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Vol. 76, No. 112 

Friday, June 10, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–FV–09–0067; FV– 

09–330] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Processed Raisins 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and withdrawal. 

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 Processed Raisins. Based on the 

petitioner’s request to withdraw their 

petition, the agency has decided not to 

proceed with this action. 

DATES: Effective Date: June 10, 2011. 

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) 690–1527; 

or e-mail: Myron.Betts@ams.usda.gov. 

The United States Standards for Grades 

of Processed Raisins are available by 

accessing the AMS Web site on the 

Internet at http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

processedinspection. 

Background 

On February 2, 2005, AMS received a 

petition from the Raisin Administrative 

Committee (RAC), requesting revision to 

the United States Standards for Grades 

of Processed Raisins. These standards 

are issued under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621– 

1627). 

The petitioner requested that AMS 

revise the United States Standards for 

Grades of Processed Raisins, Type I, 

Seedless Raisins. The revision would 

add a third sub-type, ‘‘Vine-dried 

(without the application of drying 

chemicals or materials)’’ and change the 

existing sub-type for ‘‘Dipped, Vinedried or similarly processed raisins’’ to 

‘‘Dipped, Vine-dried, treated with drying 

chemicals or materials’’. 

On February 28, 2006, AMS 

published an advance notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (Vol. 71 39), [Docket No. FV– 

06–331] soliciting comments on the 

petition to revise the United States 

Standards for Grades of Processed 

Raisins. Between March 2007 and April 

2010, AMS circulated a discussion draft 

to RAC which included a similar 

proposed revision to Type III, Raisins 

with Seeds. AMS did not receive any 

comments. 

On July 21, 2010, AMS asked the RAC 

if they would like to adopt the proposed 

changes or withdraw the petition. The 

RAC could not agree on the discussion 

draft language. 

In September 2010, AMS notified the 

RAC of its plan to withdraw the action 

to revise the United States Standards for 

Grades of Processed Raisins. The RAC 

agreed to bring up the issue again 

during their October 5, 2010, meeting. 

In October 2010 the RAC informed AMS 

that they had interest in keeping the 

process on the proposed revision open. 

In March 2011, the RAC requested 

that the proposed change to the United 

States Standards for Grades of Processed 

Raisins be withdrawn. 

AMS has decided not to proceed 

further with the proposed revision to 

the United States Standards for Grades 

of Processed Raisins and it is hereby 

withdrawn. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: June 7, 2011. 

Ellen King, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14484 Filed 6–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0050] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Animal Welfare 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

Animal Welfare Act regulations for the 

humane handling, care, treatment, and 

transportation of certain animals by 

dealers, research facilities, exhibitors, 

carriers, and intermediate handlers. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 9, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS– 

2011–0050 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0050, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0050. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

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