81 FR 3341 - United States Standards for Flaxseed

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 13 (January 21, 2016)

Page Range		3341-3341
FR Document		2016-01045

The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking comments from the public regarding the United States (U.S.) Standards for Flaxseed 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 flaxseed standards and grading practices need to be changed.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

7 CFR Part 810


United States Standards for Flaxseed

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain 
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking 
comments from the public regarding the United States (U.S.) Standards 
for Flaxseed 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 
flaxseed standards and grading practices need to be changed.

DATES: We will consider comments we receive by March 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written or electronic comments on this 
request for information 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. Flaxseed Standards 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: Robert Dorman at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 N. 
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153; Telephone (816) 659-8411; 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 flaxseed and other grains 
regarding kind, class, quality and condition. The flaxseed standards, 
established by USDA on August 1, 1934, were last revised in 1987 and 
appear in the USGSA regulations at 7 CFR 810.601 through 810.604. The 
standards facilitate flaxseed marketing and define U.S. flaxseed 
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 5, ``Flaxseed'' 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 flaxseed 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 flaxseed. 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 flaxseed are accepted as prima facie evidence in 
all Federal courts. U.S. flaxseed standards and the affiliated grading 
and testing services offered by GIPSA verify that a seller's flaxseed 
meets specified requirements, and ensure that customers receive the 
quality of flaxseed they purchased.
    In order for U.S. standards and grading procedures for flaxseed 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. flaxseed standards and inspection procedures.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 71-87K.

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER originating email address or telephone ‘‘Flaxseed’’ which also includes
contains notices to the public of the proposed number will be automatically captured standardized procedures for additional
issuance of rules and regulations. The and included as part of the comment quality attributes not used to determine
purpose of these notices is to give interested that is placed in the public docket and grade, such as dockage and moisture
persons an opportunity to participate in the made available on the Internet. Also, all content. Together, the grading standards
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
personal identifying information (for and testing procedures allow buyers and
rules.
example, name, address, etc.) sellers to communicate quality
voluntarily submitted by the commenter requirements, compare flaxseed quality
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE may be publicly accessible. Do not using equivalent forms of measurement
submit confidential business and assist in price discovery.
Grain Inspection, Packers and information or otherwise sensitive or GIPSA’s grading and inspection
Stockyards Administration protected information. services are provided through a network
Electronic submissions should avoid of federal, state, and private laboratories
7 CFR Part 810 the use of special characters, avoid any that conduct tests to determine the
form of encryption, and be free of any quality and condition of flaxseed. These
United States Standards for Flaxseed defects or viruses, since these may tests are conducted in accordance with
prevent GIPSA from being able to read applicable standards using approved
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
and understand, and thus consider your methodologies and can be applied at
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
comment. any point in the marketing chain.
ACTION: Request for information.
GIPSA will post a transcript or report Furthermore, the tests yield rapid,
SUMMARY: The United States Department summarizing each substantive oral reliable and consistent results. In
of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain comment that we receive. This would addition, GIPSA-issued certificates
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards include comments made at any public describing the quality and condition of
Administration (GIPSA) is seeking meetings hosted by GIPSA during the graded flaxseed are accepted as prima
comments from the public regarding the comment period, unless GIPSA facie evidence in all Federal courts. U.S.
United States (U.S.) Standards for publically announces otherwise. flaxseed standards and the affiliated
Flaxseed under the United States Grain All comments will also be available grading and testing services offered by
Standards Act (USGSA). To ensure that for public inspection at the above GIPSA verify that a seller’s flaxseed
standards and official grading practices address during regular business hours (7 meets specified requirements, and
remain relevant, GIPSA invites CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the GIPSA ensure that customers receive the
interested parties to comment on Management and Budget Services quality of flaxseed they purchased.
whether the current flaxseed standards support staff (202) 720–8479 for an In order for U.S. standards and
and grading practices need to be appointment to view the comments. grading procedures for flaxseed to
changed. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: remain relevant, GIPSA is issuing this
Robert Dorman at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 request for information to invite
DATES: We will consider comments we interested parties to submit comments,
receive by March 21, 2016. N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO
64153; Telephone (816) 659–8411; Fax ideas, and suggestions on all aspects of
ADDRESSES: You may submit written or the U.S. flaxseed standards and
electronic comments on this request for Number (816) 872–1258; email
Robert.J.Dorman@usda.gov. inspection procedures.
information to: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87K.
• Mail: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
STOP 3642, 1400 Independence Avenue authority of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 76), Larry Mitchell,
SW., Room 2530–B, Washington, DC GIPSA establishes standards for flaxseed Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
20250–3604. and other grains regarding kind, class, Stockyards Administration.
• Fax: (202) 690–2173. quality and condition. The flaxseed [FR Doc. 2016–01045 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am]
• Internet: Go to http:// standards, established by USDA on BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P
www.regulations.gov and follow the on- August 1, 1934, were last revised in
line instruction for submitting 1987 and appear in the USGSA
comments. regulations at 7 CFR 810.601 through DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
All comments will become a matter of 810.604. The standards facilitate
public record and should be identified flaxseed marketing and define U.S. Grain Inspection, Packers and
as ‘‘U.S. Flaxseed Standards request for flaxseed quality in the domestic and Stockyards Administration
information comments,’’ making global marketplace. The standards
reference to the date and page number define commonly used industry terms; 7 CFR Part 810
of this issue of the Federal Register. All contain basic principles governing the
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of the Federal government, are a part of type of sample used for a particular AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
the public record, and will generally be quality analysis; the basis of Stockyards Administration, USDA.
posted to www.regulations.gov without determination; and specify grades and ACTION: Request for information.
change. If you send an email comment grade requirements. Official procedures
directly to GIPSA without going through for determining grading factors are SUMMARY: The United States Department
www.regulations.gov, or you submit a provided in GIPSA’s Grain Inspection of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain
comment to GIPSA via fax, the Handbook, Book II, Chapter 5, Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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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 March 21, 2016.
Contact		Robert Dorman at GIPSA, USDA, 10383 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153; Telephone (816) 659-8411; Fax Number (816) 872-1258; email [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 3341

81 FR 3341 - United States Standards for Flaxseed

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREGrain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 13 (January 21, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration