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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 73, No. 89 

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 

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, 

Forest Service, intends to grant to H2H 

Innovations, LLC of Wilmington, 

Delaware, an exclusive license to the 

Federal Government’s patent rights in 

U.S. Patent No. 7,345,136, ‘‘WaterResistant Vegetable Protein Adhesive 

Dispersion Compositions’’, issued on 

March 18, 2008. 

DATES: (Federal Register) Comments 

must be received within thirty (30) days 

of the date of publication of this Notice 

in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Janet I. 

Stockhausen, USDA, Forest Service, 

Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford 

Pinchot Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 

53726–2398. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janet I. Stockhausen of the USDA Forest 

Service at the address given above; 

telephone: 608–231–9502; fax: 608– 

231–9508; or e-mail: 

jstockhausen@fs.fed.us. 

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 H2H Innovations, LLC of 

Wilmington, Delaware, 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 Forest 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. E8–10018 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Privacy Act of 1974: New System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) proposes to add a system 

of records notice to its inventory of 

records systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). 

This action is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Privacy Act to 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

the existence and character of records 

systems maintained by the agency (5 

U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)). 

DATES: This action will be effective 

without further notice June 6, 2008 

unless comments are received that 

would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Privacy Act Officer, William Hawkins, 

Director, Program Management 

Division, USDA/FAS/OAO, Mail Stop 

1065, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1065, telephone 

(202) 720–3241, e-mail: william 

hawkins@fas.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lana Bennett, Director, Import and 

Trade Support Programs Division, 

USDA/FAS/OTP, Mail Stop 1021, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1021; e-mail: 

lana.bennett@fas.usda.gov; telephone: 

(202) 720–0638. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy 

Import Licensing Group maintains the 

web-based Dairy Accelerated Importer 

Retrieval and Information Exchange 

System (DAIRIES) to administer the 

Dairy Import Licensing Program. 

Importers can apply for, receive and 

monitor their dairy import licenses 

through DAIRIES. Importers must have 

a U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(Customs) importer number, which is 

either an employer identification 

number or a social security number, in 

order to apply for a license. Importers 

must meet required annual minimum 

import amounts in order to be eligible 

to apply for a license. The Dairy Import 

Licensing Group must verify if the 

importer’s eligible, which can only be 

done by accessing the importer’s 

Customs record using their Customs 

importer number. A small percentage of 

the importers that apply under the 

program continue to use their social 

security number as their Customs 

importer number. 

USDA/FAS–8 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Dairy Accelerated Importer Retrieval 

and Information Exchange System 

(DAIRIES). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Electronic records are located at 

Foreign Agricultural Service, United 

States Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Importers that are self-proprietors and 

maintain a valid Customs importer 

number. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The data in the system for individuals 

include their name, address, telephone 

number, and a social security number or 

employer identification number as the 

Customs importer number. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The import licensing program is 

authorized by 7 CFR part 6, 19 U.S.C. 

1202, 3513 and 3601, and 31 U.S.C. 

9701. The collection of the social 

security numbers by Customs is 

authorized by 19 CFR 24.5. 

PURPOSE: 

The Dairy Import Licensing Group 

will maintain the information in 

DAIRIES to verify the eligibility of 

persons applying for a dairy import 

license by accessing the importer 

Customs record using the Customs 

importer number. 


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STORAGE: 

Records are stored in paper and 

electronic format. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by a unique 

control number, assigned by the Dairy 

Import Licensing Group. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All records containing personal 

information are maintained in secured 

file cabinets or in restricted areas, in 

which access is limited to authorized 

personnel. Access to computerized data 

is password-protected and under the 

responsibility of the system manager 

and subordinates. The database 

administrator has the ability to review 

audit trails, thereby permitting regular 

ad hoc monitoring of computer usage. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained for a period of 

5 years, as required by 7 CFR part 6. The 

records are then destroyed in 

accordance with USDA procedures. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Brenda Lawson, Chief, Application 

Development Branch, USDA/FAS/OAO/ 

ITD, Mail Stop 1064, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1064. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves should 

address written inquiries to the Privacy 

Act Officer, William Hawkins, Director, 

Program Management Division, USDA/ 

FAS/OAO, Mail Stop 1065, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1065. 

Individuals must identify DAIRIES in 

their inquiries. 

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals who wish to gain access 

to or amend their own records should 

contact the Dairy Import Licensing 

Group, Mail Stop 1021, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1021. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

These records contain information 

obtained from the individual who is the 

subject of these records. 

EXEMPTION CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Date: April 25, 2008. 

Michael W. Yost, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–10006 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ketchikan-Misty FiordsFiords Ranger 

District; Tongass National Forest; 

Alaska; Central Gravina Timber Sale 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture will prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(ETS) on a proposal to construct roads 

and harvest timber in central Gravina 

Island on the Ketchikan Misty Fiords 

Ranger District, Tongass National 

Forest. Two Alternatives have been 

developed for the public to comment 

on. These Proposed Alternatives would 

harvest between 18 and 38 million 

board feet (MMBF) of timber on between 

515 and 1,250 acres and would 

construct between 7 and 16 miles of 

road respectively. 

DATES: Opportunities for comments are 

available throughout the analysis 

process. Comments concerning the 

scope of the analysis will be most 

helpful if received within 30 days of the 

date of this notice. Additional 

opportunities for comment will be 

provided after release of both the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement which 

is expected to be published November 

2008 and the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement and Record of 

Decision are expected in May 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send or hand deliver 

written comments to the Ketchikan 

Misty Fiords Ranger District, Attn: 

Central Gravina ElS, Tongass National 

Forest, 3031 Tongass Avenue, 

Ketchikan, AK 99901; telephone (907) 

225–2148. The FAX number is (907) 

225–8738. 

Send e-mail comments to: commentsalaska-tongass-ketchikanmistyfiord@fs.fed.us with Central 

Gravina EIS on the subject line. Include 

your name, address, and organization 

name if you are commenting as a 

representative. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, mail 

correspondence to Lynn Kolund, 

District Ranger, Ketchikan Misty Fiords 

Ranger District, Tongass National 

Forest, 3031 Tongass Avenue, 

Ketchikan, AK 99901, telephone (907) 

228–4100 or Linda Pulliam, 

Interdisciplinary Team Leader, 

Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

Tongass National Forest, 3031 Tongass 

Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, 

telephone (907) 228–4124. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS 

will tier to the 2008 Tongass Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan) that provides overall guidance, 

goals, objectives, and management area 

direction to achieve the desired 

condition for the project area. 

The project area is administered by 

the Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger 

District of the Tongass National Forest, 

Ketchikan, Alaska and occurs in Value 

Comparison Units (VCUs) 7610 and 

VCU 7630 as designated by the Forest 

Plan. The Central Gravina project area is 

located between Bostwick Inlet and 

Vallenar Bay on Gravina Island, which 

is located approximately 5 miles west of 

Ketchikan. The land use designation 

(LUD) for the project area is Timber 

Production. As part of the Forest Plan 

update certain LUDs on Gravina Island 

were adjusted based on comments 

received from the public during the 

Forest Plan draft EIS review. LUDs to 

the south and west of the Central 

Gravina project area have been adjusted 

and allocated to more restrictive non 

development LUDs. The proposed 

timber harvest units and roads are 

within the Gravina Inventoried Roadless 

Area #522. Slightly over three-quarters 

of inventoried roadless acres are 

included in non-development LUDS. 

The Forest Plan allocates 24% of the 

inventoried roadless acres to 

development LUDs; only three percent 

of the land in inventoried roadless areas 

would be included in the suitable land 

base. The Central Gravina project area 

falls within this three percent inventory 

roadless area that lies within a Timber 

LUD. The 2008 Forest Plan Timber Sale 

Program Adaptive Management Strategy 

identified three phases of projected 

timber development. The Central 

Gravina project area falls within the 

Phase 1, which includes most of the 

roaded portion of the ASQ land base 

and most of the lower valued 

inventoried roadless areas. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for the 

proposed action responds to the goals 

and objectives identified by the 2008 

Tongass Land and Resource 

Management Plan, and helps move the 

area toward the Forest Plan desired 

conditions. Forest Plan goals, objectives, 

and desired conditions that apply to the 

project include: 

1. Maintain and promote wood 

production from suitable forest lands, 

providing a continuous supply of wood 

to meet society’s needs. 

2. Manage Forest lands for sustained 

long-term timber yields. 

3. Seek to provide a supply of timber 

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