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on the physical security of the data after 

hours, including weekends and 

holidays. A password is required to 

access the terminal and a data set name 

controls the release of data to only 

authorized users. Data on local area 

network computer files is accessed by 

keyword known only to authorized 

personnel. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are retained and disposed of 

under the authority of the REE Policies 

and Procedures contained in REE 

Manual 251.8 ‘‘Records Management’’ 

and 251.8M ‘‘Records Management 

(Manual)’’, which establishes REE 

policies and procedures for the creation, 

maintenance, and disposition of 

records, and in accordance with the 

General Records Schedules issued by 

the National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS(ES): 

National Program Leader, Veterinary 

Science, National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking notification of 

and access to any record contained in 

this system of records, or seeking to 

contest its content, may submit a 

request in writing to the Headquarters or 

component’s Freedom of Information 

Act (FOIA) Officer, whose contact 

information can be found at http:// 

www.da.usda.gov/foia.htm under 

‘‘contacts.’’ If an individual believes 

more than one component maintains 

Privacy Act records concerning him or 

her, the individual may submit the 

request to the Chief FOIA Officer, 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental system of records your 

request must conform with the Privacy 

Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part 

5. You must first verify your identity, 

meaning that you must provide your full 

name, current address and date and 

place of birth. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 

statements to be made under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization. 

While no specific form is required, you 

may obtain forms for this purpose from 

the Chief FOIA Officer, Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. In 

addition you should provide the 

following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you; 

• Identify the component(s) of the 

Department you believe may have the 

information about you; 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created; 

• Any additional information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which USDA component agency may 

have responsive records; 

• The dates of enrollment in the 

VMLRP and current enrollment status, 

such as pending application approval or 

approved for participation; 

• If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information the 

component(s) may not be able to 

conduct an effective search, and your 

request may be denied due to lack of 

specificity or lack of compliance with 

applicable regulations. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records are obtained by subject 

individual; participating lending and 

loan servicing institutions; educational 

and grantee institutions; other Federal 

agencies; consumer reporting agencies/ 

credit bureaus; National Student 

Clearinghouse; and third parties that 

provide references concerning the 

subject individual. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31205 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–TM–10–0106] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

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 the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension of the 

currently approved information 

collection for OMB 0581–0229 Form 

TM–28, USDA Farmers Market 

Application. Copies of this one-time 

yearly application form to participate in 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Farmers Market at 12th Street 

and Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC may be obtained by 

calling the AMS Marketing Services 

Branch contact listed. 

DATES: Comments received by February 

11, 2011 will be considered. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Errol R. Bragg, Director, 

Marketing Services Division, 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

USDA, Room 4004–South, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, 20250–0269; 202/720– 

8317, or fax 202/690–0031. 

Comments should reference docket 

number AMS–TM–10–0106,and be sent 

to Mr. Errol Bragg at the above address 

or via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Farmers Market 

Application. 

OMB Number: 0581–0229. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2011. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs 

and authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to conduct, assist, and foster 

research, investigation, and 

experimentation to determine the best 

methods of processing, preparation for 

market packaging, handling, 

transporting, distributing, and 

marketing agricultural products, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(a). Moreover, 7 U.S.C. 

1622(f) directs and authorizes the 

Secretary to conduct and cooperate in 

consumer education for more effective 

utilization and greater consumption of 

agricultural products. In addition, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary 

to conduct services and to perform 

activities that will facilitate the 

marketing and utilization of agricultural 

products through commercial channels. 

On December 23, 2005, the AMS 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 76129) to implement 

established regulations and procedures 

under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to 

operate the USDA Farmers Market, 

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procedures, and define guidelines to be 

used for governing the USDA Farmers 

Market annually on 12th Street and 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC. A one-time yearly submission 

information collection in a required 

application form was also established. 

The information collection in Form 

TM–28, USDA Farmers Market 

Application is required by farms or 

businesses participating at the USDA 

Farmers Market. The information allows 

AMS the means of reviewing the type of 

products available for sale and selecting 

participants for the annual market 

season. The type of information within 

the application includes: (1) 

Certification the applicant is the owner 

or representative of the farm or 

business; (2) applicant contact 

information including name(s), address, 

phone number, and e-mail address; (3) 

farm or business location; (4) types of 

products grown; (5) business practices; 

and (6) insurance coverage. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.12 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Farmers and/or vendors 

completing the application to 

participate in the USDA Farmers 

Market. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3.6 hours. 

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 Errol R. 

Bragg at the address listed under section 

‘‘ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR 

COMMENTS’’ or to the Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Washington, 

DC 20503. Comments must be received 

by February 11, 2011. All comments 

received by AMS will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, 

at the same address; and can be viewed 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

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 7, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31203 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document No. AMS–ST–10–0052] 

Plant Variety Protection Board; 

Reestablishment of the Plant Variety 

Protection Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.), this notice 

announces that the Secretary of 

Agriculture intends to reestablish the 

Plant Variety Protection Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Zankowski, USDA, Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS), 10301 

Baltimore Blvd., Room 401, National 

Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 

20705–2351 or by phone at (301) 504– 

7475 or by Internet: http:// 

www.regulations.gov or by e-mail: 

Paul.Zankowski@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plant 

Variety Protection Act (Act) (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 Act also provides for a statutory 

Board (7 U.S.C. 2327) to be appointed 

by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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). 

Reestablishing the Board is necessary 

and in the public interest. 

The Act provides that ‘‘the Board shall 

consist of individuals who are experts 

in various areas of varietal development 

covered by this Act.’’ The Board 

membership ‘‘shall include farmer 

representation and shall be drawn 

approximately equally from the private 

or seed industry sector and from the 

sector of government or the public.’’ The 

Board consists of 14 members, each of 

whom is appointed for a 2-year period, 

with no member appointed for more 

than three 2-year periods. Nominations 

are made by farmers’ associations, trade 

associations in the seed industry, 

professional associations representing 

expertise in seed technology, plant 

breeding, and variety development, 

public and private research and 

development institutions (13 members) 

and the USDA (one member). 

Equal opportunity practices, in 

agreement with USDA 

nondiscrimination policies, will be 

followed in all membership 

appointments to the Board. To ensure 

that the suggestions of the Board have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership shall include, to the extent 

practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

The Charter for the Board will be 

available on the Web site at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ 

getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5O59988 

or may be requested by contacting the 

individual identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. Persons with disabilities who 

require alternative means for 

communication of program information 

(braille, large print, or audiotape) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 


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