83 FR 39981 - Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

Page Range		39981-39981
FR Document		2018-17285

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of and revision to the currently approved information collection ``Application for Plant Variety Protection Certification and Objective Description of Variety.''

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. AMS-ST-18-0064]


Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request approval from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an 
extension of and revision to the currently approved information 
collection ``Application for Plant Variety Protection Certification and 
Objective Description of Variety.''

DATES: Comments must be received by October 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this notice by using the electronic process available at http://www.regulations.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to the 
Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO), Science and Technology, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 
4512-S, Stop 0274, Washington, DC 20250 or by facsimile to (202) 260-
8976. All comments should reference the docket number AMS-ST-18-0064, 
the date, and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernadette Thomas, Information 
Technology Specialist, (202) 720-1168 or 
Bernadette.thomas@ams.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Regulations Governing the Application for Plant Variety 
Protection Certificate and Reporting Requirements under the Plant 
Variety Protection Act.
    OMB Number: 0581-0055.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2018.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) (7 U.S.C. 2321 et 
seq.) was established ``To encourage the development of novel varieties 
of sexually reproduced plants and make them available to the public, 
providing protection available to those who breed, develop, or discover 
them, and thereby promote progress in agriculture in the public 
interest.''
    The PVPA is a voluntary user funded program which grants 
intellectual property rights protection to breeders of new, distinct, 
uniform, and stable seed reproduced and tuber propagated plant 
varieties. To obtain these rights the applicant must provide 
information which shows the variety is eligible for protection and that 
it is indeed new, distinct, uniform, and stable as the law requires. 
Application forms, descriptive forms, and ownership forms are furnished 
to applicants to identify the information which is required to be 
furnished by the applicant in order to legally issue a certificate of 
protection (ownership). The certificate is based on claims of the 
breeder and cannot be issued on the basis of reports in publications 
not submitted by the applicant. Regulations implementing the PVPA 
appear at 7 CFR part 92.
    Currently approved forms ST-470, Application for Plant Variety 
Protection Certificate, ST-470 A, Origin and Breeding History, ST-470 
B, Statement of Distinctness, Form ST-470 series, Objective Description 
of Variety (Exhibit C), Form ST-470-E, Basis of Applicant's Ownership, 
are the basis by which the determination, by experts at PVPO, is made 
as to whether a new, distinct, uniform, and stable seed reproduced or 
tuber-propagated variety in fact exists and is entitled to protection.
    The ST 470 application form combines Exhibits A, B, and E into one 
form. The information received on applications, with certain 
exceptions, is required by law to remain confidential until the 
certificate is issued (7 U.S.C. 2426).
    The information collection requirements in this request are 
essential to carry out the intent of the PVPA, to provide applicants 
with certificates of protection, to provide the respondents the type of 
service they request, and to administer the program.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.02 hours per response.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 93.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 21.78.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,063 (rounded).
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 
proposed 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 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 or other forms 
of information technology. All comments received will be available for 
public inspection during regular business hours.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: August 8, 2018.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER OMB Number: 0581–0055. certificates of protection, to provide the
contains documents other than rules or Expiration Date of Approval: respondents the type of service they
proposed rules that are applicable to the December 31, 2018. request, and to administer the program.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Type of Request: Extension and Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
committee meetings, agency decisions and revision of a currently approved burden for this collection of information
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
information collection. is estimated to average 1.02 hours per
statements of organization and functions are Abstract: The Plant Variety Protection response.
examples of documents appearing in this Act (PVPA) (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) was Respondents: Businesses or other for-
section. established ‘‘To encourage the profit, not-for-profit institutions, and
development of novel varieties of Federal Government.
sexually reproduced plants and make Estimated Number of Respondents:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE them available to the public, providing 93.
protection available to those who breed, Estimated Number of Responses per
Agricultural Marketing Service develop, or discover them, and thereby Respondent: 21.78.
[Docket No. AMS–ST–18–0064] promote progress in agriculture in the Estimated Total Annual Burden on
public interest.’’ Respondents: 2,063 (rounded).
Notice of Request for Revision of a The PVPA is a voluntary user funded Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
Currently Approved Collection program which grants intellectual the proposed collection of information
property rights protection to breeders of is necessary for the proper performance
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, new, distinct, uniform, and stable seed of the functions of the agency, including
USDA. reproduced and tuber propagated plant whether the information will have
ACTION: Notice and request for varieties. To obtain these rights the practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
comments. applicant must provide information agency’s estimate of the burden of the
which shows the variety is eligible for proposed collection of information
SUMMARY: In accordance with the including the validity of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this protection and that it is indeed new,
distinct, uniform, and stable as the law methodology and assumptions used; (3)
notice announces the Agricultural ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to requires. Application forms, descriptive
forms, and ownership forms are clarity of the information to be
request approval from Office of collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
Management and Budget (OMB) for an furnished to applicants to identify the
information which is required to be burden of the collection of information
extension of and revision to the on those who are to respond, including
currently approved information furnished by the applicant in order to
legally issue a certificate of protection the use of appropriate automated,
collection ‘‘Application for Plant electronic, mechanical, or other
Variety Protection Certification and (ownership). The certificate is based on
claims of the breeder and cannot be technological collection techniques or
Objective Description of Variety.’’ other forms of information technology.
issued on the basis of reports in
DATES: Comments must be received by All comments received will be available
publications not submitted by the
October 12, 2018. applicant. Regulations implementing for public inspection during regular
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are the PVPA appear at 7 CFR part 92. business hours.
invited to submit comments concerning Currently approved forms ST–470, All responses to this notice will be
this notice by using the electronic Application for Plant Variety Protection summarized and included in the request
process available at http:// Certificate, ST–470 A, Origin and for OMB approval. All comments will
www.regulations.gov. Written comments Breeding History, ST–470 B, Statement become a matter of public record.
may also be submitted to the Plant of Distinctness, Form ST–470 series, Dated: August 8, 2018.
Variety Protection Office (PVPO), Objective Description of Variety (Exhibit Bruce Summers,
Science and Technology, Agricultural C), Form ST–470–E, Basis of Applicant’s Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Marketing Service, USDA, 1400 Ownership, are the basis by which the Service.
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4512– determination, by experts at PVPO, is [FR Doc. 2018–17285 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]
S, Stop 0274, Washington, DC 20250 or made as to whether a new, distinct, BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
by facsimile to (202) 260–8976. All uniform, and stable seed reproduced or
comments should reference the docket tuber-propagated variety in fact exists
number AMS–ST–18–0064, the date, and is entitled to protection. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
and the page number of this issue of the The ST 470 application form
Federal Register. combines Exhibits A, B, and E into one Rural Business-Cooperative Service
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: form. The information received on
Bernadette Thomas, Information applications, with certain exceptions, is Notice of Request for Revision of a
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Technology Specialist, (202) 720–1168 required by law to remain confidential Currently Approved Information
or Bernadette.thomas@ams.usda.gov. until the certificate is issued (7 U.S.C. Collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2426). AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative
Title: Regulations Governing the The information collection Service, USDA.
Application for Plant Variety Protection requirements in this request are
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
Certificate and Reporting Requirements essential to carry out the intent of the
requested.
under the Plant Variety Protection Act. PVPA, to provide applicants with

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be received by October 12, 2018.
Contact		Bernadette Thomas, Information Technology Specialist, (202) 720-1168 or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 39981

83 FR 39981 - Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service