[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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