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we have not detected citrus black spot. 

However, if it were detected, export of 

the host material to the United States 

would be suspended from the 

production area and APHIS would 

request South Africa to conduct an 

investigation. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 319.56-5(c), we are announcing the 

Administrator’s determination that the 

magisterial districts of Boshof, 

Fauresmith, Jacobsdal, Koffiefontein, 

and Philippolis in the Free State 

Province; Christiania and Taung in the 

North West Province; and Barkly-wes/ 

west, Gordonia, Hay, Herbert, 

Hopetown, Kenhardt, Kimberely, 

Namakwaland, and Prieska in the 

Northern Cape Province meet the 

criteria of § 319.56-5(a) and (b) with 

respect to freedom from citrus black 

spot. Accordingly, we are recognizing 

those magisterial districts as pest-free 

areas for citrus black spot and have 

added them to the list of pest-free areas, 

which may be viewed on the Internet at 

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

import_export/plants/manuals/ports/ 

downloads/ 

DesignatedPestFreeAreas.pdf). The list 

of pest-free areas may also be obtained 

from the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day 

of February 2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2846 Filed 2–8–10: 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal 

Advisory Committee (LTFAC) will hold 

a meeting on February 23, 2010 at Sierra 

Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Boulevard, 

Incline Village, Nevada 89451–9500. 

This Committee, established by the 

Secretary of Agriculture on December 

15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to 

provide advice to the Secretary on 

implementing the terms of the Federal 

Interagency Partnership on the Lake 

Tahoe Region and other matters raised 

by the Secretary. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 23, 2010 beginning at 9 a.m. 

and ending at 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe 

Boulevard, Incline Village, Nevada 

89451–9500. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arla 

Hams, Lake Tahoe Basin Management 

Unit (LTBMU), Forest Service, 35 

College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 

96150, (530) 543–2773. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to 

be covered on the agenda include: 

• The Tahoe Working Group (TWG) 

will present their Lake Tahoe Southern 

Nevada Public Land Management Act 

(SNPLMA) Round 11 recommendation 

for capital projects and science themes. 

The LTFAC will discuss and with 

possible consensus, put forward a 

preliminary recommendation for public 

comment. 

• Discuss the status of re-chartering 

and member nominations for the next 

LTFAC two year term. 

• Public Comment. 

Issues may be brought to the attention 

of the Committee during the open 

public comment period at the meeting 

or by filing written statements for the 

Committee before or after the meeting. 

Please refer any written comments 

attention Arla Hams, Lake Tahoe Basin 

Management Unit at the contact address 

stated above. 

If you have questions concerning 

special needs for this public meeting, or 

to request sign language interpretation, 

contact Linda Lind at (530) 543–2787 or 

TTY (530) 543–0956, or via e-mail at 

LLind@fs.fed.us. 

If another LTFAC meeting is needed 

to put forth the Round 11 preliminary 

recommendation for capital projects and 

science themes; due to time restraints 

the Federal Register notice will be 

published less than 15 calendar days 

prior to the meeting. There will be 

timely meeting notification through the 

LTBMU Web site (http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

r5/ltbmu/local/ltfac). 

Dated: February 2, 2010. 

Terri Marceron, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2671 Filed 2–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Deposit of Biological Materials 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on this continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0022 Deposit of 

Biological Materials comment’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of 

Brian Hanlon, Director, Office of Patent 

Legal Administration, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 

1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–5047; or by e-mail 

at Brian.Hanlon@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The deposit of biological materials as 

part of a patent application is required 

by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) and outlined in 37 

CFR Ch. 1, Subpart G, 1.801–1.809. 

Every patent must contain a description 

of the invention sufficient to enable a 

person (knowledgeable in the relevant 

science), to make and use the invention 

as specified by 35 U.S.C. 112. The term 

biological includes material that is 

capable of self-replication either directly 

or indirectly. When the invention 

involves a biological material, 

sometimes words alone cannot 

sufficiently describe how to make and 

use the invention in a reproducible or 

repeatable manner. In such cases, the 

required biological material must be 

both known and readily available 

(neither condition alone is sufficient) or 

be deposited in a suitable depository 

that has been recognized as an 

International Depository Authority 

(IDA) established under the Budapest 

Treaty, or a depository recognized by 

the USPTO to meet the requirements of 

35 U.S.C. 112. 

In cases where a deposit is necessary, 

it must be made under conditions that 

assure access to those entitled thereto 

under 37 CFR 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. § 122 


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