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Vol. 79, No. 141
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION
Public Quarterly Meeting of the Board
of Directors
United States African
Development Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The US African Development
Foundation (USADF) will hold its
quarterly meeting of the Board of
Directors to discuss the agency’s
programs and administration.
DATES: The meeting date is Thursday,
August 7th, 2014, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will take place
via teleconference, with staff
congregating at 1400 I Street Northwest,
Suite #1000 (Main Conference Room),
Washington, DC 2005–2246.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rabayah Akhter, 202–233–8811.
ADDRESSES:
Authority: Public Law 96–533 (22 U.S.C.
290h).
Dated: July 16, 2014.
Doris Mason Martin,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014–17367 Filed 7–22–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
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United States Standards for Whole Dry
Peas
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Final Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA) is revising the United States
Standards for Whole Dry Peas to
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establish an additional color grading
factor requirement for the Whole Dry
Peas class ‘‘Smooth Yellow Dry Peas’’
and establish a definition for ‘‘fair color
yellow peas.’’ These changes will help
facilitate the marketing of the class,
Smooth Yellow Dry Peas and help
ensure the purity of classes for Whole
Dry Peas.
DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly A. Whalen at USDA, GIPSA,
FGIS, Policies, Procedures, and Market
Analysis Branch, Field Management
Division, National Grain Center, 10383
N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City,
Missouri 64153; Telephone (816) 659–
8410; Fax Number (816) 872–1258;
email Beverly.A.Whalen@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 203(c) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended
(AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1622(c)), 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.’’ GIPSA is
committed to carrying out this authority
in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities.
GIPSA establishes and maintains a
variety of quality and grade standards
for agricultural commodities that serve
as the fundamental starting point to
define commodity quality in the
domestic and global marketplace.
GIPSA provides official procedures
for how inspectors determine the
various grading factors in supporting
handbooks, such as the Pea and Lentil
Handbook, which is available on
GIPSA’s public Web site at: https://
www.gipsa.usda.gov/Publications/fgis/
handbooks/pealentil_insphb.html.
The AMA standards and supporting
procedures are voluntary and used
widely in private contracts, government
procurement and marketing
communication. Standards developed
under the AMA include those for rice,
whole dry peas, split peas, feed peas,
lentils and beans. The U.S. standards for
whole dry peas, split peas, feed peas,
lentils and beans no longer appear in
the Code of Federal Regulations, but are
now maintained by USDA–GIPSA. The
process for developing or reviewing
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these standards is specified in the AMA
regulations (7 CFR 868.102, Procedures
for establishing and revising grade
standards.) The U.S. Standards for
Whole Dry Peas are available from the
GIPSA Web site at https://
www.gipsa.usda.gov, or by phone, fax,
or email from the contact listed above.
GIPSA representatives maintain an
ongoing working relationship with the
USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council
(USADPLC), a national organization of
producers, processors, and exporters of
U.S. dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas; the
US Dry Pea and Lentil Trade
Association (USPLTA), a national
association representing processors,
traders, and transporters in the pea and
lentil industry; as well as handlers and
merchandisers, to ensure the
effectiveness of the U.S. Standards for
whole dry peas, split peas, and lentils
in today’s marketing environment.
USADPLC and USPLTA maintain that
some currently popular smooth yellow
dry pea varieties do not have a true
yellow color which necessitates changes
to the whole dry pea grade standards.
As a result, GIPSA is revising the whole
dry pea standard to establish an
additional color grading factor
requirement for the Whole Dry Peas
class ‘‘Smooth Yellow Dry Peas’’ and
establish a definition for ‘‘fair color
yellow peas.’’ The addition to the grade
standards will enable the class of
smooth yellow dry peas to be marketed
on the basis of acceptable appearance.
Whole Dry Pea Color Requirement and
Definition Changes
GIPSA is changing the way in which
the color standard is applied to the U.S.
No. 2 Whole Dry Peas ‘‘Smooth Yellow
Dry Pea’’ classification only. Doing so
will improve the effectiveness of the
standards so they may better facilitate
product marketing.
The current U.S. Standards for Whole
Dry Peas characterize the minimum
color requirement for U.S. Nos. 1 and 2
as being ‘‘good color peas’’ and the
minimum color requirement for U.S.
No. 3 as ‘‘poor color peas.’’ The existing
dry pea color characterizations ‘‘good’’
and ‘‘poor’’ do not sufficiently address
all possible degrees of color in some
Smooth Yellow Dry Pea varieties.
Samples that are marginally discolored
and those which are significantly
discolored are both considered to be
‘‘poor color peas.’’ Due to the economic
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Public Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors
AGENCY: United States African Development Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The US African Development Foundation (USADF) will hold its
quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors to discuss the agency's
programs and administration.
DATES: The meeting date is Thursday, August 7th, 2014, 11:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via teleconference, with staff
congregating at 1400 I Street Northwest, Suite 1000 (Main
Conference Room), Washington, DC 2005-2246.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rabayah Akhter, 202-233-8811.
Authority: Public Law 96-533 (22 U.S.C. 290h).
Dated: July 16, 2014.
Doris Mason Martin,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-17367 Filed 7-22-14; 8:45 am]
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