[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21425]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-18-0054]

7 CFR Part 810


United States Standards for Soybeans

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Request for comments from the public; reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is reopening the comment period 
for its request for comments from the public regarding the United 
States (U.S.) Standards for Soybeans under the United States Grain 
Standards Act (USGSA).

DATES: We will consider comments we receive by December 3, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Postal Mail: Please send your comment addressed to Kendra 
Kline, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 2043-S, Washington, 
DC 20250-3614.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Kendra Kline, AMS, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 2043-S, Washington, DC 20250-3614.
     Internet: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick McCluskey, USDA, AMS; 
Telephone: (816) 659-8403; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 2018, AMS published its request 
for comments from the public in the Federal Register (83 FR 30592) 
regarding the United States (U.S.) Standards for Soybeans under the 
United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71-87k). The 
comment period for the request for comments ended August 28, 2018. In 
response to requests from interested stakeholders, AMS is reopening the 
comment period an additional 60-days.
    The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 
2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection 
activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

    Dated: September 27, 2018.
Greg Ibach,
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-21425 Filed 10-1-18; 8:45 am]
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