[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR868.101]

[Page 644-645]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER VIII--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION 
      (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 868--GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Marketing Standards
 
Sec. 868.101  General information.

    Source: 62 FR 6706, Feb. 13, 1997, unless otherwise noted.


    The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) 
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) facilitates the fair and 
efficient marketing of agricultural products by maintaining voluntary 
grade standards for Beans, Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils, 
which provide a uniform language for describing the quality of these 
commodities in the

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marketplace. These standards may cover (but are not limited to) terms, 
classes, quality levels, performance criteria, and inspection 
requirements. Procedures contained in this part set forth the process 
which GIPSA will follow in developing, issuing, revising, suspending, or 
terminating the U.S. standards for Beans, Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, 
and Lentils. Communications about GIPSA standards in general should be 
addressed to the Administrator, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-3601.