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USDA/GIPSA RIN: 0580-AB17 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Request for Public Comment on the United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice 
Abstract: The Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is reviewing the United States Standards and grading procedures for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice under the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946. Since the standards were last revised, numerous changes have occurred in the breeding and production practices of rice; the technology used to harvest, process, and test rice; and also rice marketing. To ensure that standards and official grading practices remain relevant, GIPSA invites interested parties to comment on whether the current rice standards and grading procedures need to be changed. 
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 868   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 1621 to 1627   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  09/17/2010  75 FR 56912   
ANPRM Comment Period End  12/16/2010    
NPRM  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Raymond Dexter Thomas II
Lead Regulatory Analyst
Department of Agriculture
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-South,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 720-6529
Fax:202 690-2173
Email: r.dexter.thomas@usda.gov