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VOLUME 18

REGISTER

V W/ anted , 1934

NUMBER 95

Washington, Saturday, May 16, 1953
TITLE 7 AGRICULTURE
Chapter IX Production and Mar keting Administration Marketing Agreements and Orders, Depart ment of Agriculture Part 936 F resh B artlett P ears, P lu m s , and E lberta P eaches G row n i n C ali
fornia plum s;

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Notice was published in the F ederal Register issue of April 25, 1953 18 F. R.
2451, that the Department was g iv in g consideration to the proposed amend ment of the rules and regulations 7 CFR
936.100 et seq.: Subpart Rules and Reg ulations; 17 F. R. 541; 18 F. R. 712 cur rently in effect pursuant to the amended marketing agreement and Order No. 36
7 CFR Part 936, regulating the han dling of fresh Bartlett pears, plums, and Elberta peaches grown in California, ef fective under the applicable provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended 7 . S. C. 601
et seq.
After consideration o f all relevant mat ters presented, including the proposals set forth in the aforesaid notice which were submitted by the commodity com mittees established pursuant to said amended marketing agreement and or der, it is hereby found and determined that the amendment, as hereinafter set forth, of said rules and regulations is in accordance with the provisions of said amended marketing agreement and order and will tend to effectuate the declared purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended.
Such amendment is hereby approved;
and the said rules and regulations are amended as follows:
Add the following new sections to the rules and regulations 7 CFR 936.100 et seq.; 17 F. R. 541; 18 F. R. 712 :
936.142 Plums; standard pack; di ameter; equivalent sizes a Standard Standard pack means each of the following packs of plums 4 x 4, x 5,5 x 5,5 x 6, and 6 x 6 when packed to a standard basket as defined in para graph 1 of Section 828.1 o f the Agricul tural Code o f California in accordance Jth the requirements fo r the Standard Pack as such requirements and Stand
ard Pack are specified in the revised United States Standards for Plums and Prunes fresh, 51.360 of this title.
b Diameter. Diameter means the shortest distance measured through the center of a plum at right angles to a line running from the stem to the blossom end.
c Equivalent sizes. 1 The follow ing are the equivalent sizes of plums in 4 x 4, 4 x 5, 5 x 5, 5 x 6, and 6 x 6 stand ard packs, respectively, when the plums are packed in containers other than standard baskets:
1 4 x 4 pack. A t least 90 percent, by count, of the plums contained in such pack measure not less than i m 6 inches in diameter; and no plums contained in such pack measure less than 1%6 inches in diameter;
ii 4 x 5 pack. At least 90 percent, by count, of the plums contained in such pack measure not less than 11%6 inches in diameter; and no plums contained in such pack measure less than V/16 inches in diameter;
iii 5 x 5 pack. A t least 90 percent, by count, of the plums contained in such pack measure not less than 1%6 inches in diameter; and no plums contained in such pack measure less than l %6 inches in diameter;
iv 5 x 6 pack. A t least 90 percent, by count, of the plums contained in such pack measure not less than 1%6 inches in diameter; and no plums contained in such pack measure less than 1%6 inches in diameter; and v 6 x 6 pack. A t least 90 percent, by count, of the plums contained in such pack measure not less than 1%6 inches in diameter; and no plums contained in such pack measure less than 1%6 inches in diameter. .
2 No lot of plums of a particular size shall be considered as failing to meet the requirements of this paragraph if one package o f such plums contains not more than one percent, by count of the plums therein, that are smaller than the mini mum diameter specified for that size.
936.143 Inspection and certifica tion. a During any period when regu lation is in effect pursuant to 936.40 or 936.41, each shipper shall, prior to making each shipment of fruit, have the fruit inspected and certified by a duly Continued on p. 2841

CONTENTS
Agriculture Department
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See Commodity Credit Corpora tion; Production and Marketing Administration.

Civil Aeronautics Administra tion Rules and regulations:
Washington National Airport;
miscellaneous amendments
2842

Civil Aeronautics Board Proposed rule making:
Long-distance domestic sched uled air carrier operations
2861

Commerce Department See Civil Aeronautics Adminis tration ; National Production Authority.

Commodity Credit Corporation Rules and regulations:
Cottonseed Products Purchase Program, 1952; cottonseed cake or meal purchases; cor rection_______________________

2842

Defense Department Delegation of authority to Secre tary from General Services Ad ministrator to represent Gov ernment concerning application fo r increased rates of South ern Natural Gas Co. .see Gen eral Services Administration.

Defense Minerals Exploration Administration Rules and regulations:
Government aid in defense ex ploration projects; miscel laneous amendments________

2845

Economic Stabilization Agency See Rent Stabilization Office.

Federal Communications Com mission Notices:
Class I I standard broadcast stations; proposed agreement between United States and Canada respecting assignment to clear channels_____________ 2860
Hearings, etc.:
Allen, T. E., & Sons, Inc_____ _ 2866
Cortez Taxi and Transfer Co_ 2866
KAKFI Broadcasting Co., In c and Mid-Continent Tele vision, Inc_________________ 2865
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