[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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[CITE: 7CFR97.3]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 1 (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 97_PLANT VARIETY AND PROTECTION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 97.3  Plant Variety Protection Board.

    (a) The Plant Variety Protection Board shall consist of 14 members 
appointed for a 2-year term. The Board shall be appointed every 2 years 
and shall consist of individuals who are experts in various areas of 
varietal development. The membership of the Board, which shall include 
farmer representation, shall be drawn approximately equally from the 
private or seed industry sector and from the government or public 
sector. No member shall be eligible to act on any matter involving any 
appeal or questions under section 44 of the Act, in which the member or 
his or her employer has a direct financial interest.
    (b) The functions of the Board are to:
    (1) Advise the Secretary concerning adoption of rules and 
regulations to facilitate the proper administration of the Act;
    (2) Make advisory decisions on all appeals from the examiner or 
Commissioner;
    (3) Advise the Secretary on the declaration of a protected variety 
open to use in the public interest; and
    (4) Advise the Secretary on any other matters under the regulations 
in this part.
    (c) The proceedings of the Board shall be conducted in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Administrative Regulations of 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (7 CFR part 25), and such additional 
operating procedures as are adopted by members of the Board.

[58 FR 42435, Aug. 9, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 248, Jan. 4, 1996]

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