Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes Removing Varietal Exemptions

Docket Number: AMS–SC–16–0009
Effective Date: As of October 25, 2019, the proposed rule published on June 23, 2017, at 82 FR 28589, is withdrawn.

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture withdraws a proposed rule recommended by the California Desert Grape Administrative Committee (Committee) to remove varietal exemptions from the California table grape marketing order and the table grape import regulation as well as to remove administrative exemptions previously granted for certain varieties of imported grapes. After reviewing and considering the comments received, the proposed rule is being withdrawn.

Contact Information

Maria Stobbe, Marketing Specialist, or Terry Vawter, Senior Marketing Specialist, California Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487-5901, Fax: (559) 487-5906, or Email: Maria.Stobbe@ams.usda.gov or Terry.Vawter@ams.usda.gov.

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