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as the fundamental starting point to 

define commodity quality in the 

domestic and global marketplace. 

GIPSA provides official procedures for 

how inspectors determine the various 

grading factors in supporting 

handbooks, such as the Pea and Lentil 

Handbook, which is available on the 

GIPSA Web site at http://

www.gipsa.usda.gov/GIPSA/

webapp?area=home&subject

=lr&topic=hb-pl. 

The AMA standards and supporting 

procedures are voluntary and used 

widely in private contracts, government 

procurement and marketing 

communication. 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–GIPSA. The 

process for developing or reviewing 

these standards is specified in the AMA 

regulations (7 CFR 868.102, Procedures 

for establishing and revising grade 

standards). The U.S. Standards for 

Whole Dry Peas and Split Peas are 

available from the GIPSA Web site at 

http://www.gipsa.usda.gov, or by phone, 

fax or e-mail from the contact listed 

above. 

GIPSA representatives maintain an 

ongoing working relationship with 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 

US Dry Pea and Lentil Trade 

Association (USPLTA), a national 

association representing processors, 

traders, and transporters in the pea and 

lentil industry, as well as handlers and 

merchandisers to ensure the 

effectiveness of the U.S. Standards for 

whole dry peas, split peas, and lentils 

in today’s marketing environment. 

USADPLC and USPLTA maintain that 

the release of and the market’s 

acceptance of new winter pea varieties 

necessitate several changes in the 

grading standards for winter dry peas 

and split peas. As a result, GIPSA is 

revising the whole dry and split pea 

standards to enable new and future 

winter pea variety releases to be 

classified and marketed on the basis of 

cotyledon color and desired usage, not 

on the basis of growth habit. GIPSA is 

also modifying classification terms and 

broadening associated working 

definitions that permit physically and 

visually similar peas to be included in 

a common class to help ensure purity. 

Comment Review 

GIPSA published a notice in the 

Federal Register on April 20, 2009 (74 

FR 17948), inviting interested parties to 

comment on the proposed revisions to 

the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas 

and Split Peas. GIPSA received one 

comment that supported the proposed 

changes from a company that markets 

both spring and winter planted types of 

dry peas. 

Final Action 

GIPSA is revising select descriptive 

classification terms and definitions to 

allow new and future winter dry pea 

releases to be marketed as smooth green 

or smooth yellow dry peas and preserve 

purity of class by grouping colored or 

distinctively mottled peas (e.g., 

traditional winter dry and maple peas), 

regardless of planting date. The 

definitions are revised as follows: 

1. ‘‘Whole Dry Peas.’’ Threshed seeds 

of the garden type pea plant (Pisum 

sativum L. and Pisum sativum var. 

arvense (L.) Poir.), which after the 

removal of dockage, contain 50.0 

percent or more of whole peas and not 

more than 10.0 percent of foreign 

material. 

2. ‘‘Smooth Yellow Dry Peas.’’ Dry 

peas which have smooth seed coats and 

yellow cotyledons and contain not more 

than 1.5 percent of other classes. 

3. ‘‘Smooth Green Dry Peas.’’ Dry peas 

which have smooth seed coats and 

green cotyledons and contain not more 

than 1.5 percent of other classes. 

4. ‘‘Wrinkled Dry Peas.’’ Dry peas 

which have wrinkled seed coats and 

contain not more than 1.5 percent of 

other classes. 

5. ‘‘Split Peas.’’ Threshed seeds of the 

garden type pea plant (Pisum sativum L. 

and Pisum sativum var. arvense (L.) 

Poir.), which have 50.0 percent or more 

of the peas split into halves or smaller 

pieces and contain not more than 10.0 

percent of foreign material. 

6. ‘‘Green Split Peas.’’ Split peas from 

smooth green dry pea varieties. 

7. ‘‘Yellow Split Peas.’’ Split peas 

from smooth yellow dry pea varieties. 

In addition, GIPSA is replacing the 

classification terms and definitions of 

‘‘Winter Dry Peas’’ and ‘‘Winter Split 

Peas’’ with ‘‘Mottled Dry Peas’’ and 

‘‘Miscellaneous Split Peas,’’ 

respectively. The changes are as follows: 

1. ‘‘Mottled Dry Peas.’’ Dry peas of the 

Austrian winter pea type and other peas 

which have colored or distinctively 

mottled seed coats which contain not 

more than 1.5 percent of other classes. 

2. ‘‘Miscellaneous Split Peas.’’ Split 

peas from classes of whole peas other 

than smooth green or smooth yellow dry 

pea varieties. 

These changes will facilitate use of 

the standards and better reflect current 

marketing practices. 

The changes to the standards are 

effective July 15, 2009, the beginning of 

the harvest season. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

J. Dudley Butler, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Cancellation of Electronic Visa 

Information System (ELVIS) and Quota 

Reporting Requirements for Textiles 

and Textile Products Produced or 

Manufactured in the People’s Republic 

of China and Exported prior to 

January 1, 2009 

June 16, 2009. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection canceling all previous 

directives concerning ELVIS and quota 

reporting requirements for China. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria D’Andrea, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 

3, 1972, as amended; Section 204 of the 

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 1854). 

Effective on July 1, 2009, the United 

States is terminating the ELVIS 

transmission requirement and quota 

reporting requirements for goods 

exported from China prior to January 1, 

2009. In a notice and letter published in 

the Federal Register on December 10, 

2008 (see 73 FR 75085), the United 

States canceled all previous directives 

concerning requirements for ELVIS 

transmissions effective for goods 

exported from China prior to January 1, 

2009. This action is consistent with the 

terms of the bilateral agreement on 

textiles and apparel between the 

Governments of the United States of 

America and the People’s Republic of 

China that was signed on November 8, 

2005 (see 70 FR 74777). 

In the letter below, CITA instructs 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 


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cancel all requirements for ELVIS 

transmission and quota reporting for 

goods exported from China prior to 

January 1, 2009. 

Maria D’Andrea, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements 

June 16, 2009. 

Commissioner, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229. 

Dear Commissioner: Effective on July 1, 

2009, you are directed to cancel all 

requirements for ELVIS transmissions and 

quota reporting for goods exported from 

China prior to January 1, 2009. 

The Committee for the Implementation of 

Textile Agreements has determined that this 

action falls within the foreign affairs 

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 553(a)(1). 

Sincerely, 

Maria D’Andrea, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E9–14623 Filed 6–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Termination of Textile Visa 

Requirement for Women’s and Girls’ 

Wool Coats Manufactured in the 

Russian Federation Effective July 1, 

2009 

June 16, 2009. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, terminating the 

textile visa arrangement with Russia for 

Category 435, women’s and girls’ wool 

coats. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria D’Andrea, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 

3, 1972, as amended; Section 204 of the 

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 1854). 

In a notice and letter published in the 

Federal Register on January 31, 1997 

(see 62 FR 4729), the United States 

established visa requirements for 

women’s and girls’ wool coats in 

Category 435 manufactured in the 

Russian Federation and exported from 

Russia on and after March 1, 1997. 

Because textile and apparel imports into 

the United States of America from the 

Russian Federation are no longer subject 

to quota restrictions, there is no need to 

maintain the visa requirements. 

Accordingly, pursuant to the Visa 

Arrangement between the Governments 

of the United States of America and the 

Russian Federation that was signed on 

October 22, 1996 and December 31, 

1996, CITA has notified the Russian 

Federation that it is terminating visa 

requirements for women’s and girls’ 

wool coats in Category 435. 

In the letter below, CITA is directing 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

terminate the visa requirement for 

women’s and girls’ wool coats in 

Category 435 exported from Russia 

effective July 1, 2009. 

Maria D’Andrea, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements 

June 16, 2009. 

Commissioner, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229. 

Dear Commissioner: You are directed to 

terminate all visa requirements for women’s 

and girls’ wool coats in Category 435 

exported from Russia effective July 1, 2009. 

The Committee for the Implementation of 

Textile Agreements has determined that this 

action falls within the foreign affairs 

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 553(a)(1). 

Sincerely, 

Maria D’Andrea, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E9–14631 Filed 6–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Capital Construction Fund— 

Deposit/Withdrawal Report. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0041. 

Form Number(s): NOAA Form 34–82. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Respondents: 1,200. 

Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 3,600. 

Needs and Uses: Respondents are 

fishermen holding Fishing Vessel 

Capital Construction Fund (FVCCF) 

agreements. The FVCCF is a tax-deferral 

program for fishing vessel construction, 

acquisition, or reconstruction. 

Information collected on the NOAA 

Form 34–82 is used in checking for 

respondents’ compliance with program 

requirements and for inconsistencies in 

their reporting of program-related 

adjustments to their income. The 

deposit and withdrawal information is 

also required, by the Merchant Marine 

Act of 1936, to be annually reported to 

the Secretary of Treasury. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: June 16, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–14539 Filed 6–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Application for Appointment in 

the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0047. 

Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 56– 

42; 56–42D. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Respondents: 1,800. 

Average Hours per Response: 

Application, 2 hours; reference, 15 


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