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Federal Register
Vol. 82, No. 183
Friday, September 22, 2017

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
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section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Request for Approval of a New
Information Collection for Beef
Producers To Request for State To
Retain a Portion of Assessments
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agency’s intent to
request emergency approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a new information collection
for beef producers, where applicable, to
provide prior affirmative consent
authorizing a state Qualified State Beef
Council (QSBC) to retain a portion of
their assessments collected under the
Beef Promotion and Research Act of
1985 (Act).
DATES: Comments must be received by
November 21, 2017. Pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on
the information collection burden that
would result from this proposal must be
received by November 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic
process available at
www.regulations.gov. Written comments
may also be submitted to Research and
Promotion Division; Livestock, Poultry,
and Seed Program; AMS, USDA, Room
2608–S, STOP 0249; 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
0249; or facsimile to (202) 720–1125. All
comments should reference the docket
number AMS–LPS–17–0042, the date of
submission, and the page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received will be posted
without change, including any personal

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Dinkel, Research and Promotion
Division, at (301) 352–7497; facsimile
(202) 720–1125; or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview of This Information
Collection

[No. AMS–LPS–17–0042]

SUMMARY:

information provided at
www.regulations.gov and will be
included in the record and made
available for public inspection at the
above office during regular business
hours.

Agency: AMS.
Title: Beef Research and Promotion
Program: Producer Request for State to
Retain Checkoff Assessment Form.
OMB Number: 0581–NEW.
Type of Request: New Information
Collection.
Abstract: Congress has delegated the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
the responsibility for implementing and
overseeing the Beef Research and
Promotion Program. The enabling
legislation for the Beef Research and
Promotion Program is the Act (7 U.S.C.
2901–2911).
On June 21, 2017, a U.S. District Court
Judge in Montana granted a preliminary
injunction enjoining USDA from
continuing to allow the Montana Beef
Council (MBC) to use the assessments
that it is qualified to collect under the
Beef Checkoff Program to fund
advertising campaigns, unless a cattle
producer provides prior affirmative
consent authorizing MBC to retain a
portion of the cattle producer’s
assessment. As a result of this
preliminary injunction, MBC must begin
forwarding all Beef Checkoff Program
funds directly to the Cattlemen’s Beef
Promotion and Research Board (Beef
Board), absent proof that a producer has
provided advance affirmative consent
authorizing MBC to retain a portion of
that producer’s assessment.
By law, all cattle producers, except
organic producers, must pay $1-perhead assessment as required under the
Act and the Beef Promotion and
Research Order (Order). Importers of
cattle, beef, and beef products pay an
equivalent amount. Under the Act and
Order, QSBCs are responsible for
collecting monthly assessments.
Effective immediately as a result of
the preliminary injunction, beef
producers in Montana must provide

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prior affirmative consent to retain up to
50 cents of the $1 Federal assessment
with MBC. Otherwise their full
assessment will be forwarded to and
retained by the Beef Board.
The Order and the regulation
governing the Beef Research and
Promotion Program authorize the Beef
Board to collect and submit certain
information as required. The
information will be used by certain beef
producers who seek to have their
assessments remain in the state where a
QSBC exists instead of being forwarded
to the Beef Board.
AMS developed this form to
effectively carry out the court order. At
this time, one form would permit beef
producers to retain a portion of the
Federal assessment rather than remitting
the full Federal assessment to the
national program. The form AMS
developed is LPS–2 Producer Request to
Retain Beef Checkoff Assessment
Form—the purpose of the form will be
used by certain beef producers who
request that a portion of their required
Federal assessment be retained by the
QSBC.
Upon Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the new form
LPS–2 and the information collection
package, AMS will request OMB
approval to merge the new form and this
information collection in the currently
approved information collection OMB
control number 0581–0093.
Estimate of Burden for LPS–2: Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 5
minutes per cattle producer.
Respondents: Beef producers in
certain states.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent per Year: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8.30 hours.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(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 the burden of the collection
of information, 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

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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]

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.

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_
[email protected] 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.

Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.

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: [email protected].
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
SUMMARY:

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

September 19, 2017.

AGENCY:

Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License

AGENCY:

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

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

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License

Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.

Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37
CFR 404.7.

Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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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
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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

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