[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2011)]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-14484]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document Number AMS-FV-09-0067; FV-09-330]


United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), of the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is withdrawing a notice soliciting 
comments on its proposed revision to the United States Standards for 
Grades of Processed Raisins. Based on the petitioner's request to 
withdraw their petition, the agency has decided not to proceed with 
this action.

DATES: Effective Date: June 10, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Betts, Inspection and 
Standardization Section, Processed Products Branch (PPB), Fruit and 
Vegetable Programs (FV), AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
0709, South Building; STOP 0247, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 
720-5021 or fax (202) 690-1527; or e-mail: [email protected]. 
The United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins are 
available by accessing the AMS Web site on the Internet at http://www.ams.usda.gov/processedinspection.

Background

    On February 2, 2005, AMS received a petition from the Raisin 
Administrative Committee (RAC), requesting revision to the United 
States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins. These standards are 
issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627).
    The petitioner requested that AMS revise the United States 
Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins, Type I, Seedless Raisins. 
The revision would add a third sub-type, ``Vine-dried (without the 
application of drying chemicals or materials)'' and change the existing 
sub-type for ``Dipped, Vine-dried or similarly processed raisins'' to 
``Dipped, Vine-dried, treated with drying chemicals or materials''.
    On February 28, 2006, AMS published an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register (Vol. 71 39), [Docket No. FV-06-331] 
soliciting comments on the petition to revise the United States 
Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins. Between March 2007 and April 
2010, AMS circulated a discussion draft to RAC which included a similar 
proposed revision to Type III, Raisins with Seeds. AMS did not receive 
any comments.
    On July 21, 2010, AMS asked the RAC if they would like to adopt the 
proposed changes or withdraw the petition. The RAC could not agree on 
the discussion draft language.
    In September 2010, AMS notified the RAC of its plan to withdraw the 
action to revise the United States Standards for Grades of Processed 
Raisins. The RAC agreed to bring up the issue again during their 
October 5, 2010, meeting. In October 2010 the RAC informed AMS that 
they had interest in keeping the process on the proposed revision open.
    In March 2011, the RAC requested that the proposed change to the 
United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins be withdrawn.
    AMS has decided not to proceed further with the proposed revision 
to the United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins and it 
is hereby withdrawn.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.

    Dated: June 7, 2011.
Ellen King,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-14484 Filed 6-9-11; 8:45 am]
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