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 2017_register executive 2018-10-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f11045 D09002ee1c7f11145 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 revises the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Walnuts and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Walnuts in the Shell issued under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1946. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the color requirements to include red-colored walnuts. In addition, AMS is removing the "Unclassified" section. These revisions will modernize the standards to more accurately represent today's marketing practices and to meet growing consumer demand by providing greater marketing flexibility. 82 FR 39655 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-22/2017-17641 2017-17641 fr22au17-1 3410-02-P Document Number AMS-SC-16-0005, SC-16-331 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-22/2017-17641 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-22/html/2017-17641.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-22/pdf/2017-17641.pdf Food Grades and Standards Fruits Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Vegetables 4 p. 39655 39658 82 FR 39655 Title 7 Part 51 7 CFR Part 51 U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Walnuts and Walnuts in the Shell; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue RULE 2017-17641 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2017-09-21 Document Number AMS-SC-16-0005, SC-16-331 3410-02-P 2017-17641 Final rule.

This rule revises the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Walnuts and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Walnuts in the Shell issued under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1946. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the color requirements to include red-colored walnuts. In addition, AMS is removing the "Unclassified" section. These revisions will modernize the standards to more accurately represent today's marketing practices and to meet growing consumer demand by providing greater marketing flexibility.

Effective September 21, 2017. David G. Horner, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, USDA/AMS Specialty Crops Program, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406; telephone (540) 361-1120; fax (540) 361-1199; or email Dave.Horner@ams.usda.gov. Copies of the revised U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Walnuts and Walnuts in the Shell are available at http://www.regulations.gov or http://www.ams.usda.gov/. Food Grades and Standards Fruits Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Vegetables United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Walnuts and Walnuts in the Shell , Dave.Horner@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/ http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 82, no. 161 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-08-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 307 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-22 P0b002ee19d78dacb 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22au17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-22/pdf/FR-2017-08-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-22/xml/FR-2017-08-22.xml fdlp 39655 39951 DGPO 2018-10-24 2024-06-01 FR-2017-08-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-08-22 82 161