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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–19–0058, SC–21–326]
United States Standards for Grades of
Frozen Corn on the Cob
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Final Notice.
AGENCY:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has revised the U.S.
Standards for Grades of Frozen Corn on
the Cob.
DATES: Effective April 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian E. Griffin, USDA, Specialty Crops
Inspection Division, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA
22406; by phone (202) 748–2155; fax
(202) 690–1527; or email Brian.Griffin@
usda.gov. Copies of the U.S. Standards
for Grades of Frozen Corn on the Cob
are available on the Specialty Crops
Inspection Division website at
www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/
vegetables.
SUMMARY:
Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) as
amended, 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.’’
AMS is committed to carrying out this
authority in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities
and makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The U.S.
Standards for Grades of Fruits and
Vegetables that no longer appear in the
Code of Federal Regulations are
maintained by AMS at:
www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/
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Standards for Grades using the
procedures that appear in part 36 of
Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (7 CFR part 36).
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AMS periodically reviews the grade
standards for usefulness in serving the
industry. More recently developed grade
standards use a single term, such as
‘‘U.S. Grade A’’ or ‘‘U.S. Grade B,’’ to
describe each level of quality within a
grade standard. Older grade standards
used dual nomenclature, such as ‘‘U.S.
Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ and ‘‘U.S. Grade
B or U.S. Extra Standard’’ to describe
the same level of quality. The terms
‘‘U.S. Fancy,’’ and ‘‘U.S. Extra
Standard’’ have been removed and the
terms ‘‘U.S. Grade A,’’ U.S. Grade B,’’
and ‘‘Substandard (Sstd)’’ are used
exclusively.
AMS also made editorial changes to
these grade standards, updating section
headings omitted in previous revisions,
and adding language and allowances for
mixed color varieties to align the
standards with use of mixed color
varieties by industry. The addition of
language and allowances differentiating
between conventional sweet and
supersweet types incorporates language
from USDA internal guidance
documents A–412, September 1967
Frozen Whole Kernel Whole-Grain Corn
Evaluation of Tenderness and Maturity,
and A–493, October 1997, Interpretative
Guide for Frozen Supersweet Whole
Kernel Corn to Determine: Tenderness
and Maturity; and Flavor. These internal
USDA documents were created with the
intention of incorporating them into the
standards.
On October 21, 2020, AMS published
a notice inviting comments on proposed
revisions to the U.S. Standards for
Grades of Frozen Corn on the Cob in the
Federal Register (85 FR 66926). No
comments were received. This revision
to these grade standards provides
common language for trade and better
reflects the current marketing of frozen
corn on the cob.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-19-0058, SC-21-326]
United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Corn on the Cob
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has revised the U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen
Corn on the Cob.
DATES: Effective April 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian E. Griffin, USDA, Specialty
Crops Inspection Division, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, VA 22406; by phone (202) 748-2155; fax (202) 690-1527;
or email [email protected]. Copies of the U.S. Standards for
Grades of Frozen Corn on the Cob are available on the Specialty Crops
Inspection Division website at www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/vegetables.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) as amended, 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.''
AMS is committed to carrying out this authority in a manner that
facilitates the marketing of agricultural commodities and makes copies
of official standards available upon request. The U.S. Standards for
Grades of Fruits and Vegetables that no longer appear in the Code of
Federal Regulations are maintained by AMS at: www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/vegetables. AMS is revising these U.S. Standards for Grades
using the procedures that appear in part 36 of Title 7 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (7 CFR part 36).
Background
AMS periodically reviews the grade standards for usefulness in
serving the industry. More recently developed grade standards use a
single term, such as ``U.S. Grade A'' or ``U.S. Grade B,'' to describe
each level of quality within a grade standard. Older grade standards
used dual nomenclature, such as ``U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy'' and
``U.S. Grade B or U.S. Extra Standard'' to describe the same level of
quality. The terms ``U.S. Fancy,'' and ``U.S. Extra Standard'' have
been removed and the terms ``U.S. Grade A,'' U.S. Grade B,'' and
``Substandard (Sstd)'' are used exclusively.
AMS also made editorial changes to these grade standards, updating
section headings omitted in previous revisions, and adding language and
allowances for mixed color varieties to align the standards with use of
mixed color varieties by industry. The addition of language and
allowances differentiating between conventional sweet and supersweet
types incorporates language from USDA internal guidance documents A-
412, September 1967 Frozen Whole Kernel Whole-Grain Corn Evaluation of
Tenderness and Maturity, and A-493, October 1997, Interpretative Guide
for Frozen Supersweet Whole Kernel Corn to Determine: Tenderness and
Maturity; and Flavor. These internal USDA documents were created with
the intention of incorporating them into the standards.
On October 21, 2020, AMS published a notice inviting comments on
proposed revisions to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Corn on
the Cob in the Federal Register (85 FR 66926). No comments were
received. This revision to these grade standards provides common
language for trade and better reflects the current marketing of frozen
corn on the cob.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-04880 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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