Removal of U.S. Grade Standards and Other Selected Regulations

This document amends an interim final rule that removed certain voluntary U.S. grade standards and other selected regulations covering a number of agricultural commodities from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This rule will remove standards that had been retained pending completion of rulemaking at the time the interim final rule was published, reinstate the U.S. standards for Wisconsin Cigar- Binder Tobacco, and regulations related to the purchase of samples of wool and of mohair grades. Lastly, this rule will add a new part titled ``Procedures by Which the Agricultural Marketing Service Develops, Revises, Suspends, or Terminates Voluntary Official Grade Standards.'' These procedures reflect the steps that were discussed in the original interim rule concerning the procedures that AMS will follow when developing, revising, suspending, or terminating voluntary U.S. grade standards. This action is part of the National Performance Review Program to eliminate unnecessary regulations and improve those that remain in force.