Washington, DC
December 21, 2004
[Federal Register: December 21,
2004 (Volume 69, Number 244)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76381-76385]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr21de04-5]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 958 and 980
[Docket No. FV04-958-1 FIR]
Onions grown in certain designated counties in Idaho and
Malheur County, Oregon; relaxation of handling and import
regulations
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a
final rule, without change, an interim final rule which relaxes
the size requirement for pearl onions, relaxes the minimum grade
and size requirements for cipolline onion varieties, and updates
the regulatory text concerning certain reporting requirements
for onions handled under the Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion
marketing order. The marketing order regulates the handling of
onions grown in Idaho and Eastern Oregon and is administered
locally by the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee (Committee).
This rule also continues in effect the action that relaxes the
requirements for pearl and cipolline onions under the import
regulations as required by section 8e of the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. Specifically, this rule
continues in effect the action that changes the definition of
pearl onions to mean onions 2 inches in diameter or less,
establishes a relaxed minimum grade of U.S. No. 2 and relaxed
minimum diameter of 1-1/2 inches for cipolline onions, and adds
clarification and specificity to the reporting
requirements for onions handled for peeling, chopping, or
slicing. The changes will facilitate the marketing of onions
handled under the marketing order, improve producer returns, and
bring the section 8e import regulation into conformity with the
marketing order.
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