[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39019-39020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10769]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Parts 925 and 944

[Docket No. FV03-925-1 PR]


Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California and 
Imported Table Grapes; Extension of Comment Period on Changing 
Regulatory Periods

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reopening and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period on proposed 
changes in the regulatory periods when minimum grade, size, quality, 
and maturity requirements apply to southeastern California grapes under 
Marketing Order No. 925 (order), and to imported grapes under the table 
grape import regulation is reopened and extended.

DATES: Comments must be received by September 11, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this proposal. Comments should be sent to the Docket Clerk, 
Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 
20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938, E-mail: [email protected], or 
Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the 
docket number and the date and page number of this issue, the May 25, 
2005, issue, the July 25, 2005, issue, and the September 27, 2005, 
issue of the Federal Register and will be available for public 
inspection in the office of the Docket Clerk during regular business 
hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Vawter, Marketing Specialist, or 
Kurt J. Kimmel, Regional Manager, California Marketing Field Office, 
Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
AMS, USDA, 2202 Monterey Street, Suite 102B, Fresno, California 93721; 
Telephone: (559) 487-5901, Fax: (559) 487-5906; E-mail: 
[email protected] or [email protected].
    Small businesses may request information on complying with this 
regulation by contacting Jay Guerber, Marketing Order Administration 
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 
720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule was issued on May 20, 2005, 
and published in the Federal Register on May 25, 2005 (70 FR 30001), 
that would change the regulatory periods when the minimum grade, size, 
quality, and maturity requirements apply to southeastern California 
grapes under the order and to imported grapes under the table grape 
import regulation.

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A notice of extension of comment period was issued July 20, 2005, and 
published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2005 (70 FR 42513), which 
extended the comment period to September 25, 2005. The comment period 
was extended again in a notice issued September 23, 2005, and published 
in the Federal Register on September 27, 2005 (70 FR 56378), which 
further extended the comment period to November 28, 2005.
    Prior to the end of the previous comment period, USDA received a 
request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for all information 
cited in the proposed rule. USDA suspended action on the proposal until 
the FOIA request, and a subsequent appeal to USDA's initial response to 
the FOIA, could be resolved. USDA has subsequently resolved all issues 
regarding the FOIA request and released all the information cited in 
the proposed rule to the requesting party.
    On October 31, 2005, USDA received additional requests to again 
extend the comment period. The additional extension of the comment 
period was requested to provide additional time to resolve issues 
surrounding the ongoing FOIA request and to accumulate and analyze data 
regarding the proposal.
    USDA is extending the comment period an additional 60 days to allow 
interested persons more time to review the proposed rule, perform a 
more complete analysis, and submit written comments.
    This notice is issued pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.

    Dated: June 30, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-10769 Filed 7-10-06; 8:45 am]
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