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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 66, No. 124

Wednesday, June 27, 2001

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

the malting barley variety designated

‘‘Garnet’’ is available for licensing and

that the Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Research Service, intends

to grant to Conagra Malting of

Vancouver, Washington, an exclusive

license to this variety in selected

countries outside the United States

where breeder’s rights are available.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s intellectual

property 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 Conagra Malting 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, 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.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–16133 Filed 6–26–01; 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 Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Research Service, intends

to grant to INDOPCO, d/b/a National

Starch & Chemical Company, of

Bridgewater, New Jersey, an exclusive

license for all uses in cosmetics and

cosmetic ingredients to U.S. Patent No.

5,676,994, ‘‘Non-Separable Starch-Oil

Compositions,’’ issued on October 4,

1997, and to U.S. Patent No. 5,882,713,

‘‘Non-Separable Compositions of Starch

and Water-Immiscible Organic

Materials,’’ issued on March 16, 1999.

U.S. Patent No. 5,676,994 is a

continuation of U.S. Patent Application

Serial No. 08/233,173, ‘‘Non-Separable

Starch-Oil Compositions,’’ and U.S.

Patent No. 5,882,713 is a continuationin-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial

No. 08/233,173. Notice of Availability

for U.S. Patent Application Serial No.

08/233,173 was published in the

Federal Register on October 24, 1994.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights in

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 National Starch & Chemical

Company 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, 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.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–16134 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

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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

the invention disclosed in Patent

Cooperation Treaty Application PCT/

GB00/04562, ‘‘Resistance Gene,’’ filed

November 29, 2000, is available for

licensing and that the Department of

Agriculture, Agricultural Research

Service, intends to grant to Plant

BioScience Limited, of Norwich,

Norfolk, United Kingdom, an exclusive

license to the Federal Government’s

patent rights in this invention. This

invention is jointly owned by Plant

BioScience Limited, Iowa State

University and the United States of

America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights to

this invention are assigned to the United

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States of America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture. 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, 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.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–16128 Filed 6–26–01; 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 Triple ‘‘F,’’ Inc. of Des

Moines, Iowa, an exclusive license to

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/

611,615, ‘‘COBY Products and a Process

for Their Manufacture,’’ filed on July 7,

2000. Notice of Availability for U.S.

Patent Application Serial No. 09/

611,615 was published in the Federal

Register on March 13, 2001.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights in

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 Triple ‘‘F,’’ 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 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.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–16129 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

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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

the thickspike wheatgrass variety

designated ‘‘Bannock’’ is available for

licensing and that the Department of

Agriculture, Agricultural Research

Service, intends to grant to the

University of Idaho of Moscow, Idaho,

an exclusive license to this variety.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s intellectual

property rights to this invention are

assigned to the United States of

America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture. 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, 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.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–16132 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 01–051–1]

Availability of a Draft Environmental

Assessment for Field Testing Avian

Encephalomyelitis-Fowl PoxLaryngotracheitis Vaccine, Live Virus,

Fowl Pox Vector

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: We are advising the public

that the Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service has prepared a draft

environmental assessment concerning

authorization to ship for the purpose of

field testing, and then to field test, an

unlicensed avian encephalomyelitisfowl pox-laryngotracheitis vaccine for

use in poultry. The environmental

assessment, which is based on a risk

analysis prepared to assess the risks

associated with the field testing of this

vaccine, examines the potential effects

that field testing this veterinary vaccine

could have on the quality of the human

environment. Based on the risk analysis,

we have reached a preliminary

determination that field testing this

veterinary vaccine will not have a

significant impact on the quality of the

human environment, and that an

environmental impact statement need

not be prepared. We intend to authorize

shipment of this vaccine for field testing

following the close of the comment

period for this notice unless new

substantial issues bearing on the effects

of this action are brought to our

attention. We also intend to issue a

veterinary biological product license for

this vaccine, provided the field test data

support the conclusions of the

environmental assessment and the

issuance of a finding of no significant

impact and the product meets all other

requirements for licensure.

DATES: We invite you to comment on

this docket. We will consider all

comments that we receive by July 27,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Please send four copies of

your comment (an original and three

copies) to: Docket No. 01–051–1,

Regulatory Analysis and Development,

PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700 River

Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1238.

Please state that your comment refers

to Docket No. 01–051–1.

Copies of the draft environmental

assessment may be obtained by

contacting the person listed under FOR