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1A list of pest-free-areas currently recognized by 

APHIS can be found at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/ 

DesignatedPestFreeAreas.pdf). 

performed upon detection of a pest. 

Pest-free areas are subject to audit by 

APHIS to verify their status. 

APHIS has received a request from the 

government of the Republic of Chile to 

recognize an additional area of that 

country as being free of Ceratitis 

capitata, Mediterranean fruit fly 

(Medfly).1 Specifically, the government 

of the Republic of Chile asked that we 

recognize the Arica Province as an area 

that is free of Medfly. Currently, APHIS 

recognizes the Republic of Chile, except 

for the Arica Province, as free of Medfly. 

Furthermore, Medfly host articles (fruits 

and vegetables) from the Republic of 

Chile may be imported into the United 

States without treatment for Medfly 

from areas in the Republic of Chile that 

are free of Medfly. Recognizing the 

Arica Province as free of Medfly would 

result in the entire Republic of Chile as 

being recognized as free of that pest. 

In accordance with our regulations 

and the criteria set out in ISPM No. 4, 

we have reviewed and approved the 

survey protocols and other information 

provided by the Republic of Chile 

relative to its system to establish 

freedom, phytosanitary measures to 

maintain freedom, and system for the 

verification of the maintenance of 

freedom. Because this action concerns 

the expansion of a currently recognized 

pest-free area in the Republic of Chile 

from which fruits and vegetables are 

authorized for importation into the 

United States, our review of the 

information presented by the Republic 

of Chile in support of its request is 

examined in a commodity import 

evaluation document (CIED) titled 

‘‘Recognition of an Additional Region as 

Medfly Pest-Free Area (PFA) for the 

Republic of Chile.’’ 

The CIED may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the 

CIED by calling or writing to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 319.56-5(c), we are announcing the 

Administrator’s determination that the 

Republic of Chile (including the Arica 

Province) meets the criteria of § 319.56- 

5(a) and (b) with respect to freedom 

from Medfly. After reviewing the 

comments we receive on this notice, we 

will announce our decision regarding 

the status of this area with respect to 

their freedom from Medfly. If the 

Administrator’s determination remains 

unchanged, we will amend the list of 

pest-free areas to list the Republic of 

Chile as free of Medfly. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

January 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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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 California Seed & Plant Lab, 

Inc. of Elverta, California, an exclusive 

license to U.S. Patent No. 6,410,223, 

‘‘Direct Polymerase Chain Reaction 

Assay, or Bio-PCR’’, issued on June 25, 

2002. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 3, 2010. 

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 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 California Seed & Plant Lab 

Inc. of Elverta, California 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. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1945 Filed 1–29–10; 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 141 Repellent, Inc. of Reston, 

Virginia, an exclusive license to U.S. 

Patent No. 7,378,557, ‘‘Methods for 

Preparing Isolongifolenone and Its Use 

in Repelling Arthropods’’, issued on 

May 27, 2008, and U.S. Patent No. 

7,579,016, ‘‘Methods for Repelling 

Arthropods Using Isolongifolenone 

Analogs,’’ issued on August 25, 2009. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 3, 2010. 

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 patent rights in 

these inventions are assigned to the 

United States of America, as represented 

by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in 

the public interest to so license these 

inventions as 141 Repellent, Inc. of 

Reston, Virginia, 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. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

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