United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c817caa3 D09002ee1c817cb44 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Agricultural Marketing Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The proposed rule would revise the United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell and the United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts. The proposed revisions would modify the standards to more closely align grade names with other tree- nut commodities and current industry-recognized marketing terms, reduce the tolerance for internal defects for the purpose of providing a higher degree of quality assurance, relax tolerances of the level of light stain on the shell in the various grade levels based on consumer preferences, more objectively define when nuts are damaged by various factors, and include two in-shell grade specifications which reflect the industry's byproduct. These changes are being proposed by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to promote greater uniformity and consistency in the standards. The current grades and standards were adopted in 1986 and 1990, respectively. These changes are needed to provide consistency with current marketing practices. 68 FR 28141 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-23/03-12805 03-12805 fr23my03-23 3410-02-P Docket Number FV-98-304 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-23/03-12805 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-23/html/03-12805.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-23/pdf/03-12805.pdf Agricultural Commodities Food Grades and Standards Fruits Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Trees Vegetables 17 p. 28141 28157 68 FR 28141 Title 7 Part 51 7 CFR Part 51 United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell, and United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue PRORULE 03-12805 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2003-06-23 Docket Number FV-98-304 3410-02-P 03-12805 Proposed rule.

The proposed rule would revise the United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell and the United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts. The proposed revisions would modify the standards to more closely align grade names with other tree- nut commodities and current industry-recognized marketing terms, reduce the tolerance for internal defects for the purpose of providing a higher degree of quality assurance, relax tolerances of the level of light stain on the shell in the various grade levels based on consumer preferences, more objectively define when nuts are damaged by various factors, and include two in-shell grade specifications which reflect the industry's byproduct. These changes are being proposed by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to promote greater uniformity and consistency in the standards. The current grades and standards were adopted in 1986 and 1990, respectively. These changes are needed to provide consistency with current marketing practices.

Comments must be received by June 23, 2003. David L. Priester, at the above Agricultural Commodities Food Grades and Standards Fruits Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Trees Vegetables Pistachio nuts, in shell and shelled; grade standards, David.Priester@usda.gov FPB.DocketClerk@usda.gov Vol. 68, no. 100 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-05-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 586 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-23 P0b002ee1809e4b03 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23my03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-23/pdf/FR-2003-05-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-23/xml/FR-2003-05-23.xml fdlp 28111 28686 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-05-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-05-23 68 100