[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76835-76836]
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[FR Doc No: 04-28056]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 51

[Docket Number FV-98-304 C]


Pistachio Nuts in the Shell, and Shelled Pistachio Nuts; Grade 
Standards

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations which 
were published August 22, 2003 (68 FR 50681). The regulations related 
to United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell, 
and the United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Priester, Standardization 
Section, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1661 South Building, STOP 0240, 
Washington, DC 20250-0240, Fax (202) 720-8871 or call (202) 720-2185; 
e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final regulations that are the subject of this correction 
revised Sec. Sec.  51.2544, Tolerances, and 51.2557, Tolerances.

Need for Correction

    As published, minor insect injury or vertebrate injury was 
inadvertently omitted from regulatory text Sec.  51.2544, Table II 
paragraph (b) and Sec.  51.2557, Table I paragraph (b). Additionally, 
mold, rancid, decay was incorrectly listed in Sec.  51.2544, Table II 
paragraph (b)(1), and Sec.  51.2557, Table I paragraph (b)(1). This 
document corrects those errors. The corrected tables conform to the 
definitions of serious damage in Sec.  51.2547 and Sec.  51.2560.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 51

    Agricultural commodities, Food grades and standards, Fruits, Nuts, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Trees, Vegetables.

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Accordingly, 7 CFR is amended by making the following corrections:

PART 51--FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, 
CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)

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1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 51 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
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2. In Sec.  51.2544, Table II is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.2544  Tolerances.

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                                                                  Table II.--Tolerances
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    Factor  internal (kernel) defects  (tolerances by       U.S. fancy      U.S. extra      U.S. No. 1      U.S. select    artificially   U.S. non-split
                         weight)                             (percent)         No. 1         (percent)       (percent)        opened         (percent)
                                                                             (percent)                                       (percent)
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(a) Damage..............................................               3               6               6               6               6               6
(b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect or Vertebrate Injury,                 3               4               4               4               4               4
 Mold, Rancid, Decay)...................................
(1) Insect Damage, included in (b)......................               1               2               2               2               2               2
(c) Total Internal Defects..............................               4               8               9               9               9               9
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3. In Sec.  51.2557, Table I is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.2557  Tolerances.

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                          Table 1.--Tolerances
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                                                 U.S. extra
  Factor  (tolerances by weight)    U.S. fancy     No. 1      U.S. No. 1
                                    (percent)    (percent)    (percent)
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(a) Damage.......................          2.0          2.5          3.0
(b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect           1.5          2.0          2.5
 or Vertebrate Injury, Mold,
 Rancid, Decay)..................
(1) Insect Damage, included in              .3           .4           .5
 (b).............................
(c) Foreign Material.............          .03          .05           .1
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    Dated: December 17, 2004.
A.J. Yates,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 04-28056 Filed 12-22-04; 8:45 am]
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