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such as the type of sample used for a 

particular quality analysis; explain the 

basis of determination; and specify 

grades and grade requirements. Official 

procedures for determining grading 

factors are provided in the Pea and 

Lentil Inspection Handbook. Together, 

the grading standards and testing 

procedures allow buyers and sellers to 

communicate quality requirements, 

compare pea quality using equivalent 

forms of measurement, and assist in 

price discovery. 

AMS engages in outreach with 

stakeholders to ensure commodity 

standards maintain relevance to the 

modern market. Pea industry 

stakeholders include the USA Dry Pea 

and Lentil Council (USADPLC), a 

national organization of producers, 

processors, and exporters of U.S. dry 

peas, lentils, and chickpeas; the U.S. 

Pea and Lentil Trade Association 

(USPLTA), a national association 

representing processors, traders, 

handlers and merchandisers, and 

transporters in the pea, lentil and 

chickpea industry; and, other handlers 

and merchandisers. 

The United States Standards for Split 

Peas and the official inspection 

procedures for Split Peas in the Pea and 

Lentil Handbook are available on the 

AMS public website. The United States 

Standards for Peas were last revised in 

2009. A ‘‘whole pea’’ is defined as ‘‘any 

pea which is 55 percent or more of a 

whole pea.’’ Industry stakeholders told 

AMS it is difficult to meet split pea 

contract specifications due to the strict 

standards required to achieve a ‘‘split 

pea’’ based on the current tolerance of 

a ‘‘whole pea.’’ Stakeholders asked AMS 

to revise the tolerance for whole pea in 

the class Split Peas. 

Revision of Split Pea Tolerances for 

Whole Peas 

Stakeholders recommended AMS 

revise the Pea and Lentil Inspection 

Handbook tolerance for whole peas. 

AMS and stakeholders worked 

collaboratively to redefine the 

tolerances for whole peas in Split Peas. 

Additionally, these changes were 

recommended to AMS by the 

stakeholder organizations identified 

above to facilitate the current marketing 

practices. 

Comment Review 

AMS published a Notice in the 

Federal Register on September 29, 2020 

(85 FR 60955), inviting interested 

parties to comment on the proposed 

revision to the whole pea determination 

for Split Peas. AMS received four 

comments in response to the notice. 

One comment strongly supported the 

proposed revision. AMS received no 

comments opposing the proposed 

revision. AMS received three comments 

that were not germane to the issue. AMS 

believes this revision will facilitate 

marketing of split peas and better reflect 

current marketing practices. The 

revision becomes effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register, and 

the Pea and Lentil Inspection Handbook 

will be revised to incorporate the 

revision to the standards. 

Final Action 

AMS–FGIS is revising split pea 

inspection criteria in the Pea and Lentil 

Inspection Handbook by increasing the 

percent needed for a split pea to be 

considered a whole pea from 55 percent 

or more to 60 percent or more. 

Therefore, a ‘‘whole pea’’ is any pea 

which is 60 percent or more of a whole 

pea. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12569 Filed 6–14–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–20–0066] 

United States Standards for Lentils 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of final action. 

SUMMARY: This action is being taken 

under the authority of the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, 

(AMA). The United States Department 

of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the 

method of interpretation for the 

determination of the special grade 

‘‘Green’’ in the Pea and Lentil 

Inspection Handbook pertaining to the 

class ‘‘Lentils,’’ in the U.S. Standards for 

Lentils. Stakeholders in the lentil 

processing/handling industry requested 

that AMS amend the interpretation of 

the special grade ‘‘Green’’ in the Lentil 

inspection instructions by redefining 

the definition and including criteria for 

the inclusion of mottled lentils. 

DATES: Applicability date: June 15, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Loren Almond, USDA AMS; Telephone: 

(816) 702–3925; Email: 

Loren.L.Almond@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the AMA (7 U.S.C. 1621– 

1627), as amended, AMS establishes 

and maintains a variety of quality and 

grade standards for agricultural 

commodities that serve as a 

fundamental starting point to define 

commodity quality in the domestic and 

global marketplace. 

Standards developed under the AMA 

include those for rice, whole dry peas, 

split peas, feed peas, lentils, and beans. 

The U.S. Standards for whole dry peas, 

split peas, feed peas, lentils and beans 

no longer appear in the Code of Federal 

Regulations but are now maintained by 

USDA–AMS-Federal Grain Inspection 

Service (AMS–FGIS). The U.S. 

Standards for lentils are voluntary and 

widely used in private contracts, 

government procurement, marketing 

communication, and for some 

commodities, consumer information. 

The lentil standards facilitate lentil 

marketing and define U.S. lentil quality 

in the domestic and global marketplace. 

The standards define commonly used 

industry terms; contain basic principles 

governing the application of standards, 

such as the type of sample used for a 

particular quality analysis; explain the 

basis of determination; and specify 

grades and grade requirements. Official 

procedures for determining grading 

factors are provided in the Pea and 

Lentil Inspection Handbook. Together, 

the grading standards and testing 

procedures allow buyers and sellers to 

communicate quality requirements, 

compare lentil quality using equivalent 

forms of measurement, and assist in 

price discovery. 

AMS engages in outreach with 

stakeholders to ensure commodity 

standards maintain relevance to the 

modern market. Lentil industry 

stakeholders include the USA Dry Pea 

and Lentil Council (USADPLC), a 

national organization of producers, 

processors, and exporters of U.S. dry 

peas, lentils, and chickpeas; the U.S. 

Pea and Lentil Trade Association 

(USPLTA), a national association 

representing processors, traders, 

handlers and merchandisers, and 

transporters in the pea, lentil and 

chickpea industry; and, other handlers 

and merchandisers. 

The United States Standards for 

Lentils and the official inspection 

procedures for lentils in the Pea and 

Lentil Handbook are available on the 

AMS public website. The United States 

Standards for Lentils were last revised 

in 2017 with the establishment of a new 

grading factor ‘‘wrinkled lentils,’’ and 

the new special grade of ‘‘Green’’ in 

lentils. With the current criteria, it is 

difficult to meet specifications due to 

the strict standards required to achieve 

the special grade ‘‘Green’’ in lentils. 

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stakeholders communicated the need to 

revise the Standards and the Pea and 

Lentil Inspection Handbook by changing 

the definition of Green Lentils and the 

criteria to include a percentage of 

allowable mottled lentils in the lentil 

sample. 

Revision of Special Grade ‘‘Green 

Lentils’’ 

Stakeholders, including the 

USADPLC, recommended AMS revise 

the lentil criteria for the special grade 

‘‘Green’’ in the class ‘‘Lentils.’’ 

Stakeholders stated most shipments of 

lentils did not achieve the special grade 

‘‘Green’’ based on current criteria. AMS 

and stakeholders worked collaboratively 

to redefine the special grade ‘‘Green’’ in 

lentils to best reflect the special grade 

condition. Additionally, stakeholders 

endorsed the following definition: 

‘‘Green Lentils. Clear seeded (green) 

lentils possessing a natural, uniformly 

green color.’’ The proposed inspection 

instruction in the Pea and Lentil 

Handbook is being modified from what 

appeared in the notice and request for 

comments, for greater clarity, to state: 

‘‘The portion size of approximately 60 

grams for small seeded lentils and 125 

grams for large seeded lentils must 

contain less than 0.5 percent lentils 

with mottling and be free of any lentils 

of contrasting color, before the removal 

of defects, and must be equal to or better 

than depicted on the Interpretive Line 

Print after the removal of dockage.’’ 

Comment Review 

AMS published a Notice in the 

Federal Register on September 29, 2020 

(85 FR 60956), inviting interested 

parties to comment on the proposed 

revisions to the United States Standards 

for Lentils. AMS received one comment 

strongly supporting the proposed 

revision. AMS received no comments 

opposing the proposed revision. AMS 

believes that these revisions will 

facilitate the marketing of lentils and 

better reflect current marketing 

practices. Accordingly, AMS is 

implementing the revisions as proposed. 

The revisions to the standards become 

effective upon publication in the 

Federal Register, and the Pea and Lentil 

Inspection Handbook will be revised to 

incorporate the revisions to the 

standards. 

Final Action 

AMS–FGIS is revising the lentil 

standards to revise the definition for the 

special grade ‘‘Green’’ in lentils. 

Accordingly, the following section of 

the United States Standards for Lentils 

under the AMA is amended as follows: 

Section 609: Special grades and 

requirements, is amended to include the 

following definition: Green Lentils. 

Clear seeded (green) lentils possessing a 

natural, uniformly green color. 

AMS–FGIS is revising lentil 

inspection criteria in the Pea and Lentil 

Inspection Handbook by including the 

following instruction pertaining to 

special grade ‘‘Green’’: The portion size 

of approximately 60 grams for small 

seeded lentils and 125 grams for large 

seeded lentils must contain less than 0.5 

percent lentils with mottling and be free 

of any lentils of contrasting color, before 

the removal of defects, and must be 

equal to or better than depicted on the 

Interpretive Line Print after the removal 

of dockage. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the South Dakota Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that the South Dakota State 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene a meeting on July 21, 2021 

at 3:00 p.m. (CT). The purpose of the 

meeting is for project planning to 

discuss next steps related to its report 

on Maternal Mortality and Health 

Disparities of American Indian Women 

in South Dakota. 

DATES: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 3:00 

p.m. (CT). 

Public Web Conference Registration 

Link (video and audio): https://bit.ly/ 

3eoX6To; password, if needed: 

USCCR 

If Joining by Phone Only, Dial: 1–800– 

360–9505; access code: 199 390 2377 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mallory Trachtenberg at 

mtrachtenberg@usccr.gov or by phone at 

(202) 809–9618. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is available to the public 

through the web link above. If joining 

only via phone, callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with conference 

details found through registering at the 

web link above. To request other 

accommodations, please email 

mtrachtenberg@usccr.gov at least 7 days 

prior to the meeting for which 

accommodations are requested. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be emailed to 

Mallory Trachtenberg at 

mtrachtenberg@usccr.gov. Persons who 

desire additional information may 

contact the Regional Programs Unit at 

(202) 809–9618. Records and documents 

discussed during the meeting will be 

available for public viewing as they 

become available at 

www.facadatabase.gov. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Regional Programs Unit 

at the above phone number or email 

address. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. 

(CT) 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Announcements and Updates 

III. Approval of Minutes 

IV. Project Planning 

V. Public Comment 

VI. Next Steps 

VII. Adjournment 

Dated: June 10, 2021. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–45–2021] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 281—MiamiDade County, Florida; Notification of 

Proposed Production Activity; Intel 

Corporation (Kitting, Assembly and 

Packaging of Computer Electronics), 

Miami, Florida 

ModusLink Corporation, a proposed 

operator within FTZ 281, in Miami, 


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