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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS–ST–12–0007]
Plant Variety Protection Board; Open
Meeting
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice is intended to
notify the public of their opportunity to
attend an open meeting of the Plant
Variety Protection Board.
DATES: April 25 and 26, 2012, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m., open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the United States Department of
Agriculture George Washington Carver
Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room
4–2223, Beltsville, MD 20705.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Banks, Plant Variety Protection
Office, Science and Technology
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 10301 Baltimore Avenue,
Beltsville, MD 20705. Telephone
number (301) 504–5518, fax (301) 504–
5291, or email:
jennifer.banks@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the provisions of section 10(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C., Appendix 2), this notice is given
regarding an upcoming Plant Variety
Protection (PVP) Board meeting. 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, genetically
uniform and stable through successive
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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). 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).
The proposed agenda for the PVP
Board meeting will include a welcome
by Department officials followed by a
discussion focusing on program
activities that encourage the
development of new plant varieties. The
agenda will also include presentations
on the financial status of the PVP Office,
changes to the office workflow as a
result of the recently completed
business process reengineering study, Ebusiness update, international outreach
activities and other related topics.
The meeting will be open to the
public. Those wishing to attend the
meeting are encouraged to pre-register
by April 23, 2012 with the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Visitors entering the George
Washington Carver Center should
inform security personnel that they are
attending the PVP Board meeting.
Identification will be required to be
admitted to the building. Security
personnel will direct visitors to Room
4–2223. If you require accommodations,
such as sign language interpreter, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Minutes
of the meeting will be available for
public review 30 days following the
meeting at the address listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The
minutes will also be posted on the
Internet web site https://
www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/pvpo.
Dated: March 30, 2012.
Ruihong Guo,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document Number FV–09–0043]
United States Standards for Grades of
Cultivated Ginseng
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Final Notice.
AGENCY:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA), is revising the
voluntary United States Standards for
Grades of Cultivated Ginseng. AMS
received a request from the Ginseng
Board of Wisconsin (GBW), to amend
the standards to reflect current market
values. To ensure the integrity of the
standards, the revisions will be based on
quality and percentage defects. The new
grades will replace the current ones and
promote the orderly and efficient
marketing of ginseng in an evolving
global economy. Other changes will
include a revised General Section, new
tolerances, reclassified sizes, removed
table ‘‘values’’ and amended definitions.
These revisions are needed to determine
and complement the new grades.
DATES: Effective Date: May 7, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Carl Newell, Standardization and
Training Branch, Fresh Products
Division, (540) 361–1120. The United
States Standards for Grades of
Cultivated Ginseng are available
through the Fresh Products Division
Web site at https://www.ams.usda.gov/
freshinspection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as
amended, directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and
improve standards of quality, condition,
quantity, grade and packaging and
recommend and demonstrate such
standards in order to encourage
uniformity and consistency in
commercial practices.’’ AMS is
committed to carrying out this authority
in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities
and makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The United
States Standards for Grades of Fruits
and Vegetables not connected with
Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import
Requirements, no longer appear in the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS-ST-12-0007]
Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Meeting
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice is intended to notify the public of their
opportunity to attend an open meeting of the Plant Variety Protection
Board.
DATES: April 25 and 26, 2012, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the United States Department of
Agriculture George Washington Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue,
Room 4-2223, Beltsville, MD 20705.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Banks, Plant Variety
Protection Office, Science and Technology Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 10301
Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705. Telephone number (301) 504-
5518, fax (301) 504-5291, or email: jennifer.banks@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), this
notice is given regarding an upcoming Plant Variety Protection (PVP)
Board meeting. 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,
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). 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).
The proposed agenda for the PVP Board meeting will include a
welcome by Department officials followed by a discussion focusing on
program activities that encourage the development of new plant
varieties. The agenda will also include presentations on the financial
status of the PVP Office, changes to the office workflow as a result of
the recently completed business process reengineering study, E-business
update, international outreach activities and other related topics.
The meeting will be open to the public. Those wishing to attend the
meeting are encouraged to pre-register by April 23, 2012 with the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Visitors entering
the George Washington Carver Center should inform security personnel
that they are attending the PVP Board meeting. Identification will be
required to be admitted to the building. Security personnel will direct
visitors to Room 4-2223. If you require accommodations, such as sign
language interpreter, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Minutes of the meeting will be available
for public review 30 days following the meeting at the address listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The minutes will also be posted
on the Internet web site https://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/pvpo.
Dated: March 30, 2012.
Ruihong Guo,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-8126 Filed 4-4-12; 8:45 am]
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