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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 82, No. 195 

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 

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 Golden Valley Organics, Inc. 

(dba) BioWest Ag Solutions of Nampa, 

Idaho, an exclusive license to U.S. 

Patent No. 9,414,602, ‘‘PSEUDOMONAS 

FLUORESCENS INHIBIT ANNUAL 

BLUEGRASS AND ROUGH 

BLUEGRASS ROOT GROWTH AND 

GERMINATION’’, issued on August 16, 

2016. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 13, 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 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 Golden Valley Organics, 

Inc. (dba) BioWest Ag Solutions of 

Nampa, Idaho 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. 2017–21953 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 5, 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 November 13, 

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), New Executive Office Building, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20502. Commenters are encouraged to 

submit their comments to OMB via 

email to: 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. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Annual Survey of Farmer 

Cooperatives. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0007. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Business Cooperative Service (RBS) was 

mandated the responsibility to acquire 

and disseminate information pertaining 

to agricultural cooperatives under the 

Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926: 7 

U.S.C. 451–457 and Public Law 450. 

The primary objective of RBS is to 

promote understanding, use and 

development of the cooperative form of 

business as a viable option for 

enhancing the income of agricultural 

producers and other rural residents. The 

annual survey collects basic statistics on 

cooperative business volume, net 

income, members, financial status, 

employees, and other selected 

information to support RBS’ objective 

and role. RBS will use a variety of forms 

to collect information. 

Need and Use of the Information: RBS 

uses the information collected to 

summarize for program planning, 

evaluation service work and cooperative 

analysis and education. The information 

collected and published in the annual 

report on farmer cooperatives supports 

and enhances most of the major 

functions of RBS. By not collecting this 

information, the RBS would have 

difficulties in carrying out its policy on 

farmer cooperatives. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,175. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,160. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Repowering Assistance 

Program, 7 CFR 4288–A. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0066. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Repowering Assistance Program is 

authorized under section 9004 of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008 (Pub. L. 110–246). The objective of 

this program is to provide financial 

incentives to bio-refineries in existence 


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on the date of the enactment of the 2008 

Farm Bill; to replace the use of fossil 

fuels used to produce heat or power at 

their facilities by installing new systems 

that use renewable biomass, or to 

produce new energy from renewable 

biomass. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information gathered under this 

collection will be used to determine the 

eligibility of bio-refineries to participate 

in the program. The Agency will 

determine the amount of payments to be 

made to a bio-refinery under this 

program with consideration given to: (1) 

The quantity of fossil fuel a renewable 

biomass system is replacing; (2) the 

percentage reduction in fossil fuel used 

by the bio-refinery that will result from 

the installation of the renewable 

biomass system; and (3) the costeffectiveness of the renewable biomass 

system. Failure to collect proper 

information could result in improper 

determinations of eligibility and 

improper payments. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 6. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Monthly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 462. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21843 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that a meeting of the Alaska 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. 

(Alaska Time) Thursday, October 19, 

2017. The purpose of the meeting is for 

the Committee to discuss advisory 

memorandum and report writing 

schedule and debrief testimonies shared 

at the Alaska Native voting rights 

briefing. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 12:00 

p.m. AKDT. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 800– 

500–0920, Conference ID: 3399712. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@

usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: 800–500–0920, conference ID 

number: 3399712. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

and the Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

Western Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North 

Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los 

Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed 

to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or 

emailed to Ana Victoria Fortes at 

afortes@usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894– 

3437. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing prior to and after the 

meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234. 

Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ 

and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records 

generated from this meeting may also be 

inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome 

II. Develop Advisory Memorandum and 

Report Writing Schedule 

III. Discuss Briefing Transcript 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Next Steps 

VI. Adjournment 

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this 

meeting is given less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the meeting because of the 

exceptional circumstance of this 

Committee doing work on the FY 2018 

statutory enforcement report. 

Dated: October 5, 2017. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21863 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–890] 

Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results and Partial 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review and Preliminary 

Determination of No Shipments in Part; 

2016 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: In response to requests from 

interested parties, the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) is 

conducting the twelfth administrative 

review (AR) of the antidumping duty 

order on wooden bedroom furniture 

(WBF) from the People’s Republic of 

China (PRC). The period of review 

(POR) is January 1, 2016, through 

December 31, 2016. This AR covers 13 

companies, including one mandatory 

respondent, Decca Furniture Ltd. 

(Decca). The Department has 

preliminarily determined that four of 

the 13 companies, including Decca, 

have not established their entitlement to 

a separate rate and are part of the PRCwide entity. The Department has also 

preliminarily determined that eight 

companies had no reviewable 

transactions during the POR. The 

Department has also rescinded the 

review for Nanhai Jiantai Woodwork 

Co., Ltd., Fortune Glory Industrial, Ltd. 

(HK Ltd.) (collectively, Fortune Glory), 

for whom all review requests have been 

withdrawn. We invite interested parties 

to comment on these preliminary 

results. 

DATES: Applicable October 11, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick O’Connor, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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