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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 75, No. 167 

Monday, August 30, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, 

IL; State of Louisiana; State of North 

Carolina; Belmond, IA; State of New 

Jersey; and State of New York Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 

designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (USGSA): Amarillo 

Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo); Cairo 

Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); 

Louisiana Department of Agriculture 

and Forestry (Louisiana); North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture (North 

Carolina); and D. R. Schaal Agency, Inc. 

(Schaal). 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, 

Branch Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

STOP 3604, Room 1647–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen W. Guagliardo, 202–720–8262 or 

Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

March 31, 2010, Federal Register (75 FR 

16068), GIPSA requested applications 

for designation to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

presently serviced by the agencies 

named above. Applications were due by 

April 30, 2010. GIPSA received no 

applications for the areas presently 

serviced by Amarillo, Cairo, and North 

Carolina and subsequently requested 

applications for these areas in the June 

25, 2010, Federal Register (75 FR 

36348). Applications for this 

announcement were due by July 26, 

2010. 

Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North 

Carolina, and Schaal were the sole 

applicants for designations to provide 

official services in these areas. As a 

result, GIPSA did not ask for additional 

comments. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA 

(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that 

Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North 

Carolina, and Schaal are qualified to 

provide official services in the 

geographic areas specified in the March 

31, 2010, and June 25, 2010, Federal 

Register for which they applied. These 

designation actions to provide official 

services in the specified areas are 

effective October 1, 2010, and terminate 

on September 30, 2013. 

Interested persons may obtain official 

services by calling the telephone 

numbers listed below: 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation 

start 

Designation 

end 

Amarillo ..................... Amarillo, TX (806–372–2152) ........................................................................................ 10/1/2010 9/30/2013 

Additional Location: Guymon, OK.

Cairo ......................... Cairo, IL (618–734–1316) .............................................................................................. 10/1/2010 9/30/2013 

Louisiana .................. Baton Rouge, LA (318–428–5453) ................................................................................ 10/1/2010 9/30/2013 

Additional Locations: Jonesville, Oak Grove, Opelousas, LA.

North Carolina .......... Raleigh, NC (919–733–4491) ........................................................................................

Additional Location: Elizabeth City, NC. 

10/1/2010 9/30/2013 

Schaal ....................... Belmond, IA (641–444–7292) ........................................................................................ 10/1/2010 9/30/2013 

Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA 

authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to 

designate a qualified applicant to 

provide official services in a specified 

area after determining that the applicant 

is better able than any other applicant 

to provide such official services (7 

U.S.C. 79(f)(1)). 

Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for 3 years unless terminated 

by the Secretary; however, designations 

may be renewed according to the 

criteria and procedures prescribed in 

section 7(f) of the Act. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Marianne Plaus, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21456 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

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 Horticultural Research 

Institute, Inc. of Washington, DC, an 

exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 

7,066,995, ‘‘Compositions and Films 

Comprised of Avian Feather Keratin,’’ 

issued on June 27, 2006. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 29, 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 


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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 Horticultural Research 

Institute, Inc. of Washington, DC 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. 2010–21491 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Alpine County Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Alpine County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a 

meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 21st, 2010 and will begin at 

6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Alpine County at the Alpine Early 

Learning Center, 100 Foothill Road, 

Markleeville, CA 96120. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Morris, RAC Coordinator, USDA, 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 

Carson Ranger District, 1536 S. Carson 

Street, Carson City, NV 89701 (775) 

884–8140; E-mail 

danielmorris@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) Review 

and recommend finding allocation for 

proposed projects (2) Determine 

timeframes for the next round of project 

proposals (3) Public Comment. The 

meeting is open to the public. Public 

input opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at that time. 

Dated: August 19, 2010. 

Genny E. Wilson, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21414 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Owensboro, KY; Bloomington, IL; Iowa 

Falls, IA; Casa Grande, AZ; Fargo, ND; 

Grand Forks, ND; and Plainview, TX 

Areas; Request for Comments on the 

Official Agencies Servicing These 

Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed below will end 

on March 31, 2011. We are asking 

persons or governmental agencies 

interested in providing official services 

in the areas presently served by these 

agencies to submit an application for 

designation. In addition, we are asking 

for comments on the quality of services 

provided by the following designated 

agencies: J. W. Barton Grain Inspection 

Service, Inc. (Barton); Central Illinois 

Grain Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois); 

Central Iowa Grain Inspection Service, 

Inc. (Central Iowa); Farwell Commodity 

and Grain Services, Inc. (Farwell 

Southwest); North Dakota Grain 

Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota); 

Northern Plains Grain Inspection 

Service, Inc. (Northern Plains); and 

Plainview Grain Inspection and 

Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview). 

DATES: Applications and comments are 

due by September 29, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications 

concerning this notice using only one of 

the following methods: 

• Internet: Apply using FGISonline 

(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/

default_home_FGIS.aspx) by clicking on 

the Delegations/Designations and Export 

Registrations (DDR) link. You will need 

to obtain an FGISonline customer 

number and USDA eAuthentication 

username and password prior to 

applying. Submit comments at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Instructions for 

submitting and reading comments are 

detailed on the site. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier Address: 

Karen W. Guagliardo, Review Branch 

Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, 

USDA, Room 1647–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

• Mail: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review 

Branch Chief, Compliance Division, 

GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen W. Guagliardo, 202–720–7312 or 

Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

7(f)(1) of the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71– 

87k) authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator 

to designate a qualified applicant to 

provide official services in a specified 

area after determining that the applicant 

is better able than any other applicant 

to provide such official services. Under 

section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for 3 years unless terminated 

by the Secretary, but may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act. 

Areas Open for Designation: 

Barton 

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, 

the following geographic areas, in the 

States of Indiana, Kentucky, and 

Tennessee are assigned to this official 

agency: 

In Indiana: 

• Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, 

Jackson, Jennings, Jefferson, Lawrence, 

Martin, Orange, Perry, Scott, Spencer, 

and Washington Counties. 

In Kentucky: 

• Bounded on the North by the 

northern Daviess, Hancock, 

Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Jefferson, 

Oldham, Trimble, and Carroll County 

lines; 

• Bounded on the East by the eastern 

Carroll, Henry, Franklin, Scott, Fayette, 

Jessamine, Woodford, Anderson, 

Nelson, Larue, Hart, Barren, and Allen 

County lines; 

• Bounded on the South by the 

southern Allen and Simpson County 

lines; and 

• Bounded on the West by the 

western Simpson and Warren County 

lines; the southern Butler and 

Muhlenberg County lines; the 

Muhlenberg County line west to the 

Western Kentucky Parkway; the 

Western Kentucky Parkway west to 

State Route 109; State Route 109 north 

to State Route 814; State Route 814 

north to U.S. Route Alternate 41; U.S. 

Route Alternate 41 north to the Webster 

County line; the northern Webster 

County line; the western McLean and 

Daviess County lines. 


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