving programs and monitoring
their effectiveness, coordinating
Foundation activities with federal
research programs, awarding grants, and
ensuring financial solvency and raising
resources.
The initial Board is to be appointed
by the ex-officio board members
designated in the statute. 3 The exofficio members are: The Secretary of
Agriculture, the Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Research, Education,
and Economics, the Administrator of the
Agricultural Research Service, the
Director of the National Institute of
Food and Agriculture, and the Director
of the National Science Foundation.
Process and Criteria for Nominations
The nominator should submit a name
and contact information for each
nominee. All nominees will be vetted
before selection. Nominations are open
to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation.
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Done at Washington, DC, this 31st day of
March 2014.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary for Research, Education and
Economics.
Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Forest Service
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License
Idaho Panhandle National Forests and
Lolo National Forest; Shoshone
County, ID and Mineral County, MT;
Lookout Pass Ski Area Expansion
Third-Party Environmental Impact
Statement
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 Eureka Genomics
Corporation of Hercules, California, an
exclusive license to the Federal
Government’s rights in U.S. Patent
Application Serial No. 13/824,348,
‘‘SCALABLE CHARACTERIZATION OF
NUCLEIC ACIDS BY PARALLEL
SEQUENCING’’, filed on March 15,
2013.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before May 5, 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 patent
rights in this invention are co-owned by
the United States of America, as
represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture, and Eureka Genomics
Corporation of Hercules, California. The
prospective exclusive license will grant
to the co-owner, Eureka Genomics
Corporation, an exclusive license to the
Federal Government’s patent rights. It is
in the public interest to so license this
invention as Eureka Genomics
Corporation of Hercules, California 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
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requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37
CFR 404.7.
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Idaho Panhandle
National Forests (IPNFs) and Lolo
National Forest (LNF) are preparing an
environmental impact statement (EIS) to
consider and disclose the anticipated
environmental effects of a proposal from
Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area
(Lookout Pass) to expand its special use
permit to upgrade and develop new
lifts, ski terrain, parking, access roads,
and guest service facilities. The
proposed project is located
approximately 12 miles east of Wallace,
Idaho, on National Forest System (NFS)
lands within Shoshone County, Idaho,
and Mineral County, Montana.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by May
5, 2014. The Draft EIS is expected to be
available for public review in winter
2015 and the Final EIS is expected in
summer 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
SWCA Environmental Consultants, 1220
SW Morrison St., Suite 700, Portland,
OR 97205. Comments may also be sent
via email to comments-northernidpanhandle-coeur-dalene@fs.fed.us,
via facsimile to (503) 224–1851, online
through the project Web site at https://
www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usdapop.php?project=43757, or in-person at
the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District,
Fernan or Smelterville offices, or the
Superior Ranger District. Include
‘‘Lookout Pass Ski Area Expansion
Third-Party EIS’’ in the subject line.
Comments submitted electronically
must be searchable or readable with
optical character recognition software.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information related to the
proposed project can be obtained from
the project Web site, https://
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pop.php?project=43757, by contacting
the Lookout Pass Ski Area Expansion
Third-Party EIS NEPA Contractor, Sue
Wilmot, at (503) 224–0333 ext. 6324, or
by emailing: swilmot@swca.com.
Further information will also be made
available at three public open houses:
• April 22, 2014, 5–7 p.m. at the
Black Diamond Ranch (120 Borgia
Haugan Frontage Rd., De Borgia, MT).
• April 23, 2014, 5–7 p.m. at the
Wallace Inn (100 Front Street, Wallace,
Idaho).
• April 24, 2014, 5–7 p.m. at the
Coeur d’Alene Forest Supervisors Office
(3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho).
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action: The
purpose of the proposed Lookout Ski
Area Expansion is to provide a highquality downhill skiing recreational
opportunity on the IPNFs and LNF.
Lookout Pass ski terrain is insufficient
to meet market demands, resulting in
diminished recreational experiences
and reduced economic viability for the
ski area. In the Lookout Pass Ski and
Recreation Area Master Development
Plan, Lookout Pass specifically
identified three social, economic, or
physical factors that necessitate the
development of additional terrain in
order to ensure continued, publicly
acceptable ski operations. These factors
are (1) diminished skier experiences
associated with overcrowding, increased
skier congestion, decreased safe
operating conditions, and inefficient
skier transport during high-visitation
days as well as inefficient skier
transport and trail use on low-visitation
days; (2) current ski terrain distribution
that does not match market demand;
and (3) concerns over the economic
viability of Lookout Pass and its ongoing
contribution to the local economy.
Expansion of Lookout Pass would
address these needs by providing more
skiable terrain and more efficient lift
systems to enable the ski area to remain
economically viable while ensuring a
high-quality recreation experience for a
wider range and number of skiers. This
action would move the ski area toward
a desired condition outlined in the
Idaho Panhandle National Forests Land
Management Plan and the Lolo National
Forest Plan and respond to the Forest
Plans’ goals and objectives.
Proposed Action: The IPNFs and LNF
propose to expand the existing Lookout
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
AGENCY: Research, Education, Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation of nominations for membership.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Sec. 7601 of Pub. L. 113-79, the United
States Department of Agriculture announces solicitation for nominations
to fill 15 vacancies on the Foundation for Food and Agricultural
Research. Seven (7) representatives are to be selected from lists of
candidates provided by industry, and eight (8) representatives are to
be selected from a list of candidates provided by the National Academy
of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences will be soliciting
nominations through a separate process. The Agricultural Act of 2014
can be found at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr2642enr/pdf/BILLS-113hr2642enr.pdf.
DATES: Deadline for Foundation board member nominations is April 28,
2014 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Congressional Affairs, Research, Education, and Economics,
Room 214-W, Whitten Building, United States Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0321, fax number 202-
260-8786, email FFAR@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ven Neralla; Director of Congressional
Affairs; Research, Education, and Economics; United States. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.; Room 214-W, Whitten
Building; Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: 202-260-8208, email:
ven.neralla@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(Pub. L. 113-79) created a new Foundation for Food and Agriculture
Research:
(1) To advance the research mission of the Department by supporting
agricultural research activities focused on addressing key problems of
national and international significance including--(A) plant health,
production, and plant products; (B) animal health, production, and
products; (C) food safety, nutrition, and health; (D) renewable energy,
natural resources, and the environment; (E) agricultural and food
security; (F) agriculture systems and technology; and (G) agriculture
economics and rural communities; and (2) to foster collaboration with
agricultural researchers from the Federal Government, State (as defined
in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) governments, institutions
of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C, 1001)), industry, and nonprofit organizations.
In general, the Foundation shall: (A) Award grants to, or enter into
contracts, memoranda of understanding, or cooperative agreements with,
scientists and entities, which may include agricultural research
agencies in the Department, university consortia, public-private
partnerships, institutions of higher education, nonprofit
organizations, and industry, to efficiently and effectively advance the
goals and priorities of the Foundation; (B) in consultation with the
Secretary--(i) identify existing and proposed Federal intramural and
extramural research and development programs relating to the purposes
of the Foundation described in subsection (c); and (ii) coordinate
Foundation activities with those programs so as to minimize duplication
of existing efforts and to avoid conflicts; (C) identify unmet and
emerging agricultural research needs after reviewing the roadmap for
agricultural research, education, and extension authorized by section
7504 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
7614a); (D) facilitate technology transfer and release of information
and data gathered from the activities of the Foundation to the
agricultural research community; (E) promote and encourage the
development of the next generation of agricultural research scientists;
and (F) carry out such other activities as the Board determines to be
consistent with the purposes of the Foundation.
Nominations are being solicited from organizations, associations,
societies, councils, federations, groups, and companies that represent
a wide variety of food and agricultural interests throughout the
country, and that can fulfill the requirement of industry provided
lists of candidates. The nominees are not required to be in industry,
but must be nominated by someone in industry.
Criteria for Board Membership
The Board of Directors will be composed of the following:
8 representatives selected from a list of candidates
provided by the National Academy of Sciences.
7 representatives selected from lists of candidates
provided by industry.
The Foundation's Board will be responsible for governing the
organization and ensuring it succeeds in its mission. To that end the
Board members will oversee the mission and operation of the Foundation,
including: Approving programs and monitoring their effectiveness,
coordinating Foundation activities with federal research programs,
awarding grants, and ensuring financial solvency and raising resources.
The initial Board is to be appointed by the ex-officio board
members designated in the statute. 3 The ex-officio members are: The
Secretary of Agriculture, the Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Research, Education, and Economics, the Administrator of the
Agricultural Research Service, the Director of the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture, and the Director of the National Science
Foundation.
Process and Criteria for Nominations
The nominator should submit a name and contact information for each
nominee. All nominees will be vetted before selection. Nominations are
open to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, mental or physical handicap, marital status, or
sexual orientation.
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Done at Washington, DC, this 31st day of March 2014.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2014-07574 Filed 4-3-14; 8:45 am]
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