[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16873]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 51

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-21-0039, SC-21-327]


Revising U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled 
Pecans; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule published 
in the Federal Register on June 1, 2022 by 30 days. The proposed rule 
invited comments on proposed revisions to U.S. Standards for Grades of 
Pecans in the Shell and U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans.

DATES: Comments must be received by September 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to 
the USDA, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 100 Riverside Parkway, 
Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406; via fax to (540) 361-1199; or, at 
https://www.regulations.gov. Comments should reference the date and 
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. Comments will be 
posted without change, including any personal information provided. All 
comments received within the comment period will become part of the 
public record maintained by the Agency and will be made available to 
the public via https://www.regulations.gov. Comments will be made 
available for public inspection at the above address during regular 
business hours or can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia Banks at the address above, or 
by phone (540) 361-1120; fax (540) 361-1199; or email 
[email protected]. Copies of the proposed U.S Standards for Grades 
for Pecans in the Shell and U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans 
are available at https://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the current 
standards are available at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nuts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published in the 
Federal Register of June 1, 2022, (87 FR 33064) inviting comments on 
proposed revisions to U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell 
and U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans. The public was invited 
to review and comment on the proposed rule, which was to be accompanied 
by copies of the proposed standards, on https://www.regulations.gov. On 
June 28, 2022, AMS noted that the proposed U.S. Standards for Grades of 
Pecans in the Shell and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans 
failed to upload to https://www.regulations.gov and the supporting 
documents were uploaded to https://www.regulations.gov on that date. To 
provide all interested persons a full 60-day comment period to view 
copies of the proposed standards and facilitate review of the proposed 
rule, AMS has extended the public comment period by 30 days to 
September 7, 2022. The 60-day comment period for the proposed rule 
published in the Federal Register on June 1, 2022 (87 FR 33064) ended 
on August 1, 2022.

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

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16873 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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