[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 154 (Thursday, August 10, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13002]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1421

RIN 0560-AH52


Storage Requirements for Grain Security for Marketing Assistance 
Loans

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 subject proposed rule. The 
original comment period for the proposed rule closed August 2, 2006, 
and CCC is reopening and extending it for 60 days from the date of this 
notice. CCC also will consider any comments received from August 2, 
2006, to the date of this notice. This action responds to requests from 
the public to provide more time to comment on the proposed rule.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before October 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: CCC invites interested persons to submit comments on this 
proposed rule and on the collection of information required to 
administer the affected regulations. Comments may be submitted by any 
of the following methods:
     E-mail: Send comments to: [email protected].
     Fax: Submit comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 
690-1536.
     Mail: Send comments to: Director, Price Support Division, 
Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
Room 4095-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0512.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to the above 
address.
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    All written comments will be available for public inspection at the 
above address during business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Graham; phone: (202) 720-
9154; e-mail: [email protected], or fax: (202) 690-1536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 3, 2006, CCC published a proposed rule, ``Storage 
Requirements for Grain Security for Marketing Assistance Loans'' in the 
Federal Register (71 FR 37857-37862). The rule proposed changes to the 
regulations governing the CCC Marketing Assistance Loan Programs 
authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 
Act). CCC proposed in the rule to no longer require a Federally-
licensed warehouse operator or a State-licensed warehouse operator in a 
State with a warehouse licensing program to execute a CCC storage 
agreement.
    The Agency believes the request for additional time to comment on 
the proposed rule is reasonable and will 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 October 10, 
2006.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 4, 2006.
Glen L. Keppy,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
 [FR Doc. E6-13002 Filed 8-9-06; 8:45 am]
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