82 FR 47656 - Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption; Extension of Compliance Dates for Subpart E; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is correcting a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register of September 13, 2017. That proposed rule proposes to extend, for covered produce other than sprouts, the dates for compliance with the agricultural water provisions in the ``Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption'' regulation. We are placing a corrected copy of the proposed rule in the docket.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47656]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22182]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 112

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0921]
RIN 0910-ZA50


Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of 
Produce for Human Consumption; Extension of Compliance Dates for 
Subpart E; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is 
correcting a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register of 
September 13, 2017. That proposed rule proposes to extend, for covered 
produce other than sprouts, the dates for compliance with the 
agricultural water provisions in the ``Standards for the Growing, 
Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption'' 
regulation. We are placing a corrected copy of the proposed rule in the 
docket.

DATES: October 13, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samir Assar, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-317), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 
Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-1636.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of September 13, 
2017 (82 FR 42963), FDA published the proposed rule ``Standards for the 
Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human 
Consumption; Extension of Compliance Dates for Subpart E'' with an 
omission.
    In FR Doc. 2017-19434, appearing on page 42963 in the Federal 
Register of September 13, 2017, the following correction is made:
    On page 42967, in the third column, the paragraph above the table 
is corrected to include the fourth sentence as follows: ``There would 
be a reduction in benefits associated with extending the compliance 
dates as described previously. Consumers eating non-sprout covered 
produce would not enjoy the potential health benefits (i.e., reduced 
risk of illness) provided by the provisions of subpart E until 2 to 4 
years (depending on the specific provision) later than originally 
established in the produce safety regulation. Thus, the annualized 
total benefits to consumers, discounted at 3 percent over 10 years, 
would decrease by $108 million from $1.033 billion to $925 million. 
Taking into consideration both the reduction in costs and the reduction 
in benefits, using a 3 (7) percent discount rate, the proposed rule 
would have negative annualized net benefits of $96 ($97) million. 
Estimated changes in benefits and costs as a result of this proposed 
extension are summarized in the following table.''

    Dated: October 10, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017-22182 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
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