Exemption of Organic Products From Assessment Under a Commodity Promotion Law, 2060-2061 [2015-00540]

Download as PDF rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 2060 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2015 / Proposed Rules each food component of the meal pattern. Supervising adults who choose to serve the fluids directly to the children must serve the required minimum quantity to each child. (3) Institutions which use family-style meal service may not claim second meals for reimbursement. (p) Offer versus serve. (1) Each adult day care center and at-risk after school program must offer its participants all of the required food servings as set forth in paragraph (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section. However, at the discretion of the adult day care center or at-risk afterschool program, participants may be permitted to decline: (i) For adults: (A) One of the four food items (one serving of milk, one serving of fruit and/or vegetable, and two servings of grains or grain alternate and/ or meat/meat alternate) required at breakfast; (B) Two of the six food items (one serving of milk, one servings of vegetable, one serving of fruit, two servings of grain or grain alternate, and one serving of meat or meat alternate) required at lunch; and (C) Two of the five food items (one serving of vegetables, one serving of fruit, two servings of grain or grain alternate, and one serving of meat or meat alternate) required at supper. (ii) For children participating in atrisk after school programs: Two of the five food items (one serving of vegetables, one serving of fruits, one serving of grain or grain alternate, one serving of meat or meat alternate, and one serving of fluid milk) required at supper. (2) In pricing programs, the price of a reimbursable meal must not be affected if an adult participant declines a food item. (q) Prohibition on using food as a punishment or reward. Meals served under this part must contribute to the development and socialization of children by providing food that is not used as a punishment or reward. (r) Sugar limitations—(1) Flavored milk for children 2 through 4 years—(i) Alternative A1. The service of flavored milk to children 2 through 4 years of age is prohibited; or (ii) Alternative A2. To be creditable as part of a reimbursable meal under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, flavored milk served to children 2 through 4 years of age must contain no more than 22 grams of sugar per 8 fluid ounce serving. (2) Flavored milk for children 5 years and older—(i) Alternative B1. To be creditable as part of a reimbursable meal under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, flavored milk served must contain no VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:53 Jan 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 more than 22 grams of sugar per 8 fluid ounce serving; or (ii) Alternative B2. Facilities willing to go further in providing healthier options may follow the best practices as outlined under paragraph (e) of this section, which may include limiting the sugar in flavored milk to no more than 22 grams per 8 fluid ounce serving. (3) Yogurt for all age groups—(i) Alternative C1. To be creditable as part of a reimbursable under paragraph (a)(1)(iv) or (a)(5) of this section, yogurt served must contain no more than 30 grams of sugar per 6 ounce serving; or (ii) Alternative C2. Facilities willing to go further in providing healthier options may follow the best practices as outlined under paragraph (e) of this section, which may include limiting the sugar in yogurt to no more than 30 grams per 6 ounce serving. ■ 12. In § 226.25 add paragraph (i) to read as follows: § 226.25 Other provisions. * * * * * (i) Water availability. A child care facility must make potable drinking water available to children upon their request, throughout the day. Dated: January 8, 2015. Kevin W. Concannon, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. [FR Doc. 2015–00446 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Parts 900, 1150, 1160, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1212, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1230, 1250, 1260, and 1280 [Document Number AMS–FV–14–0032] Exemption of Organic Products From Assessment Under a Commodity Promotion Law Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Extension of comment period. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period on proposed modifications to the organic assessment exemption regulations under 23 Federal marketing orders and 22 research and promotion programs is extended until February 17, 2015. The proposed rule would expand the organic assessment exemption to cover all ‘‘organic’’ and ‘‘100 percent organic’’ products certified under the National Organic Program SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 regardless of whether the person requesting the exemption also produces, handles, markets, or imports conventional or nonorganic products. The authority for this proposal is in section 10004 of the Agricultural Act of 2014. DATES: Comments must be received by February 17, 2015. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this proposal. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the document number and the date and page number of this issue and the December 16, 2014, issue of the Federal Register. Comments will be included in the record and made available for public inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business hours, or can be viewed at: https:// www.regulations.gov. Please be advised that the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public on the Internet at the address provided above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Broadbent, Senior Marketing Specialist, or Michelle Sharrow, Branch Chief, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938; or email: Barry.Broadbent@ams.usda.gov, or Michelle.Sharrow@ams.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2014 (79 FR 75006). The proposed rule would expand the organic assessment exemption, currently only available to entities that produce or market solely 100 percent organic products, to cover all ‘‘organic’’ and ‘‘100 percent organic’’ products certified under the National Organic Program regardless of whether the person requesting the exemption also produces, handles, markets, or imports conventional or nonorganic products. The action is authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The comment period established in the proposed rule closes January 15, 2015. USDA received comments from affected programs and industry members requesting that the comment period be extended beyond January 15, 2015. The comments expressed concern that the original December 16 to January E:\FR\FM\15JAP1.SGM 15JAP1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2015 / Proposed Rules 2061 15 comment period was insufficient given the numerous holidays that occurred during that timeframe. The commenters requested the extension to provide additional time for interested persons to analyze the proposal and to submit written comments. After reviewing the requests, USDA is extending the comment period to February 17, 2015. This will provide interested persons over 60 days to review the proposed rule, perform a complete analysis, and submit written comments. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY egrpra.ffiec.gov/submit-comment/ submit-comment-index.html. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: This document is issued pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601–674); Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2901–2911); Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7411–7425); Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118); Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501–4514); Egg Research and Consumer Information Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2701–2718); Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6401–6417); Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7801–7813); Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6101– 6112); Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7481–7491); Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 4801–4819); Potato Research and Promotion Act of 1971 (7 U.S.C. 2611–2627); Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 6301–6311); and Watermelon Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 4901–4916); and 7 U.S.C. 7401. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Dated: January 12, 2015. Rex A. Barnes, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2015–00540 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS BILLING CODE 3410–02–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:53 Jan 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 12 CFR Chapter I [Docket ID FFIEC–2014–0001] BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 12 CFR Chapter II [Docket No. OP–1491] 12 CFR Chapter III Regulatory Publication and Review Under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (‘‘OCC’’), Treasury; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (‘‘Board’’); and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’). ACTION: Notice of outreach meeting. AGENCIES: The OCC, Board, and FDIC (‘‘we’’ or ‘‘Agencies’’) announce the second in a series of outreach meetings on the Agencies’ interagency process to review their regulations under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (‘‘EGRPRA’’). SUMMARY: An outreach meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Online registrations will be accepted through January 28, 2015, or until all seats are filled, whichever is earlier. If seats are available, individuals may register in person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on the day of the meeting. Additional outreach meetings are scheduled for Boston on May 4, 2015; Chicago on October 19, 2015; and Washington, DC, on December 2, 2015. The Agencies also plan to hold an outreach meeting this summer that will focus on rural banks. ADDRESSES: The Agencies will hold the February 4, 2015, outreach meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 2200 N. Pearl St., Dallas, Texas 75201. Live video of this meeting will be streamed at https://egrpra.ffiec.gov/. All Dallas participants should register at https:// egrpra.ffiec.gov/outreach/outreachindex.html. Any interested individual may submit comments through the EGRPRA Web site during open comment periods at: https:// DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 OCC: Heidi M. Thomas, Special Counsel, (202) 649–5490; for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY (202) 649–5597. Board: Claudia Von Pervieux, Counsel, (202) 452–2552; for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY (202) 263–4869. FDIC: Ruth R. Amberg, Assistant General Counsel, (202) 898–3736; for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY 1–800–925–4618. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EGRPRA 1 directs the Agencies, along with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (Council), not less frequently than once every ten years, to conduct a review of their regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulations. The Agencies are holding a series of at least five outreach meetings to provide an opportunity for bankers, consumer and community groups, and other interested persons to present their views directly to senior management and staff of the Agencies on any of 12 specific categories of regulations, as further described below. The Agencies held the first of these outreach meetings on December 2, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.2 The second outreach meeting will be held on February 4, 2015, in Dallas, Texas. Senior agency staff from the OCC, FDIC and Board are scheduled to attend. Video of this meeting will be streamed live at https://egrpra.ffiec.gov/. The meeting will consist of panels of bankers and consumer and community groups who will present particular issues. There will be limited time after each panel for comments from meeting attendees. In addition, there will be a session at the end of the meeting during which audience members may present views on any of the regulations under review. The Agencies reserve the right to limit the time of individual commenters, if needed, in order to accommodate the number of persons desiring to speak. Comments made by panelists and audience members at this meeting will be reflected in the public comment file. Audience members who do not wish to comment orally may submit written comments at the meeting. In addition, any interested individual may submit comments through the EGRPRA Web 1 Public Law 104–208 (1996), 110 Stat. 3009–414, codified at 12 U.S.C. 3311. 2 A taped video of this outreach meeting is available on the EGRPRA Web site at https:// egrpra.ffiec.gov/outreach/outreach-index.html. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2060-2061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00540]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Parts 900, 1150, 1160, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 
1212, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1230, 
1250, 1260, and 1280

[Document Number AMS-FV-14-0032]


Exemption of Organic Products From Assessment Under a Commodity 
Promotion Law

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period on proposed 
modifications to the organic assessment exemption regulations under 23 
Federal marketing orders and 22 research and promotion programs is 
extended until February 17, 2015. The proposed rule would expand the 
organic assessment exemption to cover all ``organic'' and ``100 percent 
organic'' products certified under the National Organic Program 
regardless of whether the person requesting the exemption also 
produces, handles, markets, or imports conventional or nonorganic 
products. The authority for this proposal is in section 10004 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014.

DATES: Comments must be received by February 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this proposal. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk, 
Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 
20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938; or Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the document number 
and the date and page number of this issue and the December 16, 2014, 
issue of the Federal Register. Comments will be included in the record 
and made available for public inspection in the Office of the Docket 
Clerk during regular business hours, or can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov. Please be advised that the identity of the 
individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public on 
the Internet at the address provided above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Broadbent, Senior Marketing 
Specialist, or Michelle Sharrow, Branch Chief, Marketing Order and 
Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; 
Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938; or email: 
Barry.Broadbent@ams.usda.gov, or Michelle.Sharrow@ams.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule was published in the Federal 
Register on December 16, 2014 (79 FR 75006). The proposed rule would 
expand the organic assessment exemption, currently only available to 
entities that produce or market solely 100 percent organic products, to 
cover all ``organic'' and ``100 percent organic'' products certified 
under the National Organic Program regardless of whether the person 
requesting the exemption also produces, handles, markets, or imports 
conventional or nonorganic products. The action is authorized by the 
Agricultural Act of 2014. The comment period established in the 
proposed rule closes January 15, 2015.
    USDA received comments from affected programs and industry members 
requesting that the comment period be extended beyond January 15, 2015. 
The comments expressed concern that the original December 16 to January

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15 comment period was insufficient given the numerous holidays that 
occurred during that timeframe. The commenters requested the extension 
to provide additional time for interested persons to analyze the 
proposal and to submit written comments.
    After reviewing the requests, USDA is extending the comment period 
to February 17, 2015. This will provide interested persons over 60 days 
to review the proposed rule, perform a complete analysis, and submit 
written comments.

    Authority:  This document is issued pursuant to the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601-674); Beef Promotion 
and Research Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2901-2911); Commodity Promotion, 
Research, and Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7411-7425); Cotton 
Research and Promotion Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 2101-2118); Dairy 
Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501-4514); Egg 
Research and Consumer Information Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2701-2718); 
Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6401-6417); Hass Avocado 
Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7801-
7813); Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6101-6112); Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer 
Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7481-7491); Pork Promotion, 
Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 4801-4819); 
Potato Research and Promotion Act of 1971 (7 U.S.C. 2611-2627); 
Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
6301-6311); and Watermelon Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 
4901-4916); and 7 U.S.C. 7401.

    Dated: January 12, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-00540 Filed 1-14-15; 8:45 am]
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