### 73009 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 236 / Friday, December 7, 2012 / Notices

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Robert Griesbach, Acting Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012–29549 Filed 12–6–12; 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 City Center Farms, LLC of Phoenix, Arizona, an exclusive licenseto U.S. Patent No. 6,613,378, ‘‘SUGARBASED EDIBLE ADHESIVES’’, issued on September 2, 2003.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before January 7, 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 City Center Farms, LLC of Phoenix, Arizona 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, Acting Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012–29550 Filed 12–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–03–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE** 

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Title: NIST, Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (HMEP) Program Application Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 0693–0056. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently approved collection).

Number of Respondents: 12. Average Hours per Response: 112.
Burden Hours: 1,344.
Needs and Uses: The object of NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (HMEP) Program is to enhance productivity, technological performance, and strengthen the globalcompetitiveness of small- and mediumsized U.S.-based manufacturing firms.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State or local government; consortia of not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395–3123.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov ).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395–5167, or via the Internet at Jasmeet

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_Seehra@omb.eop.gov

. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–29572 Filed 12–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE** 

**Foreign-Trade Zones Board**

**[Order No. 1870]**

**Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 43 Under Alternative Site Framework,**  **Battle Creek, MI**

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, asamended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of

zones;

Whereas, the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 43, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–57–2012, docketed 7–30–2012) for authority to reorganize under the ASF with a service area of Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren Counties, Michigan, in and adjacent to the Battle Creek Customs and Border Protection port of entry, FTZ 43’s existing Site 1 would be categorized as a magnet site and existingSite 8 would be categorized as a usagedriven site;

Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (77 FR 46376–46377, 8–3– 2012) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:

The application to reorganize FTZ 43 under the alternative site framework is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 1 if not activated by November 30, 2017, and to a three-year ASF sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority for Site 8 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose by November 30, 2015.