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USDA/GIPSA RIN: 0580-AB15 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Inspection and Weighing of Grain in Combined and Single Lots 
Abstract: GIPSA is proposing to revise the regulations about the official grain inspection and weighing service procedures that GIPSA's Federal Grain Inspection Service performs under the authority of the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) as amended. Specifically, GIPSA proposes to revise the USGSA regulations to address grain shipped in containers by adding procedures to establish composite and average grades for grain shipped in multiple containers and certified as to grade on one certificate; limit the number of containers that can be averaged or combined into a single lot; indicate the average/composite method on a certificate; restrict the inspection and weighing of container lots to the official service provider's area of responsibility; specify a 60-day retention period for file samples representing container lots; require the application for shiplot inspection to include tolerances or inspection conditions as required by the contract; mandate the use of qualifying statements on inspection certificates for lots graded on average quality basis; and align weighing certification procedures for container lots with those for inspection certification procedures. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 800   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 71 to 87K   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
H. Tess Butler
Regulatory Liaison
Department of Agriculture
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 720-7486
Fax:202 690-2173
Email: h.tess.butler@usda.gov