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Vol. 62, No. 250

Wednesday, December 31, 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 Integrated BioControl

Systems, Inc., an exclusive license to

Serial No. 08/863,261, filed May 27,

1997, entitled ‘‘Synthetic Diet for

Rearing the Ectopterous Parasitoid,

Catolaccus grandis.’’ Serial No. 08/

863,261 is a continuation of Serial No.

08/404,779. Notice of Availability for

Serial No. 08/404,779 was published in

the Federal Register on December 14,

1997.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 1, 1998.

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 Integrated BioControl

Systems, Inc., 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 (60) 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.

[FR Doc. 97–34020 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service

Summer Food Service Program for

Children; Program Reimbursement for

1998

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public

of the annual adjustments to the

reimbursement rates for meals served in

the Summer Food Service Program for

Children (SFSP). These adjustments

reflect changes in the Consumer Price

Index and are required by the statute

governing the Program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and

Program Development Branch, Child

Nutrition Division, Food and Consumer

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1007,

Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305–

2620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action is not a rule as defined by the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601–612) and thus is exempt from the

provisions of that Act. In accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507), no new

recordkeeping or reporting requirements

have been included that are subject to

approval from the Office of Management

and Budget.

This action is exempted from review

by the Office of Management and

Budget under Executive Order 12866.

This program is listed in the Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance under

No. 10.559 and is subject to the

provisions of Executive Order 12372

which requires intergovernmental

consultation with State and local

officials (7 CFR Part 3015, Subpart V,

and final rule related notice published

at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983).

Definitions

The terms used in this Notice shall

have the meaning ascribed to them in

the regulations governing the Summer

Food Service Program for Children (7

CFR Part 225).

Background

Pursuant to section 13 of the National

School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) and

the regulations governing the SFSP (7

CFR Part 225), notice is hereby given of

adjustments in Program payments for

meals served to children participating in

the SFSP during the 1998 Program.

Adjustments are based on changes in

the food away from home series of the

Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All

Urban Consumers for the period

November 1996 through November

1997.

The new 1998 reimbursement rates in

dollars are as follows:

MAXIMUM PER MEAL REIMBURSEMENT

RATES

Operating Costs

Breakfast ......................................... $1.190

Lunch or Supper ............................. 2.080

Supplement ..................................... .4800

Administrative Costs

a. For meals served at rural or selfpreparation sites:

Breakfast ..................................... .1175

Lunch or Supper ......................... .2175

Supplement ................................. .0600

b. For meals served at other types

of sites:

Breakfast ..................................... .0925

Lunch or Supper ......................... .1800

Supplement ................................. .0475

The total amount of payments to State

agencies for disbursement to Program

sponsors will be based upon these

Program reimbursement rates and the

number of meals of each type served.

The above reimbursement rates for

operating costs, before being rounded

down to the nearest whole cent, as

required by Public Law 104–193,

represent a 2.52 percent increase during

1997 (from 154.7 in November 1996 to

158.6 in November 1997) in the food

away from home series of the Consumer

Price Index for All Urban Consumers,

published by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics of the Department of Labor.

The Department points out that the

SFSP administrative reimbursement

rates continue to be adjusted up or