[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 63160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24742]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


United States Standards for Feed Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection, 
Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is reviewing the United 
States Standards for Feed Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils under the 
Agriculture Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946. To ensure that the standards 
and official grading practices remain relevant, GIPSA invites 
interested parties to comment on whether the current U.S. Standards for 
Feed Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils are meeting the needs in today's 
marketing environment.

DATES: GIPSA will consider comments received by November 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your written or electronic comments on this 
notice to:
     Mail, hand deliver, or courier: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530, Washington, DC, 20250-3604.
     Email comments to: [email protected]
     Fax: (202) 690-2173.
     Internet: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments.
    All comments will become a matter of public record and should be 
identified as ``Feed Peas, Split Peas, and Lentil Comments,'' making 
reference to the date and page number of this issue of the Federal 
Register. Comments will be available for public inspection in the above 
office during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the 
GIPSA Management and Budget Services at (202) 720-7486 to make an 
appointment to read comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly A. Whalen at USDA, GIPSA, 
FGIS, Policies, Procedures, and Market Analysis Branch, Field 
Management Division, National Grain Center, 10383 N. Ambassador Drive, 
Kansas City, Missouri 64153; Telephone (816) 659-8410; Fax Number (816) 
872-1258; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA will solicit comments for 30 days. All 
comments received within the comment period will be made part of the 
public record maintained by GIPSA, will be available to the public for 
review, and will be considered by GIPSA before final action is taken on 
the proposal.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-24742 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
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