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Vol. 87, No. 94 

Monday, May 16, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–AMS–22–0025] 

Competition and the Intellectual 

Property System: Seeds and Other 

Agricultural Inputs 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is providing an 

additional 30 days for comments and 

information from the public to assist 

AMS in preparing the report required by 

the Executive Order titled ‘‘Promoting 

Competition in the American 

Economy,’’ which creates a White 

House Competition Council and directs 

Federal agency actions to enhance 

fairness and competition across 

America’s economy. Among other 

things, the Executive Order directs the 

Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a 

report on concerns and strategies for 

ensuring that the intellectual property 

(IP) system, while incentivizing 

innovation, does not also unnecessarily 

reduce competition in seed and other 

input markets. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice originally published on March 

17, 2022, at 87 FR 15198, is extended. 

Comments must be submitted on or 

before June 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments in 

response to this notice should be posted 

online at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided. All comments 

should reference the docket number 

AMS–AMS–22–0025, the date of 

submission, and the page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register. Comments 

may also be sent to Jaina Nian, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 

Room 2055–S, STOP 0201, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–0201. Comments will be 

made available for public inspection at 

the above address during regular 

business hours or via the at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaina Nian, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, at (202) 378–2541; or by email 

at jaina.nian@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 

2021, President Biden issued an 

Executive Order titled ‘‘Promoting 

Competition in the American 

Economy,’’ which creates a White 

House Competition Council and directs 

Federal agency actions to enhance 

fairness and competition across 

America’s economy. Among other 

things, the Executive Order directs the 

Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) 

to prepare a report on concerns and 

strategies for ensuring that the 

intellectual property (IP) system, while 

incentivizing innovation, does not also 

unnecessarily reduce competition in 

seed and other input markets. 

A notice, published in the Federal 

Register on March 17, 2022 (87 FR 

15198), requested comments and 

information from the public to assist 

AMS in preparing the report required by 

the Executive Order and advancing 

policy steps on seeds and other inputs 

identified in and developed by the 

report. This notice established a 60-day 

comment period, ending May 16, 2022. 

As the comment period overlapped a 

critical time for agricultural producers 

to plant crops and for academics to 

conclude semesters, AMS is extending 

the public comment period for an 

additional 30 days to encourage 

additional public comment. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10450 Filed 5–13–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–AMS–22–0026] 

Competition in Food Retail and 

Distribution Markets and Access for 

Agricultural Producers and Small and 

Midsized Food Processors 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is providing an 

additional 30 days for comments and 

information from the public to assist 

AMS in preparing the report required by 

the Executive Order titled ‘‘Promoting 

Competition in the American 

Economy,’’ which creates a White 

House Competition Council and directs 

Federal agency actions to enhance 

fairness and competition across 

America’s economy. Among other 

things, the Executive Order directs the 

Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a 

report on concerns and strategies to 

promote competition in the food and 

agricultural markets. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice originally published on March 

17, 2022, at 87 FR 15194, is extended. 

Comments must be submitted on or 

before June 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments in 

response to this notice should be posted 

online at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided. All comments 

should reference the docket number 

AMS–AMS–22–0026, the date of 

submission, and the page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register. Comments 

may also be sent to Jaina Nian, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 

Room 2055–S, STOP 0201, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–0201. Comments will be 

made available for public inspection at 

the above address during regular 

business hours or via the at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaina Nian, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, at (202) 378–2541; or by email 

at jaina.nian@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 

2021, President Biden issued an 


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Executive Order titled ‘‘Promoting 

Competition in the American 

Economy,’’ which creates a White 

House Competition Council and directs 

Federal agency actions to enhance 

fairness and competition across 

America’s economy. Among other 

things, the Executive Order directs the 

Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) 

to prepare a report on concerns and 

strategies to promote competition in the 

food and agricultural markets. 

A notice, published in the Federal 

Register on March 17, 2022 (87 FR 

15194), requested comments and 

information from the public to assist 

AMS in preparing the report required by 

the Executive Order and advancing 

policy steps on the effect of retail 

concentration and retailers’ practices on 

competition in the food industries. This 

notice established a 60-day comment 

period, ending May 16, 2022. As the 

comment period overlapped a critical 

time for agricultural producers to plant 

crops and for academics to conclude 

semesters, AMS is extending the public 

comment period for an additional 30 

days to encourage additional public 

comment. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10449 Filed 5–13–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–AMS–22–0027] 

Access to Fertilizer: Competition and 

Supply Chain Concerns 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is providing an 

additional 30 days for comments and 

information from the public to assist 

AMS in preparing the report required by 

the Executive Order titled ‘‘Promoting 

Competition in the American 

Economy,’’ which creates a White 

House Competition Council and directs 

Federal agency actions to enhance 

fairness and competition across 

America’s economy. Among other 

things, the Executive Order Executive 

Order directs the Council and member 

agencies to ‘‘identify and advance any 

additional administrative actions 

necessary’’ to promote competition on 

an ongoing basis. This notice requests 

comments and information from the 

public to assist the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) in identifying 

relevant difficulties, including 

competition concerns, and potential 

policy solutions for the fertilizer market. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice originally published on March 

17, 2022, at 87 FR 15191, is extended. 

Comments must be submitted on or 

before June 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments in 

response to this notice should be posted 

online at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided. All comments 

should reference the docket number 

AMS–AMS–22–0027, the date of 

submission, and the page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register. Comments 

may also be sent to Jaina Nian, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 

Room 2055–S, STOP 0201, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–0201. Comments will be 

made available for public inspection at 

the above address during regular 

business hours or via the at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaina Nian, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, at (202) 378–2541; or by email 

at jaina.nian@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 

2021, President Biden issued an 

Executive Order titled ‘‘Promoting 

Competition in the American 

Economy,’’ which creates a White 

House Competition Council and directs 

Federal agency actions to enhance 

fairness and competition across 

America’s economy. Among other 

things, the Executive Order directs the 

Council and member agencies to 

‘‘identify and advance any additional 

administrative actions necessary’’ to 

promote competition on an ongoing 

basis. The Secretary of Agriculture takes 

note of wide-ranging concern from 

agricultural producers regarding access 

to and pricing of fertilizer. This notice 

requests comments and information 

from the public to assist the AMS in 

identifying relevant difficulties, 

including competition concerns, and 

potential policy solutions for the 

fertilizer market. 

A notice, published in the Federal 

Register on March 17, 2022 (87 FR 

15191), requested comments and 

information from the public to assist 

AMS in identifying relevant difficulties, 

including competition concerns, and 

potential policy solutions for the 

fertilizer market. This notice established 

a 60-day comment period, ending May 

16, 2022. As the comment period 

overlapped a critical time for 

agricultural producers to plant crops 

and for academics to conclude 

semesters, AMS is extending the public 

comment period for an additional 30 

days to encourage additional public 

comment. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10451 Filed 5–13–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 June 15, 2022 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 


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