[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30862-30864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12019]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 989

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-19-0006; SC19-989-1]


Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Order Amending 
Marketing Order No. 989; Corrections

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This amendment implements corrections to typographical and 
miscellaneous errors in Marketing Order

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989, as amended, regulating the handling of raisins produced from 
grapes grown in California. These changes include removing one 
duplicate use of the word ``Committee'' and standardizing several 
occurrences of non-hyphenated words to their hyphenated form. This 
document is necessary to inform the public of these non-substantive 
amendments to the marketing order.

DATES: Effective July 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathie Notoro, Marketing Specialist or 
Terry Vawter, Regional Director, California Marketing Field Office, 
Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, 
USDA; Telephone: (559) 538-1672, Fax: (559) 487-5906, or Email: 
[email protected] or [email protected].
    Small businesses may request information on complying with this 
regulation by contacting Richard Lower, Marketing Order and Agreement 
Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW, STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491, 
Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action makes corrections to Marketing 
Order 989, as amended, (7 CFR part 989) (referred to as the ``marketing 
order''). The amendments will have no substantive impact and are of a 
minor and administrative nature dealing with deletion of a duplicate 
occurrence of a word and standardizing the use of hyphenation. The 
amendments are effective July 1, 2019. These amendments do not require 
action by any person or entity regulated by the marketing order.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 989

    Grapes, Marketing agreements, Raisins, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 989 is 
corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

PART 989--RAISINS PRODUCED FROM GRAPES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA

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1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 989 continues to read as 
follows:

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


Sec.  989.62   [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  989.62 as follows:
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a. Designating the text of paragraph (b) as paragraph (b)(1);
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b. Designating the undesignated text following newly designated 
paragraph (b)(1) as paragraph (b)(2); and
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c. Removing ``CommitteeCommittee'' and adding in its place 
``Committee'' in newly designated paragraph (b)(2).


Sec.  989.158   [Amended]

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3. Amend Sec.  989.158(c)(3) by removing the word ``interplant'' and 
adding in its place ``inter-plant'' and removing the word 
``interpacker'' and adding in its place ``inter-packer'' in the 
paragraph heading.

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4. Amend Sec.  989.159 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (b)(1), removing ``(i)'' and ``(ii)'';
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b. Revising paragraph (g)(1);
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c. Redesignating paragraphs (g)(2)(i)(a) through (f) as paragraphs 
(g)(2)(i)(A) through (F);
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d. In newly redesignated paragraph (g)(2)(i)(B), removing the word 
``interpacker'' and adding in its place ``inter-packer;''
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e. In newly redesignated paragraph (g)(2)(i)(E), removing ``(1),'' 
``(2),'' and ``(3);''
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c. Revising paragraph (g)(2)(ii); and
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d. In paragraph (g)(2)(iv), removing ``(a),'' ``(b),'' and ``(c).''
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  989.159  Regulation of the handling of raisins subsequent to 
their acquisition.

* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (1) Recovery of raisins. (i) For the purposes of Sec. Sec.  
989.59(f) and 989.158(c)(4), a packer may recover raisins from:
    (A) Residual raisins from his or her processing of standard 
raisins;
    (B) Any raisins acquired as standard raisins which fail to meet the 
applicable outgoing grade and condition standards;
    (C) Any raisins rejected on a condition inspection; and
    (D) Residual raisins from reconditioning of off-grade raisins.
    (ii) Provided, That such recovery under paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and 
(C) of this section must occur without blending, if the failure to meet 
the minimum grade standards for packed raisins is due to a defect or 
defects affecting the wholesomeness of the raisins: And provided 
further, That such recovery under paragraph (g)(1)(i)(D) of this 
section must occur without blending, except as permitted in Sec.  
989.158(c)(4)(ii), and the weight of standard raisins in residual from 
off-grade raisins shall be credited equitably to the same lot or lots 
from which the residual was obtained. The provisions of this paragraph 
(g)(1) are not intended to excuse any failure to comply with all 
applicable food and sanitary rules and regulations of city, county, 
state, federal, or other agencies having jurisdiction.
    (2) * * *
    (ii) Each such application shall, in addition to the agreement 
specified in paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section, include as a 
minimum:
    (A) The names and addresses of the handler, the buyer, the 
consignee, and the user;
    (B) The quantity of off-grade and other failing raisins and the 
quantity of raisins residual material to be shipped or otherwise 
disposed of;
    (C) A description of such off-grade raisins and other failing 
raisins and raisin residual material, as to type or origin;
    (D) The present location of such raisins and raisin residual 
material;
    (E) The particular use to be made of the raisins; and
    (F) A copy of the sales contract, which may be on a form furnished 
by the Committee, wherein the buyer agrees:
    (1) Not to ship such raisins or raisin residual material to points 
outside the continental United States or to Alaska;
    (2) To dispose of the raisins or raisin residual material only for 
uses in eligible non-normal outlet(s); and
    (3) To maintain complete, accurate, and current records regarding 
his or her dealings in raisins, retain the records for at least 2 
years, and permit representatives of the Committee and of the Secretary 
of Agriculture to examine all of his or her books and records relating 
to raisins and residual material.
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Sec.  989.173  [Amended]

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5. Amend Sec.  989.173 as follows:
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a. Removing the word ``interhandler'' and adding in its place ``inter-
handler'' in paragraph (b)(3) introductory text and paragraph (d) 
heading;
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b. Removing the word ``nonfood'' and adding in its place ``non-food'' 
in the heading of paragraph (b)(5);
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c. Designating the text of paragraph (b)(5)(vi) as paragraph 
(b)(5)(vi)(A);
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d. Designating the undesignated paragraph following newly designated 
paragraph (b)(5)(vi)(A) as paragraph (b)(5)(vi)(B);
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e. Removing the word ``nonacquiring'' and adding in its place ``non-
acquiring'' in newly designated paragraph (b)(5)(vi)(B); and
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f. Removing the words ``organically produced'' everywhere they appear 
and adding in their place ``organically-produced'' in paragraphs 
(c)(1)(iii), (d)(1)(iii), and (f).


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    Dated: June 4, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-12019 Filed 6-27-19; 8:45 am]
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