[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33176-33182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14799]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 97
[Document Number AMS-ST-19-0004]
RIN 0581-AD86

Regulations and Procedures Under the Plant Variety Protection Act

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Comments are invited on proposed revisions to the regulations, fees for services, and procedures established under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The proposed revisions are needed to conform with recent amendments to the Plant Variety Protection Act, which added authority for the Plant Variety Protection Office to issue certificates of protection for varieties of plants that are reproduced asexually. 
The proposed rule would add references to the term ``asexual reproduction'' to the regulations established under the Act. The proposed rule would also modernize the regulations by simplifying the fee schedule for PVPO services and updating the regulations relating to administrative procedures to reflect current business practices.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received by September 10, 2019.

Full notice

Website: http://www.ams.usda.gov

Published: July 12, 2019