[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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.
[FR Doc. 96-11974 Filed 5-15-96; 8:45 am]
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