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Vol. 78, No. 138 

Thursday, July 18, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Draft Environmental Assessment for 

the Cotton Quality Research Station 

Land Transfer 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of the Draft 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Cotton Quality Research Station Land 

Transfer. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

proposed transfer of approximately 10 

acres of land and facilities at the Cotton 

Quality Research Station (CQRS) from 

the USDA Agricultural Research Service 

(ARS) in Clemson, South Carolina, to 

Clemson University Research Farm 

Services. This notice is announcing the 

opening of a 30-day public comment 

period. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 17, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the proposed CQRS Land 

Transfer by any of the following 

methods: Email: cal.mather@ars.usda.

gov, Fax: 309–681–6683. Mail: USDA– 

ARS–SHEMB, NCAUR, 1815 North 

University Avenue, Room 2016, Peoria, 

Ilinois 61604. Copies of the Draft EA for 

the proposed CQRS Land Transfer are 

available for public inspection at the 

following Web site and addresses: 

• www.clemson.edu/usda-property. 

• Former CQRS, 133 Old Cherry 

Road, Clemson, South Carolina 29631. 

• Clemson University Library, 116 

Sigma Drive, Clemson, South Carolina, 

29634. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cal 

Mather, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, USDA–ARS–SHEMB, 

NCAUR, 1815 North University Street, 

Room 2016, Peoria, Illinois 61604; 309– 

681–6608. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USDA 

is proposing to transfer approximately 

10 acres of land and facilities at CQRS, 

133 Old Cherry Road in Clemson, South 

Carolina, to Clemson University. As a 

condition of the transfer, Clemson 

University is committed to using the 

property for agricultural research for a 

period of 25 years, supporting the 

strategic goals of USDA and establishing 

a Beginning Farmers and Ranchers 

Program in accordance with the 

Memorandum of Understanding, 

effective March 27, 2013. Clemson 

University would assume responsibility 

and maintenance of the constructed 

facilities and land to be conveyed from 

USDA. The property was developed to 

function as a cotton gin and was 

converted by USDA for use in their 

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 

program. USDA/ARS and Clemson 

University have both utilized the 

property for agricultural research and 

development programs since the 1970s. 

The facility was closed under Public 

Law (Pub. L.) 112–55, Consolidated and 

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

2012. In August 2012, a 5-year revocable 

permit was issued between USDA and 

Clemson University that allows 

Clemson University to utilize the 

Property for a Beginning Farmers and 

Ranchers Program and conduct a wide 

range of research, teaching, extension, 

and demonstration activities. Since 

August 2012 it has been operated by 

Clemson University under this permit. 

A Memorandum of Understanding was 

executed on March 27, 2013, that would 

allow the formal transfer of the Property 

from USDA to Clemson University. 

Under the terms of the Public Law, the 

Secretary of Agriculture will decide 

whether to formally transfer the 

Property from USDA to Clemson 

University or have USDA retain the 

possession of the Property. If the 

decision is made to transfer the 

Property, it will be done with no 

monetary cost to the University and a 

Quit Claim Deed will be prepared by the 

USDA to convey the title/property rights 

to Clemson University. The Quit Claim 

Deed would incorporate any use 

restrictions identified by the NEPA 

process, as well as the 25-year use 

restriction for agricultural and natural 

resources research as required by 

Section 732 of the Public Law. Two 

alternatives are analyzed in the Draft 

EA, the No Action Alternative and the 

Proposed Action. The draft EA 

addresses potential impacts of these 

alternatives on the natural and human 

environment. 

• Alternative 1—No Action. The 

USDA would retain possession of the 10 

acres of land and facilities at the 133 

Old Cherry Road Property. USDA would 

no longer operate and/or maintain the 

property and current research 

operations at the property would cease. 

USDA does not have adequate resources 

to operate and/or maintain the property, 

which would likely fall into disrepair. 

• Alternative 2—Proposed Action. 

The USDA would formerly transfer 10 

acres of land at the 133 Old Cherry Road 

Property to Clemson University. As a 

condition of the transfer, Clemson 

University would commit to using the 

Property for agricultural and natural 

resources research for a period of 25 

years, supporting the strategic goals of 

USDA and establishing a Beginning 

Farmers and Ranchers Program. 

Clemson University would assume 

responsibility and maintenance of the 

constructed facilities and land to be 

conveyed from USDA. 

In addition, one alternative was 

considered in the Draft EA but 

eliminated from detailed study. In this 

alternative, USDA would retain 

possession of the land and it would be 

transferred to the General Services 

Administration for disposal. Since it 

cannot reasonably be determined who 

would ultimately take possession of the 

property and how it would be utilized, 

it was not analyzed in detail in the EA. 

The USDA will use and coordinate the 

NEPA commenting process to satisfy the 

public involvement process for Section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470(f) as 

provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3)). 

Following the public comment period, 

comments will be used to prepare the 

Final EA. The USDA will respond to 

each substantive comment by making 

appropriate revisions to the document 

or by explaining why a comment did 

not warrant a change. A Notice of 

Availability of the Final EA will be 

published in the Federal Register. All 

comments, including any personal 


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identifying information included in the 

comment will become a matter of public 

record. While you can ask us in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Dated: July 10, 2013. 

Edward B. Knipling, 

Administrator, Agricultural Research Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17245 Filed 7–17–13; 8:45 am] 

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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 Stark Bro’s Nurseries & 

Orchards Co. of Louisiana, Missouri, an 

exclusive license to U.S. Patent 

Application Serial No. 13/506,771, 

‘‘APRICOT TREE ‘TWOCOT’,’’ filed on 

May 16, 2012. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 19, 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 Stark Bro’s Nurseries & 

Orchards Co. of Louisiana, Missouri 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. 2013–17244 Filed 7–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Illinois Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Illinois 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene by conference call at 9:30 

a.m. CST and adjourn at 11:00 a.m. CST 

on July 30, 2013. The purpose of the 

meeting is to allow Committee members 

the opportunity to discuss and vote on 

two project proposals: Civil Rights 

Issues Facing Immigrants in Illinois and 

Monitoring Food Deserts in Chicago: An 

Update. The Committee will also 

discuss the preparatory subcommittee 

work involving its project on religious 

discrimination in Illinois prisons. 

Finally, the meeting will include an 

orientation to new members. 

This meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: 888–417–8465, conference ID: 

6013056. Any interested member of the 

public may call this number and listen 

to the meeting. Callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by August 14, 2013. The 

address is US Commission on Civil 

Rights, Midwestern Regional Office, 55 

W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL 

60603. Comments may be emailed to 

callen@usccr.gov. Records generated by 

this meeting may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Midwestern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting, and they 

will be uploaded onto the database at 

www.facadatabase.gov. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Midwestern Regional 

Office at the above email or street 

address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Chicago, IL, July 12, 2013. 

David Mussatt, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17172 Filed 7–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–73–2013] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 41— 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Notification of 

Proposed Production Activity, BroanNuTone LLC (Home Ventilation 

Products and Heaters), Hartford, 

Wisconsin 

Broan-NuTone, LLC (Broan-NuTone) 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board for 

its facility in Hartford, Wisconsin 

within Subzone 41L. The notification 

conforming to the requirements of the 

regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 

400.22) was received on June 26, 2013. 

The Broan-NuTone facility is used for 

the manufacturing and distribution of 

residential range hoods, subassemblies 

or component parts for centrifugal 

blowers, ceiling exhaust fans, wall or 

ceiling heaters, blower assemblies and 

roof and wall caps. Pursuant to 15 CFR 

400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited 

to the specific foreign-status materials 

and components and specific finished 

products described in the submitted 

notification (as described below) and 

subsequently authorized by the FTZ 

Board. 

Production under FTZ procedures 

could exempt Broan-NuTone from 

customs duty payments on the foreign 

status components used in export 

production. On its domestic sales, 

Broan-NuTone would be able to choose 

the duty rates during customs entry 

procedures that apply to range hoods/ 

down drafts, blower assemblies, ceiling 

exhaust fans for permanent installation, 

roof/wall caps and heaters (floor, wall or 

ceiling) (duty rate ranges from free to 

4.7%) for the foreign status inputs noted 

below. Customs duties also could 

possibly be deferred or reduced on 

foreign status production equipment. 


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