Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety - Asexually Reproduced Varieties

ICR 202001-0581-002 · OMB 0581-0322 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form ST-470 PVP Certificate - Asexually Reproduced Variety	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
SuptStmt 2019-Asexually-(rev.2-21-2020).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-02-21	Repair queued
AMS-71 Spreadsheet 02202020.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-02-21	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
239415	PVP Certificate - Asexually Reproduced Variety	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202001-0581-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety - Asexually Reproduced Varieties
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/26/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	548	0
Time Burden (Hours)	524	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: Developers of asexually reproduced varieties desire access to the internationally recognized intellectual property rights that can only be obtained through PVPO issued certificates. 2016 Farm Bill amendments to the Act make that possible.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 115 - 334 10108 Name of Law: Agriculture Improvement Act (2018 Farm Bill)

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 93	05/14/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 8245	02/13/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
PVP Certificate - Asexually Reproduced Variety	ST-470, ST-473, ST-472, None	Objective Description of Variety - Coreopsis , Recordation Form , National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation Deposit Form for PVP Voucher Sample , Asexually GPEA Forms

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	548	548
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	524	524
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: This is a new collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $485,025

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

Agency Contact: Bernadette Thomas 3015045297 [email protected]

Common Form ICR: No