This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 201 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–08–0002] 

RIN 0581–AC74 

Federal Seed Act Regulations 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: AMS is proposing to revise 

the Federal Seed Act (FSA) regulations. 

The changes would amend the list of 

prohibited noxious-weed seeds to reflect 

the recent addition of four species, 

deletion of two species, and 

nomenclature change of four species 

listed in the Federal Noxious Weed Act 

(FNWA); update the seed labeling 

regulations; update the seed testing 

regulations; update the noxious-weed 

seed tolerances; update the seed 

certification regulations; and correct 

several minor errors, including updating 

the nomenclature of kinds regulated 

under the FSA. The list of noxious-weed 

seeds would be amended to help 

prevent the spread of these highly 

destructive weeds. Updating the 

labeling regulations and noxious-weed 

seed tolerances would prevent potential 

conflicts with State regulations, reflect 

currently used terms, and reflect current 

industry practices. Updating the seed 

testing and seed certification regulations 

would incorporate the latest in seed 

testing and seed certification knowledge 

and prevent potential conflicts with 

State regulations. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 15, 2011 to be assured of 

consideration. A public hearing will be 

held January 21, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the 

address listed below. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on this 

proposal. Comments may be submitted 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments may 

also be sent to Richard C. Payne, Chief, 

Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, 

Livestock and Seed Program, AMS, 

USDA, 801 Summit Crossing Place, 

Suite C, Gastonia, North Carolina 

28054–2193 by mail or by fax to (704) 

852–4109. 

All comments should reference the 

docket number (Doc. No. AMS–LS–08– 

0002), the date, and page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

proposed rule will be included in the 

record and will be made available to the 

public. Comments will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the above address or 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Additionally, a public hearing will be 

held on January 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. in 

Room 68 at the Seed Regulatory and 

Testing Branch, Livestock and Seed 

Program, AMS, USDA, 801 Summit 

Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, North 

Carolina 28054–2193. Interested parties 

will be allowed to present views 

concerning the proposal. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard C. Payne, Chief, Seed 

Regulatory and Testing Branch, 

Livestock and Seed Program, AMS, 801 

Summit Crossing Place, Suite C, 

Gastonia, North Carolina 28054–2193; 

telephone (704) 810–8884; fax (704) 

852–4109; e-mail 

richard.payne@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Order 12866 

This proposed rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12866. This rule 

has been determined to be not 

significant and, therefore, has not been 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). 

Executive Order 12988 

The proposed rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. It is not intended to 

have a retroactive effect. There are no 

administrative procedures that must be 

exhausted prior to judicial challenge to 

the provision of this rule. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act and 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

AMS has certified that this action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities as 

defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612). Many small entities 

ship seed in interstate commerce. There 

are about 3,095 interstate shippers. 

Small agricultural service firms, which 

include interstate shippers, are defined 

by the Small Business Administration as 

those whose annual receipts are less 

than $7,000,000 (13 CFR 121.201). We 

estimate that about 90 percent of the 

interstate shippers are small entities. 

Shippers, including small entities, 

usually test and subsequently package 

and label seed to comply with both the 

FSA and State seed laws. This is 

possible because the testing 

requirements of the State laws are 

similar or the same as those of the FSA. 

Therefore, a single test provides 

information necessary to comply with 

both State seed laws and the FSA. The 

changes proposed by AMS to the seed 

testing and seed certification regulations 

would reconcile State and Federal seed 

testing and seed certification 

procedures. Moreover, using similar or 

the same testing procedures will reduce 

the burden on small entities shipping 

seed in interstate commerce because a 

test used for interstate commerce could 

also be used in intrastate commerce. 

Adding four species to the list of 

seeds that are noxious in seed shipped 

in interstate commerce would not 

significantly impact small entities by 

adding additional costs for seed testing, 

because all seed must currently be 

examined for 93 noxious-weed seeds 

listed in the FSA regulations and those 

listed in the State laws to be compliant 

with the FSA. (The FSA requires that 

seed shipped in interstate commerce 

comply with the noxious-weed seed 

requirements of that State into which 

the seed is shipped.) Therefore, any 

examination required by this proposal 

would be in conjunction with 

examination that already occurs for 

State noxious-weed seeds. Updating the 

noxious-weed seed tolerances to be 

uniform with those required by State 

laws will make FSA and State 

regulatory action uniform and not 

increase the burden on small entities 

shipping seed in interstate commerce. 

The proposed change removal of the 

exemption in the FSA regulations for 

labeling freshly harvested Kentucky 

bluegrass seed and sugar beet seed 

shipped in interstate commerce during 

July, August, and September for 

germination would not add additional 

costs for seed testing because this 

testing and subsequent labeling is 


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required by State seed laws and 

regulations. Also, much of the seed 

handled by small entities is already 

tested by their suppliers. There will be 

no effect on the competitive position of 

small entities in relation to larger 

entities since both will have to comply 

with the same regulations. 

This rule would not impose any 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements. Such requirements are 

currently approved by OMB under 

Control No. 0581–0026. 

Executive Order 13132 

This proposed rule has been reviewed 

in accordance with the requirements of 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism. 

USDA has determined that this rule 

conforms to the Federalism principles 

set forth in the Executive Order, and 

that this rule does not have Federalism 

implications. 

Background 

The FSA, Title II (7 U.S.C. 1571–1575) 

regulates agricultural and vegetable 

planting seeds in interstate commerce. 

Agricultural and vegetable seeds 

shipped in interstate commerce must be 

labeled with certain quality information. 

The labeling information and any 

advertisements pertaining to the seed 

must be truthful. 

Terms Defined 

This proposed rule would revise and 

update the nomenclature of many of the 

kinds of agricultural and vegetable seeds 

listed in §§ 201.2(h) and 201.2(i) to 

conform to current usage on the 

International Code of Botanical 

Nomenclature. It would also add 

‘‘bunching onion’’ and ‘‘radicchio’’ as 

acceptable synonyms for ‘‘Welch onion’’ 

and ‘‘chicory,’’ respectively, in § 201.2(i). 

‘‘Bunching onion’’ and ‘‘radicchio’’ are 

commonly used and accepted kind 

names by companies selling and 

labeling seed. 

Noxious-Weed Seeds 

Under the Federal Noxious Weed Act 

(FNWA) of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2801–2814) 

the Secretary has identified certain 

noxious weeds that are prohibited 

movement into or through the United 

States. AMS is proposing to amend 

§ 201.16(b) of the FSA regulations to 

designate seeds of four additional 

species of noxious weeds listed under 

the FNWA as noxious in agricultural 

and vegetable seed shipped in interstate 

commerce under the FSA. In addition, 

AMS proposes to amend the FSA 

regulations to remove two species no 

longer cited in the FNWA and revise the 

nomenclature of four species to be 

consistent with the nomenclature in the 

FNWA. The USDA, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

enforces both the FNWA and Title III, 

the Foreign Commerce provisions of the 

FSA. However, the FNWA does not 

apply to seeds for planting which are 

subject to the FSA and does not apply 

to any noxious weed seeds which may 

contaminate seed subject to the 

provisions of the FSA. Thus, AMS 

cannot currently take regulatory action 

when seeds of the four species classified 

as noxious under the FNWA are found 

in planting seed. Therefore, by 

recognizing them as noxious weeds 

under the FSA, AMS can act in an 

orderly way to prevent their spread on 

those rare occasions that they are found 

in planting seeds. Noxious weeds which 

are not listed under the FSA may still 

be restricted under the FSA in some 

cases. Each State has a list of weed 

seeds that are noxious in planting seed. 

Weed seeds that are designated noxious 

by each State are also noxious under the 

FSA when present in seed shipped into 

that State. 

Seed Testing 

The proposed rule would update the 

FSA seed testing regulations to include 

testing to reflect improvements in seed 

testing technology and the current 

standards of usage within the industry 

as outlined below. The Association of 

Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) has 

already adopted these changes in their 

‘‘Rules for Testing Seed,’’ the testing 

rules used by most State and 

commercial seed analysts. Including 

these changes in the FSA regulations 

would eliminate potential conflicts 

between the testing rules used in 

interstate commerce and those used by 

the States. This would eliminate the 

need to do separate tests to ensure that 

seed labeling complies with both 

Federal and State laws. It will also 

facilitate seed trade and reduce cost to 

the seed industry and to seed buyers. 

Proposed changes to §§ 201.48(g) and 

201.51(b) specify a change in the FSA 

regulations for determining pure seed 

and inert matter for 18 grass seed kinds. 

The change would require pure seed of 

these 18 kinds to have a caryopsis at 

least one-third the length of the palea. 

The change would also require seeds of 

these 18 grass kinds to be classified as 

inert matter if the caryopsis 

development is less than one-third the 

length of the palea. Currently, all seeds 

of these 18 grass kinds are considered 

pure seed if the caryopsis has some 

degree of endosperm development. 

Noxious-Weed Seed Tolerances 

The proposed rule would update the 

FSA seed testing regulations to reflect 

improvements in the noxious-weed seed 

tolerances using modern statistical 

applications. The AOSA has already 

adopted these changes in their ‘‘Rules 

for Testing Seed,’’ the rules used by 

most State and commercial seed 

analysts. Including these changes would 

eliminate potential conflicts between 

FSA and State regulatory action. 

Seed Certification 

This proposed rule would also update 

the certified seed regulations. Sections 

201.74 and 201.75 would be amended to 

permit the option of printing the lot 

number, kind, and variety name (if 

certified to variety) on the seed 

container in a position to be viewed in 

conjunction with the official 

certification label. A sentence in 

§§ 201.74 and 201.75, pertaining to 

small containers of seed, would be 

deleted because these containers are 

covered in the amendment. The 

Association of Official Seed Certifying 

Agencies (AOSCA), the organization 

that develops rules for use by its 

members to certify seed for varietal 

purity, has already amended its rules to 

allow the option of printing certain 

required labeling information on seed 

containers outside the confines of the 

certification label. This proposed rule 

would reflect that change in the AOSCA 

rules and current industry practices. In 

addition, this option would allow seed 

companies to realize a financial savings 

by purchasing seed bags with preprinted 

certification labels in large quantities 

and add the required information 

pertinent to each seed lot. 

Seed Labeling 

We are proposing to add the term 

‘‘(Environmental Protection Agency 

Toxicity Category I)’’ after references to 

‘‘mercurials and similarly toxic 

substances’’ in §§ 201.31a(c)(1), 

201.31a(c)(2), and 201.31a(d). 

The current FSA regulations refer to 

the most toxic class of chemical seed 

treatments as ‘‘mercurials and similarly 

toxic substances.’’ However, mercurybased compounds are no longer used by 

the seed industry for treating seeds. 

Further, the current classification by the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

of the most toxic chemical compounds 

used as seed treatments is ‘‘Toxicity 

Category I.’’ Chemicals of this toxicity, 

sold in bulk for treating seed, are 

required by EPA to be labeled as 

Toxicity Category I compounds. 

Therefore, adding the term 

‘‘(Environmental Protection Agency 

Toxicity Category I)’’ to the FSA 

regulations would clarify the labeling 

requirements for seed treated with the 

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used by the seed industry, reduce the 

possibility of mislabeling chemically 

treated seed shipped in interstate 

commerce, and provide consistency 

with classification terms used by EPA. 

AMS is proposing to update § 201.20 

by removing the exemption from 

labeling freshly harvested Kentucky 

bluegrass and sugar beet seed sold in 

July, August, and September for 

germination. Germination labeling is 

required for all other kinds of seeds 

regulated by the FSA. This exemption is 

no longer needed because current 

industry practice is to label all kinds of 

seed for germination prior to shipment 

and sale. Since State seed laws require 

labeling of all seed for germination, 

removing this exemption would 

eliminate conflict between the FSA 

regulations and State seed labeling 

requirements. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 201 

Certified seed, Definitions, 

Inspections, Labeling, Purity analysis, 

Sampling. 

For reasons set forth in the preamble, 

it is proposed that 7 CFR part 201 be 

amended as follows: 

PART 201—FEDERAL SEED ACT 

REGULATIONS 

1. The authority citation for part 201 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1592. 

§ 201.2 [Amended] 

2. Section 201.2 is amended by: 

A. In the introductory text, removing 

the words ‘‘§§ 201.1 through 201.159’’ 

and adding the words ‘‘this part’’ in its 

place. 

B. In paragraph (f), removing the word 

‘‘act’’ and adding the word ‘‘Act’’ in its 

place, and by removing the words 

‘‘§§ 201.1 through 201.159’’ and adding 

the words ‘‘this part’’ in their place. 

C. In paragraph (h), removing the 

terms ‘‘Agrotricum—x Agrotriticum 

Ciferri and Giacom.’’, ‘‘Alfalfa— 

Medicago sativa L.’’, ‘‘Alfilaria— 

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L’Her.’’, 

‘‘Bahiagrass—Paspalum notatum 

Fluegge’’, ‘‘Barley—Hordeum vulgare 

L.’’, ‘‘Bean, adzuki—Vigna angularis 

(Willd.) Ohwi and Ohashi’’, ‘‘Bean, 

field—Phaseolus vulgaris L.’’, ‘‘Bean, 

mung—Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek’’, 

‘‘Bentgrass, creeping—Agrostis 

stolonifera L. var. palustris (Huds) 

Farw.’’, ‘‘Bermudagrass, giant—Cynodon 

dactylon (L.) Pers. var. Aridus Harlan 

and de Wet’’, ‘‘Bluegrass, Nevada—Poa 

secunda J.S. Presl’’, ‘‘Bluestem, big— 

Andropogon gerardii Vitm. var. 

gerardii’’, ‘‘Bluestem, yellow— 

Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng’’, 

‘‘Brome, meadow—Bromus 

biebersteninii Roem. and Schult.’’, 

‘‘Brome, smooth—Bromus inermis 

Leyss.’’, ‘‘Corn, field—Zea mays L.’’, 

‘‘Corn, pop—Zea mays L.’’, ‘‘Crambe— 

Crambe abyssinica R.E. Fries’’, 

‘‘Crotalaria, slenderleaf—Crotalaria 

brevidens Benth. var. intermedia 

(Kotschy) Polh.’’, ‘‘Crotalaria, striped or 

smooth—Crotalaria pallida Ait.’’, 

‘‘Crownvetch—Coronilla varia L.’’, 

‘‘Dichondra—Dichondra repens Forst. 

and Forst. f.’’, ‘‘Emmer—Triticum 

dicoccon Schrank’’, ‘‘Fescue, chewings— 

Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata 

Gaud.’’, ‘‘Fescue, hair—Festuca 

tenuifolia Sibth.’’, ‘‘Fescue, hard— 

Festuca brevipila Tracey’’, ‘‘Fescue, 

sheep—Festuca ovina L. var. ovina’’, 

‘‘Grama, blue—Bouteloua gracilis 

(Kunth) Steud.’’, ‘‘Hardinggrass— 

Phalaris stenoptera Hack.’’, ‘‘Hemp— 

Cannabis sativa L.’’, ‘‘Kudzu—Pueraria 

montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata 

(Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida’’, 

‘‘Lentil—Lens culinaris Medik.’’, 

‘‘Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese— 

Lespedeza cuneata’’, ‘‘Lespedeza, 

striate—Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) 

Schindler’’, ‘‘Lovegrass, sand—Eragrostis 

trichodes (Nutt.) Wood’’, ‘‘Millet, 

foxtail—Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.’’, 

‘‘Millet, Japanese—Echinochloa 

frumentacea Link’’, ‘‘Millet, proso— 

Panicum miliaceum L.’’, 

‘‘Molassesgrass—Melinis minutiflora 

Beauv.’’, ‘‘Mustard, black—Brassica 

nigra (L.) Koch’’, ‘‘Mustard, India— 

Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. and Coss.’’, 

‘‘Mustard, white—Sinapis alba L.’’, 

‘‘Oat—Avena byzantina C. Koch, A. 

sativa L., A. nuda L.’’, ‘‘Oatgrass, tall— 

Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J.S. Presl and 

K.B. Presl’’, ‘‘Panicgrass, green— 

Panicum maxicum Jacq. var. 

trichoglume Robyns’’, ‘‘Pea, field— 

Pisum sativum L.’’ ‘‘Rape, annual— 

Brassica napus L. var. annua Koch’’, 

‘‘Rape, bird—Brassica rapa L. subsp. 

rapa’’, ‘‘Rape, turnip—Brassica rapa L. 

subsp. silvestris (Lam.) Janchen’’, ‘‘Rape, 

winter—Brassica napus L. var. biennis 

(Schubl. and Mart.) Reichb.’’, 

‘‘Rescuegrass—Bromus catharticus 

Vahl’’, ‘‘Ricegrass, Indian—Oryzopsis 

hymenoides (Roem. and Schult.) 

Ricker’’, ‘‘Rye—Secale cereale L.’’, ‘‘Rye, 

mountain—Secale strictum (K.B. Presl) 

K.B. Presl subsp. strictum’’, ‘‘Ryegrass, 

Wimmera—Lolium rigidum Gaud.’’, 

‘‘Sorghum-sudangrass—Sorghum × 

drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. and 

Chase’’, ‘‘Spelt—Triticum spelta L.’’, 

‘‘Sudangrass—Sorghum × drummondii 

(Steud.) Millsp. and Chase’’, ‘‘Timothy, 

turf—Phleum bertolonii DC.’’, ‘‘Trefoil, 

big—Lotus uliginosus Schk.’’, 

‘‘Triticale—x Triticosecale Wittm. 

(Secale x Triticum)’’, ‘‘Veldtgrass— 

Ehrharta calycina J.E. Smith’’, ‘‘Wheat, 

common—Triticum aestivum L.’’, 

‘‘Wheat, club—Triticum compactum 

Host’’, ‘‘Wheat, durum—Triticum durum 

Desf.’’, ‘‘Wheat, Polish—Triticum 

polonicum L.’’, ‘‘Wheat, poulard— 

Triticum turgidum L.’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, 

beardless—Pseudoroegneria spicata 

(Pursh) A. Love’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, 

intermediate—Elytrigia intermedia 

(Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia’’, 

‘‘Wheatgrass, pubescent—Elytrigia 

intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. 

intermedia’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, Siberian— 

Agropyron fragile (Roth) Candargy 

subsp. sibiricum (Willd.) Meld.’’, 

‘‘Wheatgrass, slender—Elymus 

trachycaulus (Link) Shinn.’’, 

‘‘Wheatgrass, streambank—Elymus 

lanceolatus (Scribn. and J.G. Smith) 

Gould subsp. lanceolatus.’’, 

‘‘Wheatgrass, tall—Elytrigia elongata 

(Host) Nevski’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, western— 

Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Love’’, 

and ‘‘Wildrye, basin—Leymus cinereus 

(Scribn. & Merr.) A. Love’’. 

D. In paragraph (h), adding the terms 

‘‘Agrotricum—x Agrotriticum Cif. & 

Giacom.’’, ‘‘Alfalfa—Medicago sativa L. 

subsp. sativa’’, ‘‘Alfilaria—Erodium 

cicutarium (L.) L’He ́r.’’, ‘‘Bahiagrass— 

Paspalum notatum Flu ̈ gge ́’’, ‘‘Barley— 

Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare’’, 

‘‘Bean, adzuki—Vigna angularis (Willd.) 

Ohwi & H. Ohashi var. angularis’’, 

‘‘Bean, field—Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. 

vulgaris’’, ‘‘Bean, mung—Vigna radiata 

(L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata’’, ‘‘Bentgrass, 

creeping—Agrostis stolonifera L.’’, 

‘‘Bermudagrass, giant—Cynodon 

dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus J.R. 

Harlan & de Wet’’, ‘‘Bluegrass, Nevada— 

Poa secunda J. Presl’’, ‘‘Bluestem, big— 

Andropogon gerardii Vitman’’, 

‘‘Bluestem, yellow—Bothriochloa 

ischaemum (L.) Keng var. ischaemum’’, 

‘‘Brome, meadow—Bromus biebersteinii 

Roem. & Schult.’’, ‘‘Brome, smooth— 

Bromus inermis Leyss. subsp. inermis’’, 

‘‘Corn, field—Zea mays L. subsp. mays’’, 

‘‘Corn, pop—Zea mays L. subsp. mays’’, 

‘‘Crambe—Crambe abyssinica R.E. Fr.’’, 

‘‘Crotalaria, slenderleaf—Crotalaria 

brevidens Benth. var. intermedia 

(Kotschy) Polhill’’, ‘‘Crotalaria, striped or 

smooth—Crotalaria pallida Aiton’’, 

‘‘Crownvetch—Securigera varia (L.) 

Lassen’’, ‘‘Dichondra—Dichondra repens 

J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.’’, ‘‘Emmer— 

Triticum turgidum L. subsp. dicoccon 

(Schrank) Thell.’’, ‘‘Fescue, Chewing’s— 

Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata 

Gaudin’’, ‘‘Fescue, hair—Festuca 

filiformis Pourr.’’, ‘‘Fescue, hard— 

Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina’’, 

‘‘Fescue, sheep—Festuca ovina L.’’, 

‘‘Grama, blue—Bouteloua gracilis 


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(Kunth) Griffiths’’, ‘‘Hardinggrass— 

Phalaris aquatica L.’’, ‘‘Hemp— 

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa’’, 

‘‘Kudzu—Pueraria montana (Lour.) 

Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & 

Predeep’’, ‘‘Lentil—Lens culinaris 

Medik. subsp. culinaris’’, ‘‘Lespedeza, 

sericea or Chinese—Lespedeza cuneata 

(Dum. Cours.) G. Don’’, ‘‘Lespedeza, 

striate—Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) 

Schindl.’’, ‘‘Lovegrass, sand—Eragrostis 

trichodes (Nutt.) Alph. Wood’’, ‘‘Millet, 

foxtail—Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. 

subsp. italica’’, ‘‘Millet, Japanese— 

Echinochloa esculenta (A. Braun) H. 

Scholz’’, ‘‘Millet, proso—Panicum 

miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum’’, 

‘‘Molassesgrass—Melinis minutiflora P. 

Beauv.’’, ‘‘Mustard, black—Brassica 

nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch’’, ‘‘Mustard, 

India—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. var. 

juncea’’, ‘‘Mustard, white—Sinapis alba 

L. subsp. alba’’, ‘‘Oat—Avena byzantina 

K. Koch, A. sativa L., A. nuda L.’’, 

‘‘Oatgrass, tall—Arrhenatherum elatius 

(L.) J. Presl & C. Presl subsp. elatius’’, 

‘‘Panicgrass, green—Panicum maximum 

Jacq.’’, ‘‘Pea, field—Pisum sativum L. 

var. arvense (L.) Poir.’’, ‘‘Rape, annual— 

Brassica napus L. var. napus’’, ‘‘Rape, 

bird—Brassica rapa L. subsp. 

campestris (L.) A.R. Clapham’’, ‘‘Rape, 

turnip—Brassica rapa L. subsp. 

campestris (L.) A.R. Clapham and 

subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg.’’, ‘‘Rape, 

winter—Brassica napus L. var. napus’’, 

‘‘Rescuegrass—Bromus catharticus Vahl 

var. catharticus’’, ‘‘Ricegrass, Indian— 

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & 

Schult.) Barkworth’’, ‘‘Rye—Secale 

cereale L. subsp. cereale’’, ‘‘Rye, 

mountain—Secale strictum (C. Presl) C. 

Presl subsp. strictum’’, ‘‘Ryegrass, 

Wimmera—Lolium rigidum Gaudin’’, 

‘‘Sorghum-sudangrass—Sorghum × 

drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase’’, 

‘‘Spelt—Triticum aestivum L. subsp. 

spelta (L.) Thell.’’, ‘‘Sudangrass— 

Sorghum × drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. 

& Chase’’, ‘‘Timothy, turf—Phleum 

nodosum L.’’, ‘‘Trefoil, big—Lotus 

uliginosus Schkuhr’’, ‘‘Triticale—x 

Triticosecale A. Camus (Secale × 

Triticum)’’, ‘‘Veldtgrass—Ehrharta 

calycina Sm.’’, ‘‘Wheat, common— 

Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum’’, 

‘‘Wheat, club—Triticum aestivum L. 

subsp. compactum (Host) Mackey’’, 

‘‘Wheat, durum—Triticum turgidum L. 

subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.’’, ‘‘Wheat, 

Polish—Triticum turgidum L. subsp. 

polonicum (L.) Thell.’’, ‘‘Wheat, 

poulard—Triticum turgidum L. subsp. 

turgidum’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, beardless— 

Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A ́ . 

Lo ̈ve’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, intermediate— 

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) 

Barkworth & D.R. Dewey subsp. 

intermedium’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, 

pubescent—Thinopyrum intermedium 

(Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey subsp. 

barbulatum (Schur) Barkworth & D.R. 

Dewey’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, Siberian— 

Agropyron fragile (Roth) P. Candargy’’, 

‘‘Wheatgrass, slender—Elymus 

trachycaulus (Link) Shinners subsp. 

trachycaulus’’, ‘‘Wheatgrass, 

streambank—Elymus lanceolatus 

(Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould subsp. 

riparius (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Barkworth’’, 

‘‘Wheatgrass, tall—Thinopyrum 

elongatum (Host) D.R. Dewey’’, 

‘‘Wheatgrass, western—Pascopyrum 

smithii (Rydb.) Barkworth & D.R. 

Dewey’’, and ‘‘Wildrye, basin—Leymus 

cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A ́ . Lo ̈ve’’. 

E. In paragraph (i), removing the 

terms ‘‘Artichoke—Cynara cardunculus 

L. subsp. cardunculus’’, ‘‘Asparagus— 

Asparagus officinalis Baker’’, ‘‘Bean, 

garden—Phaseolus vulgaris L.’’, ‘‘Bean, 

lima—Phaseolus lunatus L.’’, 

‘‘Broadbean—Vicia faba L.’’, ‘‘Broccoli— 

Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.’’, 

‘‘Brussels sprouts—Brassica oleracea L. 

var. gemmifera DC.’’, ‘‘Cardoon—Cynara 

cardunculus L. subsp. cardunculus’’, 

‘‘Celeriac—Apium graveolens L. var. 

rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud.’’, ‘‘Chard, 

Swiss—Beta vulgaris L. subsp. cicla (L.) 

Koch’’, ‘‘Citron—Citrullus lanatus 

(Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai var. 

citroides (Bailey) Mansf.’’, ‘‘Collards— 

Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.’’, 

‘‘Corn, sweet—Zea mays L.’’, 

‘‘Cornsalad—Valerianella locusta (L.) 

Laterrade’’, Cress, water—Rorippa 

nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek’’, 

Dandelion—Taraxacum officinale 

Wigg.’’, ‘‘Endive—Cichorium endivia L.’’, 

‘‘Gherkin, West India—Cucumis anguria 

L.’’, ‘‘Kale—Brassica oleracea L. var. 

acephala DC.’’, ‘‘Kale, Chinese—Brassica 

oleracea L. var. alboglabra (Bailey) 

Musil’’, ‘‘Kale, Siberian—Brassica napus 

L. var. pabularia (DC.) Reichb.’’, 

‘‘Melon—Cucumis melo L.’’, ‘‘Mustard, 

India—Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. and 

Coss.’’, ‘‘Mustard, spinach—Brassica 

perviridis (Bailey) Bailey’’, ‘‘Onion— 

Allium cepa L.’’, ‘‘Parsnip—Pastinaca 

sativa L.’’, ‘‘Pea—Pisum sativum L.’’, 

‘‘Pumpkin—Cucurbita pepo L., C. 

moschata (Duchesne) Poiret, and C. 

maxima Duchesne’’, ‘‘Rhubarb—Rheum 

rhabarbarum L.’’, ‘‘Rutabaga—Brassica 

napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Reichb.’’, 

‘‘Spinach, New Zealand—Tetragonia 

tetragonoides (Pall.) Ktze.’’, ‘‘Squash— 

Cucurbita pepo L., C. moschata 

(Duchesne) Poiret, and C. maxima 

Duchesne’’, and ‘‘Watermelon—Citrullus 

lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai 

var. lanatus’’. 

F. In paragraph (i), adding the terms 

‘‘Artichoke—Cynara cardunculus L.’’, 

‘‘Asparagus—Asparagus officinalis L.’’, 

‘‘Bean, garden—Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

var. vulgaris’’, ‘‘Bean, Lima—Phaseolus 

lunatus L.’’, ‘‘Broadbean—Vicia faba L. 

var. faba’’, ‘‘Broccoli—Brassica oleracea 

L. var. italica Plenck’’, ‘‘Brussels 

sprouts—Brassica oleracea L. var. 

gemmifera Zenker’’, ‘‘Cardoon—Cynara 

cardunculus L.’’, ‘‘Celeriac—Apium 

graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) 

Gaudin’’, ‘‘Chard, Swiss—Beta vulgaris 

L. subsp. vulgaris’’, ‘‘Citron melon— 

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & 

Nakai var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) 

Mansf.’’, ‘‘Collards—Brassica oleracea L. 

var. viridis L.’’, ‘‘Corn, sweet—Zea mays 

L. subsp. mays’’, ‘‘Cornsalad— 

Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.’’, ‘‘Cress, 

water—Nasturtium officinale R. Br.’’, 

‘‘Dandelion—Taraxacum officinale F.H. 

Wigg.’’, ‘‘Endive—Cichorium endivia L. 

subsp. endivia’’, ‘‘Gherkin, West India— 

Cucumis anguria L. var. anguria’’, 

‘‘Kale—Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis 

L.’’, ‘‘Kale, Chinese—Brassica oleracea 

L. var. alboglabra (L.H. Bailey) Musil’’, 

‘‘Kale, Siberian—Brassica napus L. var. 

pabularia (DC.) Rchb.’’, ‘‘Melon— 

Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo’’, 

‘‘Mustard, India—Brassica juncea (L.) 

Czern.’’, ‘‘Mustard, spinach—Brassica 

rapa var. perviridis L.H. Bailey’’, 

‘‘Onion—Allium cepa L. var. cepa’’, 

‘‘Onion, bunching (see Onion, Welsh)’’, 

‘‘Parsnip—Pastinaca sativa L. subsp. 

sativa’’, ‘‘Pea—Pisum sativum L. subsp. 

sativum’’, ‘‘Pumpkin—Cucurbita pepo 

L., C. moschata Duchesne, and C. 

maxima Duchesne’’, ‘‘Radicchio (see 

Chicory)’’, ‘‘Rhubarb—Rheum × 

hybridum Murray’’, ‘‘Rutabaga—Brassica 

napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.’’, 

‘‘Spinach, New Zealand—Tetragonia 

tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze’’, ‘‘Squash— 

Cucurbita pepo L., C. moschata 

Duchesne, and C. maxima Duchesne’’, 

and ‘‘Watermelon—Citrullus lanatus 

(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus’’. 

G. In paragraph (w), removing the 

words ‘‘noxious weed’’ and adding the 

words ‘‘noxious-weeds’’ in their place 

every time they appear. 

H. In paragraph (z), removing the 

word ‘‘Processing’’ and adding the word 

‘‘Conditioning’’ in its place, and 

removing in the first sentence the word 

‘‘processing’’ and adding the word 

‘‘conditioning’’ in its place. 

§ 201.16 [Amended] 

3. Section 201.16, in paragraph (b), is 

amended by removing the terms 

‘‘Borreria alata (Aubl.)DC.’’, ‘‘Carthamus 

oxyacanthus M.Bieb ’’, ‘‘Digitaria 

abyssinica Stapf. (=D. scalarum 

(Schweinf.)’’, ‘‘Ipomoea triloba L.’’, 

‘‘Orobanche spp.’’, ‘‘Rottboellia 

cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton 

(=R.exaltata (L.) L.f.)’’ and adding in 

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scalarum (Schweinfurth) Chiovenda’’, 

‘‘Homeria spp.’’, ‘‘oxyacantha’’, 

‘‘Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) 

Clayton’’, ‘‘Senecio inaequidens DC.’’, 

‘‘Senecio madagascariensis Poir.’’, 

‘‘Solanum tampicense Dunal’’ and 

‘‘Spermacoce alata (Aublet) de 

Candolle’’. 

4. Section 201.20 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 201.20 Germination. 

The label shall show the percentage of 

germination for each kind or kind and 

variety or kind and type of kind and 

hybrid of agricultural seed present in 

excess of 5 percent or shown in the 

labeling to be present in a proportion of 

5 percent or less. 

§ 201.31a [Amended] 

5. Section 201.31a is amended by 

adding the words ‘‘(Environmental 

Protection Agency Toxicity Category I)’’ 

after the word ‘‘substance’’ in paragraph 

(c)(1) and after the word ‘‘substances’’ in 

paragraph (c)(2) introductory text. 

§ 201.41 [Amended] 

6. In § 201.41, paragraph (a), the word 

‘‘less’’ is removed and the word ‘‘fewer’’ 

is added in its place. 

7. In § 201.48, the introductory text of 

paragraph (g) is amended by adding a 

new second sentence to read as follows: 

§ 201.48 Kind or variety considered pure 

seed. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * Seed units of smooth brome, 

fairway crested wheatgrass, standard 

crested wheatgrass, tall wheatgrass, 

intermediate wheatgrass, pubescent 

wheatgrass, western wheatgrass, fescues 

(Festuca spp.), and ryegrasses (Lolium 

spp.) if the caryopses are at least onethird the length of the palea; the 

caryopsis is measured from the base of 

the rachilla. * * * 

* * * * * 

8. Section 201.51 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a)(9) to read as 

follows: 

§ 201.51 Inert matter. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(9) Immature florets of smooth brome, 

fairway crested wheatgrass, standard 

crested wheatgrass, tall wheatgrass, 

intermediate wheatgrass, pubescent 

wheatgrass, western wheatgrass, fescues 

(Festuca spp.), and ryegrasses (Lolium 

spp.) in which the caryopses are less 

than one-third the length of the palea; 

the caryopsis is measured from the base 

of the rachilla. 

* * * * * 

9. Section 201.65 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 201.65 Noxious-weed seeds in interstate 

commerce. 

Tolerances for rates of occurrence of 

noxious-weed seeds shall be recognized 

and shall be applied to the number of 

noxious-weed seeds found by analysis 

in the quantity of seed specified for 

noxious-weed seed determinations in 

§ 201.46, except as provided in 

§ 201.16(b). Rates per pound or ounce 

must be converted to the equivalent 

number of seeds found in § 201.46, 

Table 1, Minimum weight for noxiousweed seed examination (grams). Some 

tolerances are listed in the following 

table. The number found as represented 

by the label or test (Column X) will be 

considered within tolerance if not more 

than the corresponding numbers in 

Column Y are found by analysis in the 

administration of the Act. For numbers 

of seed greater than those in the table, 

a tolerance based on a degree of 

certainty of 5 percent (P = 0.05) can be 

calculated by the formula, Y = X + 

1.65√X + 0.03, where X is the number 

of seeds represented by the label or test 

and Y is the maximum number within 

tolerance. 

Number represented 

by label or test 

Maximum number 

within tolerances 

Number represented 

by label or test 

Maximum number 

within tolerances 

Number represented 

by label or test 

Maximum number 

within tolerances 

(X) (Y) (X) (Y) (X) (Y) 

0 2 34 43 68 81 

1 2 35 44 69 82 

2 4 36 45 70 83 

3 5 37 46 71 84 

4 7 38 47 72 85 

5 8 39 49 73 86 

6 9 40 50 74 87 

7 11 41 51 75 89 

8 12 42 52 76 90 

9 13 43 53 77 91 

10 14 44 54 78 92 

11 16 45 55 79 93 

12 17 46 56 80 94 

13 18 47 58 81 95 

14 19 48 59 82 96 

15 21 49 60 83 97 

16 22 50 61 84 98 

17 23 51 62 85 99 

18 24 52 63 86 101 

19 25 53 64 87 102 

20 27 54 65 88 103 

21 28 55 67 89 104 

22 29 56 68 90 105 

23 30 57 69 91 106 

24 31 58 70 92 107 

25 32 59 71 93 108 

26 34 60 72 94 109 

27 35 61 73 95 110 

28 36 62 74 96 111 

29 37 63 75 97 112 

30 38 64 76 98 114 

31 39 65 78 99 115 


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by label or test 

Maximum number 

within tolerances 

Number represented 

by label or test 

Maximum number 

within tolerances 

Number represented 

by label or test 

Maximum number 

within tolerances 

(X) (Y) (X) (Y) (X) (Y) 

32 41 66 79 100 116 

33 42 67 80 ................................... ...................................

10. In § 201.74, paragraph (a) is 

amended by removing the last sentence, 

and paragraph (c) is amended by adding 

a sentence at the end of the paragraph 

to read as follows: 

§ 201.74 Labeling of all classes of certified 

seed. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * The seed lot number or 

other identification number, the kind, 

and variety name (if certified to variety) 

shall appear on the official label and/or 

directly on the container in a position 

to be viewed in conjunction with the 

official certification label. 

* * * * * 

11. In § 201.75, paragraph (c), the last 

sentence is revised to read as follows: 

§ 201.75 Interagency certification. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * The seed lot number or 

other identification number, the kind, 

and variety name (if certified to variety) 

shall appear on the official label and/or 

directly on the container in a position 

to be viewed in conjunction with the 

official certification label. 

Dated: December 10, 2010. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31573 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–1185; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NE–24–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell 

International LTS101 Series Turboshaft 

Engines and LTP101 Series Turboprop 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM); 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: This supplemental NPRM 

revises an earlier proposed 

airworthiness directive (AD), for 

Honeywell International LTS101–600A 

series and LTS101–700D–2 turboshaft 

engines, and LTP101–600A–1A and 

LTP101–700A–1A turboprop engines 

with power turbine blades, part number 

(P/N) 4–141–084–06, installed. That 

proposed AD would have required 

removing power turbine blades, P/N 

4–141–084–06 from service, using a 

drawdown schedule specified in that 

proposed AD. That proposal was 

prompted by reports of fatigue cracks in 

the airfoil of the power turbine blade. 

This action revises the proposed rule by 

expanding and clarifying the 

applicability to include more engine 

models and power turbine blade P/Ns 

that could have the unsafe condition, 

and by clarifying the applicability by 

specifying power turbine rotor P/Ns 

instead of the blade P/Ns. The actions 

specified by this proposed AD are 

intended to prevent fracture of the 

power turbine blade airfoil, which could 

result in sudden loss of engine power 

and prevent continued safe flight or safe 

landing. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on this proposed AD by February 15, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to comment on this proposed 

AD. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Contact Honeywell International Inc., 

P.O. Box 52181, Phoenix, AZ 85072– 

2181; telephone (800) 601–3099 (U.S.A.) 

or (602) 365–3099 (International); or go 

to: https://portal.honeywell.com/wps/ 

portal/aero, for a copy of the service 

information identified in this proposed 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Baitoo, Aerospace Engineer, Los 

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 

90712–4137; e-mail: 

robert.baitoo@faa.gov; telephone (562) 

627–5245; fax (562) 627–5210. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send us any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposal. Send your 

comments to an address listed under 

ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2009–1185; Directorate Identifier 2009– 

NE–24–AD’’ in the subject line of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend the 

proposed AD in light of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed AD. 

Using the search function of the Web 

site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in any of our dockets, 

including, if provided, the name of the 

individual who sent the comment (or 

signed the comment on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78). 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone (800) 647–5527) is the 

same as the Mail address provided in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 


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