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Notices Federal Register

41997

Vol. 63, No. 151

Thursday, August 6, 1998

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 Dalya dis Ticaret ve Pazarlama

of Istanbul, Turkey, an exclusive license

to U.S. Patent No. 5,766,662, issued

June 16, 1998, and entitled, ‘‘Dietary

Fiber Gels for Preparing Calorie

Reduced Foods.’’ Notice of Availability

for this invention was published in the

Federal Register on January 8, 1998.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of the Director, National

Center for Agricultural Utilization

Research, Room 2042, 1815 N.

University Street, Peoria, Illinois 61604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Watkins of the National Center

for Agricultural Utilization Research at

the Peoria address given above;

telephone: 309–681–6545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights to

these inventions are assigned to the

United States of America, as represented

by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in

the public interest to so license these

inventions as Dalya dis Ticaret ve

Pazarlama 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 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. 98–20979 Filed 8–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 98–075–1]

Notice of Request for Extension of

Approval of an Information Collection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an

information collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service’s intention to

request an extension of approval of an

information collection in support of the

Application for Inspection and

Certification of Animal Byproducts.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by October 5, 1998 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the accuracy of burden estimate, ways to

minimize the burden (such as through

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology), or any other aspect of this

collection of information to: Docket No.

98–075–1, Regulatory Analysis and

Development, PPD, APHIS, suite 3C03,

4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale,

MD 20737–1238. Please send an original

and three copies, and state that your

comments refer to Docket No. 98–075–

1. Comments received may be inspected

at USDA, room 1141, South Building,

14th Street and Independence Avenue

SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate

entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information on the Application for

Inspection and Certification of Animal

Byproducts, contact Dr. John Gray,

Special Assistant to the Deputy

Administrator, Veterinary Medical

Office, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road

Unit 129, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236,

(301) 734–7633; or e-mail

john.h.gray@usda.gov. For copies of

more detailed information on the

information collection, contact Ms.

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–

7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Inspection and

Certification of Animal Byproducts.

OMB Number: 0579–0008.

Expiration Date of Approval:

September 30, 1999.

Type of Request: Extension of

approval of an information collection.

Abstract: U.S. exporters who wish to

export certain animal byproducts to

other countries must, in some instances,

furnish the importing country with

certificates that have been issued or

endorsed by U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, Veterinary Services

(VS). These certificates attest to the class

and quality of these products, and also

attest that the products have been

processed according to the conditions

and requirements of the importing

country. VS Form 16–24 is one such

certificate.

The information requested on VS

Form 16–24 is provided by the

applicant and notifies us that the

applicant desires to have us verify the

processing of the product. After

verifying the processing technique, we

certify (on VS Form 16–24) that the

product was processed according to the

conditions and requirements of the

importing country. Without this

certification, the importing country

would not accept the product, and the

applicant would be unable to conduct

business with that country.

The use of VS Form 16–24 has no

impact on animal disease prevention or

eradication activities in the United

States. The form was developed strictly

in response to the importation

requirements of other countries.

The use of VS Form 16–24 provides

ample space for the applicant to detail

the processing technique used to make

the product eligible to enter the

importing country. The form also serves

as the written agreement under which

the applicant (the U.S. exporter) pays

for the services we render in connection