82_FR_47366 82 FR 47171 - Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

82 FR 47171 - Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)

Page Range47171-47171
FR Document2017-21953

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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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.
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                                                    This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    evidence and argument which                           displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                    contains documents other than rules or                  establishes that the grant of the license             number and the agency informs
                                                    proposed rules that are applicable to the               would not be consistent with the                      potential persons who are to respond to
                                                    public. Notices of hearings and investigations,         requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37                  the collection of information that such
                                                    committee meetings, agency decisions and                CFR 404.7.                                            persons are not required to respond to
                                                    rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
                                                    petitions and applications and agency
                                                                                                                                                                  the collection of information unless it
                                                                                                            Mojdeh Bahar,
                                                    statements of organization and functions are                                                                  displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                                                                            Assistant Administrator.                              number.
                                                    examples of documents appearing in this
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–21953 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    section.                                                                                                      Rural Business-Cooperative Service
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3410–03–P
                                                                                                                                                                    Title: Annual Survey of Farmer
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                     Cooperatives.
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               OMB Control Number: 0570–0007.
                                                    Agricultural Research Service                                                                                   Summary of Collection: The Rural
                                                                                                            Submission for OMB Review;                            Business Cooperative Service (RBS) was
                                                    Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive                     Comment Request                                       mandated the responsibility to acquire
                                                    License                                                                                                       and disseminate information pertaining
                                                                                                            October 5, 2017.
                                                    AGENCY:    Agricultural Research Service,                 The Department of Agriculture has                   to agricultural cooperatives under the
                                                    USDA.                                                   submitted the following information                   Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926: 7
                                                                                                            collection requirement(s) to OMB for                  U.S.C. 451–457 and Public Law 450.
                                                    ACTION: Notice of intent.
                                                                                                            review and clearance under the                        The primary objective of RBS is to
                                                    SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                      promote understanding, use and
                                                    the U.S. Department of Agriculture,                     Public Law 104–13. Comments are                       development of the cooperative form of
                                                    Agricultural Research Service, intends                  requested regarding (1) whether the                   business as a viable option for
                                                    to grant to Golden Valley Organics, Inc.                collection of information is necessary                enhancing the income of agricultural
                                                    (dba) BioWest Ag Solutions of Nampa,                    for the proper performance of the                     producers and other rural residents. The
                                                    Idaho, an exclusive license to U.S.                     functions of the agency, including                    annual survey collects basic statistics on
                                                    Patent No. 9,414,602, ‘‘PSEUDOMONAS                     whether the information will have                     cooperative business volume, net
                                                    FLUORESCENS INHIBIT ANNUAL                              practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the            income, members, financial status,
                                                    BLUEGRASS AND ROUGH                                     agency’s estimate of burden including                 employees, and other selected
                                                    BLUEGRASS ROOT GROWTH AND                               the validity of the methodology and                   information to support RBS’ objective
                                                    GERMINATION’’, issued on August 16,                     assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                 and role. RBS will use a variety of forms
                                                    2016.                                                   the quality, utility and clarity of the               to collect information.
                                                    DATES: Comments must be received on                                                                             Need and Use of the Information: RBS
                                                                                                            information to be collected; and (4)
                                                    or before November 13, 2017.                                                                                  uses the information collected to
                                                                                                            ways to minimize the burden of the
                                                    ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,                                                                            summarize for program planning,
                                                                                                            collection of information on those who
                                                    ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,                                                                           evaluation service work and cooperative
                                                                                                            are to respond, including through the
                                                    5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174,                                                                            analysis and education. The information
                                                                                                            use of appropriate automated,
                                                    Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.                                                                              collected and published in the annual
                                                                                                            electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                  report on farmer cooperatives supports
                                                                                                            technological collection techniques or
                                                    Brian T. Nakanishi of the Office of                                                                           and enhances most of the major
                                                                                                            other forms of information technology.
                                                    Technology Transfer at the Beltsville                                                                         functions of RBS. By not collecting this
                                                                                                              Comments regarding this information
                                                    address given above; telephone: 301–                                                                          information, the RBS would have
                                                                                                            collection received by November 13,
                                                    504–5989.                                                                                                     difficulties in carrying out its policy on
                                                                                                            2017 will be considered. Written
                                                                                                                                                                  farmer cooperatives.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          comments should be addressed to: Desk
                                                                                                                                                                    Description of Respondents: Business
                                                    Federal Government’s patent rights in                   Officer for Agriculture, Office of
                                                                                                                                                                  or other for-profit.
                                                    this invention are assigned to the United               Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     Number of Respondents: 1,175.
                                                    States of America, as represented by the                Office of Management and Budget                         Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
                                                    Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the                  (OMB), New Executive Office Building,                 Annually.
                                                    public interest to so license this                      725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC                     Total Burden Hours: 1,160.
                                                    invention as Golden Valley Organics,                    20502. Commenters are encouraged to
                                                    Inc. (dba) BioWest Ag Solutions of                      submit their comments to OMB via                      Rural Business-Cooperative Service
                                                    Nampa, Idaho has submitted a complete                   email to: OIRA_Submission@                              Title: Repowering Assistance
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                                                    and sufficient application for a license.               OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806                     Program, 7 CFR 4288–A.
                                                    The prospective exclusive license will                  and to Departmental Clearance Office,                   OMB Control Number: 0570–0066.
                                                    be royalty-bearing and will comply with                 USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,                             Summary of Collection: The
                                                    the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.                   Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of                  Repowering Assistance Program is
                                                    209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective                   the submission(s) may be obtained by                  authorized under section 9004 of the
                                                    exclusive license may be granted unless,                calling (202) 720–8958.                               Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
                                                    within thirty (30) days from the date of                  An agency may not conduct or                        2008 (Pub. L. 110–246). The objective of
                                                    this published Notice, the Agricultural                 sponsor a collection of information                   this program is to provide financial
                                                    Research Service receives written                       unless the collection of information                  incentives to bio-refineries in existence


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of intent.
DatesComments must be received on or before November 13, 2017.
ContactBrian T. Nakanishi of the Office of
FR Citation82 FR 47171 

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