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 2016_register executive 2016-07-30 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8583ed3 D09002ee1c8583f9a 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 This rule implements a recommendation from the Peanut Standards Board (Board) to revise the minimum quality and handling standards for domestic and imported peanuts marketed in the United States (Standards). The Board advises the Secretary of Agriculture regarding potential changes to the Standards and is comprised of producers and industry representatives. This rule revises the minimum quality, positive lot identification, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the Standards. It also makes numerous other changes to better reflect current industry practices and revises outdated language. The Board believes these changes will make additional peanuts available for sale, help increase efficiencies, and reduce costs to the industry. 81 FR 50283 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-01/2016-18116 2016-18116 FR01AU16-1 3410-02-P Doc. No. AMS-FV-15-0066 FV16-996-1 FR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-01/2016-18116 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-01/html/2016-18116.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-01/pdf/2016-18116.pdf Food Grades and Standards Marketing Agreements Peanuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 8 p. 50283 50290 81 FR 50283 Title 7 Part 996 7 CFR Part 996 Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United States; Change to the Quality and Handling Requirements; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-18116 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2016-08-31 Doc. No. AMS-FV-15-0066 FV16-996-1 FR 3410-02-P 2016-18116 Final rule.

This rule implements a recommendation from the Peanut Standards Board (Board) to revise the minimum quality and handling standards for domestic and imported peanuts marketed in the United States (Standards). The Board advises the Secretary of Agriculture regarding potential changes to the Standards and is comprised of producers and industry representatives. This rule revises the minimum quality, positive lot identification, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the Standards. It also makes numerous other changes to better reflect current industry practices and revises outdated language. The Board believes these changes will make additional peanuts available for sale, help increase efficiencies, and reduce costs to the industry.

Effective August 31, 2016. Steven W. Kauffman, Marketing Specialist, or Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director, Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (863) 324-3375, Fax: (863) 291-8614, or Email: Steven.Kauffman@ams.usda.gov or Christian.Nissen@ams.usda.gov. Food Grades and Standards Marketing Agreements Peanuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Quality and Handling Requirements: Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United States , Antoinette.Carter@ams.usda.gov Christian.Nissen@ams.usda.gov Steven.Kauffman@ams.usda.gov Vol. 81, no. 147 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-08-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 332 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-01 P0b002ee19064eb43 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:FR01AU16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-01/pdf/FR-2016-08-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-01/xml/FR-2016-08-01.xml fdlp 50283 50604 DGPO 2016-07-30 2024-06-25 FR-2016-08-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-08-01 81 147