Regulations Issued Under Authority of the Export Apple Act and Export Grapes and Plums; Changes to Export Reporting Requirements, 7733 [2017-01417]
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Monday, January 23, 2017
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 33 and 35
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0099; FV15–33/35–1
PR]
Regulations Issued Under Authority of
the Export Apple Act and Export
Grapes and Plums; Changes to Export
Reporting Requirements
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) is reopening the comment period
on the proposed rule to change the
reporting of export certificate
information under regulations issued
pursuant to the Export Apple Act and
the Export Grape and Plum Act until
March 24, 2017. The proposed rule
would require shippers of apples and
grapes exported from the United States
to electronically enter an Export Form
Certificate number or a USDA-defined
exemption code into the Automated
Export System (AES). This rule would
also define ‘‘shipper,’’ shift the current
file retention requirement from carriers
to shippers, and require shippers to
provide, upon request, copies of the
certificates to AMS. The proposed rule
would also remove obsolete regulations
and make clarifying changes. It also
announced AMS’ intention to request
revision to a currently approved
information collection for exported
apples and grapes.
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments
concerning the proposal. Comments
must be sent to the Docket Clerk,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
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Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All
comments should reference the
document number and the date and
page number of this issue and the
December 5, 2016, issue of the Federal
Register and will be made available for
public inspection in the Office of the
Docket Clerk during regular business
hours or can be viewed at: http://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
submitted in response to the proposed
rule will be included in the record and
will be made available to the public.
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:
Shannon Ramirez, Compliance and
Enforcement Specialist, or Vincent
Fusaro, Compliance and Enforcement
Branch Chief, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (202)
720–2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or
Email: Shannon.Ramirez@ams.usda.gov
or VincentJ.Fusaro@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on complying with this
regulation by contacting Richard Lower,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email:
Richard.Lower@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A
proposed rule was published in the
Federal Register on December 5, 2016
(81 FR 87486). The proposed rule would
change the reporting of export certificate
information under regulations issued
pursuant to both the Export Apple Act
and the Export Grape and Plum Act (7
CFR part 33, ‘‘Regulations Issued Under
Authority of the Export Apple Act,’’ and
7 CFR part 35, ‘‘Export Grapes and
Plums,’’ respectively). Shippers of
apples and grapes exported from the
United States subject to inspection
would be required to enter the
certificate number from inspection
certificates (i.e., Export Form
Certificates) into AES. For apples
shipped to Canada in bulk containers,
which are exempt from inspection
requirements, shippers would be
required to enter a special USDAdefined exemption code in lieu of an
Export Form Certificate number.
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Shippers would also be required to
maintain paper or electronic copies of
the certificates and to provide copies to
AMS upon request. The proposed rule
would also define ‘‘shipper’’ and would
remove the requirement that carriers of
exported apples and grapes retain
certificates on file (because the
requirement to retain the certificates
would shift to shippers of exported
apples and grapes). It would also
remove regulations that are no longer
applicable to grape exports and add
structure and language to clarify the
regulations.
Plums are not currently regulated
under the Export Grape and Plum Act;
therefore, the proposed change would
not impact shipments of plums exported
from the United States. If plums
exported from the United States are
regulated in the future under the Export
Grape and Plum Act, the reporting of
export certificate information similar to
what is being proposed for exported
grapes and apples would be proposed
for plums.
The initial comment period for the
proposed rule closed on January 4,
2017. USDA received a comment from
a member of the export apple industry
requesting that the comment period be
extended by 60 days to allow more time
to comment on the proposed rule. This
individual expressed concern that while
the proposed rule provided for a 60-day
comment period, additional time was
needed beyond the January 4, 2017,
deadline to allow interested persons to
comment.
After considering the request, USDA
is reopening the comment period until
March 24, 2017. This will provide
interested persons more time to review
the proposed rule, perform a complete
analysis, and submit written comments.
Authority: This notice is issued pursuant
to the Export Apple Act (48 Stat. 124; 7
U.S.C. 581–590) and the Export Grape and
Plum Act (74 Stat. 734; 75 Stat. 220; 7 U.S.C.
591–599).
Dated: January 17, 2017.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 33 and 35
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-14-0099; FV15-33/35-1 PR]
Regulations Issued Under Authority of the Export Apple Act and
Export Grapes and Plums; Changes to Export Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) is reopening the comment period on the proposed rule to change
the reporting of export certificate information under regulations
issued pursuant to the Export Apple Act and the Export Grape and Plum
Act until March 24, 2017. The proposed rule would require shippers of
apples and grapes exported from the United States to electronically
enter an Export Form Certificate number or a USDA-defined exemption
code into the Automated Export System (AES). This rule would also
define ``shipper,'' shift the current file retention requirement from
carriers to shippers, and require shippers to provide, upon request,
copies of the certificates to AMS. The proposed rule would also remove
obsolete regulations and make clarifying changes. It also announced
AMS' intention to request revision to a currently approved information
collection for exported apples and grapes.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning the proposal. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk,
Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-
0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938; or Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All
comments should reference the document number and the date and page
number of this issue and the December 5, 2016, issue of the Federal
Register and will be made available for public inspection in the Office
of the Docket Clerk during regular business hours or can be viewed at:
http://www.regulations.gov. All comments submitted in response to the
proposed rule will be included in the record and will be made available
to the public. 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: Shannon Ramirez, Compliance and
Enforcement Specialist, or Vincent Fusaro, Compliance and Enforcement
Branch Chief, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or
Email: Shannon.Ramirez@ams.usda.gov or VincentJ.Fusaro@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request information on complying with this
regulation by contacting Richard Lower, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491,
Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: Richard.Lower@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule was published in the Federal
Register on December 5, 2016 (81 FR 87486). The proposed rule would
change the reporting of export certificate information under
regulations issued pursuant to both the Export Apple Act and the Export
Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR part 33, ``Regulations Issued Under Authority
of the Export Apple Act,'' and 7 CFR part 35, ``Export Grapes and
Plums,'' respectively). Shippers of apples and grapes exported from the
United States subject to inspection would be required to enter the
certificate number from inspection certificates (i.e., Export Form
Certificates) into AES. For apples shipped to Canada in bulk
containers, which are exempt from inspection requirements, shippers
would be required to enter a special USDA-defined exemption code in
lieu of an Export Form Certificate number. Shippers would also be
required to maintain paper or electronic copies of the certificates and
to provide copies to AMS upon request. The proposed rule would also
define ``shipper'' and would remove the requirement that carriers of
exported apples and grapes retain certificates on file (because the
requirement to retain the certificates would shift to shippers of
exported apples and grapes). It would also remove regulations that are
no longer applicable to grape exports and add structure and language to
clarify the regulations.
Plums are not currently regulated under the Export Grape and Plum
Act; therefore, the proposed change would not impact shipments of plums
exported from the United States. If plums exported from the United
States are regulated in the future under the Export Grape and Plum Act,
the reporting of export certificate information similar to what is
being proposed for exported grapes and apples would be proposed for
plums.
The initial comment period for the proposed rule closed on January
4, 2017. USDA received a comment from a member of the export apple
industry requesting that the comment period be extended by 60 days to
allow more time to comment on the proposed rule. This individual
expressed concern that while the proposed rule provided for a 60-day
comment period, additional time was needed beyond the January 4, 2017,
deadline to allow interested persons to comment.
After considering the request, USDA is reopening the comment period
until March 24, 2017. This will provide interested persons more time to
review the proposed rule, perform a complete analysis, and submit
written comments.
Authority: This notice is issued pursuant to the Export Apple
Act (48 Stat. 124; 7 U.S.C. 581-590) and the Export Grape and Plum
Act (74 Stat. 734; 75 Stat. 220; 7 U.S.C. 591-599).
Dated: January 17, 2017.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01417 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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