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Vol. 78, No. 207 

Friday, October 25, 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 EPG Technologies, Inc. of 

Gainesville, Florida, an exclusive 

license to U.S. Patent No. 8,004,292, 

‘‘ELECTRICAL PENETRATION GRAPH 

SYSTEM,’’ issued on August 23, 2011. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 25, 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 EPG Technologies, Inc. of 

Gainesville, 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. 2013–25169 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0044] 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Animal Carcass Management 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement and 

proposed scope of study. 

SUMMARY: We are announcing to the 

public that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service intends to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

examine the potential environmental 

effects of animal carcass management 

options used throughout the United 

States. This notice identifies potential 

alternatives and environmental effects 

that will be examined in the EIS and 

requests that the public comment on 

these proposed alternatives and 

environmental effects and identify other 

issues that could be examined in the 

EIS. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0044- 

;0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0044, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0044 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to the carcass 

management program, contact Ms. Lori 

P. Miller, PE, Senior Staff Officer, 

National Center for Animal Health 

Emergency Management, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3512. For questions 

related to the EIS, contact Ms. Samantha 

Floyd, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Environmental and Risk 

Analysis Services, PPD, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3053. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal Health Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture to order the 

destruction or removal of animals to 

prevent the introduction and spread of 

livestock pests or diseases. Large 

numbers of animals and carcasses may 

need to be disposed of or otherwise 

managed during or after an animal 

health emergency. Examples of an 

animal health emergency include, but 

are not limited to, an outbreak of a 

foreign animal disease, a natural 

disaster, or the introduction of a 

chemical or radiological agent. As 

carcasses begin to degrade, bodily 

fluids, chemical and biological leachate 

components, and hazardous gases such 

as methane are released into the 

environment, potentially impacting the 

health and safety of surrounding 

humans, livestock, and wildlife. 

Therefore, the management of large 

numbers of carcasses during an animal 

health emergency must be timely, safe, 

biosecure, aesthetically acceptable, and 

environmentally responsible. 

Current Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations 

regarding carcass management, 

including those found in 9 CFR 53.4, are 

based on World Organization for 

Animal Health (OIE) recommendations 

and sound science. APHIS regulations 

specify that animals infected by or 

exposed to foot-and mouth disease, 

pleuropneumonia, rinderpest, and 

certain other communicable diseases of 

livestock or poultry are required to be 

disposed of by burial or burning, unless 


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