[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 22551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9869]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-09-0052; FV-09-326]
United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Blueberries
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is withdrawing a notice soliciting
comments on its proposed revision to the United States Standards for
Grades of Frozen Blueberries. After considering the comments received
regarding the proposed revision and the withdrawal of the petition
requesting revisions, the agency has decided not to proceed with this
action.
DATES: Effective Date: April 29, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Betts, Inspection and
Standardization Section, Processed Products Branch (PPB), Fruit and
Vegetable Programs (FV), AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
0709, South Building; STOP 0247, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202)
720-5021 or fax (202) 720-9906; or e-mail: [email protected].
The United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Blueberries are
available by accessing the AMS Web site on the Internet at http://www.ams.usda.gov/processedinspection.
Background
On August 22, 2008, AMS received a petition from the North American
Blueberry Council (NABC), requesting revisions to the United States
Standards for Grades of Frozen Blueberries. These standards are issued
under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627).
The petitioner requested the USDA to revise the terminology used
for the product description of frozen blueberries. On December 22,
2008, prior to undertaking research and other work associated with
revising an official grade standard, AMS published a notice in the
Federal Register (73 FR 78285) soliciting comments on the petition to
revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Blueberries. AMS
received two comments: one from the USDA, Agricultural Research Service
and the other from the American Frozen Food Institute. Both commenters
stated that the proposal should include all hybrids and cultivars of
the appropriate species.
Given the absence of product samples and additional information on
the berries that were the subject of its petition, NABC withdrew its
request. Accordingly, after considering the comments received regarding
the proposed revision and the withdrawal of the petition requesting
revisions; AMS has decided not to proceed further with the proposed
revision to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Blueberries. The
notice published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2008 (73 FR
87285) is hereby withdrawn.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Dated: April 22, 2010.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-9869 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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