Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2013 / Notices 23885 

Dated: April 17, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09465 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–13–0008] 

Federal Seed Act Program; Request for 

Extension and Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), for an 

extension of and revision to the 

currently approved information 

collection 7 CFR part 201 for Federal 

Seed Act Labeling and Enforcement. 

DATES: Comments on this document 

must be received by June 24, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this information collection 

document. Comments should be 

submitted online at 

www.regulations.gov or sent to Fawad S. 

Shah, Director, Seed Regulatory and 

Testing Division (SRTD), Livestock, 

Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, 

USDA, 801 Summit Crossing Place, 

Suite C, Gastonia, North Carolina 

28054–2193, or by facsimile to (704) 

852–4109. All comments should 

reference the docket number (AMS–LS– 

13–0008), the date, and the page number 

of this issue of the Federal Register. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided, online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will be made 

available for public inspection at the 

above physical address during regular 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Federal Seed Act Program. 

OMB Number: 0581–0026. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

and recordkeeping requirements are 

necessary to conduct the Federal Seed 

Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.) 

program with respect to certain testing, 

labeling, and recordkeeping 

requirements of agricultural and 

vegetable seeds in interstate commerce. 

Regulations under the FSA are 

contained in 7 CFR part 201. 

The FSA, Title II, is a truth-in-labeling 

law that regulates agricultural and 

vegetable planting seed in interstate 

commerce. Seed subject to the FSA 

must be labeled with certain quality 

information and it requires that 

information to be truthful. The FSA 

prohibits the interstate shipment of 

falsely advertised seed and seed 

containing noxious-weed seeds that are 

prohibited from sale in the State into 

which the seed is being shipped. 

No unique forms are required for this 

information collection. The FSA 

requires seed in interstate commerce to 

be tested and labeled. Once in a State, 

seed must comply with the testing and 

labeling requirements of the State seed 

law. The same testing and labeling 

required by the FSA nearly always 

satisfies the State’s testing and labeling 

requirements. Also the receiving, sales, 

cleaning, testing, and labeling records 

required by the FSA, are records that the 

shipper would normally keep in good 

business practice. 

The information in this collection is 

the minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the enforcement of 

the FSA. With the exception of the 

requirements for entering a new variety 

into a State seed certification program 

(set forth separately below), the 

information collection is entirely 

recordkeeping rather than reporting. 

Seed Testing, Labeling, and 

Recordkeeping 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.69 hours per 

record keeper. 

Respondents: Interstate shippers and 

labelers of seed. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,032. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

9,854. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 3.25. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 26,507.26 hours. 

Eligibility Requirements for 

Certification of New Varieties and 

Recordkeeping 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

(eligibility for certification of new 

varieties) is estimated to average 2.42 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Entities seeking to enter 

new varieties into State seed 

certification programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

54. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

486. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 9. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,176.12 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: April 17, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09473 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–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 Headwall Photonics, Inc. of 

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, an exclusive 

license to U.S. Patent No. 7,460,227, 

‘‘METHOD TO DETECT BONE 

FRAGMENTS DURING THE 

PROCESSING OF MEAT OR FISH,’’ 

issued on December 2, 2008, U.S. Patent 

No. 7,787,111, ‘‘SIMULTANEOUS 

ACQUISITION OF FLUORESCENCE 

AND REFLECTANCE IMAGING 

TECHNIQUES WITH A SINGLE 

IMAGING DEVICE FOR MULTITASK 

INSPECTION,’’ issued on August 31, 

2010, U.S. Patent No. 8,126,213, 

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‘‘METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 

WHOLESOMENESS INSPECTION OF 

FRESHLY SLAUGHTERED CHICKENS 

ON A PROCESSING LINE,’’ issued on 

February 28, 2012, and U.S. Patent No. 

8,159,525, ‘‘PORTABLE 

MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING 

SYSTEMS,’’ issued on April 17, 2012. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 23, 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 Headwall Photonics, Inc. 

of Fitchburg, Massachusetts 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, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09442 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–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 Biosortia Pharmaceuticals of 

Dublin, Ohio, an exclusive license to 

U.S. Patent No. 7,943,142, 

‘‘EUGLENOID DERIVED ALKALOID’’, 

issued on May 17, 2011. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 23, 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 

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 Biosortia Pharmaceuticals 

of Dublin, Ohio 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, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09440 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Technical 

Assistance for Specialty Crops 

Program 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2014 

Technical Assistance for Specialty 

Crops (TASC) program. The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from the private sector and 

from government agencies for fiscal year 

2014 and to set out criteria for the award 

of funds in October 2013. The TASC 

program is administered by personnel of 

the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

The funding authority for TASC 

expires at the end of fiscal year 2013. 

This notice is being published at this 

time to allow awards to be made early 

in fiscal year 2014, provided that 

program funding is reauthorized prior to 

that time. In the event this program is 

not reauthorized, or is substantially 

modified, FAS will publish a notice in 

the Federal Register rescinding this 

Notice of Funds Availability. 

DATES: To be considered for funding, 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, May 28, 2013. 

Any applications received after this 

time will be considered only if funds are 

still available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service 

by courier address: Room 6512, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/tasc/ 

default.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.604. 

Authority: The TASC program is 

authorized by section 3205 of Pub. L. 

107–171. TASC regulations appear at 7 

CFR part 1487. 

Purpose: The TASC program is 

designed to assist U.S. organizations by 

providing funding for projects that 

address sanitary, phytosanitary, or 

related technical barriers that prohibit 

or threaten the export of U.S. specialty 

crops. U.S. specialty crops, for the 

purpose of the TASC program, are 

defined to include all cultivated plants, 

or the products thereof, produced in the 

United States, except wheat, feed grains, 

oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, 

and tobacco. 

As a general matter, TASC program 

projects should be designed to address 

the following criteria: 

• Projects should identify and 

address a sanitary, phytosanitary, or 

related technical barrier that prohibits 

or threatens the export of U.S. specialty 

crops; 

• Projects should demonstrably 

benefit the represented industry rather 

than a specific company or brand; 

• Projects must address barriers to 

exports of commercially-available U.S. 

specialty crops for which barrier 

removal would predominantly benefit 

U.S. exports; and 

• Projects should include an 

explanation as to what specifically 

could not be accomplished without 

Federal funding assistance and why the 

participating organization(s) would be 

unlikely to carry out the project without 

such assistance. 

Examples of expenses that CCC may 

agree to reimburse under the TASC 

program include, but are not limited to: 

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