Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 25, 2000 / Notices 24175

Place: DoubleTree Hotel-Lloyd Center,

1000 N.E. Multnomah, Portland, Oregon.

Time: 8:00 am–5:00 pm on May 16 and

8:00 am–11:30 am on May 17, 2000.

Purpose: To provide advice to the

Administrator of the Grain Inspection,

Packers and Stockyards Administration

(GIPSA) with respect to the implementation

of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71

et seq.).

The agenda includes a review and

discussion of GIPSA’s financial status,

reauthorization, biotechnology, research and

information technology strategies, and other

related issues concerning the delivery of

grain inspection and weighing services to

American agriculture.

Public participation will be limited to

written statements, unless permission is

received from the Committee Chairman to

orally address the Committee. Persons, other

than members, who wish to address the

Committee or submit written statements

before or after the meeting, should contact

the Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW, STOP 3601, Washington, DC 20250–

3601, telephone (202) 720–0219 or FAX (202)

205–9237.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Persons with disabilities who

require alternative means of

communication of program information

or related accommodation should

contact Marianne Plaus, telephone (202)

690–3460 or FAX (202) 205–9237.

Dated: April 19, 2000.

James R. Baker,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–10307 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Inviting Preapplications for Rural

Cooperative Development Grants

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) announces

the availability of approximately $4

million in competive Rural Cooperative

Development Grant (RCDG) funds for

fiscal year (FY) 2000. Of this amount,

$1.5 million will be reserved for

preapplications whose focus is on

assistance to small, minority producers

through their cooperative businesses.

The intended effect of this notice is to

solicit preapplications for FY 2000 and

award grants before September 1, 2000.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of a

preapplication is June 2, 2000.

Preapplications received after that date

will not be considered. Preapplications

should be sent to the State Rural

Development Offices (see attached list

for addresses).

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for

assistance should contact their USDA

Rural Development State office to

receive further information and copies

of the preapplication package.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James E. Haskell, Assistant Deputy

Administrator, Cooperative Services,

Rural Business-Cooperative Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop

3250, Room 4016, South Agriculture

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3250.

Telephone (202) 720–8460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rural

Technology and Cooperative

Development Grants (RTCDG) program

is authorized by section 310B(e) of the

Consolidated Farm and Rural

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932) and

regulations are contained in 7 CFR part

4284, subpart F. The primary objective

of the RCDG program is to improve the

economic condition of rural areas

through cooperative development. The

program is administered through USDA

Rural Development State offices acting

on behalf of RBS.

Grants will be awarded on a

competitive basis to nonprofit

corporations and institutions of higher

education based on specific selection

criteria. The priorities described in this

paragraph will be used by RBS to rate

preapplications. RBS review of

preapplications will include the

complete preapplication package

submitted to the Rural Development

State office. Points will be distributed

according to ranking with other

preapplications.

(a) Priority will be given to

applications that:

(1) Demonstrate a proven track record

in administering a nationally

coordinated or regionally or State-wide

operated project;

(2) Demonstrate previous expertise in

providing technical assistance to

cooperatives in rural areas;

(3) Demonstrate the ability to assist in

the retention of business, facilitate the

establishment of cooperatives and new

cooperative approaches, or generate

employment opportunities that will

improve the economic conditions of

rural areas;

(4) Demonstrate the ability to create

horizontal linkages among cooperative

businesses within and among various

sectors in rural areas of the United

States and vertical linkages to domestic

and international markets;

(5) Provide technical assistance and

other services to underserved and

economically distressed rural areas of

the United States;

(6) Commit to providing greater than

a 25 percent matching contribution with

private funds and in-kind contributions;

(7) Evidence transferability or

demonstration value to assist rural areas

outside of project area; and

(8) Demonstrate that any cooperative

development activity is consistent with

positive environmental stewardship.

Fiscal Year 2000 Preapplication

Submission

Preapplications must include a clear

statement of the goals and objectives of

the project and a plan which describes

the proposed project as required by the

statute and 7 CFR part 4284, subpart F.

Each preapplication received in the

State office will be reviewed to

determine if the preapplication is

consistent with the eligible purposes

outlined in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart F.

Preapplications without supportive data

to address selection criteria will not be

considered. Also, since the cooperative

center concept is to provide a wide

range of technical assistance services,

including feasibility analysis, to all

cooperatives or potential cooperatives

within the project area, preapplications

that focus on a single cooperative will

not be considered. Copies of 7 CFR part

4284, subpart F, will be provided to any

interested applicant by making a request

to the Rural Development State office or

RBS National office.

Preapplications must be completed and

submitted to the State Rural

Development office as soon as possible,

but no later than June 2, 2000.

Preapplications received after June 2

will not be considered.

Preapplications must contain the

documentation delineated in 7 CFR

4284.528. For ease of locating

information, please include in each

preapplication information as follows:

(a) A detailed Table of Contents

containing page numbers for each

component of the preapplication.

(b) A project summary of 250 words

or less on a separate page. This page

should include the title of the project

and the names of the primary project

contacts and the applicant organization,

followed by the summary. The summary

should be self-contained and should

describe the overall goals, relevance of

the project, and a listing of all

organizations involved in the project.

The project summary should

immediately follow the Table of

Contents.

(c) A separate one-page information

sheet which lists each of the eight

evaluation criteria followed by the page

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numbers of all relevant material and

documentation contained in the

preapplication which supports that

criteria. This page should immediately

follow the project summary; and

(d) For applicants who have received

funding under the Rural Cooperative

Development Grant program in FY 1997,

FY 1998, or FY 1999 a summation, not

to exceed three pages, of progress and

results for all projects funded fully or

partially by the RCDG program in those

years, including the status of

cooperative businesses organized and

all eligible grant purpose activities

listed under 7 CFR 4284.515.

The National office will score

applications based only on the grant

selection criteria contained in 7 CFR

part 4284, subpart F and listed above,

and will select awardees subject to the

availability of funds and the awardee’s

satisfactory submission of a formal

application and related materials in

accordance with subpart F. Entities

submitting preapplications that are

selected for award will be invited by the

State office to submit a formal

application prior to September 1. It is

anticipated that grant awardees will be

selected by September 1, 2000.

Dated: April 17, 2000.

Dayton Watkins,

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative

Services.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural

Development State Offices (Revised 00/04/19)

ALABAMA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Sterling Center, Suite 601

4121 Carmichael Road

Montgomery, AL 36106–3683

ALASKA

USDA Rural Development State Office

800 West Evergreen, Suite 201

Palmer, AK 99645–6539

ARIZONA

USDA Rural Development State Office

3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 900

Phoenix, AZ 85012–2906

ARKANSAS

USDA Rural Development State Office

700 West Capitol Ave., Room 3416

Little Rock, AR 72201–3225

CALIFORNIA

USDA Rural Development State Office

430 G Street, Agency 4169

Davis, CA 95616–4169

COLORADO

USDA Rural Development State Office

655 Parfet Street, Room E–100

Lakewood, CO 80215

DELAWARE-MARYLAND

USDA Rural Development State Office

4607 South Dupont Hwy

P.O. Box 400

Camden, DE 19934–9998

GEORGIA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Stephens Federal Building

355 E. Hancock Avenue

Athens, GA 30601–2768

HAWAII

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Room 311

154 Waianuenue Avenue

Hilo, HI 96720

IDAHO

USDA Rural Development State Office

9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1

Boise, ID 83709

ILLINOIS

USDA Rural Development State Office

Illini Plaza, Suite 103

1817 South Neil Street

Champaign, IL 61820

INDIANA

USDA Rural Development State Office

5975 Lakeside Boulevard

Indianapolis, IN 46278

IOWA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Room 873

210 Walnut Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

KANSAS

USDA Rural Development State Office

1200 SW Executive Drive

P.O. Box 4653

Topeka, KS 66615

LOUISIANA

USDA Rural Development State Office

3727 Government Street

Alexandria, LA 71302

MAINE

USDA Rural Development State Office

444 Stillwater Avenue, Suite 2

P.O. Box 405

Bangor, ME 04402–0405

MASS/RI/CONN

USDA Rural Development State Office

451 West Street

Amherst, MA 01002

MICHIGAN

USDA Rural Development State Office

3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200

East Lansing, MI 48823

MINNESOTA

USDA Rural Development State Office

410 AgriBank Building

375 Jackson Street

St. Paul, MN 55101–1853

MISSISSIPPI

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Suite 831

100 West Capitol Street

Jackson, MS 39269

MISSOURI

USDA Rural Development State Office

601 Business Loop 70 West

Parkade Center, Suite 235

Columbia, MO 65203

FLORIDA/VI

USDA Rural Development State Office

4440 NW 25th Place

P.O. Box 147010

Gainesville, FL 32614–7010

NEBRASKA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Room 152

100 Centennial Mall N

Lincoln, NE 68508

NEVADA

USDA Rural Development State Office

1390 South Curry Street

Carson City, NV 89703–9910

NEW JERSEY

USDA Rural Development State Office

Transfield Plaza, Suite 22

790 Woodlane Road

Mt. Holly, NJ 08060

NEW MEXICO

USDA Rural Development State Office

6200 Jefferson Street NE, Room 255

Albuquerque, NM 87109

NEW YORK

USDA Rural Development State Office

The Galleries of Syracuse

441 South Salina Street Suite 357

Syracuse, NY 13202–2541

NORTH CAROLINA

USDA Rural Development State Office

4405 Bland Road, Suite 260

Raleigh, NC 27609

KENTUCKY

USDA Rural Development State Office

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200

Lexington, KY 40503

OKLAHOMA

USDA Rural Development State Office

100 USDA, Suite 108

Stillwater, OK 74074–2654

OREGON

USDA Rural Development State Office

101 SW Main Street, Suite 1410

Portland, OR 97204–3222

PENNSYLVANIA

USDA Rural Development State Office

One Credit Union Place, Suite 330

Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996

PUERTO RICO

USDA Rural Development State Office

New San Juan Office Building, Rm. 501

159 Carlos E. Chardon Street

Hato Rey, PR 00918–5481

SOUTH CAROLINA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Strom Thurmond Federal Building

1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007

Columbia, SC 29201

SOUTH DAKOTA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Room 210

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200 4th Street SW

Huron, SD 57350

MONTANA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Unit 1, Suite B

P.O. Box 850

900 Technology Boulevard

Bozeman, MT 59715

UTAH

USDA Rural Development State Office

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building

125 South State Street, Room 4311

P.O. Box 11350

Salt Lake City, UT 84147–0350

VERMONT/NH

USDA Rural Development State Office

City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street

Montpelier, VT 05602

VIRGINIA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Culpeper Building, Suite 238

1606 Santa Rosa Road

Richmond, VA 23229

WASHINGTON

USDA Rural Development State Office

1835 Blacklake Boulevard, SW.

Suite B

Olympia, WA 98512–5715

WEST VIRGINIA

USDA Rural Development State Office

75 High Street, Room 320

Morgantown, WV 26505–7500

WISCONSIN

USDA Rural Development State Office

4949 Kirschling Court

Stevens Point, WI 54481

NORTH DAKOTA

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Room 208

220 East Rosser, P.O. Box 1737

Bismarck, ND 58502–1737

OHIO

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Room 507

200 North High Street

Columbus, OH 43215–2477

TENNESSEE

USDA Rural Development State Office

3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300

Nashville, TN 37203–1084

TEXAS

USDA Rural Development State Office

Federal Building, Suite 102

101 South Main

Temple, TX 76501

WYOMING

USDA Rural Development State Office

100 East B, Federal Building, Rm 1005

P.O. Box 820

Casper, WY 82602

[FR Doc. 00–10227 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 0004121104–0104–01]

RIN 0651–XX24

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of New Privacy Act

System of Records: Commerce/Patent

and Trademark System 15: Maintenance

of Invention Promoter Complaints.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

is creating a new system of records

listed under Commerce-Patent and

Trademark Systems: Maintenance of

Invention Promoter Complaints. We

invite public comment on the system

announced in this publication.

DATES: Effective Date: The system will

become effective without further notice

on May 25, 2000 unless comments

dictate otherwise.

Comment Date: To be considered,

written comments must be submitted on

or before May 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via

United States Mail delivery to Marshall

Honeyman or Raymond Chen, Office of

the Solicitor, United States Patent and

Trademark Office, Box 8, Washington,

DC 20231; via facsimile at 703–305–

9373. All comments received will be

available for public inspection at the

Public Search Facilities, Crystal Plaza 3,

2021 South Clark Place, Arlington, VA

22202.

For further information contact:

Marshall Honeyman, Office of the

Solicitor, Box 8, Washington, DC 20231,

or by phone at 703–305–9035.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the implementation of the Inventors’

Rights Act of 1999, Pub. L. 106–113,

section 4001 (to be codified at 35 U.S.C.

297), the United States Patent and

Trademark Office (Office) is required to

make complaints received by the Office

involving invention promoters publicly

available, together with any response of

the invention promoters. A new system

of records is being created by the Office

to maintain these complaints and

responses.

The Department of Commerce finds

no probable or potential effect of the

proposal on the privacy of individuals.

To minimize the risk of unauthorized

access to the system of records, the

Office will locate all unpublished paper

records in lockable file cabinets or in

metal file cabinets in secured rooms or

secured premises with access limited to

those whose official duties require

access. Electronic data will be stored in

secured premises with access limited to

those whose official duties require

access.

Classification

Administrative Procedure Act

This notice is not subject to the notice

and comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act. 5 U.S.C.

553(a)(2).

Executive Order 12866

This notice is exempt from review

under Executive Order 12866.

Brenda Dolan,

Departmental Freedom of Information Act

and Privacy Act Officer.

Commerce/PAT–TM–15

SYSTEM NAME:

System for Maintenance of Invention

Promoter Complaints—COMMERCE/

PAT–TM–# TBD.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

The Office of Independent Inventor

Programs, U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office, 2121 South Clark Street,

Arlington, Virginia 22202.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Complaining inventors, invention

promoters, and interested members of

the public.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Complainant names, addresses, and

telephone numbers; invention promoter

names, addresses, and telephone

numbers; complaints regarding

invention promoters, responses to

complaints by invention promoters, and

correspondence relating to these

complaints and responses.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301; 35 U.S.C. 1, 6, and 297.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

See Prefatory Statement of General

Routine uses Nos.1–5, 8–10, 12 and 13.

Customer complaints regarding

invention promoters together with

responses by the invention promoters

will be made publicly available.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Storage: Paper records in file folder or

distributed to individuals and

management; microfilm and electronic

storage media.

Retrievability: Complaints and

responses will be assigned numbers.

Documents may be retrieved by number,

name of complainant, or name of

invention promoter.