[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69968-69972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32738]



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Part III





Department of Agriculture





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Agricultural Marketing Service



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7 CFR Parts 57 and 59



Egg Products Inspection Act Regulations;



Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Parts 57 and 59

[Docket No. PY-99-001]


Egg Products Inspection Act Regulations

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This rule duplicates, redesignates, and amends the regulations 
governing egg and egg products inspection under the Egg Products 
Inspection Act (EPIA). The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has 
redelegated most, but not all, functions under the EPIA from the 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service (FSIS). Shell egg surveillance functions continue to be 
delegated to AMS. This rule duplicates or redesignates those portions 
of part 59 pertinent to shell egg surveillance as a new part 57, and it 
leaves those portions of part 59 pertinent to other functions under the 
EPIA. This action will assure that each agency has the regulations that 
it needs to carry out its responsibilities, and it will facilitate the 
transfer of the EPIA regulations administered by FSIS to the title of 
the Code of Federal Regulations that includes the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act and Poultry Products Inspection Act regulations, also 
administered by FSIS.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas C. Bailey, Chief, 
Standardization Branch, Poultry Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0259, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-0259 (202) 720-3506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule has been determined to be not 
significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866, and therefore, has 
not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil 
Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and 
regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no 
retroactive effect, and does not require administrative proceedings 
before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.
    Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), AMS has considered the economic 
impact of this rule on small entities. This rule is technical in 
nature. It does not change regulatory requirements or the 
responsibilities of any party. Accordingly, AMS has determined that 
provisions of this rule would not have any economic impact on small 
entities.

Background and Changes

    AMS was responsible for administering the EPIA (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.) upon its enactment in 1970, and issued the regulations in 7 CFR 
part 59. The Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Pub.L. 103-354; 7 U.S.C. 2204e) 
consolidated food safety responsibilities in FSIS. In 1995, the 
Department revised its regulations to delegate most functions under 
EPIA to FSIS, but continued to delegate shell egg surveillance 
functions under EPIA to AMS.
    This rule reorganizes and amends the EPIA regulations as a follow-
up action to the Department's redelegation of authority. The changes 
duplicate and redesignate those portions of part 59 pertinent to shell 
egg surveillance as a new part 57 and leaves those portions pertinent 
to other functions under the EPIA in part 59. This will assure that AMS 
and FSIS have the regulations that they need to carry out their 
responsibilities, and it will facilitate FSIS' transfer of the 
regulations remaining in part 59, as part of an upcoming rulemaking, to 
the same location as other regulations administered by FSIS (chapter 
III of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which includes the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act and Poultry Products Inspection Act 
regulations). When FSIS published a final rule implementing amendments 
to the EPIA in August 1998 (63 FR 45663), the Director of the Federal 
Register charged FSIS and AMS with transferring to 9 CFR the EPIA 
regulations related to food safety by January 1, 1999.
    Because of the technical, nonsubstantive nature of this rule, AMS 
finds that it has good cause that notice and public procedure required 
by the Administrative Procedure Act are unnecessary (5 U.S.C. 553). 
Additionally, AMS finds that there is good cause not to delay the 
effective date and therefore this rule will be effective on the first 
day following the date of publication in the Federal Register (5 U.S.C. 
553).

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Parts 57 and 59

    Eggs and egg products, Exports, Food grades and standards, Food 
labeling, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set forth above, 7 CFR chapter I, subchapter C is 
amended as follows:

SUBCHAPTER C--REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL 
MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT

    1. The heading of subchapter C is revised to read as set out above.
    2. Part 57 is added to read as follows:

PART 57--INSPECTION OF EGGS (EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT)

Sec.

Definitions

57.1  Meaning of words.
57.5  Terms defined.

Administration

57.10  Authority.
57.13  Federal and State cooperation.
57.17  Nondiscrimination.
57.18  OMB control number.

Scope of Inspection

57.20  Inspection in accordance with methods prescribed or approved.
57.22  Basis of service.
57.28  Other inspections.

Relation to Other Authorities

57.35  Eggs outside official plants.

Eggs and Egg Products Not Intended for Human Food

57.45  Prohibition on eggs and egg products not intended for use as 
human food.

Refrigeration of Shell Eggs

57.50  Temperature and Labeling Requirements.

Exemptions

57.100  Specific exemptions.
57.105  Suspension or termination of exemptions.

Performance of Service

57.110  Licensed inspectors.
57.112  Suspension of license or authority; revocation.
57.114  Surrender of license.
57.116  Activities of inspectors.
57.118  Identification.
57.119  Political activity.
57.120  Financial interest of inspectors.
57.132  Access to plants.
57.134  Accessibility of product.

Records and Related Requirements for Egg Handlers and Related 
Industries

57.200  Records and related requirements.
57.220  Information and assistance to be furnished to inspectors.

Administrative Detention

57.240  Detaining product.

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Appeal of an Inspection or Decision

57.300  Who may request an appeal inspection or review of an 
inspector's decision.
57.310  Where to file an appeal.
57.320  How to file an appeal.
57.330  When an application for an appeal grading or inspection may 
be refused.
57.340  Who shall perform the appeal.
57.350  Procedures for selecting appeal samples.
57.360  Appeal inspection certificates.
57.370  Cost of appeals.

Identifying and Marking Product

57.410  Shell eggs required to be labeled.

Retention

57.426  Retention.

Processing Requirements

57.504  General operating procedures.

Registration of Shell Egg Handlers

57.690  Persons required to register.

Inspection and Disposition of Restricted Eggs

57.700  Prohibition on disposition of restricted eggs.
57.720  Disposition of restricted eggs.
57.760  Inspection of egg handlers.

Identification of Restricted Eggs or Egg Products Not Intended for 
Human Consumption

57.800  Identification of restricted eggs.
57.801  Nest run or washed ungraded eggs.
59.840  Identification of inedible, unwholesome, or adulterated egg 
products.
57.860  Identification wording.

Imports

57.900  Requirements for importation of restricted eggs into the 
United States.
57.905  Importation of restricted eggs or eggs containing more 
restricted eggs than permitted in the official standards for U.S. 
Consumer Grade B.
57.915  Foreign inspection certificate required.
55.920  Importer to make application for inspection of imported 
eggs.
57.925  Inspection of imported eggs.
57.930  Imported eggs; retention in customs custody; delivery under 
bond; movement prior to inspection; sealing; handling; facilities, 
and assistance.
57.935  Means of conveyance and equipment used in handling eggs to 
be maintained in sanitary condition.
57.945  Foreign eggs offered for importation; reporting of findings 
to customs; handling of products refused entry.
57.950  Labeling of containers of eggs for importation.
57.955  Labeling of shipping containers of eggs for importation.
57.960  Small importations for consignee's personal use, display, or 
laboratory analysis.
57.965  Returned U.S. inspected and marked products; not 
importations.
57.970  Charges for storage, cartage, and labor with respect to 
products imported contrary to the Act.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1031-1056.

PART 59--INSPECTION OF EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS (EGG PRODUCTS 
INSPECTION ACT)

    3. The authority citation for part 59 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1031-1056.

    4. Undesignated center headings and sections in part 59 are 
duplicated as undesignated center headings and sections in part 57, as 
set out in the following table:

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                  Part 59                              Part 57
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Definitions                                 Definitions
    Sec.  59.1                                  Sec.  57.1
    Sec.  59.5                                  Sec.  57.5
Administration                              Administration
    Sec.  59.10                                 Sec.  57.10
    Sec.  59.13                                 Sec.  57.13
    Sec.  59.17                                 Sec.  57.17
    Sec.  59.18                                 Sec.  57.18
Scope of Inspection                         Scope of Inspection
    Sec.  59.20                                 Sec.  57.20
    Sec.  59.22                                 Sec.  57.22
    Sec.  59.28                                 Sec.  57.28
Relation to Other Authorities               Relation to Other
                                             Authorities
    Sec.  59.35                                 Sec.  57.35
Eggs and Egg Products Not Intended for      Eggs and Egg Products Not
 Human Food                                  Intended for Human Food
    Sec.  59.45                                 Sec.  57.45
Refrigeration of Shell Eggs                 Refrigeration of Shell Eggs
    Sec.  59.50                                 Sec.  57.50
Exemptions                                  Exemptions
    Sec.  59.100                                Sec.  57.100
    Sec.  59.105                                Sec.  57.105
Performance of Service                      Performance of Service
    Sec.  59.110                                Sec.  57.110
    Sec.  59.112                                Sec.  57.112
    Sec.  59.114                                Sec.  57.114
    Sec.  59.116                                Sec.  57.116
    Sec.  59.118                                Sec.  57.118
    Sec.  59.119                                Sec.  57.119
    Sec.  59.120                                Sec.  57.120
    Sec.  59.132                                Sec.  57.132
    Sec.  59.134                                Sec.  57.134
Records and Related Requirements for Eggs   Records and Related
 and Egg Products Handlers and Related       Requirements for Eggs and
 Industries                                  Egg Products Handlers and
                                             Related Industries
    Sec.  59.200                                Sec.  57.200
    Sec.  59.220                                Sec.  57.220
Administrative Detention                    Administrative Detention
    Sec.  59.240                                Sec.  57.240
Appeal of an Inspection or Decision         Appeal of an Inspection or
                                             Decision
    Sec.  59.300                                Sec.  57.300
    Sec.  59.310                                Sec.  57.310
    Sec.  59.320                                Sec.  57.320
    Sec.  59.330                                Sec.  57.330

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    Sec.  59.340                                Sec.  57.340
    Sec.  59.350                                Sec.  57.350
    Sec.  59.360                                Sec.  57.360
    Sec.  59.370                                Sec.  57.370
Identifying and Marking Product             Identifying and Marking
                                             Product
    Sec.  59.410                                Sec.  57.410
Inspection, Reinspection, Condemnation,     Inspection, Reinspection,
 and Retention                               Condemnation, and Retention
    Sec.  59.426                                Sec.  57.426  Retention
Sanitary, Processing, and Facility          Sanitary, Processing, and
 Requirements                                Facility Requirements
    Sec.  59.504                                Sec.  57.504
Identification of Restricted Eggs or Egg    Identification of Restricted
 Products Not Intended for Human             Eggs or Egg Products Not
 Consumption                                 Intended for Human
                                             Consumption
    Sec.  59.800                                Sec.  57.800
    Sec.  59.840                                Sec.  57.840
    Sec.  59.860                                Sec.  57.860
Imports                                     Imports
    Sec.  59.900                                Sec.  57.900
    Sec.  59.905                                Sec.  57.905
    Sec.  59.915                                Sec.  57.915
    Sec.  59.920                                Sec.  57.920
    Sec.  59.925                                Sec.  57.925
    Sec.  59.930                                Sec.  57.930
    Sec.  59.935                                Sec.  57.935
    Sec.  59.945                                Sec.  57.945
    Sec.  59.950                                Sec.  57.950
    Sec.  59.955                                Sec.  57.955
    Sec.  59.960                                Sec.  57.960
    Sec.  59.965                                Sec.  57.965
    Sec.  59.970                                Sec.  57.970
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    5. The duplicated undesignated center headings that precede 
Secs. 57.200, 57.426, and 57.504 and the duplicated headings of 
Secs. 57.35, 57.134, 57.410, 57.900, 57.920, 57.930, 57.935, 57.945, 
57.950, and 57.955 are revised as set out in the table of contents for 
part 57.
    6. Undesignated center headings and sections in part 59 are 
redesignated as undesignated center headings and sections in part 57, 
as set out in the following table:

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                  Part 59                              Part 57
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Registration of Shell Egg Handlers          Registration of Shell Egg
                                             Handlers
    Sec.  59.690                                Sec.  57.690
Inspection and Disposition of Restricted        Inspection and
 Eggs                                        Disposition of Restricted
                                             Eggs
    Sec.  59.700                                Sec.  57.700
    Sec.  59.720                                Sec.  57.720
    Sec.  59.760                                Sec.  57.760
    Sec.  59.801                                Sec.  57.801
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PART 57--INSPECTION OF EGGS (EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT)

    7. In duplicated Sec. 57.5, the definition for ``official 
standards'' is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 57.5  Terms defined.

* * * * *
    Official standards means the standards of quality, grades, and 
weight classes for eggs.
* * * * *
    8. Duplicated Sec. 57.18 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 57.18  OMB control number.

    The information collection requirements in this part have been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget and assigned OMB 
control number 0581-0113.


Sec. 57.20  [Amended]

    9. Duplicated Sec. 57.20 is amended by removing ``and egg 
products''.


Sec. 57.28  [Amended]

    10. Duplicated Sec. 57.28 is amended by removing and reserving 
paragraph (a)(2) and by removing, in paragraph (b), ``and egg 
products''.


Sec. 57.45  [Amended]

    11. Duplicated Sec. 57.45 is amended by removing, in paragraph (a), 
``in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section or''; by removing, in 
paragraph (b), ``or any egg products which are unwholesome, 
adulterated, or are otherwise unfit for human food purposes, except as 
provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section,''; and by removing 
paragraphs (c) and (d). As revised, Sec. 57.45 reads as follows:


Sec. 57.45  Prohibition on eggs and egg products not intended for use 
as human food.

    (a) No person shall buy, sell, or transport or offer to buy or 
sell, or offer or receive for transportation in commerce, any eggs or 
egg products which are not intended for use as human food, unless they 
are denatured or decharacterized, unless shipped under seal as 
authorized in Secs. 57.504(c) and 57.720(a) and identified as required 
by the regulations in this part.
    (b) No person shall import or export shell eggs classified as loss, 
inedible, or incubator rejects unless they are denatured or 
decharacterized and identified as required by the regulations in this 
part.

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Sec. 57.1000  [Amended]

    12. Duplicated Sec. 57.100 is amended by removing, in the 
introductory text, ``and the provision for continuous inspection of 
processing operations in section 5(a) of the Act'' and by removing and 
reserving paragraph (b).


Sec. 57.200  [Amended]

    13. Duplicated Sec. 57.200 is amended by removing, in paragraph 
(a), ``or egg products'' and ``and egg products'' and by removing, in 
paragraph (b), ``and egg processing operations'', ``, (1)'', and ``, 
and (2) official egg products plants which use all shell eggs received 
and do not reship any shell eggs''.


Sec. 57.240  [Amended]

    14. Duplicated Sec. 57.240 is amended by removing ``or egg 
products'' in the first sentence.
    15. Duplicated Sec. 57.310 is amended by removing paragraph (a); by 
removing, in paragraph (b), ``which has left the official plant where 
it was inspected or''; and by removing the paragraph designation and 
the heading of paragraph (b). As revised, Sec. 57.310 reads as follows:


Sec. 57.310  Where to file an appeal.

    Any interested party who is not satisfied with the determination of 
the class, quantity, or condition of product which was inspected other 
than in an official plant may request an appeal inspection by filing 
such request with the Regional Director in the region where the product 
is located or with the Chief of the Grading Branch.


Sec. 57.340  [Amended]

    16. Duplicated Sec. 57.340 is amended by removing paragraph (a), by 
removing ``Sec. 57.310(b)'' and adding in its place ``Sec. 57.310,'' 
and by removing the paragraph designation (b).


Sec. 57.410  [Amended]

    17. Duplicated Sec. 57.410 is amended by removing paragraph (b) and 
the paragraph designation (a).
    18. Duplicated Sec. 57.504 is amended by removing and reserving 
paragraphs (a) and (b); by removing, in paragraph (c) everything after 
the first two sentences; and by removing paragraphs (d) through (q). As 
revised, Sec. 57.504 reads as follows:


Sec. 57.504  General operating procedures.

    (a) [Reserved]
    (b) [Reserved]
    (c) All loss and inedible eggs or egg products shall be placed in a 
container clearly labeled ``inedible'' and containing a sufficient 
amount of approved denaturant or decharacterant, such as FD&C brown, 
blue, black, or green colors, meat and fish by-products, grain and 
milling by-products, or any other substance, as approved by the 
Administrator, that will accomplish the purposes of this section. Shell 
eggs shall be crushed and the substance shall be dispersed through the 
product in amounts sufficient to give the product a distinctive 
appearance or odor.


Sec. 57.900  [Amended]

    19. Paragraph (a) of duplicated Sec. 57.900 is amended by removing 
``Egg products and restricted'' and adding, in its place, 
``Restricted'' in the first sentence and by removing ``or egg product'' 
in the last sentence.


Sec. 57.915  [Amended]

    20. Duplicated Sec. 57.915 is amended by removing and reserving 
paragraph (a) and by removing the heading of paragraph (b).


Sec. 57.920  [Amended]

    21. Duplicated Sec. 57.920 is amended by removing ``or egg 
products'' and ``Eggs and Egg Products,'' in the first sentence.


Sec. 57.925  [Amended]

    22. Paragraph (a) of duplicated Sec. 57.925 is amended by removing 
``and egg products'' in the first sentence.


Sec. 57.930  [Amended]

    23. Paragraph (a) of duplicated Sec. 57.930 is amended by removing 
``or egg products'' in the first sentence.


Sec. 57.945  [Amended]

    24. Duplicated Sec. 57.945 is amended by removing ``or egg 
products'' in the first sentence of paragraph (a), in paragraph (b), 
and in paragraph (c).


Sec. 57.950  [Amended]

    25. Paragraph (a) of duplicated Sec. 57.950 is amended by removing 
and reserving paragraph (a)(5) and by removing paragraphs (a)(8), and 
(a)(9).


Sec. 57.955  [Amended]

    26. Paragraph (a) of duplicated Sec. 57.955 is amended by removing 
and reserving paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) and by removing, in both 
paragraphs (a)(5) and (a)(6), ``For shell eggs, the'' and adding, in 
its place, ``The''.


Sec. 57.960  [Amended]

    27. Duplicated Sec. 57.960 is amended by removing ``or egg 
products'' in the first sentence and ``30 pounds of liquid or frozen 
eggs, or 50 pounds of dried egg products,'' in the last sentence.

PART 57--[AMENDED]

    28. In the duplicated and redesignated sections of part 57, each 
internal reference to a section of part 59 is revised as set out in the 
preceding duplication and redesignation tables.

PART 59--[AMENDED]

    29. The authority citation for part 59 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1031-1056.

    30. In Sec. 59.5, the definition for ``official standards'' is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec. 59.5  Terms defined.

* * * * *
    Official standard means the standards of quality, grades, and 
weight classes for eggs.
* * * * *
    31. Paragraph (a)(1) of Sec. 59.28 is amended by removing, in the 
first sentence, ``Business premise, facilities, inventories, 
operations, transport vehicles, and records of egg handlers, and the'' 
and adding, in its place, ``The'' and by removing the second and third 
sentences. As revised, paragraph (a)(1) of Sec. 59.28 reads as follows:


Sec. 59.28  Other inspections.

    (a) Periodic inspections shall be made of:
    (1) The records of all persons engaged in the business of 
transporting, shipping, or receiving any eggs or egg products.
* * * * *


Sec. 59.35   [Amended]

    32. Section 59.35 is amended by removing paragraph (a) and the 
paragraph designation (b).


Sec. 59.40  [Amended]

    33. Section 59.40 is amended by removing ``Secs. 59.504(c) and 
59.720(a)'' in the first sentence and adding, in its place, 
``Sec. 59.504(c)''.
    34. Section 59.100 is amended by revising the introductory text, 
removing and reserving paragraphs (a), (c), (d), and (f), and by 
removing paragraph (h). As revised, the introductory text of 
Sec. 59.100 reads as follows:


Sec. 59.100  Specific exemptions.

    The following are exempt to the extent prescribed as to the 
provision for continuous inspection of processing operations in section 
5(a) of the Act: Provided, That the conditions for exemption and 
provisions of these regulations are met:
* * * * *


Sec. 59.200  [Amended]

    35. Paragraph (b) of Sec. 59.200 is amended by removing ``shell egg 
handlers and'' and ``(1) producers who

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ship all of their production as nest-run eggs without segregation need 
only to maintain records indicating the amount of shell eggs shipped, 
date of shipment, and the receivers' name and address, and (2)''.


Sec. 59.240  [Amended]

    36. The first sentence of Sec. 59.240 is amended by removing ``or 
whenever any restricted eggs capable of use as human food are found by 
such a representative in the possession of any person not authorized to 
acquire such eggs under the regulations in this part,''.


Sec. 59.310  [Amended]

    37. Paragraph (b) of Sec. 59.310 is amended by removing ``or which 
was inspected other than in an official plant''.


Sec. 59.330  [Amended]

    38. Section 59.330 is amended by removing ``grading or'' in the 
heading and in the first sentence.


Sec. 59.800  [Amended]

    39. Section 59.800 is amended by removing the last two sentences.


Sec. 59.905  [Amended]

    40. Section 59.905 is amended by removing paragraph (b) and the 
paragraph designation (a).


Sec. 59.915  [Amended]

    41. Section 59.915 is amended by removing the heading of paragraph 
(a) and by removing and reserving paragraph (b).


Sec. 59.920  [Amended]

    42. Section 59.920 is amended by removing ``upon PY Form 222--
Import Request, Eggs and Egg Products,'' in the first sentence.


Sec. 59.925  [Amended]

    43. Section 59.925 is amended by removing ``eggs and'' in the 
heading and in the first sentence of paragraph (a).


Sec. 59.930  [Amended]

    44. Section 59.930 is amended by removing ``eggs and'' in the 
heading and by removing ``eggs or'' in paragraph (a).


Sec. 59.935  [Amended]

    45. The heading of Sec. 59.935 is amended by removing ``eggs and''.


Sec. 59.945  [Amended]

    46. Section 59.945 is amended by removing ``eggs and'' in the 
heading and by removing ``eggs or'' in the first sentence of paragraph 
(a), in paragraph (b), and in paragraph (c).


Sec. 59.950  [Amended]

    47. Paragraph (a) of Sec. 59.950 is amended by removing and 
reserving paragraph (a)(3).


Sec. 59.955  [Amended]

    48. Section 59.955 is amended by removing, in both paragraphs 
(a)(3) and (a)(4), ``For egg products, the'' and adding, in its place, 
``The'' and by removing and reserving paragraph (a)(5) and paragraph 
(c).


Sec. 59.960  [Amended]

    49. Section Sec. 59.960 is amended by removing ``eggs or'' in the 
first sentence and by removing ``30-dozen shell eggs,'' in the last 
sentence.

    Dated: December 4, 1998.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 98-32738 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
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