81 FR 2775 - United States Standards for Oats
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)
| Page Range | 2775-2775 | |
| FR Document | 2016-00848 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 2775] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00848] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 7 CFR Part 810 United States Standards for Oats AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking comment from the public regarding the United States (U.S.) Standards for Oats under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). To ensure that standards and official grading practices remain relevant, GIPSA invites interested parties to comment on whether the current oats standards and grading practices need to be changed. DATES: We will consider comments we receive by April 18, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit written or electronic comments on this proposed rule to:Mail: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3642, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-B, Washington, DC 20250-3604. Fax: (202) 690-2173 Internet: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the on-line instruction for submitting comments. All comments will become a matter of public record and should be identified as ``U.S. Standards for Oats request for information comments,'' making reference to the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received become the property of the Federal government, are a part of the public record, and will generally be posted to www.regulations.gov without change. If you send an email comment directly to GIPSA without going through www.regulations.gov, or you submit a comment to GIPSA via fax, the originating email address or telephone number will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. Also, all personal identifying information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. Electronic submissions should avoid the use of special characters, avoid any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses, since these may prevent GIPSA from being able to read and understand, and thus consider your comment. GIPSA will post a transcript or report summarizing each substantive oral comment that we receive. This would include comments made at any public meetings hosted by GIPSA during the comment period, unless GIPSA publically announces otherwise. All comments will also be available for public inspection at the above address during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the GIPSA Management and Budget Services support staff (202) 720- 8479 for an appointment to view the comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Giese at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153; Telephone (816) 891-0460; Fax Number (816) 872-1258; email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 76), GIPSA establishes standards for oats and other grains regarding kind, class, quality and condition. The oats standards, established by USDA on June 16, 1919, were last revised in 1988 and appear in the USGSA regulations at 7 CFR 810.1001 through 810.1005. The standards facilitate oats marketing and define U.S. oats quality in the domestic and global marketplace. The standards define commonly used industry terms; contain basic principles governing the application of standards, such as the type of sample used for a particular quality analysis; the basis of determination; and specify grades and grade requirements. Official procedures for determining grading factors are provided in GIPSA's Grain Inspection Handbook, Book II, Chapter 7, ``Oats'' which also includes standardized procedures for additional quality attributes not used to determine grade, such as dockage and moisture content. Together, the grading standards and testing procedures allow buyers and sellers to communicate quality requirements, compare oats quality using equivalent forms of measurement and assist in price discovery. GIPSA's grading and inspection services are provided through a network of federal, state, and private laboratories that conduct tests to determine the quality and condition of oats. These tests are conducted in accordance with applicable standards using approved methodologies and can be applied at any point in the marketing chain. Furthermore, the tests yield rapid, reliable and consistent results. In addition, GIPSA-issued certificates describing the quality and condition of graded oats are accepted as prima facie evidence in all Federal courts. U.S. Standards for Oats and the affiliated grading and testing services offered by GIPSA verify that a seller's oats meets specified requirements, and ensure that customers receive the quality of oats they purchased. In order for U.S. standards and grading procedures for oats to remain relevant, GIPSA is issuing this request for information to invite interested parties to submit comments, ideas, and suggestions on all aspects of the U.S. Standards for Oats and inspection procedures. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87K Larry Mitchell, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-00848 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-KD-P
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87K. voluntarily submitted by the commenter quality and condition of oats. These
Larry Mitchell, may be publicly accessible. Do not tests are conducted in accordance with
submit confidential business applicable standards using approved
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration. information or otherwise sensitive or methodologies and can be applied at
protected information. any point in the marketing chain.
[FR Doc. 2016–00958 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
Electronic submissions should avoid Furthermore, the tests yield rapid,
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the use of special characters, avoid any reliable and consistent results. In
form of encryption, and be free of any addition, GIPSA-issued certificates
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE defects or viruses, since these may describing the quality and condition of
prevent GIPSA from being able to read graded oats are accepted as prima facie
Grain Inspection, Packers and and understand, and thus consider your evidence in all Federal courts. U.S.
Stockyards Administration comment. Standards for Oats and the affiliated
GIPSA will post a transcript or report grading and testing services offered by
7 CFR Part 810 summarizing each substantive oral GIPSA verify that a seller’s oats meets
comment that we receive. This would specified requirements, and ensure that
United States Standards for Oats include comments made at any public customers receive the quality of oats
meetings hosted by GIPSA during the they purchased.
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and comment period, unless GIPSA In order for U.S. standards and
Stockyards Administration, USDA. publically announces otherwise. grading procedures for oats to remain
ACTION: Request for information. All comments will also be available relevant, GIPSA is issuing this request
SUMMARY: The United States Department for public inspection at the above for information to invite interested
of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain address during regular business hours (7 parties to submit comments, ideas, and
Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the GIPSA suggestions on all aspects of the U.S.
Administration (GIPSA) is seeking Management and Budget Services Standards for Oats and inspection
comment from the public regarding the support staff (202) 720–8479 for an procedures.
United States (U.S.) Standards for Oats appointment to view the comments. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87K
under the United States Grain Standards FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Giese at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 N. Larry Mitchell,
Act (USGSA). To ensure that standards
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
and official grading practices remain
64153; Telephone (816) 891–0460; Fax Stockyards Administration.
relevant, GIPSA invites interested
Number (816) 872–1258; email [FR Doc. 2016–00848 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
parties to comment on whether the
current oats standards and grading Gregory.J.Giese@usda.gov. BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P
practices need to be changed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
DATES: We will consider comments we authority of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 76),
GIPSA establishes standards for oats DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
receive by April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written or and other grains regarding kind, class, Agricultural Marketing Service
electronic comments on this proposed quality and condition. The oats
rule to: standards, established by USDA on June 7 CFR Part 996
• Mail: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 16, 1919, were last revised in 1988 and
STOP 3642, 1400 Independence Avenue appear in the USGSA regulations at 7 [Doc. No. AMS–FV–15–0066; FV16–996–1
CFR 810.1001 through 810.1005. The PR]
SW., Room 2530–B, Washington, DC
20250–3604. standards facilitate oats marketing and
Minimum Quality and Handling
• Fax: (202) 690–2173 define U.S. oats quality in the domestic
Standards for Domestic and Imported
• Internet: Go to http:// and global marketplace. The standards
Peanuts Marketed in the United States;
www.regulations.gov and follow the on- define commonly used industry terms;
Change to the Quality and Handling
line instruction for submitting contain basic principles governing the
Requirements
comments. application of standards, such as the
All comments will become a matter of type of sample used for a particular AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
public record and should be identified quality analysis; the basis of USDA.
as ‘‘U.S. Standards for Oats request for determination; and specify grades and ACTION: Proposed rule.
information comments,’’ making grade requirements. Official procedures
reference to the date and page number for determining grading factors are SUMMARY: This proposed rule would
of this issue of the Federal Register. All provided in GIPSA’s Grain Inspection implement a recommendation from the
comments received become the property Handbook, Book II, Chapter 7, ‘‘Oats’’ Peanut Standards Board (Board) to
of the Federal government, are a part of which also includes standardized revise the minimum quality and
the public record, and will generally be procedures for additional quality handling standards for domestic and
posted to www.regulations.gov without attributes not used to determine grade, imported peanuts marketed in the
change. If you send an email comment such as dockage and moisture content. United States (Standards). The Board
directly to GIPSA without going through Together, the grading standards and advises the Secretary of Agriculture
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www.regulations.gov, or you submit a testing procedures allow buyers and regarding potential changes to the
comment to GIPSA via fax, the sellers to communicate quality Standards and is comprised of
originating email address or telephone requirements, compare oats quality producers and industry representatives.
number will be automatically captured using equivalent forms of measurement This proposed rule would revise the
and included as part of the comment and assist in price discovery. minimum quality, positive lot
that is placed in the public docket and GIPSA’s grading and inspection identification, and reporting and
made available on the Internet. Also, all services are provided through a network recordkeeping requirements under the
personal identifying information (for of federal, state, and private laboratories Standards. It would also make
example, name, address, etc.) that conduct tests to determine the numerous other changes to better reflect
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Request for information. | |
| Dates | We will consider comments we receive by April 18, 2016. | |
| Contact | Greg Giese at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153; Telephone (816) 891-0460; Fax Number (816) 872-1258; email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 2775 |
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