Revision of United States Standards for Grades of Watermelons

Docket Number: AMS-SC-20-0096
Comments Due: May 10, 2021

Summary

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Watermelons. The proposed changes would provide a common language for trade of watermelons.

Submit Comments

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 numbers 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.

Contact

David G. Horner, at the address above, by phone (540) 361-1128; fax (540) 361-1199; or email Dave.Horner@usda.gov. Copies of the proposed U.S. Standards for Watermelons are available at http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the current U.S. Standards for Grades of Watermelons are available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/fruits.

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