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Vol. 72, No. 118 

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 60 

[Docket No. AMS–LS–06–0166; LS–03–04] 

RIN 0581–AC26 

Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling 

of Fish and Shellfish 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Interim final rule; reopening of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is reopening the 

comment period for 60 days for the 

interim final rule for mandatory country 

of origin labeling (COOL) for fish and 

shellfish covered commodities that was 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 5, 2004 (69 FR 59708). The 

interim final rule requires certain 

retailers and their suppliers to notify 

their customers of the country of origin 

and the method of production (wild 

and/or farm-raised) of specified fish and 

shellfish products. The interim final 

rule also specifies recordkeeping 

responsibilities for affected retailers and 

their suppliers. AMS requests general 

comments on the interim final rule. All 

affected persons are hereby given notice 

of the opportunity to submit written 

data and views concerning the interim 

final rule. AMS will review the 

submitted comments and information as 

it promulgates a final rule for mandatory 

COOL for fish and shellfish. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 20, 2007, to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted through the internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Send 

written comments to: Country of Origin 

Labeling Program, Room 2607–S; 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

USDA; 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–0254, or by 

facsimile to (202) 720–1112. Comments 

received will be posted on the Web site 

http://www.regulations.gov. Comments 

sent to the above location that 

specifically pertain to the information 

collection and recordkeeping 

requirements should also be sent to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

725 17th Street, NW., Room 725, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martin O’Connor; Chief, Standards, 

Analysis, and Technology Branch; 

Livestock and Seed Program, AMS, 

USDA, by telephone on (202) 720–4486, 

or via e-mail to: COOL@usda.gov. 

Information can also be found at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002 (Farm Bill) (7 U.S.C. 7901) and the 

2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act 

(Appropriations Act) (Pub. L. 107–206) 

amended the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) by adding 

7 U.S.C. 1638–1638d to direct the 

Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate 

regulations by September 30, 2004, 

requiring retailers to notify their 

customers of the country of origin of 

covered commodities. On October 30, 

2003, AMS published a proposed rule 

for mandatory COOL for all covered 

commodities—beef, lamb, pork, fish, 

perishable agricultural commodities, 

and peanuts (68 FR 61944). 

Subsequently, the FY 2004 Consolidated 

Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 108–199) 

delayed the applicability of mandatory 

COOL for all covered commodities 

except wild and farm-raised fish and 

shellfish until September 30, 2006. The 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 

and Drug Administration, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006 

(Pub. L. 109–97) further delayed the 

applicability of mandatory COOL for all 

covered commodities except wild and 

farm-raised fish and shellfish until 

September 30, 2008. On October 5, 

2004, AMS published an interim final 

rule (69 FR 59708) for the mandatory 

COOL program for fish and shellfish. 

The interim final rule can be found at: 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/ 

index.htm. The interim final rule 

became effective on April 4, 2005. 

AMS reopened the interim final rule’s 

comment period for 90 days on 

November 27, 2006 (71 FR 68431). The 

reopened comment period was limited 

to comments concerning the economic 

impacts of the interim final rule, 

including implementation costs, 

maintenance costs, the burden of the 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements, benefits 

and net economic impacts. Comments 

and information received as a result of 

the reopened interim final rule’s 

comment period, to the extent relevant, 

would be reviewed in connection with 

any final regulatory action for fish and 

shellfish and any of the other covered 

commodities. 

In preparation for promulating a final 

rule for mandatory COOL for fish and 

shellfish, AMS now seeks comments on 

general aspects of the interim final 

rule’s provisions. Given that the interim 

final rule has been in effect for more 

than 2 years, affected retailers and their 

suppliers now have considerable 

experience in complying with the 

requirements, and have perspective 

relating to the information that is 

provided under the program and the 

program’s costs and benefits. AMS 

invites interested parties to submit 

comments, data, or other relevant 

information on the mandatory COOL 

program set forth in teh interim final 

rule. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. 

Dated: June 14, 2007. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–3028 Filed 6–15–07; 8:53 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

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AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

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ACTION: Correcting amendment. 


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