Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ST-472 Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety Form	Modified
Supporting Statement PVPO.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-01-21
AMS-71 Spreadsheet AMS-ST-21-0083.xlsx Supplementary Document	2022-01-20

IC Document Collections

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0055	ICR Reference No: 202201-0581-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-0581-002
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/27/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2022
Responses	1,951	3,212
Time Burden (Hours)	2,046	3,570
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:
	86 FR 66515	11/23/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 4191	01/27/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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-472, ST-473, ST-470-05	Nat'l Ctr for Genetic Resources Preservation Deposit Form ,   Recordation Form ,   Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate ,   SAMPLE-General Form for Any Species (Barley)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	1,951	3,212	0	-1,261	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,046	3,570	0	-1,524	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The removal of the form ST-471 “Request for Credit Card Services” as well as an adjustment in the number of respondents has created an overall decrease in the number of total burden hours. The decrease in respondents is due to a negative trend in total numbers of applicants, possibly due to increased consolidation in the seed industry.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,027,397

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 01/27/2022

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