Removal of U.S. Grade Standards; Procedures for Development and Maintenance of Voluntary Grade Standards

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is adopting as a final rule, without change, its interim final rule removing the voluntary U.S. grade standards for Beans, Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The voluntary standards and all subsequent revisions or new standards will be made available in a separate publication, and will appear as notices in the Federal Register for the public to comment on. This action is part of the National Performance Review program to eliminate unnecessary regulations. In addition, this rule specifies in the CFR the procedures, which were set out in the February 29, 1996, interim rule, that GIPSA will follow in developing, issuing, revising, suspending or terminating voluntary U.S. grade standards for Beans, Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils.