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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–ST–08–0103]
Notice of Request for Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection
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AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), 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.’’
Two new forms are introduced to this
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 27, 2009. All
comments submitted in response to this
notice will be included in the record
and will be made available to the
public. Please be advised that the
identity of the individuals or entities
submitting the comments will be made
public on the Internet via https://
www.regulations.gov.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:
Contact Bernadette Thomas, Information
Technology Specialist, Plant Variety
Protection Office (PVPO), Science and
Technology, AMS, Room 401, National
Agricultural Library (NAL), 10301
Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD
20705; Telephone (301) 504–5297 and
Fax (301) 504–5291.
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.
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Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2009.
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.
Form ST–470, Application for Plant
Variety Protection Certificate, Form ST–
470 series, Objective Description of
Variety (Exhibit C to Form ST–470P),
and Form ST–470–E, Statement of 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 application form would be
revised slightly to clarify that applicants
may specify not only that the variety be
sold only as a class of certified seed
(Foundation, Registered, or Certified)
but that the applicant may specify a
limitation on the number of generations
within each class. 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
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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 .75 hours per
response.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
98.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 29.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,080.
Two new forms will be introduced
into this collection. Information
concerning these new forms is listed
below.
Title: Form ST–470–20b: Objective
Description of Variety—Cucurbita spp.
not pepo’s.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from date of OMB approval.
Abstract: This form was created to
collect information on varieties of
Cucurbita spp. not pepo’s. The previous
form ST–470–20 collected descriptions
of any species of cucurbit but was
designed with winter squashes, such as
pumpkins, in mind.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .2857 hours per
response.
Respondents: PVP applicants.
Title: Form ST–470–104: Objective
Description of Variety—Mustard.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from date of OMB approval.
Abstract: This form was created in
response to an applicant’s request.
Previous applicants used the rapeseed
form which was used as a basis for this
new form.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .2142 hours per
response.
Respondents: PVP applicants.
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
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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.
Comments may be sent to Bernadette
Thomas, Information Technology
Specialist, Plant Variety Protection
Office, Room 401, NAL Building, 10301
Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD
20705. All comments received will be
available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address.
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: December 19, 2008.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. E8–30696 Filed 12–24–08; 8:45 am]
Offices addresses and telephone
numbers are as follows:
District of Columbia
USDA Rural Development, Specialty
Lenders Division, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Room 6867,
Washington, DC 20250–3225, (202) 720–
1400.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121 Carmichael
Road, Montgomery, AL 36106–3683, (334)
279–3400/TDD (334) 279–3495.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office, 800
West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK
99645–6539, (907) 761–7705/TDD (907) 761–
8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office, 230
N. 1st Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, AZ 85003,
(602) 280–8701/TDD (602) 280–8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, 700
West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, Little
Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 301–3200/TDD
(501) 301–3279.
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California
USDA Rural Development State Office, 430
G Street, # 4169, Davis, CA 95616–4169,
(530) 792–5800/TDD (530) 792–5848.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Colorado
Inviting Applications for the Rural
Economic Development Loan and
Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2009
USDA Rural Development State Office, 655
Parfet Street, Room E100, Lakewood, CO
80215, (720) 544–2903/TDD (720) 544–2976.
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice is to invite
applications for loans and grants under
the Rural Economic Development Loan
and Grant (REDLG) program pursuant to
7 CFR part 4280, subpart A for fiscal
year (FY) 2009 subject to the availability
of funding. Funding to support $35.8
million in loans and $10 million in
grants is currently available. The
commitment of program dollars will be
made to applicants of selected responses
that have fulfilled the necessary
requirements for obligation. Expenses
incurred in developing applications will
be at the applicant’s risk.
ADDRESSES: For further information,
entities wishing to apply for assistance
should contact a Rural Development
State Office to receive further
information and copies of the
application package. Submit
applications to the USDA Rural
Development State Office in the state
where your project is located. A list of
the USDA Rural Development State
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USDA Rural Development State Office,
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, Dover,
DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/TDD (302) 857–
3585.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010,
Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, (352) 338–3400/
TDD (352) 338–3499.
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock
Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706) 546–
2162/TDD (706) 546–2034.
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 311, 154
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808)
933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321.
Idaho
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN
46278, (317) 290–3100/TDD (317) 290–3343.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210 Walnut
Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284–
4663/TDD (515) 284–4858.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite 100,
Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2700/
TDD (785) 271–2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office, 771
Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY
40503, (859) 224–7300/TDD (859) 224–7422.
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA
71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD (318) 473–7655.
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office, 967
Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 405,
Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 990–9160/
TDD (207) 942–7331.
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office, 451
West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, MA 01002–
2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD (413) 253–4590.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing,
MI 48823, (517) 324–5190/TDD (517) 324–
5169.
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office, 375
Jackson Street, Suite 410, St. Paul, MN
55101–1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD (651) 602–
3799.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol
Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965–4316/
TDD (601) 965–5850.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office, 601
Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center,
Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876–
0976/TDD (573) 876–9480.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 900
Technology Boulevard, Suite B, P.O. Box
850, Bozeman, MT 59771, (406) 585–2580/
TDD (406) 585–2562.
Illinois
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial
Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 437–
5551/TDD (402) 437–5093.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
2118 W. Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL
61821, (217) 403–6200/TDD (217) 403–6240.
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, NV
USDA Rural Development State Office,
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1, Boise, ID
83709, (208) 378–5600/TDD (208) 378–5644.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-ST-08-0103]
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), 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.'' Two
new forms are introduced to this collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 27, 2009.
All comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in
the record and will be made available to the public. Please be advised
that the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the
comments will be made public on the Internet via https://
www.regulations.gov.
Additional Information or Comments: Contact Bernadette Thomas,
Information Technology Specialist, Plant Variety Protection Office
(PVPO), Science and Technology, AMS, Room 401, National Agricultural
Library (NAL), 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705; Telephone
(301) 504-5297 and Fax (301) 504-5291.
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: June 30, 2009.
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.
Form ST-470, Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate,
Form ST-470 series, Objective Description of Variety (Exhibit C to Form
ST-470P), and Form ST-470-E, Statement of 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 application form would be revised slightly to clarify that
applicants may specify not only that the variety be sold only as a
class of certified seed (Foundation, Registered, or Certified) but that
the applicant may specify a limitation on the number of generations
within each class. 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 .75 hours per response.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 98.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 29.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,080.
Two new forms will be introduced into this collection. Information
concerning these new forms is listed below.
Title: Form ST-470-20b: Objective Description of Variety--Cucurbita
spp. not pepo's.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of OMB approval.
Abstract: This form was created to collect information on varieties
of Cucurbita spp. not pepo's. The previous form ST-470-20 collected
descriptions of any species of cucurbit but was designed with winter
squashes, such as pumpkins, in mind.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .2857 hours per response.
Respondents: PVP applicants.
Title: Form ST-470-104: Objective Description of Variety--Mustard.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of OMB approval.
Abstract: This form was created in response to an applicant's
request. Previous applicants used the rapeseed form which was used as a
basis for this new form.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .2142 hours per response.
Respondents: PVP applicants.
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
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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. Comments may be sent to Bernadette Thomas,
Information Technology Specialist, Plant Variety Protection Office,
Room 401, NAL Building, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705.
All comments received will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same address.
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: December 19, 2008.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E8-30696 Filed 12-24-08; 8:45 am]
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