[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 45835]
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[FR Doc No: 01-21983]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To 
Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the rice variety designated 
``Bolivar'' is available for licensing and that the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to the 
Texas A&M University System of College Station, Texas, an exclusive 
license to this variety.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 28, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-1158, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of 
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 
301-504-5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's intellectual 
property rights to this invention are assigned to the United States of 
America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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 ninety (90) 
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.

Michael D. Ruff,
Assistant Administrator.
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