[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 137 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44024-44025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17957]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. DA-98-03]


United States Standards for Dry Whey; Correction

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service published in the Federal 
Register of June 20, 2000 (65 FR 38235) a document (DA-98-03) 
soliciting comments on a proposal to change the United States Standards 
for Dry Whey. Text was inadvertently omitted in four paragraphs in the 
Notice, in one place a word was misspelled, and in another place an 
incorrect title for an industry organization appeared. This document 
corrects those errors.

DATES: July 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane R. Spomer, Chief, Dairy 
Standardization Branch, AMS/USDA/Dairy Programs, Room 2764-South, P.O. 
Box 96956, Washington, DC 20090-6456; telephone (202) 720-7473; fax 
(202) 720-2643; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Agriculture (Department) published a Notice (DA-
98-03) in the Federal Register of June 20, 2000 (65 FR 38235). The 
Notice (issued on June 13, 2000) solicited comments on a proposal to 
change the United States Standards for Dry Whey. AMS is proposing 
changes that would lower the bacterial estimate of not more than 50,000 
per gram to not more than 30,000 per gram, incorporate maximum scorched 
particle content as a requirement for U.S. grade, and expand the Test 
Methods section to allow product evaluation using the latest methods 
included in Standard Methods for Examination of Dairy Products, in the 
Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical 
Chemists, and in standards developed by the International Dairy 
Federation. These changes are being proposed to strengthen the quality 
requirements of this Standard to reflect improvements that have 
occurred in dry whey quality since the Standards were last reviewed. 
AMS is also proposing editorial changes to provide consistency with 
other dry milk standards. This Notice Correction is necessary in order 
to provide complete data on which to solicit comments. The due date for 
comments on the proposed changes (August 21, 2000) is unchanged.

Correction

    This Federal Register Notice makes correction to the Notice 
published on June 20, 2000 (65 FR 38235). The Department makes the 
following corrections:
    (1) In the third column, under ``Proposed by Dairy Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service'' (FR page 38235), the paragraph which 
begins ``Concerning the suggestion by the * * * '', change ``American 
Dairy Products Association'' to read ``American Dairy Products 
Institute.''
    (2) In the first paragraph of the first column ``current 
standard,'' second sentence (FR page 38236), correct the spelling of 
``Mositure'' to read ``Moisture''.
    (3) In paragraph (a)(1) of the first column, ``Requirements for 
U.S. grade,'' (FR page 38236), add the following omitted words in the 
Current standard section immediately following the last published line 
in the paragraph (which reads ``possess the following flavors to a.''):

`` * * * slight degree: Bitter, fermented, storage, and utensil; and 
the following to a definite degree: feed and weedy.''

    The paragraph should read as follows:
    (1) Flavor. (Applies to the reliquefied form). Shall have a normal 
whey flavor free from undesirable flavors, but may possess the 
following flavors to a slight degree: Bitter, fermented, storage, and 
utensil; and the following to a definite degree: feed and weedy.
    (4) In paragraph (1) of that same section (Requirements for U.S. 
grade) (FR page 38236) add the following omitted words in the second 
column, Proposed section immediately following the last published line 
in the paragraph (which reads ``and the following to a definite degree: 
feed and''):

`` * * * weedy. See Table 1 of this section.''

    The paragraph should read as follows:
    (1) Flavor. Reconstituted whey shall have a normal whey flavor free 
from undesirable flavors, but may possess the following flavors to a 
slight degree: Bitter, fermented, storage, and utensil; and the 
following to a definite degree: feed and weedy. See Table 1 of this 
section.
    (5) In the paragraph of that same section (FR page 38236) add the 
following omitted words in the third column (Discussion section), 
immediately following the words in the last published line in that 
paragraph (which reads ``and their''):

``intensities. This would allow the reader to quickly identify flavor 
characteristics and intensities included in this standard.''

    The paragraph should read as follows:
    We propose to change ``reliquefied'' to ``reconstituted'' to more 
accurately describe the process of converting dry whey to a liquid 
product. We propose to provide a Table 1 that includes the allowed 
flavors and their intensities. This would allow the reader to quickly 
identify flavor characteristics and intensities included in this 
standard.
    (6) Proposed paragraph (b) in the second column under ``Test 
Methods'' (FR page 38238), add the following omitted words in the 
Proposed column immediately following the last published line in the 
paragraph (which reads ``Methods for the Examination of Dairy.''):

``Products,'' available from the American Public Health Association, 
1015 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, or by methods published 
by the International Dairy Federation, available from the International 
Dairy Federation, 41 Square Vergate, B-1030 Brussels, Belgium.''

    The paragraph should read as follows:
    (b) All other tests shall be performed by the methods contained in 
the latest edition of the ``Official Methods of Analysis of the 
Association of Official Analytical Chemists,'' published by the 
Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, 481 North

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Frederick Avenue, Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2504; by the 
methods provided in the latest edition of the ``Standard Methods for 
the Examination of Dairy Products,'' available from the American Public 
Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, or 
by methods published by the International Dairy Federation, available 
from the International Dairy Federation, 41 Square Vergate, B-1030 
Brussels, Belgium.

    Authority: (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627).

    Dated: July 11, 2000.
Kathleen A. Merrigan,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 00-17957 Filed 7-14-00; 8:45 am]
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