[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6049]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Parts 925 and 944

[Docket No. AMS-FV-06-0184; FV03-925-1 PR]


Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California and 
Imported Table Grapes; Reopening and 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 until December 28, 
2007.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 28, 2007.

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 and the 
proposed rule published in the May 25, 2005 (70 FR 30001) 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.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Garcia, Marketing Specialist, 
or Kurt 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, or 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 period 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. A notice of extension of the 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 extended the comment period further to November 28, 
2005. The comment period was reopened and extended again in a notice 
issued June 30, 2006, and published in the Federal Register on July 11, 
2006 (71 FR 39019), extending the comment period to September 11, 2006.
    USDA subsequently updated the statistical information cited in the 
original proposed rule and reopened the comment period in a notice 
issued October 18, 2007 and published in the Federal Register on 
October 25, 2007 (72 FR 60588). The comment period was reopened for a 
thirty day period ending November 26, 2007.
    Prior to the end of the most recent comment period, USDA received 
additional requests to further extend the comment period to consider 
the statistical information cited in the notice. USDA is providing a 
reopening and extension of the comment period to allow all interested 
parties sufficient time to comment.
    USDA is hereby reopening and extending the comment period for 15 
additional days or until December 28, 2007. This action is intended to 
provide interested persons more time to review the proposed rule, 
perform more complete analysis of statistical data, and submit written 
comments.
    Accordingly, the period in which to file written comments is 
extended until December 28, 2007. This notice is issued pursuant to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.

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

    Dated: December 10, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 07-6049 Filed 12-10-07; 3:39 pm]
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