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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
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 RENEWABLE NUTRIENTS,
LLC. of PINEHURST, NORTH
CAROLINA, an exclusive license to U.S.
Patent No. 8,574,885, ‘‘ANAMMOX
BACTERIUM ISOLATE,’’ issued on
NOVEMBER 5, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174,
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mojdeh Bahar 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 RENEWABLE
NUTRIENTS, LLC. of PINEHURST,
NORTH CAROLINA 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.
SUMMARY:
Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Reinstate an
Information Collection
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to seek reinstatement of an
information collection, the Census of
Agriculture Content Test. Response to
this survey will be voluntary.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 18, 2015 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0243,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• eFax: (855) 838–6382
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.
Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)
720–2707. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from David
Hancock, NASS–OMB Clearance
Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or at
ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Census of Agriculture Content Test.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0243.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Reinstatement of an Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Census of Agriculture,
conducted every five years, is the
primary source of statistics concerning
the Nation’s agricultural industry and
provides the basis for the Nation’s
comparable and robust agricultural data.
Results of the 2012 Census of
Agriculture are available on the Web at
https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/. This
Information Collection activity will
reinstate the Census of Agriculture
Content Test. The purpose of this
Content Test is to evaluate proposed
changes to the survey methodology and
content to reduce respondent burden
and maintain the relevance of quality of
statistics produced using the Census of
Agriculture: Questionnaire format and
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design, new questions, changes to
question wording and location, overall
respondent burden, ease of completion,
and processing methodology (such as
editing and data summary). Results of
this test will be studied in preparation
for the 2017 Census of Agriculture.
Development of the test questionnaire
version will come from evaluation of the
2012 Census of Agriculture, testing
panels, and cognitive interviews. NASS
will also meet with other USDA and
Federal agencies and selected State
Departments of Agriculture to gather
information on data uses and, in some
cases, justifications for county-level
data. The test will be nation-wide,
excluding Alaska and Hawaii, and will
be conducted in three phases. For Phase
One, a stratified random sample of
approximately 50,000 farm and ranch
operators will be mailed questionnaires;
stratification will be used to ensure
sufficient coverage of various sizes,
locations and types of agricultural
operations. The sample will be divided
into control and treatment groups to test
alternative versions of the
questionnaires. Non-respondents will
receive follow-up contact by first mail,
then telephone.
Phase Two will consist of up to 400
randomly selected agricultural
operations that will be asked to
participate in cognitive interviews. The
sample will consist of some agricultural
operations that completed the
questionnaire in Phase One, as well as
some additional operations selected to
ensure sufficient size of comparison
groups. The cognitive interviews
conducted with Phase One respondents
will be used to improve the overall 2017
Census of Agriculture questionnaire by
allowing NASS to follow-up with
respondents to better understand
unusual responses and to ascertain
question comprehension. The remainder
of the cognitive interview sample will
be randomly selected from operations to
meet size and type criteria to ensure
sufficient cases for quantitative
comparisons. The cognitive interviews
of this group will test further 2017
Census of Agriculture questionnaire
variations, including the Internet
version.
For Phase Three a stratified random
sample of approximately 15,000 will be
mailed letters asking them to go to a
supplied Internet address to complete
the survey. Stratification will be used to
ensure sufficient coverage of various
sizes and types of agricultural
operations. The sample will be divided
into control and treatment groups to test
alternative versions of the on-line
questionnaires and methods to increase
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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
RENEWABLE NUTRIENTS, LLC. of PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA, an exclusive
license to U.S. Patent No. 8,574,885, ``ANAMMOX BACTERIUM ISOLATE,''
issued on NOVEMBER 5, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mojdeh Bahar 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 RENEWABLE NUTRIENTS, LLC. of
PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA 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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