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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 77, No. 159 

Thursday, August 16, 2012 

1To view the notice, the comments we received, 

the EA, and the FONSI, go to http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012- 

0052. 

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 the University of Mississippi 

of University, Mississippi, an exclusive 

license to U.S. Patent Application Serial 

No. 13/463,442, ‘‘Anti-Obesity 

Properties of Pterostilbene’’, filed on 

May 3, 2012. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 17, 2012. 

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. 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. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20126 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0052] 

Oral Rabies Vaccine Trial; Availability 

of an Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared an 

environmental assessment and finding 

of no significant impact relative to an 

oral rabies vaccination field trial in New 

Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont, 

and West Virginia. Based on its finding 

of no significant impact, the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service has 

determined that an environmental 

impact statement need not be prepared. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard Chipman, Rabies Program 

Coordinator, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 

59 Chennell Drive, Suite 7, Concord, NH 

03301; (603) 223–9623. To obtain copies 

of the environmental assessment or 

finding of no significant impact, contact 

Ms. Beth Kabert, Environmental 

Coordinator, Wildlife Services, 140–C 

Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867; 

(908) 735–5654, fax (908) 735–0821, 

email: beth.e.kabert@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Wildlife Services (WS) program 

in the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) cooperates 

with Federal agencies, State and local 

governments, and private individuals to 

research and implement the best 

methods of managing conflicts between 

wildlife and human health and safety, 

agriculture, property, and natural 

resources. Wildlife-borne diseases that 

can affect domestic animals and humans 

are among the types of conflicts that 

APHIS–WS addresses. Wildlife is the 

dominant reservoir of rabies in the 

United States. 

On July 9, 2012, we published in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 40322–40323, 

Docket No. APHIS–2012–0052) a 

notice 1 in which we announced the 

availability, for public review and 

comment, of an environmental 

assessment (EA) that examined the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed field trial 

to test the safety and efficacy of an 

experimental oral rabies vaccine for 

wildlife in New Hampshire, New York, 

Ohio, Vermont, and West Virginia. 

We solicited comments on the EA for 

30 days ending August 8, 2012. We 

received nine comments by that date. 

They were from private citizens 

(including five comments from the same 

individual), a foreign government, a 

Federal agency, and a State department 

of health. Three commenters expressed 

support for the proposed field trial. One 

commenter indicated we should prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

rather than an EA for this action but did 

not provide a reason for doing so. Other 

issues raised by commenters include 

concerns regarding possible effects on 

public health and whether the field trial 

is necessary. The comments, and 

APHIS’ responses to the comments, are 

presented in an appendix to the EA (see 

footnote 1). 

In this document, we are advising the 

public of our finding of no significant 

impact (FONSI) regarding the 

implementation of a field trial to test the 

safety and efficacy of the AdRG1.3 

wildlife rabies vaccine in New 

Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont, 

and West Virginia, including portions of 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Forest Service National Forest System 

lands, but excluding Wilderness Areas. 

The finding, which is based on the EA, 

reflects our determination that the 

distribution of this experimental 

wildlife rabies vaccine will not have a 

significant impact on the quality of the 

human environment. 

The EA and FONSI may be viewed on 

the APHIS Web site at http://www.

aphis.usda.gov/regulations/ws/ws_

nepa_environmental_documents.shtml 

and on the Regulations.gov Web site 

(see footnote 1). Copies of the EA and 

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FONSI are also available for public 

inspection at USDA, Room 1141, South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC, between 

8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Persons 

wishing to inspect copies are requested 

to call ahead on (202) 799–7039 to 

facilitate entry into the reading room. In 

addition, copies may be obtained as 

described under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

The EA and FONSI have been 

prepared in accordance with: (1) The 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.); (2) regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

August 2012. 

Peter Fernandez, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20174 Filed 8–13–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Chequamegon Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Chequamegon Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in Park 

Falls, Wisconsin. The committee is 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L 112–141) (the 

Act) and operates in compliance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

The purpose of the committee is to 

improve collaborative relationships and 

to provide advice and recommendations 

to the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with title II of 

the Act. The meeting is open to the 

public. The purpose of the meeting is to 

review and recommend projects 

authorized under title II of the Act. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 14, 2012, and will begin at 

10:00 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Forest Service Park Falls Office, 

Large Conference Room, 1170 4th Ave. 

South, Park Falls, WI. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at ChequamegonNicolet National Forest, 113 East 

Bayfield St., Washburn, WI 54891. 

Please call ahead to 715–373–2667 to 

facilitate entry into the building to view 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Holmes, RAC coordinator, USDA, 

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 

113 East Bayfield St., Washburn, WI 

54891; (715) 373–2667; Email 

sarahholmes@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Review and status updates on 

approved Title II projects (2) 

Recommend funding of Title II project 

proposals in accordance with Public 

Law 110–343; and (3) Public Comment. 

The full agenda may be previewed at 

https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/unit/wo/

secure_rural_schools.nsf/Web_Agendas?

OpenView&Count=1000&RestrictTo

Category=Chequamegon. Anyone who 

would like to bring related matters to 

the attention of the committee may file 

written statements with the committee 

staff before or after the meeting. The 

agenda will include time for people to 

make oral statements of three minutes or 

less. A summary of the meeting will be 

posted at the above Web site within 21 

days of the meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance by contacting the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case by case basis. 

Dated: August 9, 2012. 

Paul I.V. Strong, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20109 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Kisatchie Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Kisatchie Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Natchitoches, Louisiana. The committee 

is authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 112–141) 

(the Act) and operates in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The purpose of the committee is to 

improve collaborative relationships and 

to provide advice and recommendations 

to the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with the title II 

of the Act. The meeting is open to the 

public. The purpose of the meeting is to 

review and recommend projects 

authorized under title II of the Act. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 20, 2012, 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Center for Preservation, 

Technology and Training on the 

Northwestern State University campus, 

645 University Parkway, Natchitoches, 

Louisiana. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under Supplementary 

Information. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, 2400 Shreveport 

Hwy, Pineville, Louisiana. Please call 

ahead to 318–473–7025 to facilitate 

entry into the building to view 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Holly Morgan, RAC Coordinator, USDA, 

2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, 

Louisiana, 71360, 318–473–7194. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following business will be conducted: 

Overview of changes, presentation of 

projects, voting on proposed projects, 

public comment. A full Agenda, 

meeting information, and proposed 

projects may be viewed at the Kisatchie 

RAC Web site: https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/ 

fsfiles/unit/wo/secure_rural_schools.

nsf/RAC/AA30E6FF5FEE96518825

767100516D0F?OpenDocument. 

Anyone who would like to bring related 

matters to the attention of the committee 

may file written statements with the 

committee staff before or after the 

meeting. The agenda will include time 

for people to make oral statements of 

three minutes or less. Written comments 

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