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Notices Federal Register

39981 

Vol. 83, No. 156 

Monday, August 13, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–ST–18–0064] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) 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 Plant 

Variety Protection Certification and 

Objective Description of Variety.’’ 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice by using the electronic 

process available at http://

www.regulations.gov. Written comments 

may also be submitted to the Plant 

Variety Protection Office (PVPO), 

Science and Technology, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 4512– 

S, Stop 0274, Washington, DC 20250 or 

by facsimile to (202) 260–8976. All 

comments should reference the docket 

number AMS–ST–18–0064, the date, 

and the page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bernadette Thomas, Information 

Technology Specialist, (202) 720–1168 

or Bernadette.thomas@ams.usda.gov. 

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: 

December 31, 2018. 

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 ST 470 application form 

combines 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 1.02 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and 

Federal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

93. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 21.78. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,063 (rounded). 

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. 

All comments received will be available 

for public inspection during regular 

business hours. 

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: August 8, 2018. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17285 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 


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39982 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 156 / Monday, August 13, 2018 / Notices 

1See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review: Certain Uncoated Paper 

from Portugal; 2015–2017,’’ dated concurrently 

with this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper 

from Portugal: Issues and Decision Memorandum 

for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2015–2017,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the program for 7 CFR part 

4284, subpart J. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 12, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deputy Administrator, Cooperative 

Programs, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, STOP 3250, Washington, DC 20250, 

Telephone: 202–720–7558. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Value-Added Producer Grants. 

OMB Number: 0570–0064. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2018. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The purpose of this 

information collection is to obtain 

information necessary to evaluate grant 

applications to determine the eligibility 

of the applicant and the project for the 

program and to qualitatively assess the 

project to determine which projects 

should be funded. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 39 hours per 

grant application. 

Respondents: Independent producers, 

agriculture producer groups, farmer- or 

rancher-cooperatives, and majoritycontrolled producer-based business 

ventures. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

249. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 14. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,564. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 52,818 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimble Brown, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division at (202) 692–0043. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Rural BusinessCooperative Service, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including 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 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to 

Kimble Brown, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, 

Support Services Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–0742. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 6, 2018. 

Bette Brand, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17229 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 

Notice of 110th Commission Meeting 

A notice by the U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission on 08/03/2018. 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 110th meeting in Kotzebue, AK, on 

September 4–5, 2018. The business 

sessions, open to the public, will 

convene at 8:30 a.m. at NW Borough 

Assembly Chambers, 163 Lagoon Street, 

Kotzebue, AK 99752. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

agenda 

(2) Approval of the minutes from the 

109th meeting 

(3) Commissioners and staff reports 

(4) Discussion and presentations 

concerning Arctic research 

activities 

The meeting will focus on reports and 

updates relating to programs and 

research projects affecting Alaska and 

the greater Arctic. 

The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 

1984 (Title I Pub. L. 98–373) and the 

Presidential Executive Order on Arctic 

Research (Executive Order 12501) dated 

January 28, 1985, established the United 

States Arctic Research Commission. 

If you plan to attend this meeting, 

please notify us via the contact 

information below. Any person 

planning to attend who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission of those 

needs in advance of the meeting. 

Contact person for further 

information: Kathy Farrow, 

Communications Specialist, U.S. Arctic 

Research Commission, 703–525–0111 or 

TDD 703–306–0090. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Kathy Farrow, 

Communications Specialist. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17300 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–471–807] 

Certain Uncoated Paper From 

Portugal: Final Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2015– 

2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that certain 

uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from 

Portugal is being, or is likely to be sold, 

at less than normal value during the 

period of review (POR), August 26, 

2015, through February 28, 2017. 

DATES: Applicable August 13, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Bethea, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1491. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by this review is 

uncoated paper from Portugal. For a full 

description of the scope, see the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum dated 

concurrently with and hereby adopted 

by this notice.1

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs by parties to this 

administrative review are addressed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2


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