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REGISTER

FEDERA
VOLUME 22

9 3 4

NUMBER 138

U /V j t E D %

Washington, Thursday, July 18, 1957

T IR E 7 AGRICULTURE
Chapter I Agricultural Marketing Service Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices, Department of Agriculture Part 51 F resh F ruits , V egetables and Other P roducts I nspection , C ertifi cation and S tandards SUBPART UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR
WALNUTS JUGLANS REGIA IN THE SHELL1

On May 21, 1957, a notice of proposed rule making was published in the F ed eral R egister 22 F. R. 3519 regarding a proposed revision of United States Standards for Unshelled English W a l nut Juglans regia.
After consideration of all relevant matters presented, including the pro posal set, forth in the aforesaid notice, the following United States Standards for Walnuts Juglans regia in the Shell are hereby promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in the agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 60 Stat. 1087
et seq., as amended; 7 U. S. C. 1621 et seq..
Sec.

general
51.2945 Application.
51.2946 Grading chart.
51.2947 Method of inspections
GRADES

51.2948 U. S. No. 1.
51.2949 U. S. No. 2.
51.2950 U. S. No. 3.
TIN CLASSIFIED

51.2951 Unclassified.
SIZE SPECIFICATIONS

51.2952 Size specifications.
VARIETY OR TYPE SPECIFICATIONS

51.2953 Variety or type specifications.
TOLERANCES FOR GRADE DEFECTS

51.2954 Tolérances for grade defects.
APPLICATION OF TOLERANCES

51.2955 Application of tolérances.
w c k in g of the product in conformity the requirements of these standard AU not excuse failure to comply with thi Provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, an<
Cosmetic Act.

D EFIN ITIO N S

Sec.
51.2956 Practically clean.
51.2957 Bright.
51.2958 Fairly uniform color.
51.2959 Splits.
51.2960 In jury by discoloration.
51.2961 Damage.
51.2962 W ell dried.
51.2963 Dark discoloration.
51.2964 Rancidity.
51.2965 Fairly clean.
51.2966 Serious damage.
51.2967 Very serious damage by shriveling.
51.2968 Diameter.
A u t h o r i t y : 51.2945 to 51.2967 issued under sec. 205, 60 Stat. 1090, as amended; 7
U. S. C. 1624.
GENERAL

51.2945 Application. The standards contained in this subpart apply only to varieties of walnuts commonly known as English or Persian walnuts Juglans regia. They do not apply to walnuts commonly known as black walnuts Juglans n igra.
I 51.2946 Grading chart. The walnut grading ch art2 to which reference is made in 51.2948, 51.2949 and 51.2950
has been prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture as a part of this subpart.
51.2947 Method of inspection. In determining the grade of a lot of wal nuts, all of the nuts in the sample first should be graded for size and then ex amined for external defects. The same nuts then should be cracked and ex amined for internal defects. The nuts must meet the requirements for both external and internal quality in order to meet a designated grade.
GRADES

51.2948 U. S. No. 1. U. S. No. 1
consists of walnuts, the shells of which are dry, practically clean, bright, fairly uniform in color, and free from splits, 2The w alnu t grading chart was filed w ith original document F. R. Doc. 57-4116 and is available for inspection in the Division of thevFederal Register or in the Fruit and Vegetable Division, United States Depart m ent of Agriculture, South Building, W ash ington 25, D. C. Printed copies of the charts are attached to each copy of these standards issued by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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CONTENTS
Agricultural Marketing Service Notices:
Falmouth Stockyards; deposting of stockyard____________ - ___ _
Proposed rule making:
Milk handling, marketing areas:
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn__
Red River Valley and Central West Texas_________________
Rules and regulations:
Avocadoes grown in South Florida; quality and maturity regulation____________________
Walnuts juglans regia in the shell; U. S. standards________

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Agriculture Department See Agricultural Marketing Serv ice ; Commodity Stabilization Service.

Army Department See Engineers Corps.

Civil Service Commission Rules and regulations:
Competitive service, exceptions from:
Agriculture Department_____
Post Office Department_____
Territorial post differentials and territorial cost-of-living al lowances ; exclusion of certain employees____________________

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5680

Commerce Department See Federal Maritime Board.

Commodity Stabilization Service Rules and regulations:
Acreage and performance, de termination of ; spot checks__
Tobacco, burley, flue-cured, firecured, dark air-cured, and Virginia sun-cured; market ing quota r e g u l a t i o n s , 1958-59 .

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Customs Bureau Proposed rule making:
Customs warehouse officers ; re imbursement of transporta tion expenses.________________

5720

Defense Department See also Engineers Corps.
Rules and regulations:
Transportation by aircraft other than Military Air Transport Service ; m i s c e l l a n e o u s amendments__________________
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