Agricultural Research Service November 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App., the Agricultural Research Service is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21). The charge for the AC21 is two-fold: to examine the long-term impacts of biotechnology on the U.S. food and agriculture system and USDA; and to provide guidance to USDA on pressing individual issues, identified by the Office of the Secretary, related to the application of biotechnology in agriculture.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to PEROS USA INC of Lincoln, Nebraska, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,379,677, ``Streptococcus Iniae Vaccine,'' issued on April 30, 2002, U.S. Patent No. 7,067,122, ``Modified Live Edwardsiella Tarda Vaccine for Aquatic Animals,'' issued on June 27, 2006, and U.S. Patent No. 7,204,993, ``Streptococcus Agalactiae Vaccine,'' issued on April 17, 2007.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS's) intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection, Information Collection For Document Delivery Services at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), that expires March 31, 2009.