83 FR 39917 - United States Standards for Grades of Processed Vegetables
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-17283 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 39917-39918] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17283] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 156 / Monday, August 13, 2018 / Proposed Rules [[Page 39917]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 52 [Document Number AMS-FV-14-0088, SC-18-328] United States Standards for Grades of Processed Vegetables AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Mushrooms, U.S. Standards for Grades of Pickles, and U.S. Standards for Grades of Green Olives. AMS is proposing to replace the term ``midget'' with ``petite'' in the canned lima bean, canned mushroom, and pickle standards, and to remove ``midget'' completely from the green olive standards as there is an alternative term. AMS is also proposing to replace the two-term grading system (dual nomenclature) with a single term to describe each quality level in the canned lima bean, canned mushroom, and green olive standards. Editorial changes would also be made to the grade standards that conform to recent changes made in other grade standards. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to the USDA, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406; fax: (540) 361-1199; or at www.regulations.gov. Comments should reference the dates and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. Comments will be posted without change, including any personal information provided. All comments received within the comment period will become part of the public record maintained by the Agency and will be made available to the public via www.regulations.gov. Comments will be made available for public inspection at the above address during regular business hours or can be viewed at: www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay H. Mitchell at the address above, by phone (540) 361-1120; fax (540) 361-1199; or, email [email protected]. Copies of the proposed U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Mushrooms, U.S. Standards for Grades of Pickles, and U.S. Standards for Grades of Green Olives are available at http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the current U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Mushrooms, U.S. Standards for Grades of Pickles, and U.S. Standards for Grades of Green Olives 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.'' The Agricultural Marketing Service (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: http://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards. AMS is proposing revisions to 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 continually reviews all fruit and vegetable grade standards to ensure their usefulness to the industry, modernize language, and remove duplicative terminology. On May 13, 2013, AMS received a petition from the Little People of America stating they ``are trying to raise awareness around and eliminate the use of the word midget.'' The petition further stated, ``Though the use of the word midget by the USDA when classifying certain food products is benign, Little People of America, and the dwarfism community, hopes that the USDA would consider phasing out the term midget.'' AMS determined that six grade standards contained the term ``midget''--U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Mushrooms, U.S. Standards for Grades of Pickles, U.S. Standards for Grades of Green Olives, U.S. Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins, and U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans. The shelled pecans and processed raisins were separated out and are covered in two rules due to additional changes being made. Before developing these proposed revisions, AMS solicited comments and suggestions about the grade standards from the Grocery Manufacturers Association, U.S. Dry Bean Council, American Mushroom Institute, Pickle Packers International, Inc., and the California Olive Committee. The consensus from the U.S. Dry Bean Council, American Mushroom Institute, and Pickle Packers International, Inc. was to proceed with replacing ``midget'' with ``petite'' in each of the three standards. The California Olive Committee stated there would be no issue with removing the term ``midget'' completely from the standards as that would leave ``petite'' for the size designation. In addition to replacing ``midget'' with ``petite'' or removing ``midget,'' AMS is also proposing to remove dual nomenclature in U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Mushrooms, and U.S. Standards for Grades of Green Olives. More recently developed 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,'' ``U.S. Grade B or U.S. Extra Standard,'' or ``U.S. Grade B or U.S. Choice,'' and ``U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard,'' to describe the same level of quality. The terms ``U.S. Fancy,'' ``U.S. Extra [[Page 39918]] Standard'' or ``U.S. Choice,'' and ``U.S. Standard'' would be removed and the terms ``U.S. Grade A,'' ``U.S. Grade B,'' and ``U.S. Grade C'' would be used exclusively. Finally, AMS is proposing editorial changes to these grade standards, i.e., updating the name of a table to better reflect content, removing specific address for viewing or obtaining color standards, updating a grade designation in a scoresheet to align with language used throughout standard, and updating the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) references where applicable. Information on obtaining color standards is available in the Fresh and Processed Equipment Catalog on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/how-purchase-equipment-and-visual-aids. These revisions will provide a format that is consistent with those of other grade standards (75 FR 43141). The following table summarizes the changes currently under consideration by AMS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remove or replace U.S. standards for grades of Effective date ``midget'' Other proposed revisions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canned Lima Beans................... 3/20/60 Replace with Change level of quality ``Petite'' in Table designations to single terms in II in Sizes of the Grades of canned lima beans canned lima beans and Color sections. section. Correct CFR citation for standard of identity to 21 CFR 155.200 in the Identity section. Replace Processed Products information and address with ``USDA Headquarters in Washington, DC'' in the General section. Canned Mushrooms.................... 4/7/62 Replace with Change level of quality ``petite'' in the designations to single terms in Sizes of canned the Grades of canned mushrooms mushrooms in the section. styles of whole and Correct CFR citation for standard buttons section. of identity to 21 CFR 155.200 in the Product description section. Green Olives........................ 9/8/67 Remove from Table I Change level of quality in the Sizes of designations to single terms in whole style green the Grades of green olives and olives section. Uniformity of size sections and Tables IV and V in the Absence of defects section. Change ``D'' to ``Sstd'' in the Score sheet for green olives section. Pickles............................. 4/22/91 Replace with Change the title of Table III from ``Petite'' in Table ``Recommended Pickle Ingredients II in the Sizes of All Styles Except Relish'' to whole pickles ``Recommended Minimum Quantity of section and Table VI Pickle Ingredients All Styles in the Requirements Except Relish.'' for grade section. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The proposed revisions to these grade standards would provide a common language for trade and better reflect the current marketing of fruits and vegetables. A 60-day comment period is provided for interested persons to submit comments on the proposed revised grade standards. Copies of the proposed revised standards are available at http://www.regulations.gov. After the 60-day comment period, AMS will move forward in accordance with 7 CFR 36.3(a)(1 through 3). Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627. Dated: August 8, 2018. 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Vol. 83, No. 156
Monday, August 13, 2018
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER maintained by the Agency and will be 2013, AMS received a petition from the
contains notices to the public of the proposed made available to the public via Little People of America stating they
issuance of rules and regulations. The www.regulations.gov. Comments will be ‘‘are trying to raise awareness around
purpose of these notices is to give interested made available for public inspection at and eliminate the use of the word
persons an opportunity to participate in the the above address during regular midget.’’ The petition further stated,
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
business hours or can be viewed at: ‘‘Though the use of the word midget by
rules.
www.regulations.gov. the USDA when classifying certain food
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: products is benign, Little People of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Lindsay H. Mitchell at the address America, and the dwarfism community,
above, by phone (540) 361–1120; fax hopes that the USDA would consider
Agricultural Marketing Service (540) 361–1199; or, email phasing out the term midget.’’
lindsay.mitchell@ams.usda.gov. Copies AMS determined that six grade
7 CFR Part 52 of the proposed U.S. Standards for standards contained the term
[Document Number AMS–FV–14–0088, SC– Grades of Canned Lima Beans, U.S. ‘‘midget’’—U.S. Standards for Grades of
18–328] Standards for Grades of Canned Canned Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for
Mushrooms, U.S. Standards for Grades Grades of Canned Mushrooms, U.S.
United States Standards for Grades of of Pickles, and U.S. Standards for Standards for Grades of Pickles, U.S.
Processed Vegetables Grades of Green Olives are available at Standards for Grades of Green Olives,
http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of U.S. Standards for Grades of Processed
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, the current U.S. Standards for Grades of Raisins, and U.S. Standards for Grades
USDA. Canned Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for of Shelled Pecans. The shelled pecans
ACTION: Notice. Grades of Canned Mushrooms, U.S. and processed raisins were separated
Standards for Grades of Pickles, and out and are covered in two rules due to
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing additional changes being made.
U.S. Standards for Grades of Green
Service (AMS) of the Department of Before developing these proposed
Olives are available on the Specialty
Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise revisions, AMS solicited comments and
Crops Inspection Division website at
the U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned suggestions about the grade standards
www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/
Lima Beans, U.S. Standards for Grades vegetables. from the Grocery Manufacturers
of Canned Mushrooms, U.S. Standards Association, U.S. Dry Bean Council,
for Grades of Pickles, and U.S. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act American Mushroom Institute, Pickle
Standards for Grades of Green Olives. Packers International, Inc., and the
AMS is proposing to replace the term of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) as
amended, directs and authorizes the California Olive Committee. The
‘‘midget’’ with ‘‘petite’’ in the canned consensus from the U.S. Dry Bean
lima bean, canned mushroom, and Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and
improve standards of quality, condition, Council, American Mushroom Institute,
pickle standards, and to remove and Pickle Packers International, Inc.
‘‘midget’’ completely from the green quantity, grade, and packaging, and
recommend and demonstrate such was to proceed with replacing ‘‘midget’’
olive standards as there is an alternative with ‘‘petite’’ in each of the three
term. AMS is also proposing to replace standards in order to encourage
uniformity and consistency in standards. The California Olive
the two-term grading system (dual Committee stated there would be no
nomenclature) with a single term to commercial practices.’’
The Agricultural Marketing Service issue with removing the term ‘‘midget’’
describe each quality level in the completely from the standards as that
canned lima bean, canned mushroom, (AMS) is committed to carrying out this
authority in a manner that facilitates the would leave ‘‘petite’’ for the size
and green olive standards. Editorial designation.
changes would also be made to the marketing of agricultural commodities
and makes copies of official standards In addition to replacing ‘‘midget’’
grade standards that conform to recent with ‘‘petite’’ or removing ‘‘midget,’’
changes made in other grade standards. available upon request. The U.S.
Standards for Grades of Fruits and AMS is also proposing to remove dual
DATES: Comments must be submitted on nomenclature in U.S. Standards for
Vegetables that no longer appear in the
or before October 12, 2018. Code of Federal Regulations are Grades of Canned Lima Beans, U.S.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are maintained by AMS at: http:// Standards for Grades of Canned
invited to submit written comments to www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards. Mushrooms, and U.S. Standards for
the USDA, Specialty Crops Inspection AMS is proposing revisions to these Grades of Green Olives. More recently
Division, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite U.S. Standards for Grades using the developed standards use a single term,
101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406; fax: procedures that appear in part 36 of such as ‘‘U.S. Grade A’’ or ‘‘U.S. Grade
(540) 361–1199; or at B,’’ to describe each level of quality
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Title 7 of the Code of Federal
www.regulations.gov. Comments should Regulations (7 CFR part 36). within a grade standard. Older grade
reference the dates and page number of standards used dual nomenclature, such
this issue of the Federal Register. Background as ‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy,’’ ‘‘U.S.
Comments will be posted without AMS continually reviews all fruit and Grade B or U.S. Extra Standard,’’ or
change, including any personal vegetable grade standards to ensure ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. Choice,’’ and
information provided. All comments their usefulness to the industry, ‘‘U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard,’’ to
received within the comment period modernize language, and remove describe the same level of quality. The
will become part of the public record duplicative terminology. On May 13, terms ‘‘U.S. Fancy,’’ ‘‘U.S. Extra
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Standard’’ or ‘‘U.S. Choice,’’ and ‘‘U.S. address for viewing or obtaining color AMS website at https://
Standard’’ would be removed and the standards, updating a grade designation www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/
terms ‘‘U.S. Grade A,’’ ‘‘U.S. Grade B,’’ in a scoresheet to align with language how-purchase-equipment-and-visual-
and ‘‘U.S. Grade C’’ would be used used throughout standard, and updating aids. These revisions will provide a
exclusively. the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) format that is consistent with those of
Finally, AMS is proposing editorial references where applicable. other grade standards (75 FR 43141).
changes to these grade standards, i.e., Information on obtaining color The following table summarizes the
updating the name of a table to better standards is available in the Fresh and changes currently under consideration
reflect content, removing specific Processed Equipment Catalog on the by AMS.
U.S. standards for grades Remove or replace
Effective date Other proposed revisions
of ‘‘midget’’
Canned Lima Beans ........ 3/20/60 Replace with ‘‘Petite’’ in Change level of quality designations to single terms in the Grades of
Table II in Sizes of canned lima beans and Color sections.
canned lima beans Correct CFR citation for standard of identity to 21 CFR 155.200 in the
section. Identity section.
Replace Processed Products information and address with ‘‘USDA
Headquarters in Washington, DC’’ in the General section.
Canned Mushrooms ........ 4/7/62 Replace with ‘‘petite’’ in Change level of quality designations to single terms in the Grades of
the Sizes of canned canned mushrooms section.
mushrooms in the Correct CFR citation for standard of identity to 21 CFR 155.200 in the
styles of whole and Product description section.
buttons section.
Green Olives ................... 9/8/67 Remove from Table I in Change level of quality designations to single terms in the Grades of
the Sizes of whole green olives and Uniformity of size sections and Tables IV and V in
style green olives the Absence of defects section.
section. Change ‘‘D’’ to ‘‘Sstd’’ in the Score sheet for green olives section.
Pickles ............................. 4/22/91 Replace with ‘‘Petite’’ in Change the title of Table III from ‘‘Recommended Pickle Ingredients All
Table II in the Sizes Styles Except Relish’’ to ‘‘Recommended Minimum Quantity of Pickle
of whole pickles sec- Ingredients All Styles Except Relish.’’
tion and Table VI in
the Requirements for
grade section.
The proposed revisions to these grade DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
standards would provide a common using the procedures found in 14 CFR
language for trade and better reflect the Federal Aviation Administration 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
current marketing of fruits and methods:
vegetables. 14 CFR Part 39 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
A 60-day comment period is provided [Docket No. FAA–2018–0707; Product
instructions for submitting comments.
for interested persons to submit Identifier 2018–NM–067–AD]
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
comments on the proposed revised RIN 2120–AA64 • Mail: U.S. Department of
grade standards. Copies of the proposed Transportation, Docket Operations,
revised standards are available at http:// Airworthiness Directives; Fokker M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
www.regulations.gov. After the 60-day Services B.V. Airplanes Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
comment period, AMS will move Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
forward in accordance with 7 CFR AGENCY: Federal Aviation • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
Administration (FAA), DOT. address above between 9 a.m. and 5
36.3(a)(1 through 3).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. (NPRM). Federal holidays.
Dated: August 8, 2018. For service information identified in
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new this NPRM, contact Fokker Services
Bruce Summers,
airworthiness directive (AD) for all B.V., Technical Services Dept., P.O. Box
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Fokker Services B.V. Model F28
Service. 1357, 2130 EL Hoofddorp, the
airplanes. This proposed AD was Netherlands; telephone +31 (0)88–6280–
[FR Doc. 2018–17283 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] prompted by reports that certain T- 350; fax +31 (0)88–6280–111; email
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P unions with an integral filter in the technicalservices@fokker.com; internet
landing gear hydraulic control system http://www.myfokkerfleet.com. You may
disconnected from their housing and, in view this service information at the
some cases, migrated. This proposed AD
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FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200
would require replacing certain T- South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
unions with an integral filter with T- information on the availability of this
unions without an integral filter. We are material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195.
proposing this AD to address the unsafe
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