Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans by replacing the current grades with U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, U.S. Choice, and U.S. Standard grades. The proposal also includes updating terminology, definitions, and defect scoring guides.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 51 [Doc. No. AMS-SC-21-0039] AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans by replacing the current grades with U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, U.S. Choice, and U.S. Standard grades. The proposal also includes updating terminology, definitions, and defect scoring guides. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 11, 2023. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments to the Standardization Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Training and Development Center; 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101; Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406; fax: (540) 361-1199, or via the internet at: https://www.regulations.gov . Comments should reference the date and page numbers of this issue of the Federal Register . All comments submitted in response to this proposed rule will become a part of the public record and be made available to the public including any personal information provided at https://www.regulations.gov . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia L. Banks at the address above, or by phone (540) 361-1120; fax (540) 361-1199; or email SCIStandards@usda.gov . Copies of th…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans
Revising U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans; Extension of Comment Period
Revising U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans
Citation: 88 FR 70379
