82_FR_16081 82 FR 16020 - Renewal of the Plant Variety Protection Board Charter

82 FR 16020 - Renewal of the Plant Variety Protection Board Charter

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)

Page Range16020-16021
FR Document2017-06337

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice announces that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to renew the Plant Variety Protection Board (PVP Board) Charter.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16020-16021]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06337]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document No. AMS-ST-16-0120]


Renewal of the Plant Variety Protection Board Charter

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
this notice announces that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to 
renew the Plant Variety Protection Board (PVP Board) Charter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Zankowski, USDA, Agricultural 
Marketing Service (AMS), Plant Variety Protection Office; 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Room 4512; Washington, DC 20250, or by 
telephone at (202) 720-1128 or by internet: http://www.regulations.gov, 
or by Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 is awarded to an owner of a 
crop variety after an examination shows that it is new, distinct from 
other varieties, and 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 provides for a statutory Board (7 U.S.C. 2327) to be 
appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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 Act; (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 Act, ``Public 
Interest in Wide Usage'' (7 U.S.C. 2404). Renewing the PVP Board is 
necessary and in the public interest.
    The PVPA provides that ``the Board shall consist of individuals who 
are experts in various areas of varietal development covered by this 
Act.'' The Board membership ``shall include farmer representation and 
shall be drawn approximately equally from the private or seed industry 
sector and from the sector of government or the public.'' The Board 
consists of 14 members, each of whom is appointed for a 2-year period, 
with no member appointed for more than three 2-year periods. 
Nominations are made by farmers' associations, trade associations in 
the seed industry, professional associations representing expertise in 
seed technology, plant breeding, and variety development, public and 
private research and development institutions (13 members) and the USDA 
(one member).
    Equal opportunity practices, in agreement with USDA 
nondiscrimination policies, will be followed in all membership 
appointments to the Board. To ensure that the suggestions of the Board 
have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, 
membership shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with 
demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with 
disabilities.
    The Charter for the PVP Board will be available on the Web site at: 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/PVPO or may be requested by contacting the 
individual identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on 
the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, 
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or 
family status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means 
for communication of program information (Braille, large print, or 
audiotape.) should contact USDA's Target Center at 202-720-2600 (voice 
and TTY).
    To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TTY). 
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.


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    Dated: March 27, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06337 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P

16020 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices not more than $1,100 per violation request for OMB approval, and will in Wide Usage’’ (7 U.S.C. 2404). against any person who violates the become a matter of public record. Renewing the PVP Board is necessary Section 8e regulations. Investigators Dated: March 27, 2017. and in the public interest. complete the form identifying the Bruce Summers, The PVPA provides that ‘‘the Board violation committed by the produce Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing shall consist of individuals who are importer. Produce importers sign the Service. experts in various areas of varietal SC–7 form to agree to pay the sum in full settlement. There is no burden [FR Doc. 2017–06336 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] development covered by this Act.’’ The associated as only a signature is BILLING CODE 3410–02–P Board membership ‘‘shall include required. farmer representation and shall be The information collected through drawn approximately equally from the this package is used primarily by DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE private or seed industry sector and from authorized representatives of the USDA, the sector of government or the public.’’ Agricultural Marketing Service including AMS Specialty Crops Program The Board consists of 14 members, each regional and headquarters staff. [Document No. AMS–ST–16–0120] of whom is appointed for a 2-year Estimate of Burden: The public period, with no member appointed for reporting burden for this collection of Renewal of the Plant Variety Protection more than three 2-year periods. information is estimated to average 5 Board Charter Nominations are made by farmers’ minutes per response. AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, associations, trade associations in the Respondents: Importers and receivers USDA. seed industry, professional associations of exempt commodities. Based on the representing expertise in seed ACTION: Notice. information collected on the frequency technology, plant breeding, and variety of use for the forms, AMS has revised SUMMARY: In accordance with the development, public and private estimates of respondents and responses. Federal Advisory Committee Act research and development institutions Estimates of respondents and responses (FACA), this notice announces that the (13 members) and the USDA (one are calculated by taking the raw annual Secretary of Agriculture intends to data collected from inspections on member). renew the Plant Variety Protection Section 8e crops entering the U.S. Board (PVP Board) Charter. Equal opportunity practices, in market and finding the three-year agreement with USDA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul averages. These numbers represent an Zankowski, USDA, Agricultural nondiscrimination policies, will be approximation of the annual burden Marketing Service (AMS), Plant Variety followed in all membership given the frequent changes in number of Protection Office; 1400 Independence appointments to the Board. To ensure respondents and responses from year to Avenue SW., Room 4512; Washington, that the suggestions of the Board have year. These estimates differ from the DC 20250, or by telephone at (202) 720– taken into account the needs of the 2014 renewal burden as the numbers 1128 or by internet: http:// diverse groups served by USDA, were compiled based on the highest www.regulations.gov, or by Email: membership shall include, to the extent number of respondents who could use paul.zankowski@ams.usda.gov. practicable, individuals with the form and their frequencies instead of demonstrated ability to represent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plant averages. minorities, women, and persons with Estimated Number of Respondents: Variety Protection Act (PVPA) (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) provides legal protection in disabilities. 79. Estimated Number of Total Annual the form of intellectual property rights The Charter for the PVP Board will be Responses: 6,867. to developers of new varieties of plants, available on the Web site at: http:// Estimated Number of Responses per which are reproduced sexually by seed www.ams.usda.gov/PVPO or may be Respondent: 87. or are tuber-propagated. A Certificate of requested by contacting the individual Estimated Total Annual Burden on Plant Variety Protection is awarded to identified in the FOR FURTHER Respondents: 568 hours. an owner of a crop variety after an INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Comments are invited on: (1) Whether examination shows that it is new, notice. the proposed collection of information distinct from other varieties, and is necessary for the proper performance genetically uniform and stable through USDA prohibits discrimination in all of the functions of the Agency, successive generations. The term of its programs and activities on the basis including whether the information will protection is 20 years for most crops and of race, color, national origin, gender, have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 25 years for trees, shrubs, and vines. religion, age, disability, political beliefs, the Agency’s estimate of the burden of The PVPA also provides for a sexual orientation, and marital or family the proposed collection of information, statutory Board (7 U.S.C. 2327) to be status. Persons with disabilities who including the validity of the appointed by the Secretary of require alternative means for methodology and assumptions used; (3) Agriculture. The duties of the Board are communication of program information ways to enhance the quality, utility and to: (1) Advise the Secretary concerning (Braille, large print, or audiotape.) clarity of the information to be the adoption of rules and regulations to should contact USDA’s Target Center at collected; and (4) ways to minimize the facilitate the proper administration of 202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). burden of the collection of information the Act; (2) provide advisory counsel to To file a written complaint of the Secretary on appeals concerning sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES on those who are to respond, including discrimination, write USDA, Office of through the use of appropriate decisions on applications by the PVP the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, automated, electronic, mechanical, or Office and on requests for emergency public-interest compulsory licenses; and 1400 Independence Avenue SW., other technological collection (3) advise the Secretary on any other Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call techniques or other forms of information technology. matters under the Regulations and Rules 202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA All comments to this document will of Practice and on all questions under is an equal opportunity provider and be summarized and included in the Section 44 of the Act, ‘‘Public Interest employer. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices 16021 Dated: March 27, 2017. The types of foods the Department corn grits, whole grain oats, macaroni, Bruce Summers, expects to make available to States for spaghetti, whole grain rotini, whole Administrator, Agricultural Marketing distribution through TEFAP in FY 2017 grain spaghetti, whole grain macaroni, Service. are described below. macaroni and cheese, white and brown [FR Doc. 2017–06337 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] rice, frozen whole wheat tortillas, corn Surplus Foods BILLING CODE 3410–02–P flakes, wheat bran flakes, oat cereal, rice Surplus foods donated for distribution cereal, corn cereal, corn and rice cereal, under TEFAP are Commodity Credit and shredded whole wheat cereal; the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Corporation (CCC) foods purchased following canned items: Low sodium under the authority of section 416 of the black beans, low sodium blackeye Food and Nutrition Service Agricultural Act of 1949, 7 U.S.C. 1431 beans, low sodium green beans, low (section 416) and foods purchased sodium pinto beans, low sodium light Emergency Food Assistance Program; under the surplus removal authority of red kidney beans, low sodium refried Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, beans, low sodium vegetarian beans, 2017 7 U.S.C. 612c (section 32). The types of low sodium carrots, low sodium cream foods typically purchased under section corn, no salt added whole kernel corn, AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 416 include dairy, grains, oils, and USDA. low sodium peas, low sodium sliced peanut products. The types of foods potatoes, no salt added pumpkin, ACTION: Notice. purchased under section 32 include reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, dry reduced sodium cream of mushroom SUMMARY: This notice announces the beans, juices, and fruits. surplus and purchased foods that the soup, low sodium tomato soup, low Approximately $115.7 million in sodium vegetable soup, low sodium Department expects to make available surplus foods acquired in FY 2016 are for donation to States for use in spaghetti sauce, low sodium spinach, no being delivered to States in FY 2017. providing nutrition assistance to the salt added diced tomatoes, low sodium These foods include blueberries, needy under The Emergency Food tomato sauce, kosher and halal tomato cherries, cranberry juice, grape juice, Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Fiscal sauce, low sodium mixed vegetables, grapefruit juice, orange juice, raisins, Year (FY) 2017. The foods made unsweetened applesauce, apricots with cheese, eggs, chicken, and salmon. available under this notice must, at the extra light syrup, mixed fruit with extra Other surplus foods may be made discretion of the State, be distributed to light syrup, cling peaches with extra available to TEFAP throughout the year. eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) for light syrup, pears with extra light syrup, The Department would like to point out use in preparing meals and/or for beef, beef stew, chicken, pork, salmon that food acquisitions are based on distribution to households for home and kosher salmon, and kosher tuna; changing agricultural market conditions; consumption. and the following bottled juices: therefore, the availability of foods is Unsweetened apple juice, unsweetened DATES: Effective October 1, 2016. subject to change. cherry apple juice, unsweetened cran- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Purchased Foods apple juice, unsweetened grape juice, Polly Fairfield, Policy Branch, Food In accordance with section 27 of the unsweetened grapefruit juice, Distribution Division, Food and Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 unsweetened orange juice, and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of U.S.C. 2036, the Secretary is directed to unsweetened tomato juice. Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, purchase an estimated $299 million The amounts of each item purchased Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594 or worth of foods in FY 2017 for will depend on the prices the telephone (703) 305–2662. distribution through TEFAP. These Department must pay, as well as the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In foods are made available to States in quantity of each item requested by the accordance with the provisions set forth addition to those surplus foods which States. Changes in agricultural market in the Emergency Food Assistance Act otherwise might be provided to States conditions may result in the availability of 1983 (EFAA), 7 U.S.C. 7501, et seq., for distribution under TEFAP. of additional types of foods or the non- and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, For FY 2017, subject to the availability of one or more types listed 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Department makes availability of appropriations, the above. foods available to States for use in Department anticipates purchasing the Dated: March 6, 2017. providing nutrition assistance to those following foods for distribution through Jessica Shahin, in need through TEFAP. In accordance TEFAP: Fresh and dehydrated potatoes, Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition with section 214 of the EFAA, 7 U.S.C. fresh apples, fresh pears, unsweetened Service, USDA. 7515, 60 percent of each State’s share of applesauce cups, frozen apple slices, [FR Doc. 2017–06356 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] TEFAP foods is based on the number of frozen carrots, frozen peas, dried plums, BILLING CODE 3410–30–P people with incomes below the poverty dried fruit and nut mix, raisins, frozen level within the State and 40 percent on ground beef, frozen chicken breast, the number of unemployed persons frozen whole chicken, frozen ham, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE within the State. State officials are frozen catfish, dry lima beans, dry responsible for establishing the network blackeye beans, dry garbanzo beans, dry Forest Service through which the foods will be used by great northern beans, dry light red ERAs in providing nutrition assistance kidney beans, dry pinto beans, dry sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Revision of the Land Management Plan to those in need and for allocating foods lentils, egg mix, shell eggs, peanut for the Francis Marion National Forest among those ERAs. States have full butter and kosher peanut butter, roasted discretion in determining the amount of peanuts, low-fat cheese, one percent AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. foods that will be made available to ultra high temperature fluid milk, ACTION: Notice of approval of the ERAs for use in preparing meals and/or vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, farina, Revised Land Management Plan for the for distribution to households for home low-fat bakery flour mix, unsalted Francis Marion National Forest. consumption. crackers, egg noodles, white and yellow VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactPaul Zankowski, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Plant Variety Protection Office; 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4512; Washington, DC 20250, or by telephone at (202) 720-1128 or by internet: http://www.regulations.gov, or by Email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 16020 
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