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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

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section.

Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 62, No. 179

Tuesday, September 16, 1997

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 American Cyanamid

Company of Princeton, New Jersey, an

exclusive license to Serial No. 08/

756,301, filed November 25, 1996,

entitled ‘‘A Baculovirus for the Control

of Insect Pests.’’ Notice of Availability

for Serial No. 08/756,301 was published

in the Federal Register on August 7,

1997.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

Room 415, Building 005, BARC-West,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–2350.

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 to

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 American Cyanamid

Company 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 sixty 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 M. Parry, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Federal Invention Available

for Licensing and Intent To Grant

Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

Federally owned invention, U.S. Plant

Patent Application Serial No.

08/900,007, entitled ‘‘TifEagle Dwarf

Bermudagrass’’ is available for licensing

and that the U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Agricultural Research

Service intends to grant to The

University of Georgia Research

Foundation of Athens, Georgia, an

exclusive license for U.S. Plant Patent

Application Serial No. 08/900,007.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, MWA, Office of the Director,

National Center for Agricultural

Utilization Research, Room 2042, 1815

North University Street, Peoria, Illinois

61604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Watkins of the National Center

for Agricultural Utilization Research at

the Peoria address given above;

telephone: 309–681–6545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights to

these inventions are assigned to the

United States of America, as represented

by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in

the public interest to so license these

inventions as the University of Georgia

Research Foundation 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 sixty 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.

R.M. Parry, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–24439 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 97–055N]

Meeting of the Meat and Poultry

Subcommittee of the National Advisory

Committee on Microbiological Criteria

for Foods

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Meat and Poultry

Subcommittee of the National Advisory

Committee on Microbiological Criteria

for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a

meeting on October 8 to October 10,

1997, to discuss food safety initiatives.

Specific topics to be discussed include

the Seared Steak and the Cooking Time

and Temperature for Hamburger issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held from

1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on October 8 and from

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 9 and

October 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Franklin Court Suite 3709 at 1099 14th

Street, NW, in Washington, DC.

NACMCF wishes to encourage persons

with information and data on the issues

to present their comments to the

participants. Those persons interested

in making presentations or providing

comments should mail or fax their

name, title, firm or agency name,

address, and telephone to Dr. Richard L.

Ellis, Director, Scientific Research

Oversight Staff, Department of

Agriculture, 6913 Franklin Court, 1099

14th Street, NW, Washington, DC

20250-3700; fax (202) 501–7628.

Comments and requests also may be

provided by E-mail to:

richard.ellis@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Food

and Drug Administration (FDA) is

seeking guidance and advice from the

Subcommittee on a clear scientific basis
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for recommendations FDA will propose

and how these issues should be

addressed in the Food Code. The

Subcommittee also will be developing

microbial hazard identification guides

for very small meat and poultry

establishments.

This meeting will be open to the

public on a space available basis.

Comments may be made before or after

the meeting. All comments received will

become part of the public record of this

meeting.

NACMCF provides advice and

recommendations to the Secretary of

Agriculture and the Secretary of Health

and Human Services about the

development of microbiological criteria

to assess the safety and wholesomeness

of food. NACMCF also provides

guidance to the Departments of

Commerce and Defense.

Done at Washington, DC, on September 9,

1997.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–24436 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Thompson Creek Mine Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to

comment.

SUMMARY: The Salmon and Challis

National Forest is providing notice that

a 60 day comment period will be

initiated on September 22, 1997 for

review of documents prepared in

support of the Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

(DSEIS) for the proposed supplement to

the Thompson Creek Mine Plan of

Operation. The purpose of the comment

period is to consider comments prior to

release of the DSEIS. The comment

period will begin on September 22, 1997

and continue for 60 days concluding on

November 21, 1997. All comments must

be received in writing by this date.

Comments can be sent to: Salmon and

Challis National Forest, Thompson

Creek Mine SEIS Coordinator, RR2 Box

600, Hwy 93 S, Salmon, ID 83467. The

documents will be available for review

at the Yankee Fork Ranger District,

Clayton, ID.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Liz McFarland, TCM SEIS Coordinator,

(208) 756–5139.

Dated: September 10, 1997.

Stephanie Phillips,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–24505 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Notice of Public Meeting of the

Delaware Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Delaware Advisory Committee to the

Commission which was to have

convened at 1:00 p.m. and adjourned at

5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17,

1997, at the Holiday Inn, Downtown,

700 King Street, Wilmington, Delaware

19801, has been rescheduled for

Wednesday, September 24, 1997, at the

same time and place.

The original notice for the meeting

was announced in the Federal Register

on August 26, 1997, FR Doc. 97–22577,

62 FR 55221–45222.

Persons desiring additional

information should contact Ki-Taek

Chun, Director of the Eastern Regional

Office, 202–376–7533 (TDD 202–376–

8116).

Dated at Washington, DC, September 11,

1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–24597 Filed 9–11–97; 4:45 pm]

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Washington State Advisory

Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Washington State Advisory Committee

to the Commission will convene at 9:30

a.m. and adjourn at 12 p.m. on October

29, 1997, at the Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth

Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. The

purpose of the meeting is to discuss

civil rights issues.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

committee Chairperson Bill Wassmuth,

206–233–9136, or Philip Montez,

Director of the Western Regional Office,

213–894–3437 (TDD 213–894–3435).

Hearing-impaired persons who will

attend the meeting and require the

services of a sign language interpreter

should contact the Regional Office at

least five (5) working days before the

scheduled date of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, September 8,

1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–24541 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 917]

Approval for Manufacturing Authority;

Solectron Corporation (Electronic/

Computer/Telecommunication

Equipment) Within Foreign-Trade Zone

18 San Jose, CA

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the

following Order:

Whereas, San Jose Distribution

Services, operator of Foreign-Trade

Zone 18, has requested authority under

§ 400.32(b)(2) of the Board’s regulations

on behalf of Solectron Corporation to

manufacture electronic/computer/

telecommunication equipment under

zone procedures within FTZ 18, San

Jose, California (filed March 7, 1997;

FTZ Doc. 12–97; 62 FR 12792, 3/18/97);

and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

approves the request subject to the FTZ

Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of

September 1997.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

[FR Doc. 97–24466 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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