### 18878 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 65 / Friday, April 4, 2014 / Notices

Done at Washington, DC, this 31st day of March 2014. Catherine E. Woteki, Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2014–07574 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–22–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 Eureka Genomics Corporation of Hercules, California, an exclusive license to the Federal Government’s rights in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/824,348, ‘‘SCALABLE CHARACTERIZATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS BY PARALLEL SEQUENCING’’, filed on March 15,
2013.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before May 5, 2014.

**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 patent rights in this invention are co-owned by the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, and Eureka Genomics Corporation of Hercules, California. The prospective exclusive license will grant to the co-owner, Eureka Genomics Corporation, an exclusive license to the Federal Government’s patent rights. It is in the public interest to so license this invention as Eureka Genomics Corporation of Hercules, California 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.
Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014–07553 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–03–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Forest Service**

**Idaho Panhandle National Forests and Lolo National Forest; Shoshone**  **County, ID and Mineral County, MT; Lookout Pass Ski Area Expansion**  **Third-Party Environmental Impact Statement** 

**AGENCY :**  Forest Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

**SUMMARY :**  The Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNFs) and Lolo National Forest (LNF) are preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to consider and disclose the anticipated environmental effects of a proposal from Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area (Lookout Pass) to expand its special use permit to upgrade and develop new lifts, ski terrain, parking, access roads, and guest service facilities. The proposed project is located approximately 12 miles east of Wallace, Idaho, on National Forest System (NFS) lands within Shoshone County, Idaho, and Mineral County, Montana.

**DATES :**  Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by May 5, 2014. The Draft EIS is expected to be available for public review in winter 2015 and the Final EIS is expected in
summer 2016.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send written comments to SWCA Environmental Consultants, 1220 SW Morrison St., Suite 700, Portland, OR 97205. Comments may also be sent via email to comments-northernidpanhandle-coeur-dalene@fs.fed.us, via facsimile to (503) 224–1851, online through the project Web site at http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usdapop.php?project=43757, or in-person at the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District, Fernan or Smelterville offices, or the Superior Ranger District. Include ‘‘Lookout Pass Ski Area Expansion Third-Party EIS’’ in the subject line. Comments submitted electronically must be searchable or readable with optical character recognition software.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Additional information related to the proposed project can be obtained from the project Web site, http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usdapop.php?project=43757, by contacting the Lookout Pass Ski Area Expansion Third-Party EIS NEPA Contractor, Sue Wilmot, at (503) 224–0333 ext. 6324, or by emailing: swilmot@swca.com. Further information will also be made available at three public open houses:

• April 22, 2014, 5–7 p.m. at the Black Diamond Ranch (120 Borgia Haugan Frontage Rd., De Borgia, MT).

• April 23, 2014, 5–7 p.m. at the Wallace Inn (100 Front Street, Wallace, Idaho).

• April 24, 2014, 5–7 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Forest Supervisors Office (3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho).

Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Purpose and Need for Action: The purpose of the proposed Lookout SkiArea Expansion is to provide a highquality downhill skiing recreational opportunity on the IPNFs and LNF. Lookout Pass ski terrain is insufficient to meet market demands, resulting in diminished recreational experiences and reduced economic viability for the ski area. In the Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area Master Development Plan, Lookout Pass specifically identified three social, economic, or physical factors that necessitate the development of additional terrain in order to ensure continued, publicly acceptable ski operations. These factors are (1) diminished skier experiences associated with overcrowding, increased skier congestion, decreased safe operating conditions, and inefficient skier transport during high-visitation days as well as inefficient skier transport and trail use on low-visitation days; (2) current ski terrain distribution that does not match market demand; and (3) concerns over the economic viability of Lookout Pass and its ongoing contribution to the local economy. Expansion of Lookout Pass would address these needs by providing more skiable terrain and more efficient lift systems to enable the ski area to remain economically viable while ensuring a high-quality recreation experience for a wider range and number of skiers. This action would move the ski area toward a desired condition outlined in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests Land Management Plan and the Lolo National Forest Plan and respond to the Forest Plans’ goals and objectives.

Proposed Action: The IPNFs and LNF propose to expand the existing Lookout