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SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are kept in offices attended 

by authorized personnel. Retention and 

disposal: Maintained six (6) years after 

the case is closed. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Director, NAD, USDA, 3102 Park 

Center Drive, Suite 1100, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22302, telephone number (703) 

305–2708. Notification procedure: An 

individual may request information as 

to whether the system contains records 

pertaining to him or her from Larry 

Shrum, External Affairs Officer, NAD, 

USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 

1120, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, 

larry.shrum@usda.gov, telephone 

number (703) 305–1164. A request for 

information pertaining to an individual 

should contain the requester’s full 

name, address, and zip code.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Any individual may obtain 

information as to procedures for gaining 

access to and contesting the record in 

the system which pertains to him or her 

by submitting a written request to the 

appropriate official referred to in the 

proceeding paragraph. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Same as notification procedure. (The 

regulations for contesting contents of 

records and appealing initial 

determinations are set forth at 7 CFR 

1.110–1.123.) 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records in this system come primarily 

from Appellants, witnesses, and Agency 

personnel. 

System exempted from certain 

provisions of the Act: No. 

USDA/NAD–2 

SYSTEM NAME: 

National Appeals Division Tracking 

System (Automated), USDA/National 

Appeals Division (NAD). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Management Field Office, USDA, and 

8930 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64114. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Program participants who file an 

appeal because of a covered adverse 

decision by a covered Agency: Farm 

Service Agency, including a State, 

County, or area committee established 

under section 8(b)(5) of the Soil 

Conservation and Domestic Allotment 

Act (16 U.S.C. 5901 (b)(5), the 

Commodity Credit Corporation, the 

Natural Resource Conservation Service, 

the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, 

the Risk Management Agency, the Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, the Rural 

Housing Service, or the Rural Utilities 

Service. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq. Routine uses of 

records maintained in the system, 

including categories of users and the 

purposes of such uses: USDA will 

disclose records in this system: (1) To 

the appropriate Agency, whether 

Federal, State, local or foreign, charged 

with the responsibility of investigating 

or prosecuting a violation of law, or of 

enforcing or implementing the statute, 

rule, regulation or order issued pursuant 

thereto, when information available 

indicates a violation or potential 

violation of law, whether civil, criminal, 

or regulatory in nature, and whether 

arising by general statute, or by rule, 

regulation, or order issued pursuant 

thereto; (2) to a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal, or to opposing 

counsel, in a proceeding before any of 

the above, which are sought in the 

course of discovery and which are 

relevant to the subject matter of the 

proceedings; (3) to a congressional office 

from the record of an individual in 

response to an inquiry from the 

congressional office at the request of 

that individual; and (4) to the public, for 

educational purposes, when 

determinations signed by NAD Hearing 

Officers or the NAD Director are 

published either in paper format or 

electronically on the NAD Web site, the 

current address of which is http://

www.nad.usda.gov. 

Policies and practices for storing, 

retrieving, accessing, retaining, and 

disposing of records in the system: 

STORAGE: 

National Computer Center, Kansas 

City Security Staff uses multiple storage 

devices with full backup facilities; 

including both on-site and off-site 

storage and distant hot-site facilities. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are indexed by Appellant 

name, NAD log number, State, and the 

name of the assigned Hearing Officer. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Computer Associates Access Control 

Facility software controls that may use 

computer resources and protects data 

from accidental or deliberate 

destruction, modification, disclosure 

and misuse. Computer Associates 

Access Control Facility is maintained 

and used solely by members of the 

National Computer Center, Kansas City 

Security Staff. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are kept indefinitely. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

System Security Administration, 

Information Systems Security Staff, 

2350 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 

63103. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

An individual may request 

information as to whether the system 

contains records pertaining to him or 

her from Larry Shrum, External Affairs 

Officer, NAD, USDA, 3101 Park Center 

Drive, Suite 1120, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302. larry.shrum@usda.gov, telephone 

number (703) 305–1164. A request for 

information pertaining to an individual 

should contain the requester’s full 

name, address, and zip code. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Any individual may obtain 

information as to the procedures for 

gaining access to and contesting a 

record in the system which pertains to 

him or her by submitting a written 

request to the appropriate official 

referred to in the proceeding paragraph. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records in this system come primarily 

from data entered by Regional offices 

maintaining appeal records on the 

program participant. Information in 

these records is obtained from 

Appellants and Agency decision 

makers. 

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

No.

Dated: September 21, 2004. 

Roger Klurfeld, 

Director, National Appeals Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Collect Information

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 3) and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Research Service’s (ARS) intent to seek 

input on the impact of the Animal 

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Health National Research Program 

through the completion of an electronic 

evaluation form. This voluntary 

information collection will give the 

beneficiaries of ARS research the 

opportunity to provide input on the 

impact of the research conducted by 

ARS in the last national program cycle. 

This input will be used for planning the 

research agenda for the next 5-year 

program cycle.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 23, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Dr. Cyril G. 

Gay, National Program Leader, 

Agricultural Research Service, National 

Program Staff, Animal Production and 

Protection, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, 

GWCC, Building 4, Beltsville, Maryland 

20705–2351. Comments may be sent by 

phone to (301) 504–4786 or fax to (301) 

504–5467. Submit electronic comments 

to cgg@ars.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Cyril G. Gay (301) 504–4786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: ARS 

Animal Health National Program 

Assessment Evaluation Form. 

OMB Number: Not yet assigned. 

Expiration Date: N/A. 

Type of Request: Approval to seek 

input from the beneficiaries of research 

conducted by ARS for program planning 

and ensure alignment of the Animal 

Health National Program with the needs 

of our customers, partners, and 

stakeholders. 

Abstract: This voluntary electronic 

evaluation form will give the 

beneficiaries of ARS research the 

opportunity to review the 2000–2004 

Animal Health National Program 

Assessment Report, as well as provide 

input on the impact of the national 

program on animal agriculture. For the 

purpose of this National Program 

Assessment, impact is defined as 

research that has influenced or will 

significantly influence the animal 

sciences and animal health, has created 

or will create economic opportunities 

for producers and farmers, or has 

enabled or will enable action and 

regulatory agencies to formulate policies 

and regulations to support American 

agriculture. The report and evaluation 

form can be found online at http://

www.afmtestlab.ars.usda.gov/surveys/

ahnp/survey.htm. The input provided 

through the completion of the 

evaluation form will be shared with 

customers, partners, and stakeholders at 

the Animal Health National Program 

Assessment Workshop, which be held at 

the United States Animal Health 

Association Annual Conference in 

Greensboro, North Carolina, on October 

26, 2004 (http://www.usaha.org/

meeting04/info2004.html). 

ARS National Program Assessments 

are conducted every five years through 

the organization of one or more 

workshops. Workshops allow ARS to 

periodically update the vision and 

rationale of each National Program and 

assess the relevancy, effectiveness, and 

responsiveness of ARS research. In 

addition, the workshops facilitate the 

review and simultaneously provide an 

opportunity for customers, stakeholders, 

and partners to assess the progress made 

through the National Program and 

provide input for future modifications 

to the National Program or the National 

Program’s research agenda. In the case 

of the ARS Animal Health National 

Program, the beneficiaries of the 

research are numerous, including the 

majority of the livestock and poultry 

industries, trade associations, federal 

and state government agencies, and 

research partners in universities and the 

private sector. The electronic evaluation 

form will allow ARS to outreach to its 

many customers, partners, and 

stakeholders that are unable to attend 

the workshop and also ensure an 

efficient means of obtaining the greatest 

amount of input on the impact and 

direction of the ARS Animal Health 

National Research Program. 

Respondents: 400. 

Estimate of Burden: Completing the 

electronic evaluation form is estimated 

to average 15 minutes per response. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

400. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 100 hours. 

Comments are invited on (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and the assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the input provided by a 

wide array of customers, and; (d) ways 

to minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who respond, 

including the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technology. Comments should be 

sent to the address in the preamble. 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.

Caird E. Rexroad, 

Associate Administrator.

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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 to grant 

exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant Baumgartner Environics, Inc., of 

Olivia, Minnesota an exclusive license 

to U.S. Patent No. 6,126,722, 

‘‘Electrostatic Reduction System for 

Reducing Airborne Dust and 

Microorganisms,’’ issued on October 3, 

2000, for all uses in the field of livestock 

agriculture. Notice of Availability of this 

invention for licensing was published in 

the Federal Register on July 27, 1999.

DATES: Comments must be received 

within thirty (30) calendar days of the 

date of publication of this Notice in the 

Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 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 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 Baumgartner Environics, 

Inc., of Olivia, Minnesota has submitted 

a complete and sufficient application for 

a license. The prospective 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 

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