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Vol. 72, No. 214 

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 

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 ISTO Technologies, Inc. of St. 

Louis, Missouri, an exclusive license to 

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/ 

058,034, ‘‘Porous Polymeric Matrices 

Made of Natural Polymers and Synthetic 

Polymers and Optionally at Least One 

Cation and Methods of Making’’, filed 

on February 15, 2005. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

within thirty (30) days of the date of 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register. 

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 

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 ISTO Technologies Inc. of 

St. Louis, Missouri 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. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–5505 Filed 11–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–M 

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 Peterson Seed Associates of 

Edina, Minnesota, an exclusive license 

to the variety of birdsfoot trefoil 

described in Plant Variety Protection 

Certificate Number 200700300, ‘‘Witt’’, 

filed on May 7, 2007. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

within thirty (30) days of the date of 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register. 

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 rights in this 

plant variety are assigned to the United 

States of America, as represented by the 

Secretary of Agirculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this variety 

as Peterson Seed Associates of Edina, 

Minnesota 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. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–5504 Filed 10–5–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2007–0032] 

National Advisory Committee on 

Meat and Poultry Inspection; 

Re-establishment 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of re-chartering of 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 

notice announces that the Secretary of 

Agriculture signed the charter of the 

National Advisory Committee on Meat 

and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) on 

July 25, 2007. The charter for the 

NACMPI is available for viewing on the 

NACMPI homepage at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/ 

NACMPI_Charter/index.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Loraine Cannon, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS), Room 405 

Aerospace Center, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

3700. Telephone number: (202) 690– 

6647. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Advisory Committee on 

Meat and Poultry Inspection provides 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary on meat and poultry 

inspection programs, pursuant to 

sections 7(c), 24, 205, 301(a)(3), and 

301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act [21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624, 645, 

661(a)(3), and 661(c)] and to sections 

5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the 

Poultry Products Inspection Act [21 

U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(c), 457(b), and 

460(e)]. The complexity of the issues to 

be addressed requires that the 

Committee meet at least twice per year. 

Members are appointed by the Secretary 

of USDA. Background materials are 

available on the Web at the address 

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