[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2785]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1423

RIN 0560-AE50


Standards for Approval of Warehouses for CCC Interest Commodity 
Storage

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is reopening and 
extending the comment period for the proposed rulemaking, ``Standards 
for Approval of Warehouses for CCC Interest Commodity Storage.'' The 
original comment period for the proposed rule closed on January 20, 
2004, and CCC is reopening and extending it for 30 days. This action 
responds to requests from warehouse operators to provide more time to 
comment on the proposed rule.

DATES: Comments are due March 11, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for additional information should be 
directed to Howard Froehlich, Chief, Program Development Branch, 
Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency, United States 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0553, 
Washington, DC 20250-0553, telephone: (202) 720-7398, FAX: (202) 690-
3123, e-mail: [email protected]. Persons with 
disabilities who require alternative means for communication for 
regulatory information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should 
contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 20, 2003, CCC published a 
proposed rule, ``Standards for Approval of Warehouses for CCC Interest 
Commodity Storage'' in the Federal Register (68 FR 65412). The rule 
proposed to revise regulations covering the storage of commodities in 
which CCC has an interest. For the most part, those commodities are 
acquired in connection with non-recourse commodity loan programs that 
benefit farmers. The rule will consolidate the regulations for all 
commodities stored by CCC into one set of regulations. In addition, the 
rule would, in some instances, revise the substantive provisions that 
are in effect under the existing regulations.
    The Agency believes that the request for additional time to comment 
on the proposed rule is reasonable and will still allow the rulemaking 
to proceed in a timely manner. As a result of the reopening and 
extension, the comment period for the proposed rule will close on March 
11, 2004.

    Signed in Washington, DC, January 23, 2004.
James R. Little,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 04-2785 Filed 2-9-04; 8:45 am]
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