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feeding programs subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
b The purpose of this offer is to make available, to not more than six ECA countries which desire it, a small quantity of concentrated orange juice for experimental feeding of children and ex pectant mothers to correct a common dietary deficiency of vitamin C.
c The United Kingdom is excluded because it has developed a well estab lished program, 518.141 Provisions of program, a The representative or agency of any ECA
country which desires to participate in this program should forward a written request to USDA giving the following in formation :
1 The quantity of concentrated orange juice desired, not to exceed 1,800
gallons this quantity is sufficient to sup ply 1,000 persons a 5-ounce daily serving of reconstituted orange juice for a period of one year;
2 The approximate number of per sons to be served; and 3 A brief description of the proposed plan of operation and the approximate duration of the program.
Such representative or agency shall also agree 1 to use the concentrated orange juice only for experimental feed ing programs for children and expectant mothers; 2 that a report on the ac ceptability of the product and the results of the experiment will be .furnished USDA at the end of the experiment; and 3 that no funds appropriated under any law of the United States providing for the furnishing of assistance or relief to foreign countries will be used in pay ment of any part of the purchase price of this commodity.
b Upon approval of the application by USDA the representative or agency of the participating country will be free to make contract arrangements directly with any U. S. exporter for the procure ment and shipment of the product. The name-of the U. S. exporter with whom such contract has been negotiated shall be furnished USDA.
c After exportation of the product and receipt by USDA of a claim sup ported by documents evidencing expor tation and compliance with the terms of this program, payments will be made to U. S. exporters who supply the concen trated orange juice.
d Further information concerning this program may be obtained by com municating with J. Wayne Reitz, Fruit and Vegetable Branch, Production and Marketing Administration, U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C., or J. Henry Burke, c/o Agricultural Attaché, American Embassy, Paris, France.
518.142 Specifications. All concen trated orange juice delivered pursuant to this announcement shall be processed and packed in the United States, shall be made from sound oranges, shall be pre pared and packed under sanitary condi tions, and shall meet the requirements for U. S. Grade A concentrated orange juice as defined in the United States Standards for Grades of Canned Con centrated Orange Juice, effective August 16, 1943, as amended November 1, 1944.

FEDERAL REGISTER
The Brix value shall be not less than 65, when determined in accordance with the Refractometric Method and corrected for anhydrous citric acid. Ascorbic Acid vitamin C shall be present in the amount of not less than 2 milligrams per gram of concentrated juice. The con centrated orange juice shall be pasteur ized sufficiently to assure preservation of the product in hermetically sealed con tainers. Juice in any amount processed from Navel oranges shall not be included.
518.143 Inspection. Exporters shall furnish certificates of inspection without cost to U. S. D. A. for each lot of concen trated orange juice exported under this program. Such certificates shall be is sued by representatives of the Processed"
Products Standardization and Inspection Division, Fruit and Vegetable Branch, Production and Marketing Administra tion, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Samples for inspection shall be furnished without cost to USDA. Inspection shall be performed as soon as practicable prior to loading for shipment to the port of exportation.
518.144 Containers. Concentrated orange juice exported pursuant to this announcement shall be packed in No. 3
cylinder cans 404x700 12 cans per case; No. 10 cans 603 x 700 6 cans per case; or gallon cans 603 x812 6 cans per case. Such cans shall be the sani tary type, eitheiL Plain or enamel lined and shall be filled with concentrated orange juice as full as practicable. Cases shall be suitable for export shipment.
518.145 Labels and markings. Reg ular commercial labels may be used but shall include instructions for rehydra tion of the product. Each case shall be marked on one end in large letters as follows; Store at 45 F. or less; 7 C.
or less. Product of the USA.
518.146 Rates of payment. The rates of payment to U. S. exporters shall be as follows but in no event shall the rates of payment exceed the market price of the product, basis f. o. b. processing plant;
For shipments made from U. S. ports on or B efore N o v . 1, 1949

A fter N o v . 2, 1949

$3.5 0
2.6 5
1 .3 0

$2.50
1.90
.9 5

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G a llo n can, N o . 10 ca n .
N o . 3 c y lin d e r can.

By establishing two sets of rates for dif ferent seasons, recognition is given to the probable changes in market prices after November 1, 1949, when the new crop of oranges becomes available.
518.147 Claims for payment. Ex porters shall file claims for payment in an original and three copies on voucher form FDA-564 Public VoucherDiver sion Programs, and each claim shall be supported by a two certified copies of the sales contract; b two certified cop ies of the sales invoice to the buyer; c the original and one copy of the inspec tion certificate; d two copies of the ocean on-board bill of lading signed by
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an agent of the steamship company; and e such other documents, if any, as may be required evidencing exportation of the product and compliance with the terms of this program. All claims shall be submitted prior to June 1, 1950, to J. Wayne Reitz, Fruit and Vegetable Branch, Production and Marketing Ad ministration, U. S. Department of Agri culture, Washington 25, D. C.
518.148 Set-off. USDA may set-off against any amount owed to any ex porter hereunder, any amount owed by such exporter to USDA or any other agency of the United States.
518.149 Assignments. No exporter shall, without the written consent of the Director, Fruit and Vegetable Branch, assign any right of the exporter against USDA hereunder.
518.150 Persons not eligible. No member of or delegate to Congress, or resident Commissioner, shall be admitted to any share or part of any payment made under this offer or to any benefit that may arise therefrom, but this pro vision shall not be construed to extend to a payment made to a corporation for its general benefit.
518.151 Amendment.
This offer may be amended by USDA at any time upon not less than 10 days notice by pub lic announcement of such amendment.
Notice of such amendment will be trans mitted promptly to every country and ex porter participating in the program, as reflected by the records of the Fruit and Vegetable Branch. Any such amendment shall not be applicable to sales for export made prior to the effective time and date of such amendment.
Effective date. This offer shall be ef fective on September 1, 1949.
Dated this 19th day of August 1949.
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S. R. S mith ,
Authorized Representative of the Secretary of Agriculture.
ffr. R. Doc. 49-6863; Piled, Aug. 23, 1949;
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TITLE 7 AGRICULTURE
Chapter VIII Production and Market ing Administration Sugar Branch, Department of Agriculture Subchapter B Sugar Requirements and Quotas
Sugar Reg. 814.1, Arndt. 2
P art 814 A llotment op S ugar Quotas PUERTO RICO, 1949

Basis and purpose. This amendment is issued under section 205 a of the Sugar Act of 1948 hereinafter called the act for the purpose of revising 814.1, as amended 14 F. R. 1563; 14 F. R.
3259, which allots the 1949 sugar quota for Puerto Rico for consumption in the continental United States including raw sugar transferred for further proc essing and shipment within the direct consumption portion of such quota and the 1949 sugar quota for local consump tion in Puerto Rico among persons 1
whose Puerto Rican raw sugar is brought into the continental United States or