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Notices Federal Register

20983 

Vol. 72, No. 81 

Friday April 27, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 24, 2007. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Business Cooperative Service 

Title: 7 CFR 4284–F, Rural 

Cooperative Development Grant. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0006. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

cooperative Development Grants 

(RCDG) program is administered 

through State Rural Development 

Offices on behalf of the Rural Business 

Cooperative Service (RBS). The primary 

objective of the program is to improve 

the economic condition of rural areas 

through cooperative development. Grant 

funds are awarded on a competitive 

basis using a scoring system that gives 

preference to applications that 

demonstrate a proven track record. The 

applicants, who are non-profit 

corporations or institutions of higher 

education, will provide information 

using various forms and supporting 

documentation. 

Need and Use of the Information: RBS 

will use the information collected to 

evaluate the applicant’s ability to carry 

out the purposes of the program. If this 

information were not collected, RBS 

would have no basis on which to 

evaluate the relative merit of each 

application. 

Description of Respondents: Not for 

profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 60. 

Frequency of Responses: Record 

keeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,200. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–8088 Filed 4–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–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. 

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 September 30, 2007. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

within sixty-five (65) days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

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: 

September 30, 2007. 

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 


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