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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc No. AMS–FGIS–20–0066]
United States Standards for Lentils
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Reopening of comment period.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the comment period for a notice for
comment published in the Federal
Register on September 29, 2020 is
reopened. The publication invited
comments on the revision to the method
of interpretation for determining the
special grade ‘‘Green,’’ as it pertains to
the class ‘‘Lentils,’’ under the authority
of the AMA.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published on September
29, 2020 at 85 FR 60956 is reopened.
Comments are due by December 23,
2020.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
written comments via the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov. All
comments should refer to the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. All comments submitted in
response to the notice, including the
identity of individuals or entities
submitting comments, will be made
available to the public on the internet
via https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Loren Almond, USDA AMS; Telephone:
(816) 891–0422; Email:
Loren.L.Almond@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 29, 2020, AMS published a
notice seeking comment on a proposal
to amend the U.S. Standards for Lentils
as well as the Pea and Lentil Inspection
Handbook. The proposal would revise
the special grade ‘‘Green,’’ as it pertains
to the class ‘‘Lentils,’’ by revising the
definition to state, ‘‘Clear seeded (green)
lentils possessing a natural, uniformly
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green color,’’ and must contain less than
0.5 percent mottled lentils in the
appropriate portion size. The original
30-day comment period provided in the
proposed rule closed on October 29,
2020. A stakeholder submitted a
comment requesting an extension of the
comment period. The Agricultural
Marketing Service is reopening the
public comment period for an
additional 30 days to ensure that
interested persons have sufficient time
to review and comment on the notice for
comment. The comment period is
reopened for 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc No. AMS-FGIS-20-0066]
United States Standards for Lentils
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period for a notice
for comment published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2020 is
reopened. The publication invited comments on the revision to the
method of interpretation for determining the special grade ``Green,''
as it pertains to the class ``Lentils,'' under the authority of the
AMA.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September
29, 2020 at 85 FR 60956 is reopened. Comments are due by December 23,
2020.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit written comments via the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should refer to the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments
submitted in response to the notice, including the identity of
individuals or entities submitting comments, will be made available to
the public on the internet via https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loren Almond, USDA AMS; Telephone:
(816) 891-0422; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2020, AMS published a
notice seeking comment on a proposal to amend the U.S. Standards for
Lentils as well as the Pea and Lentil Inspection Handbook. The proposal
would revise the special grade ``Green,'' as it pertains to the class
``Lentils,'' by revising the definition to state, ``Clear seeded
(green) lentils possessing a natural, uniformly green color,'' and must
contain less than 0.5 percent mottled lentils in the appropriate
portion size. The original 30-day comment period provided in the
proposed rule closed on October 29, 2020. A stakeholder submitted a
comment requesting an extension of the comment period. The Agricultural
Marketing Service is reopening the public comment period for an
additional 30 days to ensure that interested persons have sufficient
time to review and comment on the notice for comment. The comment
period is reopened for 30 days from the date of publication of this
notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-25809 Filed 11-20-20; 8:45 am]
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