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conflict with this rule. The rule will
impact marketing programs that regulate
the handling of processed raisins under
7 CFR part 989. Raisins under a
marketing order have to meet certain
requirements set forth in the grade
standards. In addition, raisins are
subject to section 8e import
requirements under the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1937, as amended (7
U.S.C. 601–674), which requires
imported raisins to meet grade, size, and
quality under the applicable marketing
order (7 CFR part 999).
Background
AMS continually reviews all fruit and
vegetable grade standards to ensure
their usefulness in the industry, and to
modernize language and remove
duplicative terminology. On May 13,
2013, AMS received a petition from the
Little People of America stating that
they ‘‘are trying to raise awareness
around and eliminate the use of the
word midget.’’ The petition further
stated that, ‘‘Though the use of the word
midget by the USDA when classifying
certain food products is benign, Little
People of America, and the dwarfism
community, hopes that the USDA
would consider phasing out the term
midget.’’
AMS determined that the processed
raisin grade standard contained ‘‘small
or midget’’ terminology for the same
requirement. Before developing these
proposed revisions, AMS solicited
comments and suggestions about the
grade standards from the RAC. The RAC
represents the entire California raisin
industry; no other state produces raisins
commercially. On August 14, 2014, the
RAC approved the removal of the term
midget from the standards.
AMS is proposing to remove five
references to the term ‘‘midget’’ in the
following sections: 52.1845(b) and (c),
52.1850(a)(2) and (a)(3), and Table I.
The proposed revisions would
modernize and help clarify the language
of the standard by removing dual
terminology for the same requirement.
The proposed rule provides a 60-day
period during which interested parties
may comment on the revisions to the
standard.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 52
Food grades and standards, Food
labeling, Frozen foods, Fruit juices,
Fruits, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Vegetables.
For reasons set forth in the preamble,
7 CFR part 52 is proposed to be
amended as follows:
PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
2. In § 52.1845, paragraphs (b) and (c)
are revised to read as follows:
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(b) Small size raisins means that 95
percent, by weight, of all the raisins will
pass through round perforations 24/64inch in diameter, and not less than 70
percent, by weight, of all raisins will
pass through round perforations 22/64inch in diameter.
(c) Mixed size raisins means a mixture
which does not meet either the
requirements for ‘‘select’’ size; or for
‘‘small’’ size.
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■ 3. In § 52.1846, Table I, is amended,
under ‘‘Substandard Development and
Undeveloped’’ by revising the entry for
‘‘small size’’ to read as follows:
§ 52.1846
Grades of seedless raisins.
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4. In § 52.1850, paragraphs (a)(2) and
(3) are revised to read as follows:
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(2) Small size raisins means that all of
the raisins will pass through round
perforations 34/64-inch in diameter and
not less than 90 percent, by weight, of
all the raisins will pass through round
perforations 22/64-inch in diameter.
(3) Mixed size raisins means a mixture
does not meet either the requirements
for ‘‘select’’ size or for ‘‘small’’ size.
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Dated: August 13, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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PRM–20–30; NRC–2015–0057]
Linear No-Threshold Model and
Standards for Protection Against
Radiation
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
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Petition for rulemaking; notice
of docketing and request for comment;
extension of comment period.
ACTION:
On June 23, 2015, the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
requested public comment on three
petitions for rulemaking (PRM)
requesting that the NRC amend its
‘‘Standards for Protection Against
Radiation’’ regulations and change the
basis of those regulations from the linear
no-threshold model of radiation
protection to the radiation hormesis
model. The public comment period was
originally scheduled to close on
September 8, 2015. The NRC is
extending the public comment period to
allow more time for members of the
public to develop and submit their
comments.
SUMMARY:
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The comment period for the
document published on June 23, 2015,
at 80 FR 35870, is extended. Comments
should be filed no later than November
19, 2015. Comments received after this
date will be considered, if it is practical
to do so, but the Commission is able to
ensure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods (unless
this document describes a different
method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0057. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Email comments to:
Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you
do not receive an automatic email reply
confirming receipt, then contact us at
301–415–1677.
• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301–
415–1101.
• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
• Hand deliver comments to: 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
(Eastern Time) Federal workdays;
telephone: 301–415–1677.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–3781, email: Solomon.Sahle@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–
0057 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0057.
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Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2015–
0057 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
On June 23, 2015, the NRC requested
public comment on three PRMs, PRM–
20–28, PRM–20–29, and PRM–20–30,
requesting that the NRC amend its
‘‘Standards for Protection Against
Radiation’’ regulations and change the
basis of those regulations from the linear
no-threshold model of radiation
protection to the radiation hormesis
model. The NRC is examining the issues
raised in these PRMs to determine
whether they should be considered in
rulemaking.
The public comment period was
originally scheduled to close on
September 8, 2015. The NRC is
extending the public comment period
on this document until November 19,
2015, to allow more time for members
of the public to submit their comments.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day
of August, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 20
[Docket Nos. PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30; NRC-2015-0057]
Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against
Radiation
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; notice of docketing and request for
comment; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On June 23, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
requested public comment on three petitions for rulemaking (PRM)
requesting that the NRC amend its ``Standards for Protection Against
Radiation'' regulations and change the basis of those regulations from
the linear no-threshold model of radiation protection to the radiation
hormesis model. The public comment period was originally scheduled to
close on September 8, 2015. The NRC is extending the public comment
period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and
submit their comments.
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DATES: The comment period for the document published on June 23, 2015,
at 80 FR 35870, is extended. Comments should be filed no later than
November 19, 2015. Comments received after this date will be
considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to
ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject):
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0057. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Email comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact
us at 301-415-1677.
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal
workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3781, email:
Solomon.Sahle@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0057 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0057.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0057 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
On June 23, 2015, the NRC requested public comment on three PRMs,
PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30, requesting that the NRC amend its
``Standards for Protection Against Radiation'' regulations and change
the basis of those regulations from the linear no-threshold model of
radiation protection to the radiation hormesis model. The NRC is
examining the issues raised in these PRMs to determine whether they
should be considered in rulemaking.
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on
September 8, 2015. The NRC is extending the public comment period on
this document until November 19, 2015, to allow more time for members
of the public to submit their comments.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of August, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-20722 Filed 8-20-15; 8:45 am]
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