ters in issue. At such hearing, he shall have the right to be present in person or by counsel and to submit evidence and argument in his behalf. Failure to request a hearing within the specified time or failure to appear at the hearing when scheduled shall be deemed a waiver of the right to hearing. Such person may, in lieu of requesting an oral hearing, file a sworn written statement with the Secretary not later than 10 days after service of such notice upon him.

§ 33.15 Suspension of inspection.

Any order to withhold the issuance of a certificate, as provided in section 6 of the act, will be effective from the date specified in the order but no earlier than the date of its service upon the person found to have been guilty. Such order will state the inclusive dates during which it is to remain in effect, and during this period no inspector employed or licensed by the Secretary shall issue any Export Form Certificate or Memorandum of Inspection to such person.

§ 33.16 Service of notice or order.

Service of any notice or order required by the act or prescribed by the regulations in this part shall be deemed sufficient if made personally upon the person served, by registered mail, or by leaving a copy of such notice or order with an employee or agent at such person's usual place of business or abode or with any member of his immediate family at his place of abode. If the person named is a partnership, association, or corporation, service may similarly be made by service on any member of the partnership or any officer, employee, or agent of the association or corporation.

INTERPRETATIVE RULES

§ 33.50 Apples and pears for processing. The terms "apples for processing" and "pears for processing" as used in § 33.12 of this part apply only and are restricted to packages of apples or pears which were originally packaged for processing and marked "Cannery" as required by § 33.12 (c) and (d) of this part. Packages of apples or pears not so originally packaged and marked

(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead.

(b) "Administrator" means the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, or any employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to whom authority has heretofore lawfully been delegated or to whom authority may hereafter lawfully be delegated to act in his stead.

(c) "Director" means the Director of the Tobacco Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

§ 34.5 Method of obtaining permits.

Applications for permits shall show the following information:

(a) Name and address of exporter. (b) Name, official title, address of person to whom the seed or plants are to be consigned, and the institution at which research is to be conducted.

(c) Type and variety of seed or plants.

(d) Nature of experiments to be conducted and objectives sought.

(e) Method of shipment proposed. (f) Port of exit or post office of mailing.

(g) The intended date of exportation.

§ 34.6 Exceptions.

Shipments of tobacco seed or plants originating in a foreign country and entering or leaving a port of the United States in transit through the territory of the United States to a foreign country will not require a permit under the terms of the regulations in this part.

INSTRUCTIONS TO SHIPPERS

§ 34.7 Marking packages.

Packages or parcels containing tobacco seed or plants, the exportation of which has been authorized, shall be marked "Tobacco Seed and Plant Export Permit No. --" with the permit number inserted in the blank space.

§ 34.8 Shipments by mail.

The permit must be filed by the consignor with the Postmaster at the office of mailing.

§ 34.9 Shipments by railway, ferry boat, or

vehicle.

The permit must be filed with the Collector of Customs at the port from which the shipment is to be exported.

§ 34.10 Shipments by seagoing vessel or airplane.

The permit must be filed with the Collector of Customs at the port of lading on board the exporting vessel or airplane at least 24 hours before departure; and, in the case of shipment by a seagoing vessel, the permit must be filed at least 24 hours before the lading of such vessel.

DISPOSITION OF USED PERMITS

§ 34.11 Procedure.

Permits filed with postmasters and collectors of customs shall be stamped or endorsed to show the place and date of filing, and shall be mailed to the following address: Tobacco Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.

§ 35.11

REGULATIONS

Minimum requirements.

No person shall ship, or offer for shipment, and no carrier shall transport, or receive for transportation, any shipment of any variety of vinifera species table grapes unless such grapes meet the following quality and container marking requirements applicable to the variety and destination specified:

(a) Any such variety for export to destinations in Japan, Europe (defined to mean the following countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, West Germany, Yugoslavia), or Greenland shall meet each applicable minimum requirement of the U.S. Fancy Table grape grade as specified in the U.S. Standards for Grades of Table Grapes (European or Vinifera Type) (§§ 51.880-51.912 of this title) except that the minimum bunch size for all varieties shall be one-half pound.

(b) Any such variety for export to any foreign destination, other than destinations in Japan, Europe, Greenland, Canada, or Mexico, shall meet each applicable minimum requirement of the U.S. No. 1 Table grape grade as specified in the U.S. Standards for Grades of Table Grapes (European or Vinifera Type) (§§ 51.880-51.912 of this title) except that an additional 2 percent tolerance for sealed berry cracks on Ribier and Exotic varieties is allowed.

(c) Each package of any such variety, other than those in packages of 5 pounds or less in master containers, to any destination other than in Canada or Mexico shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with the name and address of the grower or packer, the variety, and the applicable inspection lot stamp number, except that when the packages are unitized, the requirement as to inspection lot stamp marking shall be deemed as met if the ex

posed box ends on one end of the unit are so marked.

[41 FR 32877, Aug. 6, 1976]

§ 35.12 Inspection and certification.

(a) Each person shipping or offering for shipment any variety of vinifera species table grapes, to any foreign destination other than destinations in Canada or Mexico, shall cause them to be inspected within 14 days prior to date of export by the Federal or Federal-State Inspection Service in accordance with regulations governing the inspection and certification of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products (Part 51 of this chapter) and certified as meeting the requirements of the act and this part.

(b) The Federal or Federal-State certificate shall be designated as an "Export Form Certificate" and shall include one of the following statements as applicable:

(1) For any variety meeting specifications of paragraph (a) of § 35.11 "Meets requirements of Export Grape and Plum Act" or (2) For any variety meeting specifications of paragraph (b) of § 35.11 "Meets requirements of Export Grape and Plum Act except for export to destinations in Europe, Greenland, or Japan.” No carrier shall transport or receive for transportation any such variety to any foreign destination other than Canada or Mexico unless a copy of the certificate of inspection issued thereon showing that the grapes meet requirements for the applicable export destination is surrendered to such carrier when such variety is so received. The shipper shall deliver a copy of such certificate covering the shipment to the export carrier. Such grapes may be inspected at points other than port of exportation. Whenever such grapes are inspected and certified at any point other than port of exportation, the shipper shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the agent of the first carrier that thereafter transports such grapes and such agent shall deliver such copy to the proper official of the carrier on which the grapes are to be exported.

(c) A copy of the Certificate of Inspection shall be filed by the export carrier for a period of not less than

three (3) years following date of export.

(d) Persons exporting grapes under the provisions of section 2 of the Act shall first submit to the Federal or Federal-State Inspection Service a certification in duplicate stating the names and addresses of the contracting parties, the date of contract, the quantity of grapes to be delivered, the U.S. grade specified, the expected date of shipment, and the name and address of the export carrier. The certificate of inspection shall indicate that the grapes are eligible for export under section 2 of the Act.

(e) If the inspector has reason to believe that samples of a lot of any variety of vinifera species table grapes have been obtained for a determination as to compliance with tolerance for spray residue, established under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended (52 Stat. 1040; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), he shall not issue a certificate on the lot unless it complies with such tolerances.

[26 FR 8934, Sept. 22, 1961, as amended at 41 FR 32878, Aug. 6, 1976]

EXEMPTIONS

§ 35.13 Minimum quantity.

Any person may, without regard to the provisions of this part, ship or offer for shipment, and any carrier may, without regard to the provisions of this part, transport or receive for transportation to any foreign destination, a shipment of 25 packages or less of vinifera species table grapes, either a single variety or a combination of two or more varieties, not exceeding 1,250 pounds gross weight.

[41 FR 32878, Aug. 6, 1976]

WITHHOLDING CERTIFICATES

§ 35.14 Notice.

If the Secretary is considering withholding the issuance of certificates under the act for a period of not exceeding 90 days to any person who ships, or offers for shipment, any variety of vinifera species table grapes to any foreign destination in violation of any provisions of the act or this part, he shall cause notice to be given to the person accused of the nature of the

charges against him and of the specific instances in which violation of the act or the regulations in this part is charged.

[41 FR 32878, Aug. 6, 1976]

§ 35.15 Opportunity for hearing.

The person accused shall be entitled to a hearing, provided he makes written request therefor and files a written responsive answer to the charges made not later than 10 days after service of such notice upon him. The right to hearing shall be restricted to matters in issue. At such hearing, he shall have the right to be present in person or by counsel and to submit evidence and argument in his behalf. Failure to request a hearing within the specified time or failure to appear at the hearing when scheduled shall be deemed a waiver of the right to hearing. Such person may, in lieu of requesting an oral hearing, file a sworn written statement with the Secretary not later than 10 days after service of such notice upon him.

§35.16 Suspension of inspection.

Any order to withhold the issuance of a certificate, as provided in section 6 of the Act, will be effective from the date specified in the order but no earlier than the date of its service upon the person found to have been guilty. Such order will state the inclusive dates during which it is to remain in effect, and during this period no inspector employed or licensed by the Secretary shall issue any Certificate of Inspection to such person.

§ 35.17 Service of notice or order.

Service of any notice or order required by the Act or prescribed by the regulations in this part shall be deemed sufficient if made personally upon the person served, by registered mail, or by leaving a copy of such notice or order with an employee or agent at such person's usual place of business or abode or with any member of his immediate family at his place of abode. If the person named is a partnership, association, or corporation, service may similarly be made by service on any member of the partnership

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