Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection Application for Plant Variety Protection Certification and Objective Description of Variety, 31828-31829 [2012-13066]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. DA–12–01; AMS–DA–12–0001]
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection for the Regulations
Governing the Inspection and Grading
Services of Manufactured or
Processed Dairy Products
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 an
extension of a currently approved
information collection for the
Regulations Governing the Inspection
and Grading Services of Manufactured
or Processed Dairy Products, and the
Certification of Sanitary Design and
Fabrication of Equipment Used in the
Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of
Livestock and Poultry Products.
DATES: Comments received by July 30,
2012 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this information collection document.
Comments should be submitted online
at www.regulations.gov or sent to Susan
M. Sausville, USDA/AMS/Dairy
Programs, Dairy Standardization
Branch, Room 2746–South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0230; Tel: (202)
720–9382, Fax: (202) 720–2643 or via
email at susan.sausville@ams.usda.gov.
All comments will be posted without
change, including any personal
information provided, online at https://
www.regulations.gov and will be made
available for public inspection at the
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above physical address during business
hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan M. Sausville at the above
physical address, by telephone (202)
720–9382, or by email at
susan.sausville@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reporting Requirements Under
Regulations Governing the Inspection
and Grading Services of Manufactured
or Processed Dairy Products.
OMB Number: 0581–0126.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2012.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The dairy grading program
is a voluntary user fee program
authorized under the Agricultural
Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.). The regulations governing
inspection and grading services of
manufactured or processed dairy
products are contained in 7 CFR part 58,
while the regulations governing the
certification of sanitary design and
fabrication of equipment used in the
slaughter, processing, and packaging of
livestock and poultry products are
contained in 7 CFR part 54. In order for
a voluntary inspection program to
perform satisfactorily, there must be
written requirements and rules for both
Government and industry. The
information requested is used to
identify the product offered for grading;
to identify a request from a
manufacturer of equipment used in
dairy, meat or poultry industries for
evaluation regarding sanitary design and
construction; to identify and contact the
party responsible for payment of the
inspection, grading or equipment
evaluation fee and expense; and to
identify applicants who wish to be
authorized for the display of official
identification on product packaging
materials, equipment, utensils, or on
descriptive promotional materials.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .06 hours per
response.
Respondents: Dairy product
manufacturers, dairy equipment
fabricators and meat and poultry
processing equipment fabricators.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400.
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 15.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 364 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of the
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
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: May 22, 2012.
David R. Shipman,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–13064 Filed 5–29–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–ST–12–0010]
Notice of Request for Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection
Application for Plant Variety Protection
Certification and Objective Description
of Variety
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS’s) 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
SUMMARY:
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Plant Variety Protection Certification
and Objective Description of Variety.’’
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 30, 2012. 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 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:
November 30, 2012.
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,
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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 revised ST 470 application form
has been revised to combine 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 1.23 hours per
response.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
76.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 30.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,839.
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.
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.
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Dated: May 22, 2012.
David R. Shipman,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0028]
Importation of Fresh Bananas From
the Philippines Into the Continental
United States; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have prepared an environmental
assessment relative to our recent
proposal to allow the importation of
fresh bananas from the Philippines into
the continental United States. The
environmental assessment documents
our review and analysis of
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action. We are making this
environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 29,
2012.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2011–
0028–0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0028, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
The proposed rule, environmental
assessment, other supporting
documents, and any comments we
receive may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2011–0028 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Meredith Jones, Regulatory
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-ST-12-0010]
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
Application for Plant Variety Protection Certification and Objective
Description of Variety
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 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS's) 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
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Plant Variety Protection Certification and Objective Description of
Variety.''
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 30, 2012. 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 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: November 30, 2012.
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 revised ST 470 application form has been revised to combine
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 1.23 hours per response.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 76.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 30.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,839.
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. 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: May 22, 2012.
David R. Shipman,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-13066 Filed 5-29-12; 8:45 am]
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