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607 GRADES AND GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCKAGE-FREE LENTILS
Grades U.S. Nos.
Grading factors
1
Defective Lentils
Total 1 ....................................................................................................................................
Weevil-Damaged Lentils .......................................................................................................
Heat-Damaged Lentils ..........................................................................................................
Foreign Material
Total 2 ....................................................................................................................................
Stones ...................................................................................................................................
Skinned Lentils ............................................................................................................................
Wrinkled Lentils 3 .........................................................................................................................
Contrasting Lentils 4 .....................................................................................................................
Inconspicuous Admixture .............................................................................................................
Minimum Requirements for Color ................................................................................................
2
3
2.0
0.3
0.2
3.5
0.8
0.5
5.0
0.8
1.0
0.2
0.1
4.0
5.0
2.0
0.5
Good
0.5
0.2
7.0
10.0
4.0
0.8
Fair
0.5
0.2
10.0
>10.0
<4.0
1.0
Poor
U.S. Sample grade are lentils that:
(a) Do not meet the requirements for the grades U.S. Nos. 1, 2, or 3; or
(b) Contain more than 14.0 percent moisture, live weevils, or other live insects, metal fragments, broken glass, or a commercially objectionable
odor; or
(c) Are materially weathered, heating, or distinctly low quality.
1 Defective
lentils total is weevil-damaged, heat-damaged, damaged, and split lentils combined.
material total includes stones.
3 Lentils with more than 10.0 percent wrinkled lentils shall grade no higher than U.S. No. 3.
4 Lentils with more than 4.0 percent contrasting lentils shall grade no higher than U.S. No. 3.
2 Foreign
Section 609, Special grades and
requirements, is amended to include the
following definition:
Green lentils are clear seeded (nonmottled) lentils possessing a natural,
uniformly green color.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
United States Standards for Beans
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Final notice.
This action is being taken
under the authority of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended,
(AMA). The Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is
revising the United States Standards for
Beans to (1) establish a class and grade
requirement chart for ‘‘chickpea,’’ also
known as ‘‘garbanzo bean,’’ and (2)
establish a new grade determining
factor, definition, factor limits, and
visual reference image for ‘‘contrasting
chickpeas.’’ GIPSA believes these
revisions will help facilitate the
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marketing of chickpeas and improve the
application of the standards.
DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly A. Whalen at USDA, GIPSA,
FGIS, 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: Section
203(c) of the 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.
Under the AMA, GIPSA establishes
and maintains standards for graded
commodities including rice, whole dry
peas, split peas, feed peas, lentils, and
beans. The AMA standards are
voluntary and widely used in private
contracts, government procurement,
marketing communication, and/or
consumer information. The standards
serve as a common trading language to
define commodity quality in the
domestic and global marketplace.
Background
GIPSA engages in regular outreach
with stakeholders to ensure commodity
standards maintain relevance with the
modern market. Chickpea industry
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stakeholders include 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 U.S.
Dry Pea and Lentil Trade Association
(USPLTA), a national association
representing processors, traders,
handlers and merchandisers, and
transporters in the pea, lentil and
chickpea industry; and the US Dry Bean
Council (USDBC) representing the U.S.
dry bean industry, including growers,
shippers, dealers, canners, and local and
regional trade associations.
The United States Standards for Beans
are available on GIPSA’s public Web
site at: https://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/
standards/Bean-Standards.pdf.
USDPLC and USPLTA reviewed the
United States Standards for Beans,
which were last revised in 2008.
Currently, chickpeas are graded under
the Miscellaneous Bean standard. This
is confusing to the market because
GIPSA issues an ‘‘AMA Commodity
Inspection Certificate’’ providing the
commonly accepted commercial name,
‘‘chickpea’’ or ‘‘garbanzo’’ as the class
on the certificate grade line.
Specifically, industry stakeholders
asked GIPSA to (1) establish a class and
grade requirement chart for
‘‘chickpeas,’’ (2) use the terms
‘‘chickpeas’’ and ‘‘garbanzo beans’’
interchangeably, and (3) establish a new
grade determining factor, definition,
factor limits, and visual reference image
for ‘‘contrasting chickpeas.’’
GIPSA provides official inspection
procedures for beans in the Bean
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Handbook, found on GIPSA’s public
Web site at: https://
www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/handbook/
BeanHB/BeanHandbook_2016-0223.pdf.
Establishment of Class ‘‘Chickpeas’’
and Grade Requirements
The stakeholders jointly
recommended that GIPSA establish a
new class and grade requirement chart
for ‘‘chickpea,’’ and also recommended
a new grade determining factor,
definition, and factor limits for grades
No’s 1, 2, and 3 for ‘‘contrasting
chickpeas.’’ GIPSA and these
stakeholders collaborated to develop a
visual reference image that best reflects
the ‘‘contrasting chickpeas’’ condition.
Additionally, the stakeholders endorsed
the following definition: Contrasting
chickpeas are chickpeas that differ
substantially in shape or color.
Comment Review
GIPSA published a Notice in the
Federal Register on May 15, 2017 (82
FR 22306), inviting interested parties to
comment on the proposed revisions to
the U.S. Standards for Beans. One
comment was received, which was
supportive of proposed revisions.
GIPSA did not receive adverse
comments. Accordingly, the bean
standards are revised as published in
this final notice, with a technical
correction in the table in new Section
135.
Section 135 is corrected to remove
footnote 3 that appeared in the May 15,
2017, Notice for Comment inviting
public comment. The footnote stated
‘‘3 Beans with more than 5.0 percent
contrasting chickpeas are graded mixed
beans.’’ The footnote was errantly
included in the table. Contrasting
chickpeas are not counted toward mixed
beans, thus the footnote should not have
appeared in the table.
GIPSA believes these revisions will
facilitate the use of the standards and
better reflect current marketing
practices. The revisions to the standards
are effective August 1, 2017. The Bean
Handbook will be revised to incorporate
the revisions to the standards.
Final Action
GIPSA is revising the bean standards
to (1) establish a class and grade
requirement chart for chickpeas, and (2)
establish a new grade determining
factor, definition, factor limits, and
visual reference image for contrasting
chickpeas.
Under Terms Defined:
Section 102, Classes, is amended to
include Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans).
A new Section 122 is added.
Contrasting chickpeas are chickpeas
that differ substantially in shape or
color.
Under Principles Governing
Application of the Standards:
Current Sections 122, 123, and 124
are renumbered to 123, 124, and 125
with no change to the text.
Under Grades, Grade Requirements,
Grade Designations, Special Grades,
and Special Grade Requirements:
Current Sections 125, 126, 127, 128,
129, 130, 131, 132, 133 are renumbered
to 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133,
134, with no change to the text.
A new Section 135, Grade and grade
requirements for the class Chickpeas
(Garbanzo Beans) is added.
Current Sections 134 and 135 are
renumbered to 136 and 137,
respectively, with no change to the text.
135 GRADES AND GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS CHICKPEA
[Garbanzo bean]
Percent maximum limits of—
Total defects
(total damaged,
total foreign
material, contrasting classes, & splits)
Grade
Moisture 1
U.S. No. 1 ....................
U.S. No. 2 ....................
U.S. No. 3 ....................
18.0
18.0
18.0
Foreign material
Total
damaged
2.0
4.0
6.0
Total
(including
stones)
2.0
4.0
6.0
Contrasting
classes 2
Contrasting
chickpeas
Stones
0.5
1.0
1.5
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.5
1.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
5.0
U.S. Substandard are beans that do not meet the requirements for the grades U.S. No. 1 through U.S. No. 3 or U.S. Sample grade. Beans that
are not well screened must also be U.S. Substandard, except for beans that meet the requirements for U.S. Sample grade.
U.S. Sample grade are beans that are musty, sour, heating, materially weathered, or weevily; have any commercially objectionable odor; contain insect webbing or filth, animal filth, any unknown foreign substance, broken glass, or metal fragments; or are otherwise of distinctly low
quality.
1 Beans
2 Beans
with more than 18.0 percent moisture are graded high moisture.
with more than 2.0 percent contrasting classes are graded mixed beans.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Notice of Commission Business
Meeting.
ACTION:
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Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017–14309 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 a.m.]
Friday, July 14, 2017, at 10:00
a.m. EST.
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1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 11th
Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
20245 (Entrance on F Street NW).
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United States Commission on
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This
business meeting is open to the public.
There will also be a call-in line for
individuals who desire to listen to the
presentations: (888) 504–7958;
Conference ID 790–7062. Hearingimpaired persons who will attend the
briefing and require the services of a
sign language interpreter should contact
Pamela Dunston at (202) 376–8105 or at
signlanguage@usccr.gov at least three
business days before the scheduled date
of the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
United States Standards for Beans
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Final notice.
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SUMMARY: This action is being taken under the authority of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, (AMA). The Department
of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) is revising the United States Standards for
Beans to (1) establish a class and grade requirement chart for
``chickpea,'' also known as ``garbanzo bean,'' and (2) establish a new
grade determining factor, definition, factor limits, and visual
reference image for ``contrasting chickpeas.'' GIPSA believes these
revisions will help facilitate the marketing of chickpeas and improve
the application of the standards.
DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly A. Whalen at USDA, GIPSA,
FGIS, 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: Section 203(c) of the 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.
Under the AMA, GIPSA establishes and maintains standards for graded
commodities including rice, whole dry peas, split peas, feed peas,
lentils, and beans. The AMA standards are voluntary and widely used in
private contracts, government procurement, marketing communication,
and/or consumer information. The standards serve as a common trading
language to define commodity quality in the domestic and global
marketplace.
Background
GIPSA engages in regular outreach with stakeholders to ensure
commodity standards maintain relevance with the modern market. Chickpea
industry stakeholders include 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 U.S. Dry Pea
and Lentil Trade Association (USPLTA), a national association
representing processors, traders, handlers and merchandisers, and
transporters in the pea, lentil and chickpea industry; and the US Dry
Bean Council (USDBC) representing the U.S. dry bean industry, including
growers, shippers, dealers, canners, and local and regional trade
associations.
The United States Standards for Beans are available on GIPSA's
public Web site at: https://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/standards/Bean-Standards.pdf. USDPLC and USPLTA reviewed the United States Standards
for Beans, which were last revised in 2008. Currently, chickpeas are
graded under the Miscellaneous Bean standard. This is confusing to the
market because GIPSA issues an ``AMA Commodity Inspection Certificate''
providing the commonly accepted commercial name, ``chickpea'' or
``garbanzo'' as the class on the certificate grade line. Specifically,
industry stakeholders asked GIPSA to (1) establish a class and grade
requirement chart for ``chickpeas,'' (2) use the terms ``chickpeas''
and ``garbanzo beans'' interchangeably, and (3) establish a new grade
determining factor, definition, factor limits, and visual reference
image for ``contrasting chickpeas.''
GIPSA provides official inspection procedures for beans in the Bean
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Handbook, found on GIPSA's public Web site at: https://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/handbook/BeanHB/BeanHandbook_2016-02-23.pdf.
Establishment of Class ``Chickpeas'' and Grade Requirements
The stakeholders jointly recommended that GIPSA establish a new
class and grade requirement chart for ``chickpea,'' and also
recommended a new grade determining factor, definition, and factor
limits for grades No's 1, 2, and 3 for ``contrasting chickpeas.'' GIPSA
and these stakeholders collaborated to develop a visual reference image
that best reflects the ``contrasting chickpeas'' condition.
Additionally, the stakeholders endorsed the following definition:
Contrasting chickpeas are chickpeas that differ substantially in shape
or color.
Comment Review
GIPSA published a Notice in the Federal Register on May 15, 2017
(82 FR 22306), inviting interested parties to comment on the proposed
revisions to the U.S. Standards for Beans. One comment was received,
which was supportive of proposed revisions. GIPSA did not receive
adverse comments. Accordingly, the bean standards are revised as
published in this final notice, with a technical correction in the
table in new Section 135.
Section 135 is corrected to remove footnote 3 that appeared in the
May 15, 2017, Notice for Comment inviting public comment. The footnote
stated ``\3\ Beans with more than 5.0 percent contrasting chickpeas are
graded mixed beans.'' The footnote was errantly included in the table.
Contrasting chickpeas are not counted toward mixed beans, thus the
footnote should not have appeared in the table.
GIPSA believes these revisions will facilitate the use of the
standards and better reflect current marketing practices. The revisions
to the standards are effective August 1, 2017. The Bean Handbook will
be revised to incorporate the revisions to the standards.
Final Action
GIPSA is revising the bean standards to (1) establish a class and
grade requirement chart for chickpeas, and (2) establish a new grade
determining factor, definition, factor limits, and visual reference
image for contrasting chickpeas.
Under Terms Defined:
Section 102, Classes, is amended to include Chickpeas (Garbanzo
Beans).
A new Section 122 is added. Contrasting chickpeas are chickpeas
that differ substantially in shape or color.
Under Principles Governing Application of the Standards:
Current Sections 122, 123, and 124 are renumbered to 123, 124, and
125 with no change to the text.
Under Grades, Grade Requirements, Grade Designations, Special
Grades, and Special Grade Requirements:
Current Sections 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133 are
renumbered to 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, with no
change to the text.
A new Section 135, Grade and grade requirements for the class
Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans) is added.
Current Sections 134 and 135 are renumbered to 136 and 137,
respectively, with no change to the text.
135 Grades and Grade Requirements for the Class Chickpea
[Garbanzo bean]
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Percent maximum limits of--
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Total defects Foreign material
(total --------------------------------
damaged,
Grade total foreign Contrasting Contrasting
Moisture \1\ material, Total damaged Total classes \2\ chickpeas
contrasting (including Stones
classes, & stones)
splits)
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U.S. No. 1.............................. 18.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.0
U.S. No. 2.............................. 18.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 0.4 1.0 2.0
U.S. No. 3.............................. 18.0 6.0 6.0 1.5 0.6 2.0 5.0
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U.S. Substandard are beans that do not meet the requirements for the grades U.S. No. 1 through U.S. No. 3 or U.S. Sample grade. Beans that are not well
screened must also be U.S. Substandard, except for beans that meet the requirements for U.S. Sample grade.
U.S. Sample grade are beans that are musty, sour, heating, materially weathered, or weevily; have any commercially objectionable odor; contain insect
webbing or filth, animal filth, any unknown foreign substance, broken glass, or metal fragments; or are otherwise of distinctly low quality.
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\1\ Beans with more than 18.0 percent moisture are graded high moisture.
\2\ Beans with more than 2.0 percent contrasting classes are graded mixed beans.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
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