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all appointments to the advisory 

committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the FRAC have 

taken into account the needs of diverse 

groups served by the Department, 

membership will, to the extent 

practicable, include individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Dated: February 20, 2012. 

Gregory Parham, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05739 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

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 Lysando AG of Triesenberg, 

Liechtenstein, an exclusive license to 

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/ 

470,321, ‘‘LAMBDASA2 ENDOLYSIN 

TRUNCATION’’, filed on May 21, 2009; 

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/ 

874,138, ‘‘BACTERIOPHAGE LYTIC 

ENZYMES AS ALTERNATIVE 

ANTIMICROBIALS’’, filed on 

September 1, 2010; U.S. Patent 

Application Serial No. 12/460,812, 

‘‘TRIPLE ACTING ANTIMICROBIALS 

THAT ARE REFRACTORY TO 

RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT’’, filed 

on July 24, 2009; and U.S. Patent 

Application Serial No. 12/784,675, 

‘‘FUSION OF PEPTIDOGLYCAN 

HYDROLASE ENZYMES TO A 

PROTEIN TRANSDUCTION DOMAIN 

ALLOWS ERADICATION OF BOTH 

EXTRACELLULAR AND 

INTRACELLULAR GRAM POSITIVE’’, 

filed on July 24, 2009. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 12, 2013. 

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 

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 Lysando AG of 

Triesenberg, Liechtenstein 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 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. 

Robert Griesbach, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05764 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Impact of 

Implementation of the Affordable Care 

Act on SNAP Operations and 

Participation 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This is a new collection for research on 

the impact of implementation of the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (ACA) on the operations of, and 

participation in, the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Steven 

Carlson, Office of Research and 

Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 1014, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may 

also be submitted via fax to the attention 

of Steven Carlson at 703–305–2576 or 

via email to 

Steve.Carlson@fns.usda.gov. Comments 

will also be accepted through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 1014, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Steven Carlson at 

703–305–2017. Information requests 

submitted through email should refer to 

the title of this proposed collection and/ 

or the OMB approval number in the 

subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Impact of Implementation of the 

Affordable Care Act on SNAP 

Operations and Participation. 

OMB Number: 0584—NEW. 

Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. 

Type of Request: New Collection. 

Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) is the 

USDA’s largest nutrition program, 

helping over 46 million low-income 

Americans (in fiscal year 2012) to 

purchase food. The program, 

administered by the Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS), is designed to respond to 

broad economic and individual 

circumstances as they change over time. 

The program’s operating environment 

will be influenced importantly by the 

implementation of the ACA. 

This study will assess the impact of 

ACA implementation on participation 

in the SNAP among nonelderly 

nondisabled adults, ages 19–64. This 

issue has major significance not only in 

its implications for Federal and State 

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