Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ST-471 Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety Form and Instruction	Modified
SuptStmt 2012 (08-30-12) (2).doc Supporting Statement A	2012-10-10
PVP Act and Regulations-Revised 2005.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-08-08
AMS-71 Spreadsheet (8-30-12).xlsx Supplementary Document	2012-10-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2579	Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0055	ICR Reference No: 201208-0581-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201004-0581-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/26/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/10/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2012
Responses	2,311	0	2,786
Time Burden (Hours)	2,435	0	2,080
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Plant Variety Protection Act provides for the issuance of intellectual property protection on novel varieties of seed reproduced crops. Information collected provides expert examiners in the PVPO a basis for issuing or denying a certificate of protection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 2321 et seq. Name of Law: Plant Variety Protection Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 104	05/30/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 61569	10/10/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety	ST-470, ST-471, ST-472, ST-473, ST-470-75, ST-470-106, ST-470-107	Credit Card Payment Request for Services Form ,   Nat'l Ctr for Genetic Resources Preservation Deposit Form ,   Recordation Form ,   Application Exhibits & Instructions Revision 4 ,   General Form for Any Species ,   Objective Description of Variety ,   Objective Description of Variety Cornsalad

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,311	2,786	0	0	-475	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,435	2,080	0	0	355	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a decrease in respondents offset by an increase in public demand for plant variety protection increasing the number of applications, and the addition of two new varieties being added to the Exhibit C GPEA List increased burden by 355 hours since the last submission. The increase in responses (per respondent) was offset by the discontinuation of Exhibit F and fewer responses for a letter requesting an Extension of Time for a Reply resulting in an overall decrease of -475 responses.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,443,824

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/10/2012

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