[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44291]
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[FR Doc No: 01-21422]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 20

RIN 0551-AA51


Export Sales Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Delay of the effective date.

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SUMMARY: On July 25, 2001, USDA published a final rule in the Federal 
Register (66 FR 38526-38528) amending the Export Sales Reporting 
Requirements Regulation (7 CFR part 20) to add fresh, chilled, or 
frozen muscle cuts of beef to such regulation, effective August 24, 
2001. At that time, USDA believed the current reporting system used for 
all other agricultural commodities covered by the regulation would 
require only minor modifications to accommodate beef reporting. The 
desired changes, however, are more extensive than originally 
anticipated, and USDA is not fully prepared to begin accepting and 
reporting export sales of beef. The delay of the effective date would 
provide USDA the additional time needed to modify and test its 
reporting system and develop detailed reporting instructions for the 
reporting entities. This notice advises the public the effective date 
of the final rule will be delayed.

DATES: The effective date of the amendment to 7 CFR part 20 published 
at 66 FR 38526-38528 has been delayed to January 11, 2002.

For Further Information Contact: Denise Huttenlocker, Director, 
Marketing Operations Staff, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Stop 1042, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, DC 20250-1021, or telephone at 202-720-4327, or e-mail at 
[email protected].

    Signed at Washington, DC on August 21, 2001.
Mattie R. Sharpless,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 01-21422 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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