[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7748-7749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4111]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. PY-96-002]
Tentative Voluntary Poultry Grade Standards
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; extension of test-market period.
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SUMMARY: On February 15, 1996, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
published a notice in the Federal Register (61 FR 5975) announcing a
one-year test-market period for USDA grade identified cooked, boneless-
skinless poultry products without added ingredients, based on tentative
grade standards. AMS is extending the test-market period beyond its
scheduled end, February 15, 1997, until it makes a final determination
about the tentative standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rex A. Barnes, Chief, Grading Branch, Poultry Division, 202-720-3271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 15, 1996, the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) published a notice in the Federal Register
(61 FR 5975) announcing a one-year test-market period for USDA
grade identified cooked, boneless-skinless poultry products without
added ingredients, based on tentative grade standards. The test-
market period is scheduled to end February 15, 1997, after which
AMS will evaluate the test results. If AMS decides to amend the
current poultry grade standards, a proposal with a comment period
will be published in the Federal Register.
AMS is currently evaluating the test-market results of two other
sets of tentative grade standards for ready-to-cook products to
determine if changes should be made to the standards. Those test-
markets were for boneless-skinless poultry legs and drumsticks (60 FR
16428) and boneless-skinless poultry products without added ingredients
(60 FR 30830), for which tentative standards were published in the
Federal Register
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on March 30, 1995, and June 12, 1995, respectively. AMS has determined
that it is appropriate to extend the test-market period for cooked
products until a final determination is made regarding changes to the
standards for both ready-to-cook and cooked products. This will also
allow additional time for the industry to utilize the tentative
standards for cooked, boneless-skinless products.
Dated: February 13, 1997.
Lon Hatamiya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-4111 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]
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