[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24669]
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[FR Doc No: 96-11974]



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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 96 / Thursday, May 16, 1996 / Rules 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

7 CFR Parts 800 and 810

RIN 0580-AA14


United States Standards for Barley

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule; postponement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document postpones the effective date of the final rule 
(61 FR 18486) to revise the United States Standards for Barley from 
June 1, 1996, until June 1, 1997. This action is being taken to 
postpone the implementation of the United States Standards for Barley 
from the beginning of the 1996 marketing season to the beginning of the 
1997 marketing season. The extension of the effective date is being 
taken to prevent disruption in the marketing of Barley on the domestic 
and international markets. Postponing the effective date to the 
beginning of the 1997 marketing session will allow adequate time for 
the market to make adjustments to the changes being made in the 
standards.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the final rule is postponed from 
June 1, 1996, to June 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Wollam, USDA, GIPSA, Room 0623, 
South Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, D.C. 20090-6454; Telephone 
(202) 720-0292; FAX (202) 720-4628.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 22, 1995, the Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, under authority of the United States Grain Standards Act, 
as amended published a proposed rule (60 FR 15075) to revise the United 
States Standards for Barley. The proposed rule was adopted, with 
changes, and a final rule was published on April 26, 1996, (61 FR 
18486), with an effective date of June 1, 1996.

    Since the publication of the final rule, GIPSA has determined it is 
in the best interest of the barley market to postpone the effective 
date. Immediate implementation may not generate anticipated benefits to 
the market but may adversely affect merchandisers of grain, especially 
because of contracting concerns. After consultation with the trade and 
taking into account trade views both for and against a change in the 
effective date, GIPSA determined that it would be less disruptive if 
the effective date for implementing the revisions to the United States 
Standards for Barley were changed from June 1, 1996 to June 1, 1997. 
Also providing a one year delay in implementing the standards would 
allow for seasonal adjustment of markets.

Background

    On page 18490, in the third column, second paragraph, the second 
and third sentences ``Pursuant to that section of the Act, it has been 
determined that in the public interest the revision becomes effective 
June 1, 1996. This effective date will coincide with the beginning of 
the 1996 crop year and facilitate domestic and export marketing of 
barley'' are revised to read ``It has been determined that in the 
public interest the revision becomes effective June 1, 1997. This 
effective date will coincide with the beginning of the 1997 crop year 
and facilitate domestic and export marketing of barley''.

    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

    Dated: May 8, 1996.

David Orr,

Acting Administrator.

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