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Vol. 82, No. 68
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS–ST–17–0013]
Plant Variety Protection Board; Open
Teleconference Meeting
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is
announcing a meeting of the Plant
Variety Protection Board (Board). The
meeting is being held to discuss a
variety of topics including, but not
limited to, work and outreach plans,
subcommittee activities, and proposals
for procedure changes. The meeting is
open to the public. This notice sets forth
the schedule and location for the
meeting.
DATES: Thursday, April 27, 2017, 10:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Room 3543, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Pratt, Program Analyst, USDA,
AMS, Science and Technology
Programs, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone:
(202) 260–898; Fax: (202) 260–8976, or
Email: maria.pratt@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the provisions of section 10(a) of the
FACA (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), this
notice informs the public that the Plant
Variety Protection Office (PVPO) is
sponsoring a meeting of the Board on
April 27, 2017. 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
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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 Board is composed of 14
individuals who are experts in various
areas of development and represent the
seed industry sector, academia and
government. 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 FACA; (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 FACA, ‘‘Public Interest
in Wide Usage’’ (7 U.S.C. 2404).
Meeting Agenda: The purpose of the
meeting will be to discuss the PVPO
2017 achievements, the electronic
application system, and PVP
cooperation with other countries. The
Board plans to discuss program
activities that encourage the
development of new plant varieties and
address appeals to the Secretary. The
meeting will be open to the public.
Those wishing to participate are
encouraged to pre-register by April 16,
2017, by contacting Maria Pratt,
Program Analyst; Telephone: (202) 260–
8983; Email: maria.prat@ams.usda.gov.
Meeting Accommodation: The
meeting at USDA will provide
reasonable accommodation to
individuals with disabilities where
appropriate. If you need reasonable
accommodation to participate in this
public meeting, please notify Maria
Pratt at: Email: maria.pratt@
ams.usda.gov or (202) 268– 8983.
Determinations for reasonable
accommodation will be made on a caseby-case basis. Minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review 30
days following the meeting on the
internet at https://www.ams.usda.gov/
PVPO.
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Dated: April 5, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
April 6, 2017.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) whether the
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 burden 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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by May 11, 2017 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725—17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
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Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Fresh Citrus
Fruit from Uruguay into the United
States.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0401.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests new to the United States or
not known to be widely distributed
throughout the United States. The
regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and
Vegetables’’ (Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 319.56, referred to as
the regulations), prohibit or restrict the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world to prevent the introduction
and dissemination of plant pests that are
new to or not widely distributed with
the United States. APHIS’ fruits and
vegetables regulations allow, under
certain conditions, the importation into
the United States of commercial
consignments of fresh citrus fruit from
Uruguay
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS uses the following information
activities to verify that citrus fruit from
Uruguay is grown in production areas
that are registered and monitored by the
North American Plant Protection
Organization (NPPO) and to verify
consignments have been produced with
a systems approach: Bilateral Workplan,
Production Site Registration,
Phytosanitary Certificate, Labeling
Boxes, Monitoring and Inspection,
Investigation and Appropriate Remedial
Action, Recordkeeping, Registration of
Packinghouses, Certified Facility, and
Monitoring. Failure to collect the
information would cause millions of
dollars in losses and cripple APHIS’
ability to ensure that fresh citrus from
Uruguay is not carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit and Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 16.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,351.
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Service
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Communications; Notice of
Request for Approval of a New
Information Collection
Office of Communications,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Office of Communications to request
approval for a new information
SUMMARY:
Title: Importation of Fresh Beans,
Shelled or in Pods from Jordan into the
Continental United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0405.
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Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests new to the United States or
not known to be widely distributed
throughout the United States. The
regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and
Vegetables’’ (Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 319.56, referred to as
the regulations), prohibit or restrict the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world to prevent the introduction
and dissemination of plant pests that are
new to or not widely distributed with
the United States. The fruits and
vegetables regulations allow the
importation of commercial shipments of
fresh beans, shelled or in pods (French,
green, snap, and string) from Jordan into
the continental United States. As a
condition of entry, the beans have to be
produced in accordance with a system
approach that includes requirements for
packing, washing, and processing.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS uses the following information
activities to verify that fresh beans from
Jordan are grown in production areas
that are registered and monitored by the
North American Plant Protection
Organization (NPPO) of Jordan: (1)
Phytosanitary Certificate with/
Declaration, (2) Packinghouse
Registration, (3) Box Labeling, and (4)
Inspections.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit and Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 58.
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collection for Event Appearance
Requests for the Secretary or members
of his staff.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 12, 2017 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: The Office of the Secretary
invites interested persons to submit
comments on this notice. Comments
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Office of
Communications, Docket Clerk, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room
412A, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Office of
Communications, Docket Clerk, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room
412A, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Office of Communications and date and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, go to
the Office of Communications Docket
Room at 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Room 412A, Washington, DC 20250–
3700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tomasina Brown, Office of
Communications U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., Room 412A Washington, DC 20250
202–720–4623 and 202–720–5773 or
Tomasina.brown@oc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Event Appearance Requests for
the Secretary or members of his staff.
OMB Number: 0506–New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: A web form that collects
information on events that the public
would like the Secretary to participate
in, or those in which the incoming
Secretary may want to use to reach back
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 6, 2017.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding (1) whether the 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 burden 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by May 11,
2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged
to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to
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the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit from Uruguay into the
United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0401.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The
regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 319.56, referred to as the regulations),
prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the
United States from certain parts of the world to prevent the
introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not
widely distributed with the United States. APHIS' fruits and vegetables
regulations allow, under certain conditions, the importation into the
United States of commercial consignments of fresh citrus fruit from
Uruguay
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following
information activities to verify that citrus fruit from Uruguay is
grown in production areas that are registered and monitored by the
North American Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) and to verify
consignments have been produced with a systems approach: Bilateral
Workplan, Production Site Registration, Phytosanitary Certificate,
Labeling Boxes, Monitoring and Inspection, Investigation and
Appropriate Remedial Action, Recordkeeping, Registration of
Packinghouses, Certified Facility, and Monitoring. Failure to collect
the information would cause millions of dollars in losses and cripple
APHIS' ability to ensure that fresh citrus from Uruguay is not carrying
plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit and
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 16.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,351.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Fresh Beans, Shelled or in Pods from Jordan
into the Continental United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0405.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The
regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 319.56, referred to as the regulations),
prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the
United States from certain parts of the world to prevent the
introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not
widely distributed with the United States. The fruits and vegetables
regulations allow the importation of commercial shipments of fresh
beans, shelled or in pods (French, green, snap, and string) from Jordan
into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, the beans
have to be produced in accordance with a system approach that includes
requirements for packing, washing, and processing.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following
information activities to verify that fresh beans from Jordan are grown
in production areas that are registered and monitored by the North
American Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Jordan: (1)
Phytosanitary Certificate with/Declaration, (2) Packinghouse
Registration, (3) Box Labeling, and (4) Inspections.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit and
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 58.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-07244 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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