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2947 

Vol. 77, No. 13 

Friday, January 20, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 13, 2012. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Office of the Secretary, White House 

Liaison Office 

Title: Advisory Committee and 

Research and Promotion Board 

Membership Background Information. 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0001. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department is required under Section 

1804 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 

1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281, et seq.) to provide 

information concerning advisory 

committee members’ principal place of 

residence, persons or companies by 

whom employed, and other major 

sources of income. The Agriculture and 

Food Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97–98) 

reiterates this requirement. Similar 

information will be required of research 

and promotion boards/committees/ 

councils in addition to the 

supplemental commodity specific 

questions. The Secretary appoints board 

members under each program. Some of 

the information contained on form AD– 

755 is used by the Department to 

conduct background clearances of 

prospective board members required by 

departmental regulations. All committee 

members who are appointed by the 

Secretary require this clearance. The 

Office of the Secretary, White House 

Liaison Office will collect information 

using form AD–755, ‘‘Advisory 

Committee and Research and Promotion 

Board Membership Background 

Information.’’ 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Office of the Secretary, White House 

Liaison Office will collect information 

on the background of the nominees to 

make sure there are no delinquent loans 

to the United States Department of 

Agriculture, (USDA), as well as making 

sure they have no negative record that 

could be a negative reflection to USDA. 

The information obtained from the form 

is also used in the compilation of an 

annual report to Congress. Failure of the 

Department to provide this information 

would require the Secretary to terminate 

the pertinent committee or board. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 2,320. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,160. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1027 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Oregon State University of 

Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license 

to the variety of blackberry described in 

U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial No. 

12/660,189, ‘‘Blackberry Plant Named 

‘Onyx’,’’ filed on February 22, 2010 and 

to the variety of red raspberry described 

in U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial 

No. 13/199,578, ‘‘Red Raspberry Plant 

Named ‘Vintage’,’’ filed on September 2, 

2011. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 21, 2012. 

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 these 

plant varieties are assigned to the 

United States of America, as represented 

by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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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