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• Past projections of exports for 2008 

as specified in the 2008 MAP 

application. 

The Commodity Branches’ 

recommended funding levels for each 

applicant are converted to percentages 

of the total MAP funds available and 

then multiplied by each weight factor as 

described above to determine the 

amount of funds allocated to each 

applicant. 

2. Anticipated Announcement Date: 

Announcements of funding decisions 

for the MAP are anticipated during 

October 2009. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: The FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. The FAS 

will send an approval letter and project 

agreement to each approved applicant. 

The approval letter and project 

agreement will specify the terms and 

conditions applicable to the project, 

including the levels of MAP funding 

and cost-share contribution 

requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the MAP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

map.asp. Hard copies may be obtained 

by contacting the Program Operations 

Division at (202) 720–4327. 

3. Reporting: The FAS requires 

various reports and evaluations from 

MAP participants. Reporting 

requirements are detailed in the MAP 

regulations in section 1485.20(b) and 

(c). 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mailing 

Address: AgBox 1020, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1020. Courier 

Address: Portals Office Building, Suite 

400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

720–4327, fax: (202) 720–9361, e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 17th of 

April 2009. 

Patricia R. Sheikh, 

Acting, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–9733 Filed 4–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Household Water Well System Grant 

Program Announcement of Application 

Deadlines and Funding 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability 

and solicitation of applications. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) announces the 

availability of $993,000 in grant funds 

for the Household Water Well System 

(HWWS) Grant Program for fiscal year 

(FY) 2009, to be competitively awarded. 

A notice of funding availability and 

solicitation of applications was 

published in the November 20, 2008 

Federal Register, 73 FR 70315, prior to 

passage of a final appropriations bill 

identifying a definite funding amount. 

For information and other requirements 

on how to apply for HWWS Grant 

Program funds, please refer to the 

November 20, 2008 issue of the Federal 

Register. 

The HWWS Grant Program is 

authorized under Section 306E of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (CONACT), 7 U.S.C. 

1926e. The CONACT authorizes USDA 

Rural Development to make grants to 

qualified private nonprofit organizations 

to establish lending programs for 

household water wells. The non-profit 

organizations will use the grants to 

make loans to individual homeowners 

to construct or upgrade a household 

water well system for an existing home. 

The organizations must contribute an 

amount equal to at least 10 percent of 

the grant request to capitalize the loan 

fund. Applications may be submitted in 

paper or electronic format. The HWWS 

Grant Program regulations are contained 

in 7 CFR part 1776. 

DATES: The deadline for completed 

applications for a HWWS grant is May 

31, 2009. Applications in either paper or 

electronic format must be postmarked or 

time-stamped electronically on or before 

the deadline. Late applications will be 

ineligible for grant consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic grant 

applications through http:// 

www.grants.gov (Grants.gov), following 

the instructions on that Web site. 

Submit completed paper applications to 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Rural Utilities Service, Mail Stop #1570, 

Room 2233–S, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1570. 

Applications should be marked 

‘‘Attention: Water and Environmental 

Programs.’’ Application guides and 

materials for the HWWS Grant Program 

may be obtained electronically through 

http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ 

index.htm. Call (202) 720–9589 to 

request paper copies of application 

guides and materials from the Water and 

Environmental Programs staff. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Francis, Loan Specialist, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development Programs, Water and 

Environmental Programs, telephone: 

(202) 720–1937, fax: (202) 690–0649, 

e-mail: cheryl.francis@wdc.usda.gov. 

Dated: April 20, 2009. 

James R. Newby, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9728 Filed 4–28–09; 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 Circle One Global, Inc. of 

Cuthbert, Georgia, an exclusive license 

to U.S. Patent No. 7,361,499, ‘‘NonAflatoxigenic Aspergillus Flavus 

Isolates’’, issued on April 22, 2008, and 

to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/ 

848,866, ‘‘Water Dispersible 

Formulation for Delivery of Biocontrol 

Fungi to Reduce Aflatoxin’’, filed on 

August 31, 2007. 

DATES: Comments must be received May 

29, 2009. 

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 

Federal Government’s patent rights in 

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 Circle One Global, Inc. of 

Cuthbert, Georgia 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 


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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. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–9721 Filed 4–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Consultative Group To Eliminate the 

Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor 

in Imported Agricultural Products 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; extension for receiving 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is extending the period for 

receiving applications from individuals 

to serve as a non-government member of 

the Consultative Group to Eliminate the 

Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor in 

Imported Agricultural Products 

(Consultative Group). On June 18, 2008, 

the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

of 2008 (The Act), also known as the 

2008 Farm Bill, was enacted. The Act 

provides for the creation of the 

Consultative Group. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

prior to 5 p.m. on May 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

applications by any of the following 

methods: 

—USDA: Applications should be sent 

by mail to the Office of Negotiations 

and Agreements, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 1040, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250; by hand (including DHL, 

FedEx, UPS, etc.) to the Office of 

Negotiations and Agreements, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Room 4133–S, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW, Washington, 

DC 20250; by e-mail to: 

kathryn.ting@fas.usda.gov; or by fax 

to (202) 720–0340. 

—U.S. Department of Labor (DOL): 

Applications should be sent by mail 

or by hand (including DHL, FedEx, 

UPS, etc.) to the Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–5317, 

Washington, DC 20210; by e-mail to: 

castro.charita@dol.gov; or by fax to 

(202) 693–4830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Negotiations and Agreements 

by fax to (202) 720–0340; by e-mail 

addressed to kathryn.ting@fas.usda.gov; 

or by mail addressed to the Office of 

Negotiations and Agreements, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 1040, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Consultative Group to Eliminate the Use 

of Child Labor and Forced Labor in 

Imported Agricultural Products was 

established by section 3205 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–246). Interested parties are 

invited to submit applications for 

membership in the Consultative Group 

to USDA or DOL as specified in the 

Submission of Applications paragraph 

below. 

Duties 

The Consultative Group will develop 

recommendations relating to a standard 

set of practices for independent, thirdparty monitoring and verification for the 

production, processing, and distribution 

of agricultural products or commodities 

to reduce the likelihood that agricultural 

products or commodities imported into 

the United States are produced with the 

use of forced labor or child labor. 

Recommendations developed by the 

Consultative Group will be submitted to 

the Secretary of Agriculture by June 18, 

2010. Thereafter, the Consultative 

Group will continue to advise the 

Secretary as necessary. 

Membership 

As required under section 3205(d) of 

the Act, the Consultative Group will be 

composed of not more than 13 members, 

including two officials from USDA, one 

of whom will serve as the chairperson; 

the Deputy Under Secretary for 

International Affairs, DOL; and one 

representative from the Department of 

State. The Consultative Group will also 

include: 

• Three members to represent private 

agriculture-related enterprises, which 

may include retailers, food processors, 

importers, and producers, of whom at 

least one member shall be an importer, 

food processor, or retailer who utilizes 

independent, third-party supply chain 

monitoring for forced labor or child 

labor; 

• Two members to represent 

institutions of higher education and 

research institutions, as determined 

appropriate by the Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, DOL; 

• One member to represent an 

organization that provides independent, 

third-party certification services for 

labor standards for producers or 

importers of agricultural commodities or 

products; and 

• Three members to represent 

organizations described in section 

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986 that have expertise on the issues 

of international child labor and do not 

possess a conflict of interest associated 

with establishment of the guidelines 

issued under section 3205(c)(2) of the 

Act, as determined by the Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, DOL, 

including representatives from 

consumer organizations and trade 

unions, if appropriate. 

Terms of Service 

• Members shall serve through 

December 31, 2012; 

• The Consultative Group shall meet 

no fewer than four times per year in 

person in Washington, DC or through 

alternative media; 

• The Consultative Group shall make 

its recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture no later than June 18, 2010. 

Thereafter, the Consultative Group 

submit annual reports to the Secretary 

through December 31, 2012; 

• Members of the Consultative Group 

shall serve without compensation; 

• Travel and lodging expenses will be 

borne by each member; and 

• Meetings of the Consultative Group 

will be closed to the public. 

Submission of Applications 

• Membership in the Consultative 

Group is open to all individuals without 

regard to race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, age, mental or physical 

handicap, marital status, or sexual 

orientation. 

• All applications must include the 

following information: 

(1) Brief summary explaining the 

candidate’s qualifications to serve as a 

member of the Consultative Group; 

(2) Statement specifying the nongovernment membership category for 

which the candidate is best qualified 

(private agriculture-related enterprises, 

higher education and research 

institutions, etc.); 

(3) Resume; 

(4) Contact information of candidate; 

and 

(5) Completed copy of form AD–755, 

‘‘Advisory Committee Membership 

Background Information.’’ 

Applications from candidates of 

private agriculture-related enterprises 

and independent, third-party 


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