Hemp Variety Review Board

Amendment

Statement of Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement

The applicant, breeder and/or owner of the variety described in this application acknowledges, upon submission of an application, that the role of a Variety Review Board is to review the material as it is originally submitted or supplemented.  It is understood that the information contained within the application is deemed to be confidential and only the summary information prepared and submitted by the applicant will be made available to the general public by the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies.  A favorable review of the variety does not automatically confer eligibility for certification in any particular agency jurisdiction nor does it imply eligibility for final certification or final certification of any existing seed or seed that is subsequently produced. Such eligibility recognition and final seed certification decisions are solely the prerogative of individual certifying agencies.  All conclusions of the review process are the opinions of the review boards solely as to the suitability of varieties for certification as determined by the information presented.  Such conclusions are not to be construed as statements about the commercial worth or performance merit of any variety.   While a review board may provide review of the variety name for prior use or similarity with a previously released variety for that crop kind, or genetic ties to a previously released variety, it is ultimately the responsibility of the applicant to submit a variety name that is legal to use in relation to state and federal variety naming statues.   The protocols published in Part B are the basis for review and acceptance.  Prior actions may not establish precedent.  If the variety review board does not consider any of the protocols published in Part B of the application, it will not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the published protocols, or in any way to affect the right of the variety review board to thereafter enforce each and every provision of these protocols.   The person, company or organization submitting this application for review hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, the members of the Variety Review Board and the organizations and agencies that sponsor the members of the Variety Review Board from and/or against any and all claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses that rise in connection with the review of varieties for eligibility for certification.  Such agreement to indemnify and hold harmless shall extend for a period to include the life of the variety being reviewed plus ten (10) years.

IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO SUBMIT AN AMENDMENT APPLICATION FOR NAME CHANGE WHEN THE PERMANENT VARIETY NAME HAS BEEN SELECTED.

Name Change

**Please Note ** ALL attachments must come from the same folder in order to all attach to this submission. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Varietal Changes

This section is for varietal amendments. All changes, including editorial revisions, corrections, etc. must be submitted for approval and fully explained. The breeder, sponsoring institution, or organization must describe and DOCUMENT those characteristics to be amended for the variety which give it additional distinctiveness and merit by supplying the information requested on an application form. Information must be supplied for each category to be amended. Action will be deferred unless the information is sufficiently documented.

  • A copy of the original one-page description/summary from the first time the variety was recommended by the GVRB. Recommendation date must be noted on the copy if not already present. Previously recommended description summaries from 2006 (both originals and amendments) are available at aosca.org in the “Grass” link.

  • One copy of each one-page description/summary page from all previously recommended amendments for this variety. Note date recommended for each such amended description/summary page if not already present.

  • The following information for the amendment being submitted: one-page description/summary page for the amendment currently being submitted for review:
    • One copy with the changes for review highlighted.
    • One “clean” copy, with highlighted changes removed. This copy will be inserted into the final AOSCA published report.
Note: Tests for additional characteristics must be uploaded. Two or more tests are required to amend any previous data if a higher resistance rating is claimed.  If a resistance rating is dropped, only one additional test is required.  
Disclaimer: AOSCA does not require USDA Name Clearance on VRB Applications. However, we do highly suggest you obtain a name clearance letter from USDA prior to submitting this application. This is an additional layer of protection once the named variety enters the US marketplace.
*Two or more tests are required to amend any previous data if a higher resistance rating is claimed. If a resistance rating is dropped, only one additional test is required.

Amendment Application Fees

Billing Contact (if different from applicant in step 1)
Thank you for taking the time to submit your application(s). Please reach out to nvrb@aosca.org with any questions.
Please note a copy of this application will be sent to the applicant email provided.
**An electronic signature or name of the agent (person) may accompany digitally submitted applications.