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Vol. 77, No. 175 

Monday, September 10, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Determination of Total Amounts of 

Fiscal Year 2013 Tariff-Rate Quotas for 

Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Sugars, 

Syrups and Molasses; and the Fiscal 

Year 2013 Overall Allotment Quantity 

Under the Sugar Marketing Allotment 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

the Department of Agriculture 

announces the establishment of the 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (October 1, 2012– 

September 30, 2013) in-quota aggregate 

quantity of the raw, as well as, refined 

and specialty sugar Tariff-Rate Quotas 

(TRQ). The FY 2013 raw cane sugar 

TRQ is established at 1,117,195 metric 

tons raw value (MTRV). In addition, the 

in-quota aggregate quantity of the 

refined and specialty sugar TRQ is 

established at 117,254 MTRV for certain 

sugars, syrups, and molasses 

(collectively referred to as refined sugar) 

that may be entered during FY 2013. 

The Office of the Secretary of the 

Department of Agriculture also 

announces the establishment of the FY 

2013 Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ) 

at 9,711,250 short tons, raw value 

(STRV). As required by the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 

the sugar beet sector was allotted 

5,278,064 STRV (54.35 percent of the 

OAQ), and the cane sugar sector was 

allotted 4,433,186 STRV (45.65 percent 

of the OAQ). CCC will distribute the 

sector allotments among domestic sugar 

beet and sugarcane processors according 

to the regulations in 7 CFR part 1435 in 

a press release before September 30, 

2012. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 10, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Souleymane Diaby, Import Policies and 

Export Reporting Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., AgStop 1021, Washington, DC 

20250–1021; by telephone (202) 720– 

2916; by fax (202) 720–0876; or by email 

souleymane.diaby@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of the 

Additional U.S. Note 5, Chapter 17 in 

the HTS authorize the Secretary of 

Agriculture to establish the in-quota 

TRQ amounts (expressed in terms of 

raw value) for imports of raw cane sugar 

and certain sugars, syrups, and molasses 

that may be entered under the 

subheadings of the HTS subject to the 

lower tier of duties of the TRQs for entry 

during each fiscal year. The Office of the 

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is 

responsible for the allocation of these 

quantities among supplying countries 

and areas. 

Section 359(k) of the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 

requires that at the beginning of the 

quota year the Secretary of Agriculture 

establish the TRQs for raw cane sugar 

and refined sugars at the minimum 

levels necessary to comply with 

obligations under international trade 

agreements, with the exception of 

specialty sugar. 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

determined, in accordance with 

paragraph (a)(i) of the Additional U.S. 

Note 5, Chapter 17 in the HTS and 

section 359(k) of the 1938 Act, that an 

aggregate quantity of up to 1,117,195 

MTRV of raw cane sugar may be entered 

or withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption during FY 2013. This is 

the minimum amount to which the 

United States is committed under the 

WTO Uruguay Round Agreements. I 

have further determined that an 

aggregate quantity of 117,254 MTRV of 

sugars, syrups, and molasses may be 

entered or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption during FY 2013. Of 

this quantity of 117,254 MTRV, the 

quantity of 96,910 MTRV is reserved for 

the importation of specialty sugars as 

defined by the USTR. The total of 

117,254 MTRV includes the 22,000 

MTRV minimum level necessary to 

comply with U.S. WTO Uruguay Round 

commitments, of which 1,656 MTRV is 

reserved for specialty sugar. Because the 

specialty sugar TRQ is first-come, firstserved, tranches are needed to allow for 

orderly marketing throughout the year. 

The FY 2013 specialty sugar TRQ will 

be opened in five tranches. The first 

tranche, totaling 1,656 MTRV, will open 

October 12, 2012. All specialty sugars 

are eligible for entry under this tranche. 

The second tranche will open on 

October 26, 2012, and be equal to 35,245 

MTRV. The remaining tranches will 

each be equal to 20,003 MTRV, with the 

third opening on January 11, 2013; the 

fourth, on April 11, 2013; and the fifth, 

on July 11, 2013. The second, third, 

fourth, and fifth tranches will be 

reserved for organic sugar and other 

specialty sugars not currently produced 

commercially in the United States or 

reasonably available from domestic 

sources. 

Section 359c of the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 

requires that the OAQ be established at 

not less than 85 percent of the estimated 

quantity of sugar for domestic human 

consumption for the crop year, and that 

fixed percentages of the OAQ be 

assigned to the beet sector and cane 

sector. The OAQ for FY 2013 is being 

established at the minimum quantity of 

9,711,250 STRV. Based on the required 

beet sector and cane sector percentages 

of 54.35 and 46.65 respectively, the 

sugar beet sector is allotted 5,278,064 

STRV and cane sector is allotted 

4,433,186 STRV for FY 2013. 

The cane sector allotment is allocated 

to the sugarcane States according to 

provisions in the sugar program, as 

follows: Hawaii—245,499 STRV; 

Florida—2,250,786 STRV; Louisiana— 

1,741,236 and Texas—195,665 STRV. 

Company allocations will be announced 

in a press release before September 30, 

2012. 

* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 

1.10231125 short tons. 

Dated: August 24, 2012. 

Michael T. Scuse, 

Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign 

Agricultural Services. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22134 Filed 9–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Request an 

Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

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55452 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 175 / Monday, September 10, 2012 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Research Service’s (ARS) intention to 

request an extension of a currently 

approved information collection, Form 

AD–761, USDA Patent License 

Application for Government Invention 

that expires February 28, 2013. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

June Blalock, USDA, ARS, Office of 

Technology Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside 

Avenue, Room 4–1174, Beltsville, 

Maryland 20705–5131; Telephone 

Number 301–504–5989. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June 

Blalock, USDA, ARS, Office of 

Technology Transfer, 301–504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Patent License 

Application for Government Invention. 

OMB Number: 0518–0003. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2013. 

Type of Request: To extend a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The USDA patent licensing 

program grants patent licenses to 

qualified businesses and individuals 

who wish to commercialize inventions 

arising from federally supported 

research. The objective of the program is 

to use the patent system to promote the 

utilization of inventions arising from 

such research. The licensing of federally 

owned inventions must be done in 

accordance with the terms, conditions 

and procedures prescribed under 37 

CFR part 404. Application for a license 

must be addressed to the Federal agency 

having custody of the invention. 

Licenses may be granted only if the 

license applicant has supplied the 

Federal agency with a satisfactory plan 

for the development and marketing of 

the invention and with information 

about the applicant’s capability to fulfill 

the plan. 37 CFR 404.8 sets forth the 

information which must be provided by 

a license applicant. For the convenience 

of the applicant, USDA has itemized the 

information needed on Form AD–761, 

and instructions for completing the form 

are provided to the applicant. The 

information submitted is used to 

determine whether the applicant has 

both a complete and sufficient plan for 

developing and marketing the invention 

and the necessary manufacturing, 

marketing, technical, and financial 

resources to carry out the submitted 

plan. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3 hours per 

response. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for profit 

individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

75. 

Frequency of Responses: One time per 

invention. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 225 hours. 

This data will be collected under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from June Blalock, 

USDA, ARS, Office of Technology 

Transfer by calling 301–504–5989. 

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 assumptions 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, such as 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g. permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Comments may be sent to USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22201 Filed 9–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lynn Canal-Icy Strait Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Lynn Canal-Icy Strait 

Resource Advisory Committee (LC–IS 

RAC) will meet in Juneau, AK. The 

committee is authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 112– 

141) (the Act) and operates in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The purpose of the 

committee is to improve collaborative 

relationships and to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Forest Service 

concerning projects and funding 

consistent with the Title II of the Act. 

The meeting is open to the public. The 

purpose of the meeting is to review and 

recommend project proposals that will 

meet the purposes of improving or 

maintaining existing infrastructure 

(roads & trails), implementing 

stewardship objectives that enhance 

forested ecosystems, and/or restoring 

and improving land health and water 

quality on National Forest System lands. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 20, 2012, 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the upper conference room, Admirality 

National Monument Office, 8510 

Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 

99801. The public may attend the 

meeting via Video Teleconference (VTC) 

at the Hoonah Ranger District office, 

430A Airport Road, Hoonah, AK 99829. 

Written comments may be submitted as 

described under Supplementary 

Information. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at the Admirality 

National Monument Office, 8510 

Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 

99801. Please call ahead to (907) 586– 

8800 to facilitate entry into the building 

to view comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shane King, RAC Coordinator, 8510 

Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 

99801; (907) 789–6286; email 

shaneking@fs.fed.us. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following business will be conducted: 

review and status updates on Title II 

projects, review the status of funds to be 

allocated, discuss acquisition 

management instruments for 

implementation of projects, review 

monitoring report, review and approve 

administrative costs, provide 

opportunity for proponents to present 

proposals (5 minutes each), provide LC– 

IS RAC members an opportunity to ask 

questions about proposals (3 minutes 

each), review the proposal 

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