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The Materials Committee will present 

its recommendation to remove materials 

tabled by the Board since 1992 from the 

table, allowing them to be eligible for 

possible reconsideration for inclusion 

on or prohibition from the National List. 

The Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification Committee will present 

their recommendations for use as 

guidance by accredited certifying agents 

on the certification of operations with 

multiple production units, sites, and 

facilities and for the labeling of products 

certified as 100 percent organic. 

The Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification and the Crops Committees 

will jointly present their 

recommendation offering guidance for 

accredited certifying agents regarding 

annual commercial availability 

determinations for the sourcing of 

organic seed by farmers under 

§ 205.204. 

The Crops Committee will present 

recommendations on the materials: 

Tetracycline (Oxytetracycline 

hydrochloride), Sorbitol octanoate, 

Pelargonic acid, and Ammonium salts of 

fatty acids petitioned for use on 

§ 205.601. 

The Livestock Committee will present 

recommendations on the use of fish feed 

and open net pens in regards to the 

development of organic aquaculture 

standards for finfish, and will present 

recommendations in regards to the 

development of organic aquaculture 

standards for bivalves. 

The Handling Committee will present 

their recommendations on the materials: 

Sodium chlorite, acidified, Calcium, 

derived from seaweed, Propionic acid, 

and Ethylene—for use in pears, 

petitioned for inclusion in § 205.605 for 

use in organic products. The Committee 

will present their recommendations on 

the materials: Black Pepper Extract, 

Buck Hull Powder, Dried Orange Pulp, 

Chlorella algae, Dumontiacae algae, 

petitioned for inclusion in § 205.606 for 

use in organic products depending on 

final commercial availability 

determinations performed by accredited 

certifying agents. The committee will 

also present their recommendation in 

regards to the development of organic 

standards for pet food. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The NOSB has scheduled time for 

public input for Monday, November 17, 

2008, from 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 

Tuesday, November 18, 2008, from 3:15 

p.m. to 5 p.m. Individuals and 

organizations wishing to make oral 

presentations at the meeting may 

forward their requests by mail, 

facsimile, e-mail, or phone to Valerie 

Frances as listed in ADDRESSES above. 

Individuals or organizations will be 

given approximately 5 minutes to 

present their views. All persons making 

oral presentations are requested to 

provide their comments in writing. 

Written submissions may contain 

information other than that presented at 

the oral presentation. Anyone may 

submit written comments at the 

meeting. Persons submitting written 

comments are asked to provide 30 

copies. 

Interested persons may visit the 

NOSB portion of the NOP Web site at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop to view 

available meeting documents prior to 

the meeting, or visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov to submit and view 

comments as provided for in ADDRESSES

above. Documents presented at the 

meeting will be posted for review on the 

NOP Web site approximately 6 weeks 

following the meeting. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–22149 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

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 Gary W. Clem Inc. d/b/a 

ALMACO of Nevada, Iowa, an exclusive 

license to U.S. Patent No. 6,147,503, 

‘‘Method For The Simultaneous And 

Independent Determination Of Moisture 

Content And Density Of Particulate 

Materials From Radio-Frequency 

Permittivity Measurements’’, issued on 

November 14, 2000. 

DATES: (Federal Register) 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 Gary W. Clem Inc. d/b/a 

ALMACO of Nevada, Iowa 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. E8–22196 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0102] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Christmas Cactus and 

Easter Cactus in Growing Media from 

the Netherlands and Denmark 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of 

Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in 

growing media from the Netherlands 

and Denmark. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2008-0102 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 23, 2008 / Notices 54783 

to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0102, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2008–0102. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of Christmas cactus and 

Easter cactus in growing media from the 

Netherlands and Denmark, contact Dr. 

Arnold T. Tschanz, Senior Risk 

Manager, Commodity Import Analysis 

and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–5306. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Christmas Cactus 

and Easter Cactus in Growing Media 

from the Netherlands and Denmark. 

OMB Number: 0579–0266. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the 

importation, entry, or interstate 

movement of plants, plant products, and 

other articles to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. The 

regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart— 

Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, 

Seeds, and Other Plant Products’’ 

prohibit or restrict, among other things, 

the importation of living plants, plant 

parts, and seeds for propagation. 

Under these regulations, Christmas 

cactus and Easter cactus in approved 

growing media may be imported into 

the United States from the Netherlands 

and Denmark under certain conditions, 

which require the use of a phytosanitary 

certificate and declaration stating the 

plants were grown in accordance with 

specific conditions, an agreement 

between APHIS and the plant protection 

service of the country where the plants 

are grown, and an agreement between 

the foreign plant protection service and 

the grower. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.5714 hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign plant protection 

service officials and growers in the 

Netherlands and Denmark. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 20. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 10.5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 210. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 120 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

September 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–22193 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0109] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Foreign Quarantine Notices 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations to prevent the introduction 

or spread of foreign plant pests into or 

within the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS– 

2008–0109 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0109, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2008–0109. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on foreign quarantine 

regulations, contact Ms. Candace Funk, 

Staff Officer, Quarantine Policy, 

Analysis and Support, PPQ, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 


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