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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 85, No. 246 

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document No. AMS–ST–20–0099] 

Plant Variety Protection Board; Open 

Teleconference Meeting 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: 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, regulation updates, 

subcommittee activities, and program 

activities. The meeting is open to the 

public. This notice sets forth the 

schedule and location for the meeting. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 31, 2021; 2 

p.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

conducted through teleconference. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffery Haynes, Commissioner, Plant 

Variety Protection Office, USDA, AMS, 

Science and Technology Programs; 

Telephone: (202) 720–1066; or Email: 

Jeffery.Haynes@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 

March 31, 2021. 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. 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 

2021 program activities, the electronic 

application system, and the working 

group update. 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 preregister by March 12, 2021, by 

contacting Jeffery Haynes, acting 

commissioner, at Telephone: (202) 720– 

1066; or Email: Jeffery.Haynes@

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 Jeffery 

Haynes at: Telephone: (202) 720–1066; 

or Email: Jeffery.Haynes@usda.gov. 

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 http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

PVPO. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28176 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

[Docket No. RHS–20–MFH–0029] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service’s intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program of the Agency’s use of 

Supervised Bank Accounts (SBA). 

DATES: Comments on this Notice must 

be received by February 22, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Chism, Finance and Loan 

Analyst, Multi-Family Housing Asset 

Management Division, Policy and 

Budget Branch, STOP 0782-Room 

1263S, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–0782. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1436. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an existing information 

collection that the Agency is submitting 

to OMB for extension. Comments are 

invited on: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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 


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