[Federal Register: December 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 246)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 51
[Docket Number FV-98-304 C]
Pistachio Nuts in the Shell, and Shelled Pistachio Nuts; Grade
Standards
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations which
were published August 22, 2003 (68 FR 50681). The regulations related
to United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell,
and the United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Priester, Standardization
Section, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1661 South Building, STOP 0240,
Washington, DC 20250-0240, Fax (202) 720-8871 or call (202) 720-2185;
e-mail David.Priester@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The final regulations that are the subject of this correction
revised Sec. Sec. 51.2544, Tolerances, and 51.2557, Tolerances.
Need for Correction
As published, minor insect injury or vertebrate injury was
inadvertently omitted from regulatory text Sec. 51.2544, Table II
paragraph (b) and Sec. 51.2557, Table I paragraph (b). Additionally,
mold, rancid, decay was incorrectly listed in Sec. 51.2544, Table II
paragraph (b)(1), and Sec. 51.2557, Table I paragraph (b)(1). This
document corrects those errors. The corrected tables conform to the
definitions of serious damage in Sec. 51.2547 and Sec. 51.2560.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 51
Agricultural commodities, Food grades and standards, Fruits, Nuts,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Trees, Vegetables.
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Accordingly, 7 CFR is amended by making the following corrections:
PART 51--FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION,
CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)
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1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 51 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
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2. In Sec. 51.2544, Table II is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 51.2544 Tolerances.
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Table II.--Tolerances
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U.S.
Factor internal (kernel) defects (tolerances by U.S. fancy U.S. extra U.S. No. 1 U.S. select artificially U.S. non-split
weight) (percent) No. 1 (percent) (percent) opened (percent)
(percent) (percent)
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(a) Damage.............................................. 3 6 6 6 6 6
(b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect or Vertebrate Injury, 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mold, Rancid, Decay)...................................
(1) Insect Damage, included in (b)...................... 1 2 2 2 2 2
(c) Total Internal Defects.............................. 4 8 9 9 9 9
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3. In Sec. 51.2557, Table I is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 51.2557 Tolerances.
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Table 1.--Tolerances
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U.S. extra
Factor (tolerances by weight) U.S. fancy No. 1 U.S. No. 1
(percent) (percent) (percent)
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(a) Damage....................... 2.0 2.5 3.0
(b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect 1.5 2.0 2.5
or Vertebrate Injury, Mold,
Rancid, Decay)..................
(1) Insect Damage, included in .3 .4 .5
(b).............................
(c) Foreign Material............. .03 .05 .1
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Dated: December 17, 2004.
A.J. Yates,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 04-28056 Filed 12-22-04; 8:45 am]
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