This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposedissuance of rules and regulations. Thepurpose of these notices is to give interestedpersons an opportunity to participate in therule making prior to the adoption of the finalrules.Proposed RulesFederal Register50803 
Vol. 80, No. 162 
Friday, August 21, 2015 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Agricultural Marketing Service 
7 CFR Part 52 
[Document Number AMS–FV–14–0087, FV– 
15–329] 
United States Standards for Grades of 
Processed Raisins 
AGENCY : Agricultural Marketing Service, 
USDA. 
ACTION : Proposed rule. 
SUMMARY : The Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins. AMS is proposing to remove five references to the term ‘‘midget’’ throughout the standards. These changes would modernize and clarify the standards by removing dual terminology for the same requirement. 
DATES : Comments must be submitted on 
or before October 20, 2015. 
ADDRESSES : Interested persons are 
invited to submit comments to the Standardization Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Training and Development Center, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406; fax: (540) 361–1199, or on the Web at: www.regulations.gov. Comments should 
reference the dates and page number of this issue of the Federal Register and will be made available for public inspection in the above office during regular business hours. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in the public record and will be made available to the public and can be viewed as submitted, including any personal information that you provide, on the Internet via http://www.regulations.gov. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Lindsay H. Mitchell at the address above, or at phone (540) 361–1120; fax (540) 361–1199; or, email lindsay.mitchell@ams.usda.gov. Copies 
of the proposed U.S. Standards for 
Grades of Processed Raisins are available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the 
current U.S. Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins are available on the Specialty Crops Inspection Division Web site at www.ams.usda.gov/scihome. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The 
proposed changes remove the dual 
nomenclature terminology ‘‘small or midget’’ for the same requirement from the United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins. These revisions also affect the grade requirements under the marketing order, 7 CFR parts 989, issued under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601– 674) and applicable imports. 
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 
direct agencies to assess all costs and 
benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility. This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 
Executive Order 13175 
This action has been reviewed in 
accordance with the requirements of 
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments. The review reveals that this regulation would not have substantial and direct effects on Tribal governments and would not have significant Tribal implications. 
Executive Order 12988 
This rule has been reviewed under 
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 
Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect. There are no administrative procedures that must be exhausted prior to any judicial challenge to the provisions of this rule. Regulatory Flexibility Act and 
Paperwork Reduction Act 
Pursuant to requirements of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has considered the economic impact of this proposed rule on small entities. Accordingly, AMS has prepared this initial regulatory flexibility analysis. 
The purpose of the RFA is to fit 
regulatory actions to the scale of businesses subject to such actions so small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued under the Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are unique in that they are brought about through group action of small entities acting on their own behalf. 
There are approximately 3,000 
California raisin producers and 28 handlers subject to regulation under the marketing order. The Small Business Administration defines small agricultural producers as those with annual receipts less than $750,000, and defines small agricultural service firms as those with annual receipts less than $7,000,000 (13 CFR 121.201). 
Based on shipment data and other 
information provided by the Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC), which administers the federal marketing order for raisins produced from grapes grown in California, a majority of producers and approximately 18 handlers of California raisins may be classified as small entities. This action should not have any impact on handlers’ or growers’ benefits or costs. 
The action would clarify AMS grade 
standards by eliminating the use of the term ‘‘midget,’’ while consistently using the term ‘‘small’’ for raisins graded in that category. The industry has used the two grade terms interchangeably for years. The proposed grade standards would be applied uniformly by all handlers. 
In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this rule would not change the information collection and recordkeeping requirements previously approved, and would impose no additional reporting or recordkeeping burden on domestic producers, first handlers, and importers of processed raisins. 
USDA has not identified any relevant 
Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 
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conflict with this rule. The rule will 
impact marketing programs that regulate the handling of processed raisins under 7 CFR part 989. Raisins under a marketing order have to meet certain requirements set forth in the grade standards. In addition, raisins are subject to section 8e import requirements under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), which requires imported raisins to meet grade, size, and quality under the applicable marketing order (7 CFR part 999). 
Background 
AMS continually reviews all fruit and 
vegetable grade standards to ensure 
their usefulness in the industry, and to modernize language and remove duplicative terminology. On May 13, 2013, AMS received a petition from the Little People of America stating that they ‘‘are trying to raise awareness around and eliminate the use of the word midget.’’ The petition further stated that, ‘‘Though the use of the word midget by the USDA when classifying 
certain food products is benign, Little People of America, and the dwarfism community, hopes that the USDA would consider phasing out the term midget.’’ AMS determined that the processed 
raisin grade standard contained ‘‘small 
or midget’’ terminology for the same requirement. Before developing these proposed revisions, AMS solicited comments and suggestions about the grade standards from the RAC. The RAC represents the entire California raisin industry; no other state produces raisins commercially. On August 14, 2014, the RAC approved the removal of the term midget from the standards. 
AMS is proposing to remove five 
references to the term ‘‘midget’’ in the following sections: 52.1845(b) and (c), 52.1850(a)(2) and (a)(3), and Table I. The proposed revisions would modernize and help clarify the language of the standard by removing dual terminology for the same requirement. 
The proposed rule provides a 60-day 
period during which interested parties may comment on the revisions to the 
standard. 
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 52 
Food grades and standards, Food 
labeling, Frozen foods, Fruit juices, 
Fruits, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vegetables. 
For reasons set forth in the preamble, 
7 CFR part 52 is proposed to be amended as follows: PART 52—[AMENDED] 
■1. The authority citation for part 52 
continues to read as follows: 
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 
■2. In § 52.1845, paragraphs (b) and (c) 
are revised to read as follows: 
§ 52.1845 [Amended] 
* * * * * 
(b) Small size raisins means that 95 
percent, by weight, of all the raisins will 
pass through round perforations 24/64- inch in diameter, and not less than 70 percent, by weight, of all raisins will pass through round perforations 22/64- inch in diameter. 
(c) Mixed size raisins means a mixture 
which does not meet either the 
requirements for ‘‘select’’ size; or for ‘‘small’’ size. 
* * * * * 
■3. In § 52.1846, Table I, is amended, 
under ‘‘Substandard Development and 
Undeveloped’’ by revising the entry for ‘‘small size’’ to read as follows: 
§ 52.1846 Grades of seedless raisins. 
* * * * * 
TABLE I 
*******  
Defects U.S. Grade A U.S. Grade B U.S. Grade C 
*******  
Substandard Development and Undeveloped .................................................................... Total ............... .. Total ................. Total 
*******  
Small size ..................................................................................................................... ....... 2 ....................... 3 ....................... 5 
*******  
■4. In § 52.1850, paragraphs (a)(2) and 
(3) are revised to read as follows: 
§ 52.1850 [Amended] 
* * * * * 
(a) * * * 
(2) Small size raisins means that all of 
the raisins will pass through round 
perforations 34/64-inch in diameter and not less than 90 percent, by weight, of all the raisins will pass through round perforations 22/64-inch in diameter. 
(3) Mixed size raisins means a mixture 
does not meet either the requirements for ‘‘select’’ size or for ‘‘small’’ size. 
* * * * * Dated: August 13, 2015. 
Rex A. Barnes, 
Associate Administrator, Agricultural 
Marketing Service. 
[FR Doc. 2015–20391 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE P 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY 
COMMISSION 
10 CFR Part 20 
[Docket Nos. PRM–20–28, PRM–20–29, and 
PRM–20–30; NRC–2015–0057] 
Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation 
AGENCY : Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission. ACTION : Petition for rulemaking; notice 
of docketing and request for comment; extension of comment period. 
SUMMARY : On June 23, 2015, the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public comment on three petitions for rulemaking (PRM) requesting that the NRC amend its ‘‘Standards for Protection Against 
Radiation’’ regulations and change the basis of those regulations from the linear no-threshold model of radiation protection to the radiation hormesis model. The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on September 8, 2015. The NRC is extending the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. 
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