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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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maintained by the AMS Fruit and
Vegetable Program and are available on
the Internet at www.ams.usda.gov/
scihome.
AMS is revising the voluntary United
States Standards for Grades of Okra
using the procedures in Part 36, Title 7
of the Code of Federal Regulations (7
CFR Part 36). These standards were last
revised December 18, 1928.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Background and Response to
Comments
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. Number AMS–FV–11–0054; FV–13–
331]
United States Standards for Grades of
Okra
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Final notice.
AGENCY:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is revising the
voluntary United States Standards for
Grades of Okra by removing the
‘‘Unclassified’’ category from the
standards.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective: November 22, 2013.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Horner, Standardization Branch,
Specialty Crops Inspection Division,
telephone: (540) 361–1128 or 1150. The
revised United States Standards for
Grades of Okra are available on the
Specialty Crops Inspection Division
Web site at www.ams.usda.gov/scihome.
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. Because the
United States Standards for Grades of
Fruits and Vegetables are not connected
with Federal marketing orders or U.S.
import requirements, they no longer
appear in the Code of Federal
Regulations. They are, however,
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: October 17, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Guaranteed
Farm Loan Program
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice of re-opening of a public
comment period.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Farm Service Agency
(FSA) is reopening and extending the
comment period for 60 days to allow
interested individuals and organizations
to comment on the extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection associated with
the Guaranteed Farm Loan Program. The
amended estimate adds the merger of
the information collection for the Land
Contract Guarantee Program (0560–
0279) into the Guaranteed Farm Loan
Program. This information collection is
used to make and service loans
guaranteed by FSA to eligible farmers
and ranchers by commercial lenders and
to provide guarantees to the seller of a
farm through the use of land contracts.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by December 23, 2013.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Trent Rogers, Senior Loan
Specialist, USDA, FSA, Stop 0522, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Trent Rogers at the above
addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trent Rogers, Senior Loan Specialist,
(202) 720–3889.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
On February 9, 2012, AMS published
a notice in the Federal Register (77 FR
6772) soliciting comments about
removing the ‘‘unclassified’’ section and
any other possible revision to the
United States Standards for Grades of
Okra. The public comment period
closed on April 9, 2012, with no
responses.
On May 1, 2013, AMS published a
second notice in the Federal Register
(78 FR 25416) soliciting comments
about removing the ‘‘unclassified’’
section from the United States
Standards for Grades of Okra. The
public comment period closed on May
31, 2013, with no responses.
Based on the information gathered,
AMS will remove and reserve ‘‘Section
51.3946 Unclassified.’’ The revision will
bring the okra standards in line with
current marketing practices and other
commodity standards. This section is
being removed in standards for all
commodities as they are revised. It is no
longer considered necessary since it is
not a grade and only serves to show that
no grade has been applied to the lot.
The official grade of a lot of okra
covered by these standards will be
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 revisions to the United States
Standards for Grades of Okra will be
effective 30 days after publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Description of Information Collection
Title: Guaranteed Farm Loans.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0155.
Expiration Date of Approval: 01/31/
2014.
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. Number AMS-FV-11-0054; FV-13-331]
United States Standards for Grades of Okra
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is revising the voluntary United States Standards
for Grades of Okra by removing the ``Unclassified'' category from the
standards.
DATES: Effective: November 22, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Horner, Standardization Branch,
Specialty Crops Inspection Division, telephone: (540) 361-1128 or 1150.
The revised United States Standards for Grades of Okra are available on
the Specialty Crops Inspection Division Web site at www.ams.usda.gov/scihome.
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. Because the United States Standards for Grades
of Fruits and Vegetables are not connected with Federal marketing
orders or U.S. import requirements, they no longer appear in the Code
of Federal Regulations. They are, however, maintained by the AMS Fruit
and Vegetable Program and are available on the Internet at
www.ams.usda.gov/scihome.
AMS is revising the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of
Okra using the procedures in Part 36, Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (7 CFR Part 36). These standards were last revised December
18, 1928.
Background and Response to Comments
On February 9, 2012, AMS published a notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 6772) soliciting comments about removing the ``unclassified''
section and any other possible revision to the United States Standards
for Grades of Okra. The public comment period closed on April 9, 2012,
with no responses.
On May 1, 2013, AMS published a second notice in the Federal
Register (78 FR 25416) soliciting comments about removing the
``unclassified'' section from the United States Standards for Grades of
Okra. The public comment period closed on May 31, 2013, with no
responses.
Based on the information gathered, AMS will remove and reserve
``Section 51.3946 Unclassified.'' The revision will bring the okra
standards in line with current marketing practices and other commodity
standards. This section is being removed in standards for all
commodities as they are revised. It is no longer considered necessary
since it is not a grade and only serves to show that no grade has been
applied to the lot.
The official grade of a lot of okra covered by these standards will
be 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 revisions to the United States Standards for Grades of Okra
will be effective 30 days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Dated: October 17, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-24818 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
