In the July 18, 2016, Federal Register, UDSA's AMS issued an interim rule to suspend the incoming size-grade authority under the California olive marketing order. The rule, which implements a recommendation from the California Olive Committee, also makes conforming changes to the corresponding size-grade requirements in the order's rules and regulations to adapt them to the suspension. The suspension and revisions are intended to allow the Committee time to develop new incoming size-grade authority that will reflect currently available technology and meet the industry's future needs. The rule was effective July 19, 2016; comments are due September 16, 2016.

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