Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 185 / Friday, September 24, 2004 / Notices 57257

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] 

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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.

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.