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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87K.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016–00958 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
7 CFR Part 810
United States Standards for Oats
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain
Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) is seeking
comment from the public regarding the
United States (U.S.) Standards for Oats
under the United States Grain Standards
Act (USGSA). To ensure that standards
and official grading practices remain
relevant, GIPSA invites interested
parties to comment on whether the
current oats standards and grading
practices need to be changed.
DATES: We will consider comments we
receive by April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written or
electronic comments on this proposed
rule to:
• Mail: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA,
STOP 3642, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 2530–B, Washington, DC
20250–3604.
• Fax: (202) 690–2173
• Internet: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the online instruction for submitting
comments.
All comments will become a matter of
public record and should be identified
as ‘‘U.S. Standards for Oats request for
information comments,’’ making
reference to the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received become the property
of the Federal government, are a part of
the public record, and will generally be
posted to www.regulations.gov without
change. If you send an email comment
directly to GIPSA without going through
www.regulations.gov, or you submit a
comment to GIPSA via fax, the
originating email address or telephone
number will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. Also, all
personal identifying information (for
example, name, address, etc.)
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may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
Electronic submissions should avoid
the use of special characters, avoid any
form of encryption, and be free of any
defects or viruses, since these may
prevent GIPSA from being able to read
and understand, and thus consider your
comment.
GIPSA will post a transcript or report
summarizing each substantive oral
comment that we receive. This would
include comments made at any public
meetings hosted by GIPSA during the
comment period, unless GIPSA
publically announces otherwise.
All comments will also be available
for public inspection at the above
address during regular business hours (7
CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the GIPSA
Management and Budget Services
support staff (202) 720–8479 for an
appointment to view the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Giese at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 N.
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO
64153; Telephone (816) 891–0460; Fax
Number (816) 872–1258; email
Gregory.J.Giese@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
authority of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 76),
GIPSA establishes standards for oats
and other grains regarding kind, class,
quality and condition. The oats
standards, established by USDA on June
16, 1919, were last revised in 1988 and
appear in the USGSA regulations at 7
CFR 810.1001 through 810.1005. The
standards facilitate oats marketing and
define U.S. oats quality in the domestic
and global marketplace. The standards
define commonly used industry terms;
contain basic principles governing the
application of standards, such as the
type of sample used for a particular
quality analysis; the basis of
determination; and specify grades and
grade requirements. Official procedures
for determining grading factors are
provided in GIPSA’s Grain Inspection
Handbook, Book II, Chapter 7, ‘‘Oats’’
which also includes standardized
procedures for additional quality
attributes not used to determine grade,
such as dockage and moisture content.
Together, the grading standards and
testing procedures allow buyers and
sellers to communicate quality
requirements, compare oats quality
using equivalent forms of measurement
and assist in price discovery.
GIPSA’s grading and inspection
services are provided through a network
of federal, state, and private laboratories
that conduct tests to determine the
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quality and condition of oats. These
tests are conducted in accordance with
applicable standards using approved
methodologies and can be applied at
any point in the marketing chain.
Furthermore, the tests yield rapid,
reliable and consistent results. In
addition, GIPSA-issued certificates
describing the quality and condition of
graded oats are accepted as prima facie
evidence in all Federal courts. U.S.
Standards for Oats and the affiliated
grading and testing services offered by
GIPSA verify that a seller’s oats meets
specified requirements, and ensure that
customers receive the quality of oats
they purchased.
In order for U.S. standards and
grading procedures for oats to remain
relevant, GIPSA is issuing this request
for information to invite interested
parties to submit comments, ideas, and
suggestions on all aspects of the U.S.
Standards for Oats and inspection
procedures.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87K
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016–00848 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 996
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Minimum Quality and Handling
Standards for Domestic and Imported
Peanuts Marketed in the United States;
Change to the Quality and Handling
Requirements
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
This proposed rule would
implement a recommendation from the
Peanut Standards Board (Board) to
revise the minimum quality and
handling standards for domestic and
imported peanuts marketed in the
United States (Standards). The Board
advises the Secretary of Agriculture
regarding potential changes to the
Standards and is comprised of
producers and industry representatives.
This proposed rule would revise the
minimum quality, positive lot
identification, and reporting and
recordkeeping requirements under the
Standards. It would also make
numerous other changes to better reflect
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
7 CFR Part 810
United States Standards for Oats
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain
Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking
comment from the public regarding the United States (U.S.) Standards
for Oats under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). To ensure
that standards and official grading practices remain relevant, GIPSA
invites interested parties to comment on whether the current oats
standards and grading practices need to be changed.
DATES: We will consider comments we receive by April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written or electronic comments on this
proposed rule to:
Mail: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3642, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-B, Washington, DC 20250-3604.
Fax: (202) 690-2173
Internet: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the
on-line instruction for submitting comments.
All comments will become a matter of public record and should be
identified as ``U.S. Standards for Oats request for information
comments,'' making reference to the date and page number of this issue
of the Federal Register. All comments received become the property of
the Federal government, are a part of the public record, and will
generally be posted to www.regulations.gov without change. If you send
an email comment directly to GIPSA without going through
www.regulations.gov, or you submit a comment to GIPSA via fax, the
originating email address or telephone number will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the Internet. Also, all personal
identifying information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
Electronic submissions should avoid the use of special characters,
avoid any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses,
since these may prevent GIPSA from being able to read and understand,
and thus consider your comment.
GIPSA will post a transcript or report summarizing each substantive
oral comment that we receive. This would include comments made at any
public meetings hosted by GIPSA during the comment period, unless GIPSA
publically announces otherwise.
All comments will also be available for public inspection at the
above address during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please
call the GIPSA Management and Budget Services support staff (202) 720-
8479 for an appointment to view the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Giese at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 N.
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153; Telephone (816) 891-0460; Fax
Number (816) 872-1258; email Gregory.J.Giese@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the USGSA (7 U.S.C.
76), GIPSA establishes standards for oats and other grains regarding
kind, class, quality and condition. The oats standards, established by
USDA on June 16, 1919, were last revised in 1988 and appear in the
USGSA regulations at 7 CFR 810.1001 through 810.1005. The standards
facilitate oats marketing and define U.S. oats quality in the domestic
and global marketplace. The standards define commonly used industry
terms; contain basic principles governing the application of standards,
such as the type of sample used for a particular quality analysis; the
basis of determination; and specify grades and grade requirements.
Official procedures for determining grading factors are provided in
GIPSA's Grain Inspection Handbook, Book II, Chapter 7, ``Oats'' which
also includes standardized procedures for additional quality attributes
not used to determine grade, such as dockage and moisture content.
Together, the grading standards and testing procedures allow buyers and
sellers to communicate quality requirements, compare oats quality using
equivalent forms of measurement and assist in price discovery.
GIPSA's grading and inspection services are provided through a
network of federal, state, and private laboratories that conduct tests
to determine the quality and condition of oats. These tests are
conducted in accordance with applicable standards using approved
methodologies and can be applied at any point in the marketing chain.
Furthermore, the tests yield rapid, reliable and consistent results. In
addition, GIPSA-issued certificates describing the quality and
condition of graded oats are accepted as prima facie evidence in all
Federal courts. U.S. Standards for Oats and the affiliated grading and
testing services offered by GIPSA verify that a seller's oats meets
specified requirements, and ensure that customers receive the quality
of oats they purchased.
In order for U.S. standards and grading procedures for oats to
remain relevant, GIPSA is issuing this request for information to
invite interested parties to submit comments, ideas, and suggestions on
all aspects of the U.S. Standards for Oats and inspection procedures.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87K
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-00848 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-KD-P