This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules orproposed rules that are applicable to thepublic. Notices of hearings and investigations,committee meetings, agency decisions andrulings, delegations of authority, filing ofpetitions and applications and agencystatements of organization and functions areexamples of documents appearing in thissection.NoticesFederal Register68285 
Vol. 85, No. 209 
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Agricultural Marketing Service 
[Document Number AMS–SC–19–0103, SC– 
20–326] 
Termination of U.S. Consumer 
Standards 
AGENCY : Agricultural Marketing Service, 
USDA. 
ACTION : Notice. 
SUMMARY : The Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to terminate the following 10 U.S. Consumer Standards: The U.S. Consumer Standards for Italian Sprouting Broccoli, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Carrots, U.S. Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks, U.S. Consumer Standards for Husked Corn on the Cob, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Kale, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Spinach Leaves, U.S. Consumer Standards for Brussels Sprouts, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Parsnips, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Turnips, and U.S. Consumer Standards for Beet Greens. This proposed action is part of USDA’s work to eliminate regulations that are outdated, unnecessary, ineffective, or impose costs that exceed benefits. 
DATES : Comments must be submitted on 
or before December 28, 2020. 
ADDRESSES : Interested persons are 
invited to submit written comments to the USDA, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406; fax: (540) 361–1199; or at www.regulations.gov. Comments should 
reference the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. Comments will be posted without change, including any personal information provided. All comments received within the comment period will become part of the public record 
maintained by the Agency and will be made available to the public via www.regulations.gov. Comments will be 
made available for public inspection at the above address during regular business hours or can be viewed at: www.regulations.gov. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
David G. Horner at the address above, by phone (540) 361–1120; fax (540) 361– 1199; or, email Dave.Horner@usda.gov. Copies of these 10 U.S. consumer standards are available at http://www.regulations.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Section 
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) as amended, directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and improve standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and packaging, and recommend and demonstrate such standards in order to encourage uniformity and consistency in commercial practices.’’ 
AMS is committed to carrying out this 
authority in a manner that facilitates the marketing of agricultural commodities and makes copies of official standards available upon request. The U.S. Standards for Grades of Fruits and Vegetables that no longer appear in the Code of Federal Regulations are maintained by AMS at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards. AMS is proposing to terminate these 10 U.S. consumer standards using the procedures that appear in part 36 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (7 CFR part 36). 
Background 
AMS continually reviews all fruit and 
vegetable grade standards to ensure 
their usefulness to the industry, modernize language, and remove duplicative terminology. On February 24, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, which established a Federal policy to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens on the American people. Section 3 of the E.O. directs Federal agencies to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force to (1) evaluate existing regulations and recommend their repeal, replacement, or modification to the USDA Secretary, and (2) identify regulations that are outdated, unnecessary, ineffective, or whose costs exceed their benefits. The consumer standards were 
originally developed for re-packers and were never fully adopted by industry, which instead uses U.S. grade standards intended for wholesale use, which are revised regularly to reflect current industry practices. AMS identified 10 U.S. consumer standards that are not related to a current, active marketing order, import regulation, or export act and which are obsolete. These consumer standards continue to cause confusion within the industry due to conflicting and outmoded grades and terminology. They are ineffective, unnecessary, and have become a burden to the U.S. and global produce industry. 
Therefore, AMS proposes to terminate 
the following 10 U.S. consumer standards: U.S. Consumer Standards for Italian Sprouting Broccoli, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Carrots, U.S. Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks, U.S. Consumer Standards for Husked Corn on the Cob, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Kale, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Spinach Leaves, U.S. Consumer Standards for Brussels Sprouts, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Parsnips, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Turnips, and U.S. Consumer Standards for Beet Greens. 
The elimination of these U.S. 
consumer standards would reduce obsolete information, lessen confusion in interpreting grade standards, and promote consistency within the industry. 
A 60-day comment period is provided 
for interested persons to submit comments on the proposal to terminate these 10 U.S. consumer standards. 
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 
Bruce Summers, 
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
Service. 
[FR Doc. 2020–23349 Filed 10–27–20; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE P 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Farm Service Agency 
[Docket ID FSA–2020–0009] 
Information Collection Request; 
Volunteer Program 
AGENCY : Farm Service Agency, USDA. 
ACTION : Notice; request for comments. 
VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Oct 27, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES