[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 229 (Friday, November 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 76004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26207]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc No. AMS-FGIS-20-0065]


United States Standards for Beans

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period for a notice 
for comment published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2020 is 
reopened. The publication invited comments on the revision to the 
method of interpretation for determining ``sample grade criteria,'' as 
it pertains to the class ``Blackeye beans,'' in the U.S. Standards for 
Beans under the United States Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA).

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September 
29, 2020 at 85 FR 60957 is reopened. Comments are due by January 11, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit written comments via the internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should refer to the date and 
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments 
submitted in response to the notice, including the identity of 
individuals or entities submitting comments, will be made available to 
the public on the internet via http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loren Almond, USDA AMS; Telephone: 
(816) 891-0422; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2020, AMS published a 
notice seeking comment on a proposal to amend the Bean Inspection 
Handbook. The proposal would revise the ``sample grade criteria,'' as 
it pertains to the class ``Blackeye beans.'' The proposed revision 
would remove clean-cut weevil-bored beans as a sample grade factor and 
change the sample grade tolerances for insect webbing or filth to a 
percent of 0.10 or more. The original 30-day comment period provided in 
the proposed rule closed on October 29, 2020. A stakeholder submitted a 
comment requesting an extension of the comment period. The Agricultural 
Marketing Service is reopening the public comment period for an 
additional 30 days to ensure that interested persons have sufficient 
time to review and comment on the notice for comment. The comment 
period is reopened for 30 days from the date of publication of this 
notice.

(Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627)

Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-26207 Filed 11-25-20; 8:45 am]
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