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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 of 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this document will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All responses 

will become a matter of public record, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Dated: September 18, 2017. 

Bruce Summers, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20184 Filed 9–21–17; 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, 

Forest Service, intends to grant to DVO, 

Inc. of Chilton, Wisconsin, an exclusive 

license to the Federal Government’s 

rights in U.S. Patent No. 8,414,808, 

‘‘Composite Components from 

Anaerobic Digested Fibrous Materials’’, 

issued on April 9, 2013. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Tom 

Moreland, Technology Transfer 

Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250 Mail Stop 2CE– 

021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Moreland of the USDA Forest Service at 

the Washington, DC address given 

above; telephone: 443–677–6858; or 

email: twmoreland@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The patent 

rights in this invention are co-owned by 

the United States of America, as 

represented by the Secretary of 

Agriculture, and DVO, Inc. of Chilton, 

Wisconsin. The prospective exclusive 

license will grant to the co-owner, DVO, 

Inc., an exclusive license to the Federal 

Government’s patent rights. It is in the 

public interest to so license this 

invention as DVO, Inc. 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 Forest 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. 

Mojdeh Bahar, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20180 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–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 Rainier Seeds, Inc. of 

Davenport, Washington, an exclusive 

license to the variety of crested 

wheatgrass described in Plant Variety 

Protection Application Number 

201600403, ‘USDA–FORAGECREST,’ 

filed on September 4, 2016. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian T. Nakanishi 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 Agriculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this plant 

variety as Rainier Seeds, Inc. of 

Davenport, 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. 

Mojdeh Bahar, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20175 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 19, 2017. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by October 23, 2017 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 

395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Assessment of States’ Use of 

Computer Matching Protocols in SNAP. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: This study is 

authorized under Section 3 of the