[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33827]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-15060]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 51

[Document Number AMS-SC-18-0081, SC-19-329]


Removal of U.S. Grade Standards

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final 
rule, without change, an interim rule that removed seven voluntary U.S. 
grade standards and one consumer standard for fresh fruits and 
vegetables from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The removal will 
save the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) resources as the cost of 
printing the eight standards annually exceeds the benefits of their 
further inclusion in the CFR.

DATES: Effective July 16, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay H. Mitchell, Standardization 
Specialist, USDA, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 100 Riverside 
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406; phone (540) 361-1120; fax 
(540) 361-1199; or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule \1\ that was published in the Federal Register 
and became effective on February 1, 2019 (84 FR 959-961, Document 
Number AMS-SC-18-0081), AMS removed the following eight standards from 
7 CFR part 51: U.S. Standards for Grades of Cantaloups, U.S. Standards 
for Celery, U.S. Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks, U.S. Standards 
for Persian (Tahiti) Limes, U.S. Standards for Grades of Peaches, U.S. 
Standards for Grades of Apricots, U.S. Standards for Grades of 
Nectarines, and U.S. Standards for Grades of Honey Dew and Honey Ball 
Type Melons. None of the eight voluntary standards removed from the CFR 
are related to a current active marketing order, import regulation, or 
export act. This action will save the cost of printing the eight 
standards in the CFR annually.
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    \1\ To view the interim rule, go to https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=AMS-SC-18-0081-0001.
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    No comments were received on the interim rule by the April 2, 2019 
due date, so AMS is adopting the interim rule as a final rule, without 
change, for the reasons given in the interim rule.
    This action also affirms the information contained in the interim 
rule concerning Executive Orders 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, Executive Orders 13563, 13175, and 12988.
    Further, for this action, the Office of Management and Budget has 
waived its review under Executive Order 12866. Because review of this 
rule is waived, this action does not trigger the requirements of 
Executive Order 13771.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 51

    Food grades and standards, Fruits, Nuts, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Vegetables.

PART 51--FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, 
CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)

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Accordingly, the interim rule that amended 7 CFR part 51 that was 
published at 84 FR 959 on February 1, 2019, is adopted as final without 
change.

    Dated: July 11, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-15060 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am]
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