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Vol. 73, No. 162 

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 

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 Northwest Agricultural 

Products, Inc. of Pasco, Washington, an 

exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 

5,552,315, ‘‘Bacteria for the Control of 

Fusarium Dry Rot of Potatoes’’, issued 

on September 3, 1996, U.S. Patent No. 

5,783,411, ‘‘Bacterial Control of 

Fusarium Dry Rot of Potatoes’’, issued 

on July 21, 1998, and U.S. Patent No. 

6,107,247, ‘‘Biological Control of 

Sprouting in Potatoes’’, issued on 

August 22, 2000. 

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 Northwest Agricultural 

Products, Inc. of Pasco, Washington 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. E8–19216 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request: Uniform Grant 

Application Package for Discretionary 

Grant Programs 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

proposed information collections. The 

proposed collection is a revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

The purpose of the Uniform Grant 

Application Package for Discretionary 

Grant Programs is to provide a 

standardized format for the 

development of all Requests for 

Applications released by the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) Agency and to 

allow for a more expeditious OMB 

clearance process. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before October 20, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Lael J. 

Lubing, Grants Management Division, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food 

and Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center 

Drive, Room 732, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of Lael 

J. Lubing at 703–605–0363 or via e-mail 

to lael.lubing@fns.usda.gov. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302, Room 732. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also be a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instruction should be directed 

to Lael J. Lubing on (703) 305–2048. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Uniform Grant Application 

Package for Discretionary Grant 

Programs. 

OMB Number: 0584–0512. 

Expiration Date: November 30, 2008. 

Type of Request: Revision of the 

previously approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: FNS has a number of 

discretionary grant programs. 

(Consistent with the definition in 7 CFR 

Part 3016, the term ‘‘grant’’ as used in 

this notice includes cooperative 

agreements.) The authorities for these 

grants vary and will be cited as part of 

each grant application solicitation. The 

purpose of the revision to the currently 

approved collection for the Uniform 

Grant Application Package for 

Discretionary Grant Programs is to 

continue the authority for the 

established uniform grant application 

package and to update the number of 

collection hours. The uniform collection 

package is useable for all of FNS’ 

discretionary grant programs to collect 

information from grant applicants that is 

needed to evaluate and rank applicants 

and protect the integrity of the grantee 


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