Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 96 /Tuesday, May 19, 1998 / Notices 27555

S.N. 60/061,378, ‘‘Unique Whitefly

Ketose Reductase/Sorbitol

Dehydrogenase Enzyme’’

June Blalock,

Technology Licensing Coordinator.

[FR Doc. 98–13303 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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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 Southern States Cooperative,

Inc., of Richmond, Virginia, an

exclusive license to Plant Variety

Protection Certificate Application No.

9800029, Soybean, ‘‘Tyrone’’ filed

November 19, 1997. ‘‘Tyrone’’ is a

forage soybean cultivar recommended

for forage production in the southern

states and is not intended for grain

production. ‘‘Tyrone’s’’ Notice of

Availability was published in the

Federal Register on January 8, 1998.

DATES: Federal Register comments must

be received on or before July 20, 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 Southern States

Cooperative 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. 98–13302 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 98–026N]

Meeting on the Browning of Ground

Beef Patties

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) is holding a

public meeting to discuss safe handling

measures consumers should take in

cooking hamburgers. The results of a

study on the browning of ground beef

patties before they reach an internal

temperature of 160 °F will be presented.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss

the food safety issues presented by

premature browning, including the

question whether color is an appropriate

indicator that ground beef is cooked to

a safe internal temperature.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

27, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Arlington Hilton & Towers, 950

North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA,

22203. The hotel is immediately

adjacent to the Ballston Metro Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

register for the meeting and to obtain a

copy of the study results on premature

browning of ground beef patties, contact

Ms. Jennifer Callahan of the FSIS

Planning Office at (202) 501–7136 or

FAX (202) 501–7642. Participants who

require a sign language interpreter or

other special accommodation should

contact Ms. Callahan at the above

numbers by May 22, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A study

was commissioned by FSIS in 1997 to

examine laboratory techniques for

cooking and color evaluation and to test

logistics for ground beef patties. A

previous meeting was held to seek

public comment on the study design

from consumers, public health officials,

and other interested persons. The May

27 meeting announced in this notice

will focus on the results of the study

and other public and private research

efforts on premature browning. FSIS is

particularly interested in discussing

options for educating consumers about

the safe cooking of these products.

The meeting is open to the public on

a space-available basis. Transcripts of

this meeting will be available in the

FSIS Docket Office, Room 102, 300 12th

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250–

3700.

Done in Washington, DC, on May 11, 1998.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–13165 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Grazing Permit Reissuance, Sheep

Grazing on the Ash Mountain and Iron

Mountain Allotments, AbsarokaBeartooth Wilderness, Gallatin

National Forest, Park County, MT

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service,

will prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) to disclose the

environmental effects of reissuing a 10-

year term grazing permit to continue

authorizing sheep grazing in the Ash

Mountain and Iron Mountain

Allotments, located in the Hellroaring

Creek and Buffalo Creek drainages in

the southwest corner of the AbsarokaBeartooth Wilderness, Gallatin National

Forest, Gardiner Ranger District, Park

County, Montana. The permit

reissuance would authorize the

continued use of a three-unit restrotation grazing system for grazing 1200

ewe/lamb pairs for a 60-day grazing

season. Also, the proposed action

includes incorporation grizzly bear and

riparian habitat protection standards

into the new grazing permit, where they

had only been implemented via the

Annual Operating Plan in the past. The

purpose of the proposed action is (1) to

continue achieving Gallatin National

Forest Land and Resource Management

Plan (Forest Plan) objectives for

domestic livestock production on the

Ash Mountain and Iron Mountain

Allotments, and in a manner that

protects other resources including

vegetation, wildlife, and riparian

habitat.

The Forest Plan provides overall

guidance for land management

activities, including livestock grazing,

within the area. This EIS will tier to the

Gallatin Forest Plan Final EIS

(September, 1987).

DATES: Written comments and

suggestions should be received on or

before July 6, 1998.