United States Standards for Feed Peas, 27672-27674 [E6-7250]

Download as PDF 27672 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 92 / Friday, May 12, 2006 / Notices will be mailed to those requesting a copy. Scheduled meetings and details of other public involvement opportunities will be posted on the KIPZ Web site: https://www.fs.fed.us/kipz. The opportunity to object to a Final Plan will be during a 30-day objection period before Plan approval (36 CFR 219.13(a)). Only individuals or organizations, other than a federal agency, who participated in the planning process through the submission of written comments, may object to a Plan. Please note that all comments, names, and addresses become part of the public record and are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), except for proprietary documents and information. Responsible Officials: Bob Castaneda, Kootenai Forest Supervisor and Ranotta K. McNair, Idaho Panhandle Forest Supervisor. Dated: May 1, 2006. Bob Castaneda, Forest Supervisor, Kootenai National Forest. Dated: May 1, 2006. Ranotta K. 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AGENCY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to provide official services in unassigned counties in Texas. DATES: Comments must be postmarked or electronically dated on or before June 12, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA, John R. Sharpe, Division Director, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–3604. Fax 202–690–2755; e-mail John.R.Sharpe@usda.gov. All comments received will be made available for public inspection at the above address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., during regular business hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John R.Sharpe at 202–720–8262, e-mail John.R.Sharpe@usda.gov. SUMMARY: This Action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental Regulation 1512–1; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action. In the March 13, 2006, Federal Register (71 FR 12675), GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in Clay, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Young, Stephen, and Eastland Counties in Texas to submit an application for designation. There were two applicants for the Texas area: Enid Grain Inspection Co., SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Inc. (Enid) and Intercontinental Grain Inspections Inc. (Intercontinental); both currently designated official agencies. Enid applied for designation to provide official services in Clay, Montague, Cooke, and Grayson Counties. Intercontinental applied for all of the counties announced in the March 13, 2005, Federal Register. GIPSA is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the opportunity to present comments concerning the applicants. Commenters are encouraged to submit reasons and pertinent data for support or objection to the designation of the applicants. All comments must be submitted to the Compliance Division at the above address. Comments and other available information will be considered in making a final decision. GIPSA will publish notice of the final decision in the Federal Register, and GIPSA will send the applicants written notification of the decision. Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). James E. Link, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E6–7249 Filed 5–11–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration United States Standards for Feed Peas Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We plan to establish U.S. standards for feed peas under the authority of the U.S. Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (AMA). Current U.S. standards for Whole Dry Peas and Split Peas reflect the needs of the edible dry pea market. The quality and standards established for the edible dry pea market greatly differ from the feed pea market. Consequently, the current standards for edible dry peas do not reflect the current needs of the feed pea market. This action will provide uniform standards and will facilitate the marketing of feed peas. DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by June 12, 2006. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. Please reference the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register in your comments. You may submit E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 92 / Friday, May 12, 2006 / Notices comments by any of the following methods: • E-mail: Send comments via electronic mail to comments.gipsa@usda.gov. • Mail: Send hardcopy written comments to Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. • Fax: Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 690–2755. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulation.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. To read comments: All comments received will be made available for public review at the above address during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki A. Lacefield, Policies and Procedures Branch, Field Management Division, USDA, GIPSA, Room 2420–S, Stop 3630, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–3630, telephone (202) 720–0397; or e-mail to: Vicki.A.Lacefield@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Background The AMA directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and improve standards for agricultural products (7 U.S.C. 1622). These are standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and packaging. The intent of such standards is to encourage uniformity and consistency in commercial practices. GIPSA establishes and maintains a variety of quality and grade standards for agricultural commodities. These standards provide market participants with common terms to describe the quality of agricultural commodities and; thus, reduce transaction costs and facilitate marketing. They also provide a common standard to improve risk management through crop insurance and loan assistance. For example, USDA programs providing farm loan assistance typically rely on the U.S. standards to determine eligibility and payment amount. The AMA standards are voluntary and widely used in private contracts, government procurement, marketing communication, and, for some commodities, consumer information. Standards developed under the AMA include rice, whole dry peas, split peas, lentils, and beans. The U.S. standards VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:54 May 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, Lentils, and Beans do not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations (although the process by which we develop these standards is specified through the regulations in 7 CFR 868.102, Procedures for establishing and revising grade standards); however the standards are available on the GIPSA Web site, https://www.gipsa.usda.gov. If we establish new standards for feed peas, we will publish a final notice in the Federal Register. The new U.S. standards will be available on the GIPSA Web site at https:// archive.gipsa.usda.gov/referencelibrary/standards/ feed_pea_standards.pdf and by contacting the Field Management Division at the above address. Need for New Standards The United States Dry Pea and Lentil Council and other dry pea industry representatives requested that we establish standards for dry peas used as feed for animals (feed peas). Current U.S. standards for Whole Dry Peas and Split Peas reflect the needs of the edible dry pea market. The pea industry indicated the need to establish separate standards for marketing peas as a feed product due to an increasing demand for peas used in animal feed. The quality and standards established for the edible dry pea market differ from the feed pea market. Consequently, the current standards for edible dry peas do not reflect the current needs of the feed pea market. To begin, we worked with the United States Dry Pea and Lentil Council and others in the pea industry to examine the effectiveness of the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils in today’s marketing environment. As a result, GIPSA concluded that the current standards continue to meet consumer and processor needs for the edible pea and lentil markets. Our work with the United States Dry Pea and Lentil Council and others in the pea industry also identified a market need for standards for feed peas. Based on a review of U.S. market needs and other feed pea standards used in Canada and Australia, we developed proposed standards for feed peas. Feed Peas and Pea Production Feed peas are dry peas (yellow and green) intended for animal feed purposes. Pea protein helps balance the nutrient deficiencies of grains such as corn and wheat, which are low in the important amino acids, lysine, and tryptophan. Peas contain a large concentration of lysine, which meets the PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27673 needs of mono-gastric animals, such as swine and poultry. As a result, more peas are being used for swine, cattle, and poultry feed; and the trend is expected to continue to increase according to industry analysts. As more companies around the world turn to peas as part of their ingredient base for animal feed, U.S. pea production has increased. According to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the production of dry peas has been on a steady incline since 2001. For example, total U.S. planted acreage rose from 184,000 acres in 2000, to 808,000 acres in 2005. NASS projections are based on green, yellow, or winter dry pea production; they do not distinguish between peas destined for human consumers and peas destined for animal feed. Nevertheless, the vast majority of the production increase has been fueled by the increased demand for animal feed. Standards The proposed standards include three parts. Part I includes a series of definitions for the various terms used in the standards. Part II covers the basic principles governing application of standards, such as the type of sample used for a particular quality analysis and how analytical results are reported. Part III includes the actual quality grade specifications and how they are recorded for certification purposes. We propose to specify standards for both U.S. Grade No. 1 Feed Peas and for U.S. Sample Grade Feed Peas. For the standard for U.S. Grade No. 1 Feed Peas, we propose quality factors for the maximum allowable amount of inert material and heat damaged peas. Feed peas that do not meet the requirements for U.S. Grade No. 1 Feed Peas would be classified as U.S. Sample Grade Feed Peas. Within the proposed standard for U.S. Sample Grade Feed Peas, we specified factors for moisture, animal excreta, metal fragments, broken glass, odor, heating, and quality. To review the proposed standards, you may view or print them from the GIPSA Web site at https:// www.gipsa.usda.gov or contact us by phone, fax, or e-mail using the information provided above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments GIPSA will solicit comments for 30 days. This comment period is considered appropriate given that representatives of the pea industry requested the development of feed pea standards and have reviewed the draft standards. In addition, our goal is to E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 27674 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 92 / Friday, May 12, 2006 / Notices implement the new standards for the next harvest, which will be June–July, 2006. All comments we receive within the comment period will be made part of the public record maintained by GIPSA and will be available to the public for review. We will consider those comments before we take final action on the new standards. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627; 7 CFR 868.103. James E. Link, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E6–7250 Filed 5–11–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following information collections for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 11, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 720–0784. Fax: (202) 720–8435. 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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:54 May 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to Richard C. Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202) 720–0784. 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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Richard C. Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202) 720–8435. E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27672-27674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7250]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


United States Standards for Feed Peas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: We plan to establish U.S. standards for feed peas under the 
authority of the U.S. Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended 
(AMA). Current U.S. standards for Whole Dry Peas and Split Peas reflect 
the needs of the edible dry pea market. The quality and standards 
established for the edible dry pea market greatly differ from the feed 
pea market. Consequently, the current standards for edible dry peas do 
not reflect the current needs of the feed pea market. This action will 
provide uniform standards and will facilitate the marketing of feed 
peas.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by June 12, 2006.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. Please 
reference the date and page number of this issue of the Federal 
Register in your comments. You may submit

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comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: Send comments via electronic mail to 
comments.gipsa@usda.gov.
     Mail: Send hardcopy written comments to Tess Butler, 
GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647-S, Washington, DC 
20250-3604.
     Fax: Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 
690-2755.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: Tess 
Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647-S, 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulation.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
    To read comments: All comments received will be made available for 
public review at the above address during regular business hours (7 CFR 
1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki A. Lacefield, Policies and 
Procedures Branch, Field Management Division, USDA, GIPSA, Room 2420-S, 
Stop 3630, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3630, 
telephone (202) 720-0397; or e-mail to: Vicki.A.Lacefield@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The AMA directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to 
develop and improve standards for agricultural products (7 U.S.C. 
1622). These are standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and 
packaging. The intent of such standards is to encourage uniformity and 
consistency in commercial practices.
    GIPSA establishes and maintains a variety of quality and grade 
standards for agricultural commodities. These standards provide market 
participants with common terms to describe the quality of agricultural 
commodities and; thus, reduce transaction costs and facilitate 
marketing. They also provide a common standard to improve risk 
management through crop insurance and loan assistance. For example, 
USDA programs providing farm loan assistance typically rely on the U.S. 
standards to determine eligibility and payment amount. The AMA 
standards are voluntary and widely used in private contracts, 
government procurement, marketing communication, and, for some 
commodities, consumer information.
    Standards developed under the AMA include rice, whole dry peas, 
split peas, lentils, and beans. The U.S. standards for Whole Dry Peas, 
Split Peas, Lentils, and Beans do not appear in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (although the process by which we develop these standards 
is specified through the regulations in 7 CFR 868.102, Procedures for 
establishing and revising grade standards); however the standards are 
available on the GIPSA Web site, https://www.gipsa.usda.gov. If we 
establish new standards for feed peas, we will publish a final notice 
in the Federal Register. The new U.S. standards will be available on 
the GIPSA Web site at https://archive.gipsa.usda.gov/reference-library/
standards/feed_pea_standards.pdf and by contacting the Field 
Management Division at the above address.

Need for New Standards

    The United States Dry Pea and Lentil Council and other dry pea 
industry representatives requested that we establish standards for dry 
peas used as feed for animals (feed peas). Current U.S. standards for 
Whole Dry Peas and Split Peas reflect the needs of the edible dry pea 
market. The pea industry indicated the need to establish separate 
standards for marketing peas as a feed product due to an increasing 
demand for peas used in animal feed. The quality and standards 
established for the edible dry pea market differ from the feed pea 
market. Consequently, the current standards for edible dry peas do not 
reflect the current needs of the feed pea market.
    To begin, we worked with the United States Dry Pea and Lentil 
Council and others in the pea industry to examine the effectiveness of 
the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils in 
today's marketing environment. As a result, GIPSA concluded that the 
current standards continue to meet consumer and processor needs for the 
edible pea and lentil markets.
    Our work with the United States Dry Pea and Lentil Council and 
others in the pea industry also identified a market need for standards 
for feed peas. Based on a review of U.S. market needs and other feed 
pea standards used in Canada and Australia, we developed proposed 
standards for feed peas.

Feed Peas and Pea Production

    Feed peas are dry peas (yellow and green) intended for animal feed 
purposes. Pea protein helps balance the nutrient deficiencies of grains 
such as corn and wheat, which are low in the important amino acids, 
lysine, and tryptophan. Peas contain a large concentration of lysine, 
which meets the needs of mono-gastric animals, such as swine and 
poultry. As a result, more peas are being used for swine, cattle, and 
poultry feed; and the trend is expected to continue to increase 
according to industry analysts.
    As more companies around the world turn to peas as part of their 
ingredient base for animal feed, U.S. pea production has increased. 
According to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), 
the production of dry peas has been on a steady incline since 2001. For 
example, total U.S. planted acreage rose from 184,000 acres in 2000, to 
808,000 acres in 2005. NASS projections are based on green, yellow, or 
winter dry pea production; they do not distinguish between peas 
destined for human consumers and peas destined for animal feed. 
Nevertheless, the vast majority of the production increase has been 
fueled by the increased demand for animal feed.

Standards

    The proposed standards include three parts. Part I includes a 
series of definitions for the various terms used in the standards. Part 
II covers the basic principles governing application of standards, such 
as the type of sample used for a particular quality analysis and how 
analytical results are reported. Part III includes the actual quality 
grade specifications and how they are recorded for certification 
purposes.
    We propose to specify standards for both U.S. Grade No. 1 Feed Peas 
and for U.S. Sample Grade Feed Peas. For the standard for U.S. Grade 
No. 1 Feed Peas, we propose quality factors for the maximum allowable 
amount of inert material and heat damaged peas. Feed peas that do not 
meet the requirements for U.S. Grade No. 1 Feed Peas would be 
classified as U.S. Sample Grade Feed Peas. Within the proposed standard 
for U.S. Sample Grade Feed Peas, we specified factors for moisture, 
animal excreta, metal fragments, broken glass, odor, heating, and 
quality.
    To review the proposed standards, you may view or print them from 
the GIPSA Web site at https://www.gipsa.usda.gov or contact us by phone, 
fax, or e-mail using the information provided above under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Comments

    GIPSA will solicit comments for 30 days. This comment period is 
considered appropriate given that representatives of the pea industry 
requested the development of feed pea standards and have reviewed the 
draft standards. In addition, our goal is to

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implement the new standards for the next harvest, which will be June-
July, 2006. All comments we receive within the comment period will be 
made part of the public record maintained by GIPSA and will be 
available to the public for review. We will consider those comments 
before we take final action on the new standards.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627; 7 CFR 868.103.

James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-7250 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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