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Vol. 63, No. 112

Thursday, June 11, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Federal Invention Available

for Licensing and Intent To Grant

Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Federally owned inventions U.S. Serial

No. 08/974,938, filed November 11,

1997, entitled ‘‘Biocontrol agents for

Take-All’’ and its continuation-in-part

U.S. Serial No. 08/994,035, filed

December 18, 1997, entitled,

‘‘Transgenic Strains for Biocontrol of

Plant Root Diseases’’ are available for

licensing and the U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Agricultural Research

Service, intends to grant to Eco Soil

Systems, Inc., of San Diego, California,

an exclusive license to Serial No. 08/

974,938 and Serial No. 08/994,035.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 9, 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 Eco Soil Systems, Inc., 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 ninety (90) 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. 98–15579 Filed 6–10–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted 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: Bureau of the Census.

Title: Annual Trade Report.

Form Number(s): B–450, B–451.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0195.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 2,221 hours.

Number of Respondents: 5,750.

Avg Hours Per Response: 23 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Bureau of the

Census conducts the Annual Trade

Survey to collect annual sales,

purchases, year-end inventory,

inventory valuation methods, legal form

of organization, cost of goods sold, and

gross margin data from a sample of

wholesalers who are contained in the

Census Bureau’s Standard Statistical

Establishment List (SSEL). We tabulate

the annual wholesale trade data to

benchmark data from our Monthly

Wholesale Trade Survey. The Bureau of

Economic Analysis incorporates the

wholesale trade data in its calculations

of the gross domestic product. Other

government agencies and businesses use

the published estimates to gauge the

current trends of the economy. We are

submitting this request as a revision

because of a change in our sample

strategy. We have selected a new

slightly larger sample in order to

maintain high quality in the tabulated

results.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13, USC,

Sections 182, 224, and 225.

OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall,

(202) 395–7313.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–15606 Filed 6–10–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Boundary and Annexation Survey

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other federal agencies to take

this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Nancy Goodman,

Geography Division, Bureau of the

Census, WP 1, Room 326, Washington,

DC 20233, or call (301) 457–1099.