G/TBT/N/USA/1028/Rev.1  
9 March 2023  
(23-1747) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the n otification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: U.S. Grade Standards for fruits are voluntary and provide the fruit, vegetable 
and specialty crop industry with a uniform language for describing the quality and 
condition of commodities in the marketplace.  
4. Products covered (HS o r CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Processed 
raisins; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Processes in the food industry (ICS code(s): 
67.020); Fruits. Vegetables (ICS code(s):  67.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  United States 
Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
proposes to revise the United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins . AMS is 
proposing to modify two references to the allowances for capstems within the standards 
to modernize  the standards to reflect current industry practices. The proposal also 
includes minor editorial changes to table headings to align with updated Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) formatting requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of  urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 14296, 8 March 2023; Title 7 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 52:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-08/html/2023 -04741.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-08/pdf/2023 -04741.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number AMS -SC-21-0091. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -SC-21-
0091/document  and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. G/TBT/N/USA/1028/Rev.1  
 
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  Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and 
their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 May 2023 will be shared with the regulator 
and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the 
comment period.  
For more information on U.S. Standards and the development and revision process see 
the Fact Sheet titled U.S. GRADE STANDARDS for Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, and Other 
Specialty Products (pdf) . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into fo rce: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  8 May 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_1814_00_e.pdf