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Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
Correcting amendment.
On July 7, 2020, the Agricultural Marketing Service amended regulations under the Federal Seed Act. The document incorrectly revised the entries for “Oat” and “Brussels Sprouts” in the table that specifies directions for germination and hard seed testing. This document corrects those entries.
Effective October 15, 2020.
Ernest Allen, Director, Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Science and Technology Program, AMS, USDA; 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, NC 28054, USA; telephone: 704-810-8884; email Ernest.Allen@usda.gov.
The Agricultural Marketing Service recently amended regulations under the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551-1611). See85 FR 40571; July 7, 2020. The amendments updated regulations related to seed quality, germination and purity standards, and acceptable seed testing methods, and aligned Federal Seed Act regulations with current industry practices. This document corrects the entries for “Oat” and “Brussels Sprouts” in the table that specifies directions for germination and hard seed testing to specify that the prechill requirements for oat and Brussels sprouts apply to fresh and dormant seed.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 201 is amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 201 continues to read as follows:
2. In § 201.58, amend Table 2 in paragraph (c)(3) by revising the entries for “Oat” and “Brussels Sprouts” to read as follows:
(c) * * *
(3) * * *
| Name of seed | Substrata | Temperature (°C) | First count days | Final count days | Additional directions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific requirements | Fresh and dormant seed | |||||
| AGRICULTURAL SEED | ||||||
| * * * * * * * | ||||||
| Oat | B, T, S | 20; 15 | 5 | 10 | Prechill at 5 or 10° C for 5 days and test for 7 days or predry and test for 10 days. | |
| * * * * * * * | ||||||
| VEGETABLE SEED | ||||||
| * * * * * * * | ||||||
| Brussels Sprouts | B, P, T | 20-30 | 3 | 10 | Prechill 5 days at 5 or 10 °C for 3 days; KNO 3 and Light. | |
| * * * * * * * | ||||||
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-20397 Filed 10-14-20; 8:45 am]
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