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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 62, No. 30

Thursday, February 13, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

February 7, 1997.

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), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to

Department Clearance Office, USDA,

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, D.C.

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) 720–6204 or

(202) 720–6746.

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.

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

Title: Karnal Bunt.

OMB Control Number: 0579–0121.

Summary: The regulations for Karnal

Bunt require the use of limited permits,

certificates, compliance agreements, and

other documents that are needed to

inform the public of the requirements.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to authorize the

interstate movement of regulated

articles and help prevent the spread of

Karnal Bunt.

Description of Respondents: Farms;

Individuals or households; State, Local

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 4,327.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion

Total Burden Hours: 7,115.

• Animal and Plant Inspection Service

Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices.

OMB Control Number: 0579–0049.

Summary: Information collected

includes an application for permit to

import a plant or plant product. Foreign

countries must certify that products to

be imported are free of disease and

pests.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to enforce the Plant

Quarantine Act and the Federal Plant

Pest Act. The information helps prevent

the spread of plant disease and insect

pests.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions;

Farms; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 99,519.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 106.862.

• Forest Service

Title: Bighorn National Forest Scenic

Byways User Survey.

OMB Control Number: 0596—New.

Summary: The purpose of this survey

is to insure that scenic byways users’

input is considered in the development

of the scenic byways corridor

management plans. Respondents

include travelers, users and business

interests that depend upon the byways.

Need and Use of the Information: The

data will be used to assist public lands

and highway managers; aid tourism and

marketing efforts; and, insure enjoyment

by the users.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Business of

other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

One Time Only.

Total Burden Hours: 50.

Emergency processing of this

submission has been requested by

February 18, 1997.

Larry Roberson,

Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–3568 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

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 Sonic

Industries, Inc. of Hatboro,

Pennsylvania, an exclusive license to

U.S. Patent 5,396,799 issued March 14,

1995, ‘‘Method and Apparatus for In

Situ Evaluation of Wooden Members’’.

Notice of Availability was published in

the Federal Register on September 16,

1992.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Janet I.

Stockhausen, USDA Forest Service, One

Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison,

Wisconsin, 53705–2398.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet I. Stockhausen of the USDA Forest

Service at the Madison address given

above; telephone: 608–231–9502.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights to

this invention are assigned to the Untied

States of America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the

public interest to so license this

invention as Sonic Industries, Inc. has

submitted a complete and sufficient

application for a license. The

prospective license will be royaltybearing and will comply with the terms

and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37

CFR 404.7. The prospective license may