[Federal Register: July 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 133)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket  AMS-FV-2007-0008; FV-06-310]

 
United States Standards for Grades of Florida Avocados

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reopening and extension of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period on possible 
revisions to the United States Standards for Grades of Florida Avocados 
is reopened and extended.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 13, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov or the Standardization 

Section, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1400 
Independence Ave. SW., Room 1661 South Building, Stop 0240, Washington, 
DC 20250-0240; or fax (202) 720-8871. Comments should make reference to 
the dates and page number of this issue of the Federal Register and 
will be made available for public inspection in the above office during 
regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent J. Fusaro, Standardization 
Section, Fresh Products Branch, (202) 720-2185. The United States 
Standards for Grades of Florida Avocados are available through the 
Fresh Products Branch Web site at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/stanfrfv.htm
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice was published in the Federal 
Register on March 29, 2007, (72 FR 14709), requesting comments on the 
possible revision of the United States Standards for Grades of Florida 
Avocados. The proposed revision would modify the title of the standard 
by deleting ``Florida,'' to make the standards generic to cover all 
avocados. The comment period ended May 29, 2007.
    A comment was received on behalf of a foreign government expressing 
the need for additional time to comment. They requested an extension to 
the comment period to allow further review of the proposed revisions 
and their potential impact.
    After reviewing the request, AMS is reopening and extending the 
comment period in order to allow sufficient time for interested 
persons, including growers, packers, and trade groups to file comments.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.

    Dated: July 9, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-13549 Filed 7-11-07; 8:45 am]

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