80_FR_39877 80 FR 39745 - Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting

80 FR 39745 - Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 132 (July 10, 2015)

Page Range39745-39746
FR Document2015-16900

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a meeting of the Plant Variety Protection Board (Board). The meeting is being held to discuss a variety of topics including, but not limited to, work and outreach plans, subcommittee activities, and proposals for procedure changes. The meeting is open to the public. This notice sets forth the schedule and location for the meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-16900]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document No. AMS-ST-15-0024]


Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a meeting of the 
Plant Variety Protection Board (Board). The meeting is being held to 
discuss a variety of topics including, but not limited to, work and 
outreach plans, subcommittee activities, and proposals for procedure 
changes. The meeting is open to the public. This notice sets forth the 
schedule and location for the meeting.

DATES: Thursday, August 6, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Board meeting will be held at the United States 
Department of Agriculture, Room 3543, South Building, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Pratt, Program Analyst, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), AMS, Science and Technology Programs, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 
720-1104; Fax: (202) 260-8976, or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a) 
of the FACA (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), this notice informs the public that 
the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) is having a Board meeting 
earlier than the 15 day requirement of the FACA. The Plant Variety 
Protection Act (PVPA) (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) provides legal protection 
in the form of intellectual property rights to developers of new 
varieties of plants, which are reproduced sexually by seed or are 
tuber-propagated. A Certificate of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) is 
awarded to an owner of a crop variety after an examination shows that 
it is new, distinct from other varieties, genetically uniform and 
stable through successive generations. The term of protection is 20 
years for most crops and 25 years for trees, shrubs, and vines. The 
PVPA also

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provides for a statutory Board (7 U.S.C. 2327). The PVPA Board is 
composed of 14 individuals who are experts in various areas of 
development and represent the private or seed industry sector, academia 
and government. The duties of the Board are to: (1) Advise the 
Secretary concerning the adoption of rules and regulations to 
facilitate the proper administration of the PVPA; (2) provide advisory 
counsel to the Secretary on appeals concerning decisions on 
applications by the PVP Office and on requests for emergency public-
interest compulsory licenses; and (3) advise the Secretary on any other 
matters under the Regulations and Rules of Practice and on all 
questions under Section 44 of the PVPA, ``Public Interest in Wide 
Usage'' (7 U.S.C. 2404).
    The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the PVPO's 2015 
achievements, the electronic application system, the reports of the 
subcommittees to change PVP forms and to evaluate molecular techniques 
for PVP distinctness characterization, and PVP cooperation with other 
countries.
    Agenda Items: The agenda will include, welcome and introductions, 
discussions on program activities that encourage the development of new 
plant varieties and also address appeals to the Secretary. There will 
be presentations on 2015 accomplishments, the electronic PVP 
application system, proposed changes to PVP forms, the use of molecular 
markers for PVP applications, and PVP cooperation with other countries. 
The meeting will be open to the public. Those wishing to participate 
are encouraged to pre-register by July 30, 2015 by contacting Maria 
Pratt, Program Analyst; Telephone: (202) 720-1104; Email: 
[email protected].
    Meeting Accommodation: If you need a reasonable accommodation to 
participate in this public meeting, please notify Maria Pratt at: 
Email: [email protected] or (202) 720-1104. Determinations for 
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Minutes 
of the meeting will be available for public review 30 days following 
the meeting at the internet Web site http://www.ams.usda.gov/PVPO.

    Dated: July 7, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-16900 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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39745 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 132 Friday, July 10, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER of advising the Secretary regarding the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE contains documents other than rules or establishment of quality and handling proposed rules that are applicable to the standards for all domestic and imported Agricultural Marketing Service public. Notices of hearings and investigations, peanuts marketed in the United States. committee meetings, agency decisions and [Document No. AMS–ST–15–0024] The 2002 Farm Bill provides that the rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Board’s makeup will include three petitions and applications and agency Plant Variety Protection Board; Open statements of organization and functions are producers and three peanut industry Teleconference Meeting examples of documents appearing in this representatives from states specified in each of the following producing regions: AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, section. Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, and USDA. Florida); Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, ACTION: Notice of meeting. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and New Mexico); and Virginia/Carolina SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal (Virginia and North Carolina). The term ‘‘peanut industry Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Agricultural Marketing Service representatives’’ includes, but is not Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is [Doc. No. AMS–FV–15–0025; FV15–996–1] limited to, representatives of shellers, announcing a meeting of the Plant manufacturers, buying points, and Variety Protection Board (Board). The Peanut Standards Board meeting is being held to discuss a marketing associations and marketing AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, cooperatives. The 2002 Farm Bill variety of topics including, but not USDA. exempted the appointment of the Board limited to, work and outreach plans, ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. from the requirements of the Federal subcommittee activities, and proposals Advisory Committee Act. for procedure changes. The meeting is SUMMARY: The Farm Security and Rural USDA invites individuals, open to the public. This notice sets forth Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) organizations, and groups affiliated with the schedule and location for the requires the Secretary of Agriculture to the categories listed above to nominate meeting. establish a Peanut Standards Board individuals for membership on the DATES: Thursday, August 6, 2015, from (Board) for the purpose of advising the Board. Nominees sought by this action 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Secretary on quality and handling would fill two positions in the ADDRESSES: The Board meeting will be standards for domestically produced Southeast region, two positions in the held at the United States Department of and imported peanuts. The initial Board Southwest region, and two positions in Agriculture, Room 3543, South was appointed by the Secretary and the Virginia/North Carolina region. Building, 1400 Independence Avenue announced on December 5, 2002. USDA Nominees should complete a Peanut SW., Washington, DC 20250. seeks nominations for individuals to be Standards Board Background FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: considered for selection as Board Information form and submit it to Jennie Maria Pratt, Program Analyst, U.S. members for a term of office ending June Varela at the address provided in the Department of Agriculture (USDA), 30, 2018. Selected nominees would ‘‘Addresses’’ section above. Copies of AMS, Science and Technology replace three producers and three this form may be obtained at the Programs, 1400 Independence Avenue industry representatives who currently internet site http://www.ams.usda.gov/ SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: serve on the Board and have terms of PeanutStandardsBoard, or from the Southeast Marketing Field Office. USDA (202) 720–1104; Fax: (202) 260–8976, or office that end on June 30, 2015. The seeks a diverse group of members to Email: maria.pratt@ams.usda.gov. Board consists of 18 members represent the peanut industry. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant representing producers and the industry. In an effort to obtain diversity Equal opportunity practices will be to the provisions of section 10(a) of the among candidates, USDA encourages followed in all appointments to the FACA (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), this the nomination of men and women of Board in accordance with USDA notice informs the public that the Plant all racial and ethnic groups and persons policies. To ensure that the Variety Protection Office (PVPO) is with a disability. recommendations of the Board have having a Board meeting earlier than the taken into account the needs of the 15 day requirement of the FACA. The DATES: Written nominations must be diverse groups within the peanut Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) (7 received on or before August 24, 2015. industry, membership shall include, to U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) provides legal ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent protection in the form of intellectual the extent practicable, individuals with to Jennie M. Varela of the Southeast property rights to developers of new demonstrated abilities to represent Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order varieties of plants, which are minorities, women, persons with and Agreement Division, Fruit and reproduced sexually by seed or are disabilities, and limited resource Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 tuber-propagated. A Certificate of Plant agriculture producers. 1st Street South, Winter Haven, FL mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Variety Protection (PVP) is awarded to 33880; Telephone: (863) 324–3375; Fax: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958. an owner of a crop variety after an (863) 291–8614; Email: Jennie.Varela@ Dated: July 7, 2015. examination shows that it is new, ams.usda.gov. Rex A. Barnes, distinct from other varieties, genetically SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section Associate Administrator, Agricultural uniform and stable through successive 1308 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires the Marketing Service. generations. The term of protection is 20 Secretary of Agriculture to establish and [FR Doc. 2015–16899 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] years for most crops and 25 years for consult with the Board for the purpose BILLING CODE 3410–02–P trees, shrubs, and vines. The PVPA also VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:51 Jul 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1

39746 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 132 / Friday, July 10, 2015 / Notices provides for a statutory Board (7 U.S.C. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE communication of program information 2327). The PVPA Board is composed of (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 14 individuals who are experts in Rural Business-Cooperative Service should contact USDA’s TARGET Center various areas of development and at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). National Stakeholder Forum— SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section represent the private or seed industry Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill authorized sector, academia and government. The Biobased Product Manufacturing the Agency to provide loan guarantees duties of the Board are to: (1) Advise the Assistance Program for the construction of advanced biofuel Secretary concerning the adoption of rules and regulations to facilitate the AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative biorefineries under the Biorefinery proper administration of the PVPA; (2) Service, USDA. Assistance Program (often referred to as provide advisory counsel to the ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. the Section 9003 Program). The 2014 Secretary on appeals concerning Farm Bill modified the provisions SUMMARY: The Rural Business- associated with the Section 9003 decisions on applications by the PVP Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency Program. In response to the 2014 Farm Office and on requests for emergency within USDA Rural Development, is Bill, the Agency published a new public-interest compulsory licenses; and interim rule for the program, now holding a forum to introduce the new (3) advise the Secretary on any other ‘‘Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and entitled the Biorefinery, Renewable matters under the Regulations and Rules Biobased Product Manufacturing Chemical, and Biobased Product of Practice and on all questions under Assistance Program’’ (Section 9003 Manufacturing Assistance Program. This Section 44 of the PVPA, ‘‘Public Interest Program), formerly the Biorefinery interim final rule was published in the in Wide Usage’’ (7 U.S.C. 2404). Assistance Program (BAP), as found in Federal Register on June 24, 2015 The purpose of the meeting will be to the new regulation and the Notice of (https://www.federalregister.gov/ discuss the PVPO’s 2015 achievements, Solicitation of Applications (NOSA). articles/2015/06/24/2015–14989/ the electronic application system, the Major changes to the Section 9003 biorefinery-renewable-chemical-and- reports of the subcommittees to change Program include the addition of biobased-product-manufacturing- PVP forms and to evaluate molecular renewable chemicals and biobased assistance-program). product manufacturing to the program In order to familiarize the public with techniques for PVP distinctness area and a two-phase application the new Section 9003 Program rule, characterization, and PVP cooperation process to streamline the application representatives from the U.S. with other countries. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are process and limit the expense to Agenda Items: The agenda will applicants. conducting this National Stakeholder include, welcome and introductions, Speakers from the Agency will Forum. Discussion points will include discussions on program activities that discuss the changes to the 9003 Program the expansion of the program to include encourage the development of new in order to educate applicants on renewable chemicals and biobased plant varieties and also address appeals changes to program eligibility and the product manufacturing and the new to the Secretary. There will be new application process. The National two-phase application process. presentations on 2015 Stakeholder Forum can be attended via Participants will be afforded the accomplishments, the electronic PVP webinar or in person. opportunity to ask questions on the application system, proposed changes to DATES: material in the presentation through the PVP forms, the use of molecular markers National Stakeholder Forum: The webinar software or in person. for PVP applications, and PVP National Stakeholder Forum will be Date: July 16, 2015. held on Thursday, July 16, 2015, from Time: 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., Eastern cooperation with other countries. The 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Daylight Time. meeting will be open to the public. Location information: USDA Whitten Those wishing to participate are Time. Registration: It is requested that you Building, 1400 Jefferson Drive SW., encouraged to pre-register by July 30, Room 107–A, Washington, DC 20250. 2015 by contacting Maria Pratt, Program register by 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Analyst; Telephone: (202) 720–1104; Time July 14, 2015, to attend the forum Instructions for Attending the Meeting Email: maria.pratt@ams.usda.gov. in person. See the Instructions for Space for attendance at the meeting is Attending the Meeting section of this limited. Due to USDA headquarters Meeting Accommodation: If you need notice for additional information. If you a reasonable accommodation to security and space requirements, all wish to participate via webinar, you persons wishing to attend the forum in participate in this public meeting, must register for the webinar at http:// person must send an email to please notify Maria Pratt at: Email: www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/ energydivision@wdc.usda.gov by 12 maria.pratt@ams.usda.gov or (202) 720– 789/9401 prior to or during the webinar. p.m. Eastern Daylight Time July 14, 1104. Determinations for reasonable ADDRESSES: The National Stakeholder 2015, to register the names of those accommodation will be made on a case- Forum will take place in Room 107–A planning to attend. Registrations will be by-case basis. Minutes of the meeting of the Whitten Building on 1400 accepted until maximum room capacity will be available for public review 30 Jefferson Drive SW., located between is reached. Seating will be available on days following the meeting at the 12th and 14th streets SW., in a first come, first serve basis. internet Web site http://www.ams.usda. Washington DC 20250. To register, provide the following gov/PVPO. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information: Dated: July 7, 2015. Todd Hubbell, Rural Business- • First and Last Names Rex A. Barnes, Cooperative Service, Room 6865, 1400 • Organization Independence Avenue SW., • Title Associate Administrator, Agricultural Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: • Email Marketing Service. (202) 690–2516. Email: Todd.Hubbell@ • City, State [FR Doc. 2015–16900 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] wdc.usda.gov. Persons with disabilities Upon arrival at the USDA Whitten BILLING CODE 3410–02–P who require alternative means for Building, registered persons must VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:51 Jul 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThursday, August 6, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ContactMaria Pratt, Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), AMS, Science and Technology Programs, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-1104; Fax: (202) 260-8976, or Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 39745 
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