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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 61, No. 128

Tuesday, July 2, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive

License

AGENCY: Agicultural 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 Seedbiotics of Caldwell,

Idaho, and exclusive license for all uses

in the field of plant seed coatings to U.S.

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

233,173 filed April 26, 1994, ‘‘NonSeparable Starch-Oil Compositions.’’

Notice of Availability was published in

the Federal Register on October 24,

1994.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 31, 1996.

ADDRESS: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

Room 415, Building 005, BARC-West,

Baltimore Boulevard, 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 Seedbiotics 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 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.

R.M. Parry, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–16774 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–03–M

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Freshwater Bayou Wetlands Phase II

(ME–4), Vermilion Parish, LA

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Finding of No

Significant Impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR Part 1500); and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives

notice that an environmental impact

statement is not being prepared for the

Freshwater Bayou Wetlands Phase II

(ME–4), Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

For further information contact

Donald W. Gohmert, State

Conservationist, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 3737 Government

Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71302,

telephone (318) 473–7751.

Supplemental information: The

environmental assessment of this

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. As a result of these

findings, Donald W. Gohmert, State

Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement are not

needed for this project.

The purpose of the project is to

reduce ponding and the resultant stress

to emergent vegetation in the project

area. The planned works of

improvement include the installation of

eight water control structures to provide

for drainage of excess water.

The Notice of a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency and to various

federal, state, and local agencies and

interested parties. A limited number of

copies of the FONSI are available to fill

single copy requests at the above

address. Basic data developed during

the environmental assessment are on

file and may be reviewed by contacting

Bennett C. Landreneau, Assistant State

Conservationist/Water Resources,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

3737 Government Street, Alexandria,

Louisiana, 71302, telephone (318) 473–

7756.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

(This activity is listed in the catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance under

NO.10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with State

and local officials)

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Donald W. Gohmert,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 96–16795 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: The Rural Housing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an

extension for the currently approved

information collection in support of the

program for Community Facility Loans.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by July 2, 1996, to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Yoonie MacDonald, Loan Specialist,

Community Programs Division, RHS,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop

3222, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250. Telephone (202)

720–1490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Community Facility Loans.

OMB Number: 0575–0015.