97-4111. Tentative Voluntary Poultry Grade Standards  

  • [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]
    BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
02/20/1997
Department:
Agricultural Marketing Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice; extension of test-market period.
Document Number:
97-4111
Pages:
7748-7749 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. PY-96-002
PDF File:
97-4111.pdf