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Vol. 78, No. 127 

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 

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 the Citrus Research and 

Development Foundation, Inc. of Lake 

Alfred, Florida, an exclusive license to 

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/ 

745,509, ‘‘IDENTIFICATION AND 

SYNTHESIS OF A MALE–PRODUCED 

PHEROMONE FOR THE 

NEOTROPICAL ROOT WEEVIL 

DIAPREPES ABBREVIATUS 

(COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE)’’, 

filed on January 18, 2013. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 1, 2013. 

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 the Citrus Research and 

Development Foundation, Inc. of Lake 

Alfred, Florida 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. 

Robert Griesbach, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–15845 Filed 7–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision of Approved 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request—Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP): Federal 

Collection of State Plan of Operations, 

Operating Guidelines and Forms 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This is a revision of a currently 

approved collection for State agency 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP), administrative 

matters. FNS plans to develop and 

launch an electronic workflow system, 

SNAP Workflow Information 

Management (SWIM), to streamline FNS 

waiver processing, the current waiver 

request form will be transposed to an 

online waiver request form. The online 

version of the request form does not 

modify the currently approved burden 

hours in any way, but changes the 

method of collection for this 

information. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 3, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: 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 shall 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 assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Michael 

Ribar, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 810, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Michael Ribar at 703–305–2454, or via 

email to michael.ribar@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 810, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Michael Ribar at 

703–305–2449. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Operating Guidelines, Forms 

and Waivers. 

OMB Number: 0584–0083. 

Forms: FNS 366A—Program and 

Budget Summary Statement, FNS 

366B—Program Activity Statement, 

SWIM SNAP Waiver Request Form and 

SF 425 Federal Financial Report 

Expiration Date: December 31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 16(a) of the Food 

and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) 

authorizes 50 percent Federal 

reimbursement for State agency costs to 

administer the program. 7 CFR 272.2(a) 

of SNAP regulations requires that State 

agencies plan and budget program 

operations and establish objectives for 

the next year. The basic components of 

the State Plan of Operation are the 


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