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7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: Electronic Mailing List 

Subscription Form—Nutrition and Food 

Safety. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–0036. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Library’s Food and 

Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) 

currently maintains several on-line 

‘‘discussion groups.’’ This voluntary 

‘‘Electronic Mailing List Subscription 

Form’’ gives individuals working in the 

area of nutrition and food safety an 

opportunity to participate in these 

groups. Data collected using this form 

will help FNIC determine a person’s 

eligibility to participate in these 

discussion groups. The authority for the 

National Agricultural Library (NAL) to 

collect this information is contained in 

the CFR, Title 7, Volume 1, Part 2, and 

Subpart K, Sec. 2.65 (92). 

Need And Use Of The Information: 

FNIC will collect the name, email 

address, job title, employer, mailing 

address and telephone number in order 

to approve subscriptions for nutrition 

and food safety on-line discussion 

groups. Failure to collect this 

information would inhibit FNIC’s ability 

to provide subscription services to these 

discussion groups. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; State, Local 

and Tribal Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 17. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00598 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–FV–09–0028, FV– 

11–327] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Vegetables 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) of the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise 

eight United States Standards for Grades 

of Frozen Vegetables. AMS is proposing 

to replace the dual grade nomenclature 

with single letter grade designations. 

‘‘U.S. Grade A’’ (or ‘‘U.S. Fancy’’), ‘‘U.S. 

Grade B’’ (or ‘‘U.S. Extra Standard’’), 

and ‘‘U.S. Grade C’’ (or ‘‘U.S. Standard’’) 

would become ‘‘U.S. Grade A,’’ ‘‘U.S. 

Grade B,’’ and ‘‘U.S. Grade C,’’ 

respectively. This would conform to 

recent changes in other grade standards. 

AMS is also proposing to provide 

updated contact information in order to 

obtain copies of the grade standards and 

color standards. These changes would 

bring these grade standards in line with 

the present quality levels being 

marketed today and would provide 

guidance in the effective utilization of 

these products. The grade standards 

covered by these proposed revisions are: 

frozen asparagus, frozen lima beans, 

frozen speckled butter beans, frozen 

cooked squash, frozen summer squash, 

frozen sweet potatoes, frozen turnip 

greens with turnips, and frozen mixed 

vegetables. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted via the Internet: http:// 

www.regulations.gov; by email 

brian.griffin@ams.usda.gov; or by mail 

to Brian E. Griffin, Standardization 

Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 0709, 

South Building; STOP 0247, 

Washington, DC 20250; fax: (202) 690– 

1527. Copies of the proposed revised 

United States Standards for Grades are 

available at the addresses cited above 

and at the AMS Web site at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/ 

processedinspection. All comments 

should reference the document number, 

date, and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments will 

be posted without change, including 

any personal information provided. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be included in the public 

record and will be made available to the 

public on the Internet via http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments will be 

made available for public inspection at 

the above address during regular 

business hours or can be viewed at: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Brian E. Griffin, at the address 

above, or phone (202) 720–5021; or fax 

(202) 690–1527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946, as amended, directs and 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

‘‘to develop and improve standards of 

quality, condition, quantity, grade, and 

packaging, and recommend and 

demonstrate such standards in order to 

encourage uniformity and consistency 

in commercial practices.’’ 

AMS is committed to carrying out this 

authority in a manner that facilitates the 

marketing of agricultural commodities 

and makes copies of official standards 

available upon request. Those United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations but are 

maintained by USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program at the following Web 

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

processedinspection. AMS is proposing 

revisions to these U.S. Standards for 

Grades using the procedures that appear 

in part 36 of Title 7 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

Background: AMS periodically 

reviews the processed fruit and 

vegetable grade standards for usefulness 

in serving the industry. AMS has 

identified eighteen grade standards 

covering various frozen vegetables for 

possible revision. More recently 

developed grade standards use a single 

term, such as ‘‘U.S. Grade A’’ or ‘‘U.S. 

Grade B’’ to describe each level of 

quality within a grade standard. Older 

standards used a dual system, such as 

‘‘U.S. Grade A’’ and ‘‘U.S. Fancy’’ to 

describe the same level of quality within 

a grade standard. Prior to undertaking 

detailed work developing the proposed 

revisions to these grade standards, AMS 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register on July 23, 2010 [7 FR 43141] 

soliciting comments on the possible 

changes and any other comments 

regarding these grade standards to better 

serve the industry. A 60 day period was 

provided for interested persons to 

submit comments. In response to its 

request, AMS received one comment 

which was submitted by the American 

Frozen Food Institute (AFFI). AFFI is 


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the national trade association 

representing the interests of U.S. frozen 

food processors and their suppliers. 

AFFI’s more than 500 member 

companies are responsible for 

approximately 90 percent of the frozen 

food processed annually in the United 

States. AFFI’s comment was in support 

of the proposed revisions to the U.S. 

grade standards because its membership 

believes ‘‘moving to a one-term system 

of grading (e.g., referring to ‘‘Grade A’’ 

solely, instead of allowing the use of 

‘‘Grade A’’ and/or ‘‘Extra Fancy’’ to 

describe the same degree of quality) will 

help to improve consistency between 

new and old standards and minimize 

any confusion that might arise in the 

marketplace in interpreting or 

understanding the grading terminology 

used on packaging.’’ 

This notice proposes to revise eight of 

the eighteen grade standards identified 

in the notice published July 23, 2010 [7 

FR 43141]. The changes to each of the 

grade standards are as follows: 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Asparagus 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Cooked Squash 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Correct typographical error to read: 

‘‘U.S. Grade B is the quality of frozen 

cooked squash * * * that possesses 

reasonably good flavor and odor.’’ This 

would ensure that these requirements 

are consistent throughout the document. 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Lima Beans 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Change ‘‘U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard’’ 

to ‘‘U.S. Grade C.’’ Update contact 

information to obtain color standards for 

frozen lima beans. 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Mixed Vegetables 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Change ‘‘U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard’’ 

to ‘‘U.S. Grade C.’’ Update references to 

color standard and definitions to 

eliminate conflict with current U.S. 

Standards for Grades of Frozen Lima 

Beans (remove reference to Maerz and 

Paul’s Dictionary of Color and replace 

with current USDA Color Standards for 

Frozen Lima Beans). Update definition 

for color to ‘‘Green means that not less 

than 50 percent of the surface area of the 

individual lima bean possesses as much 

or more green color than U.S.D.A. lima 

bean green color standard for frozen 

lima beans.’’ Update definition to 

‘‘White means that more than 50 percent 

of the surface area of the individual lima 

bean is lighter in color than U.S.D.A. 

lima bean white color standard for 

frozen lima beans.’’ Add ‘‘Information 

regarding these color standards may be 

obtained by contacting the Specialty 

Crops Inspection Division.’’ These 

changes would eliminate the 

inconsistency in evaluating color of 

frozen lima beans when they are a 

component in frozen mixed vegetables. 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Speckled Butter (Lima) Beans 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Squash (Summer Type) 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Sweet Potatoes 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Turnip Greens With Turnips 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Change references for ‘‘flavor’’ to ‘‘flavor 

and odor’’ to ensure that these 

requirements are consistent throughout 

the document. 

The remaining grade standards 

identified in the Federal Register notice 

published July 23, 2010 [7 FR 43141), 

frozen carrots, frozen whole kernel corn, 

frozen corn on the cob, frozen breaded 

onion rings, frozen peas, frozen peas 

and carrots, frozen French fried 

potatoes, frozen sweet peppers, frozen 

succotash, and frozen tomato juice and 

tomato juice from concentrate will be 

revised at a later date. The Department 

has determined that these grade 

standards require additional revisions to 

take into account, i.e., U.S. Food and 

Drug Administration’s Standards of 

Identity, new styles and pack types, and 

new commercial cultivated varieties 

(such as supersweet corn) which 

possess unique characteristics. AMS 

will seek additional guidance from the 

industry to update these grade standards 

so that they reflect current marketing 

practices and serve the needs of the 

industry. 

The proposed revisions to these 

frozen vegetable grade standards would 

provide a common language for trade 

and better reflect the current marketing 

of frozen vegetables. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: January 9, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00600 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah; 

Maverick Point Forest Health Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to document the 

analysis and disclose the environmental 

impacts of the Maverick Point Forest 

Health Project. This project is designed 

to achieve goals of increasing aspen and 

ponderosa pine forest stand resilience 

and resistance to insects, disease, 

drought, and wildfire by altering stand 

density, species composition, and age 

class structure via use of timber 

harvesting and prescribed fire. Project 

activities also seek to maintain or 

improve the productivity and diversity 

of wildlife habitat and improve 

watershed health through restoring or 

protecting selected springs or active 

head cuts, closing unauthorized roads, 

and reclaiming abandoned uranium 

mine adits and waste rock. The project 

is also designed to provide for a 

sustainable and manageable system of 

roads and trails to meet public and 

administrative needs in the project area. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis described in this notice 

must be received by February 14, 2013. 

The draft environmental impact 

statement is expected October 2013 and 

the date planned for release of the final 

EIS is March 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Questions or written 

comments concerning the proposed 


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