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# Notices Federal Register 

### 52924

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


### 52925 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 167 / Monday, August 30, 2010 / Notices

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

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_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.