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] 

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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 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] 

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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 Ski 

Area 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 

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