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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number FV–05–309]
United States Standards for Grades of
Dewberries and Blackberries
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), prior to undertaking
research and other work associated with
revising official grade standards, is
soliciting comments on the need for
possible revisions of the United States
Standards for Grades of Dewberries and
Blackberries. At a 2003 meeting with the
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory
Committee, AMS was asked to review
the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable grade
standards for usefulness in serving the
industry. As a result AMS has identified
the color requirement for possible
revision. Additionally, AMS is seeking
comments regarding any other revisions
that may be necessary to better serve the
industry.
DATES: Comments must be received by
August 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
the Standardization Section, Fresh
Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room
1661 South Building, Stop 0240,
Washington, DC 20250–0240; Fax (202)
720–8871, E-mail
FPB.DocketClerk@usda.gov. Comments
should make reference to the dates and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register and will be made available for
public inspection in the above office
during regular business hours. The
United States Standards for Grades of
Dewberries and Blackberries are
available either at the above address or
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by accessing the Fresh Products Branch
Web site at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
standards/stanfrfv.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David L. Priester, at the above address
or call (202) 720–2185; E-mail
David.Priester@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as
amended, directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘To develop
and improve standards of quality,
condition, quantity, grade and
packaging and recommend and
demonstrate such standards in order to
encourage uniformity and consistency
in commercial practices.’’ AMS is
committed to carrying out this authority
in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities
and makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The United
States Standards for Grades of Fruits
and Vegetables not connected with
Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import
Requirements no longer appear in the
Code of Federal Regulations, but are
maintained by USDA/AMS/Fruit and
Vegetable Programs.
AMS is proposing to revise the
voluntary United States Standards for
Grades of Dewberries and Blackberries
using procedures that appear in Part 36,
Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (7 CFR part 36). These
standards were published on February
13, 1928.
Background
At a 2003 meeting with the Fruit and
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee,
AMS was asked to review the Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable grade standards for
usefulness in serving the industry. AMS
has identified the United States
Standards for Grades of Dewberries and
Blackberries for possible revision. One
area being reviewed is the color
requirement. This requirement currently
states, ‘‘The whole surface of the berry
shall be a blue or black color.’’ AMS is
considering changing the color
requirement to allow for a lesser amount
of color and/or requirement currently
states, ‘‘The whole surface of the berry
shall be a blue or black color.’’ AMS is
considering changing the color
requirement to allow for a lesser amount
of color and/or varying shades of color.
However, prior to undertaking detailed
work to develop the proposed revision
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to the standards, AMS is soliciting
comments on the proposed revision and
any other comments on the United
States Standards for Grades of
Dewberries and Blackberries to better
serve the industry and the probable
impact of any revisions on distributors,
processors, and growers.
This notice provides for a 60-day
comment period for interested parties to
comment on whether any changes are
necessary to the standards. Should AMS
conclude that there is a need for any
revisions of the standards, the proposed
revisions will be published in the
Federal Register with a request for
comments in accordance with 7 CFR
part 36.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: June 15, 2005.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–12155 Filed 6–20–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number FV–04–311]
United States Standards for Grades of
Kale
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is revising the
United States Standards for Grades of
Kale. Specifically, AMS is revising the
standards to allow percentages to be
determined by count rather than weight
and the application of tolerances for
packages which contain less than 15
specimens. Additionally, AMS is
revising the standards to allow the
standards to be used for kale leaves and
bunches of leaves in addition to kale
plants. The revisions will bring the
standards for kale in-line with current
marketing practices, thereby improving
their usefulness in serving the industry.
DATES: Effective Date: July 21, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Priester, Standardization Section,
Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 21, 2005 / Notices
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 1661 South
Building, STOP 0240, Washington, DC
20250–0240, Fax (202) 720–8871 or call
(202) 720–2185; E-mail
David.Priester@usda.gov. The revised
United States Standards for Grades of
Kale will be available either through the
address cited above or by accessing the
AMS, Fresh Products Branch Web site
at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/
stanfrfv.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as
amended, directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘To develop
and improve standards of quality,
condition, quantity, grade and
packaging and recommend and
demonstrate such standards in order to
encourage uniformity and consistency
in commercial practices.’’ AMS is
committed to carrying out this authority
in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities.
AMS makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The United
States Standards for Grades of Fruits
and Vegetables not connected with
Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import
Requirements no longer appear in the
Code of Federal Regulations, but are
maintained by USDA/AMS/Fruit and
Vegetable Programs.
AMS is revising the voluntary U.S.
Standards for Grades of Kale using
procedures that appear in Part 36, Title
7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7
CFR part 36).
https://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/
fpbdocketlist.htm.
Additionally, AMS is eliminating the
unclassified category. This section is
being removed in all standards, when
they are revised. This category is not a
grade and only serves to show that no
grade has been applied to the lot. It is
no longer considered necessary.
Based on comments received and
information gathered, AMS believes the
revisions to the standards will bring the
standards for kale in-line with current
marketing practices and thereby
improve their usefulness.
The official grade of a lot of kale
covered by these standards is
determined by the procedures set forth
in the Regulations Governing
Inspection, Certification, and Standards
of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other
Products (Sec. 51.1 to 51.61).
The United States Standards for
Grades of Kale will become effective 30
days after the publication of this notice
in the Federal Register.
Background
On October 1, 2004, AMS published
a notice in the Federal Register (69 FR
58879) soliciting comments on the
possible revision to the United States
Standards for Grades of Kale. In
response to our request for comments,
AMS received one comment from an
industry group in favor of the proposed
revision. The group also requested to
allow the standards to be used for kale
leaves and bunched kale leaves in
addition to kale plants.
A second notice was published in the
March 11, 2005, Federal Register (70 FR
12172) based on the comment received
on the first notice. AMS received one
comment from an industry group in
response to the second notice. The
comment was in favor of the revision to
the standard. The favorable comment
stated that a well-defined standard for
kale shipped in a variety of ways will
improve consistency of delivered
product and enhance the relevance and
effectiveness of USDA inspections. The
comment is available by accessing
AMS’s Home Page on the Internet at:
[Docket No. 05–032–1]
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: June 15, 2005.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–12154 Filed 6–20–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Clementines From
Spain
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations for importation of
clementines to the United States from
Spain.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 22,
2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
EDOCKET: Go to https://www.epa.gov/
feddocket to submit or view public
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comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the official public
docket, and to access those documents
in the public docket that are available
electronically. Once you have entered
EDOCKET, click on the ‘‘View Open
APHIS Dockets’’ link to locate this
document.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. 05–032–1, Regulatory
Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. 05–032–1.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room is located in room 1141 of the
USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: You may view
APHIS documents published in the
Federal Register and related
information on the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/
webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information regarding the
importation of clementines from Spain,
contact Donna L. West, Senior Import
Specialist, Commodity Analysis and
Operations, PRI, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 734–8758. For copies of more
detailed information on the information
collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles,
APHIS* Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 734–7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Title: Importation of Clementines
from Spain.
OMB Number: 0579–0203.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–7772)
(PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may
prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in
interstate commerce of any plant, plant
product, biological control organism,
noxious weed, means of conveyance, or
other article if the Secretary determines
that the prohibition or restriction is
necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced
into or disseminated within the United
States. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
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[FR Doc No: 05-12154]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number FV-04-311]
United States Standards for Grades of Kale
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is revising the United States Standards for Grades
of Kale. Specifically, AMS is revising the standards to allow
percentages to be determined by count rather than weight and the
application of tolerances for packages which contain less than 15
specimens. Additionally, AMS is revising the standards to allow the
standards to be used for kale leaves and bunches of leaves in addition
to kale plants. The revisions will bring the standards for kale in-line
with current marketing practices, thereby improving their usefulness in
serving the industry.
DATES: Effective Date: July 21, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Priester, Standardization
Section, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
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Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1661 South Building,
STOP 0240, Washington, DC 20250-0240, Fax (202) 720-8871 or call (202)
720-2185; E-mail David.Priester@usda.gov. The revised United States
Standards for Grades of Kale will be available either through the
address cited above or by accessing the AMS, Fresh Products Branch Web
site at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/stanfrfv.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), as amended, directs and authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture ``To develop and improve standards of
quality, condition, quantity, grade and packaging and recommend and
demonstrate such standards in order to encourage uniformity and
consistency in commercial practices.'' AMS is committed to carrying out
this authority in a manner that facilitates the marketing of
agricultural commodities. AMS makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The United States Standards for Grades of
Fruits and Vegetables not connected with Federal Marketing Orders or
U.S. Import Requirements no longer appear in the Code of Federal
Regulations, but are maintained by USDA/AMS/Fruit and Vegetable
Programs.
AMS is revising the voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades of Kale
using procedures that appear in Part 36, Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (7 CFR part 36).
Background
On October 1, 2004, AMS published a notice in the Federal Register
(69 FR 58879) soliciting comments on the possible revision to the
United States Standards for Grades of Kale. In response to our request
for comments, AMS received one comment from an industry group in favor
of the proposed revision. The group also requested to allow the
standards to be used for kale leaves and bunched kale leaves in
addition to kale plants.
A second notice was published in the March 11, 2005, Federal
Register (70 FR 12172) based on the comment received on the first
notice. AMS received one comment from an industry group in response to
the second notice. The comment was in favor of the revision to the
standard. The favorable comment stated that a well-defined standard for
kale shipped in a variety of ways will improve consistency of delivered
product and enhance the relevance and effectiveness of USDA
inspections. The comment is available by accessing AMS's Home Page on
the Internet at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/fpbdocketlist.htm.
Additionally, AMS is eliminating the unclassified category. This
section is being removed in all standards, when they are revised. This
category is not a grade and only serves to show that no grade has been
applied to the lot. It is no longer considered necessary.
Based on comments received and information gathered, AMS believes
the revisions to the standards will bring the standards for kale in-
line with current marketing practices and thereby improve their
usefulness.
The official grade of a lot of kale covered by these standards is
determined by the procedures set forth in the Regulations Governing
Inspection, Certification, and Standards of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables
and Other Products (Sec. 51.1 to 51.61).
The United States Standards for Grades of Kale will become
effective 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Dated: June 15, 2005.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 05-12154 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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