57256 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 185 / Friday, September 24, 2004 / Notices 

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.

[FR Doc. 04–21486 Filed 9–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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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 

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requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7.

Richard J. Brenner, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 04–21482 Filed 9–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–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 Hy-Gene Biomedical 

Corporation of Columbus, Ohio, an 

exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 

5,676,994, ‘‘Non-Separable Starch-Oil 

Compositions,’’ issued on October 14, 

1997, and to U.S. Patent No. 5,882,713, 

‘‘Non-Separable Compositions of Starch 

and Water-Immiscible Organic 

Materials,’’ issued on March 16, 1999, 

for all uses in the field of skin care and 

skin treatment products, including but 

not limited to drugs, devices, cosmetics 

and products for sanitizing surfaces. 

U.S. Patent No. 5,676,994 is a 

continuation of U.S. Patent Application 

Serial No. 08/233,173, and U.S. Patent 

No. 5,882,713 is a continuation-in-part 

of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/

233,173. Notice of Availability for U.S. 

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

233,173 was published in the Federal 

Register on October 24, 1994.

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 to 

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 Hy-Gene Biomedical 

Corporation 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.

Michael D. Ruff, 

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 04–21487 Filed 9–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P

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 Penford Food Ingredients 

Company of Englewood, Colorado an 

exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 

6,224,921, ‘‘Rice Flour Based Low Oil 

Uptake Frying Batters,’’ issued on May 

1, 2001. Notice of availability of this 

invention for licensing was published in 

the Federal Register on March 13, 2001.

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 Penford Food Ingredients 

Company of Englewood, Colorado has 

submitted a complete and sufficient 

application for a license. The 

prospective license will be royaltybearing 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 requirements of 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Richard J. Brenner, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 04–21489 Filed 9–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. 03–101–2] 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Petition for Deregulation of Genetically 

Engineered Glyphosate-Tolerant 

Creeping Bentgrass

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement and 

proposed scope of study. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service intends to prepare an 

environmental impact statement relative 

to its consideration of a petition 

received from Monsanto Company and 

The Scotts Company for a determination 

of nonregulated status for a glyphosatetolerant creeping bentgrass (Agrostis 

stolonifera). This notice identifies 

potentially significant issues, as well as 

alternatives, that the Agency proposes to 

examine in the environmental impact 

statement and requests public comment.

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 25, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. 03–101–2, Regulatory 

Analysis and Development, PPD, 

APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road 

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Please state that your comment refers to 

Docket No. 03–101–2. 

• E-mail: Address your comment to 

regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your 

comment must be contained in the body 

of your message; do not send attached 

files. Please include your name and 

address in your message and ‘‘Docket 

No. 03–101–2’’ on the subject line. 

• Agency Web site: Go to http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/

cominst.html for a form you can use to 

submit an e-mail comment through the 

APHIS Web site.