[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 200 (Thursday, October 15, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 65190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20397]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 201

[Doc. No. AMS-ST-19-0039]
RIN 0581-AD91


Revisions to the Federal Seed Act Regulations; Correction

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On July 7, 2020, the Agricultural Marketing Service amended 
regulations under the Federal Seed Act. The document incorrectly 
revised the entries for ``Oat'' and ``Brussels Sprouts'' in the table 
that specifies directions for germination and hard seed testing. This 
document corrects those entries.

DATES: Effective October 15, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest Allen, Director, Seed 
Regulatory and Testing Division, Science and Technology Program, AMS, 
USDA; 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, NC 28054, USA; 
telephone: 704-810-8884; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agricultural Marketing Service recently 
amended regulations under the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551-1611). 
See 85 FR 40571; July 7, 2020. The amendments updated regulations 
related to seed quality, germination and purity standards, and 
acceptable seed testing methods, and aligned Federal Seed Act 
regulations with current industry practices. This document corrects the 
entries for ``Oat'' and ``Brussels Sprouts'' in the table that 
specifies directions for germination and hard seed testing to specify 
that the prechill requirements for oat and Brussels sprouts apply to 
fresh and dormant seed.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 201

    Certified seed, Definitions, Inspections, Labeling, Purity 
analysis, Sampling.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 201 is 
amended as follows:

PART 201--FEDERAL SEED ACT REQUIREMENTS

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1. The authority citation for part 201 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1592.

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2. In Sec.  201.58, amend Table 2 in paragraph (c)(3) by revising the 
entries for ``Oat'' and ``Brussels Sprouts'' to read as follows:


Sec.  201.58  Substrata, temperature, duration of test, and certain 
other specific directions for testing for germination and hard seed.

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    (c) * * *
    (3) * * *

                              Table 2--Germination Requirements for Indicated Kinds
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                                                                                     Additional directions
                                        Temperature  First count  Final count ----------------------------------
     Name of seed         Substrata      ([deg]C)        days         days         Specific         Fresh and
                                                                                 requirements      dormant seed
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                                                AGRICULTURAL SEED
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Oat...................  B, T, S......        20; 15            5           10  ................  Prechill at 5
                                                                                                  or 10[deg] C
                                                                                                  for 5 days and
                                                                                                  test for 7
                                                                                                  days or predry
                                                                                                  and test for
                                                                                                  10 days.
 
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                                                 VEGETABLE SEED
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Brussels Sprouts......  B, P, T......         20-30            3           10  ................  Prechill 5 days
                                                                                                  at 5 or 10
                                                                                                  [deg]C for 3
                                                                                                  days; KNO3 and
                                                                                                  Light.
 
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Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-20397 Filed 10-14-20; 8:45 am]
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