20-39.003: Approved Boxes
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Adding an experimental container to the list of approved containers in Rule 20-39.003, F.A.C.
SUMMARY: Adding an experimental container to the list of approved containers.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 601.11 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 601.11 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: January 19, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Citrus, 605 E Main Street, Bartow, FL 33830
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Alice P. Wiggins, License and Regulation Specialist, Legal Department, Florida Department of Citrus, P. O. Box 9010, Bartow, Florida 33831-9010 or awiggins@citrus.state.fl.us
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
20-39.003 Approved Boxes.
(1) Unless otherwise noted, all approved boxes are 4/5 bushel capacity.
(2) The name of the manufacturer and the official container number as designated in subsection (3) below shall be printed on the bottom outside flap of each approved box body in plainly legible characters.
(3) The following containers are hereby designated as approved boxes and, unless otherwise noted, may be used for shipment of all varieties of citrus fruit:
Approved Container Number |
Construction Styles |
Inside Body Dimension in inches (LxWxD) |
Minimum Board Weights (actual weight may be heavier)*** Body |
Minimum Board Weights (actual weight may be heavier)*** Cover |
DOC-01-P |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8** |
42-33-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-02-V |
Singlewall |
17 x 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 Oversized |
42-33-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-03-V |
Singlewall |
17 x 12 x 9 3/4 Oversized |
42-33-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-04-PT |
Tray style |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8** |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-05-PB |
Bliss style |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8** |
42-33-42 |
33-33-33 |
DOC-06-VT |
Tray style |
17 x 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 Oversized |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-07-VT |
Tray style |
17 x 12 x 9 3/4 Oversized |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-08-VB |
Bliss style |
17 x 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 Oversized |
42-33-42 |
33-33-33 |
DOC-09-VB |
Bliss style |
17 x 12 x 9 3/4 Oversized |
42-33-42 |
33-33-33 |
DOC-10-P |
Doublewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8 Partial telescope self-locking lid. Tangerines and citrus hybrids only. ** |
42-33-42-33-42 |
42-26-42 |
DOC-11-XP |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 10 1/8** |
90-33-90 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-12-XPT |
Tray style |
17 x 10 5/8 x 10 1/8** |
69-33-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-13-XPS |
Super X style |
17 x 10 5/8 x 10 1/8** |
42-40-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-14-P |
Singlewall |
15 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 6 Full Telescope ** |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-15-PT |
Tray style |
17 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 6 Full Telescope ** |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-16-WP |
Wood slat |
16 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 End panels may be of material other than wood.** |
Wood slat |
Wirebound |
DOC-17-WP |
Wood slat |
19 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 End panels may be of material other than wood. Tangerines and citrus hybrids only.** |
Wood slat |
Wirebound |
DOC-18-P |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8** |
42-40-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-19-P |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8** |
45-33-45 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-20-XP |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 10 1/8** |
69-40-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-21-PT |
Tray style |
17 x 10 9/16 x 9 5/8 4" partial telescope tray cover. Tangerines and citrus hybrids only.** |
42-40-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-22-P |
Singlewall |
13 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 7 Full telescope** |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
Approved Container Number |
Construction Styles |
Inside Body Dimension in inches (LxWxD) |
Minimum Board Weights (actual weight may be heavier)*** Body |
Minimum Board Weights (actual weight may be heavier)*** Cover |
DOC-23-VT |
Tray Style |
17 x 12 x 9 5/8 End slotted with short end flaps. Oversized |
69-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-24-P |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8 4" partial telescoping tray cover. Tangerines and citrus hybrids only.** |
69-40-90 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-25-PT |
Tray Style |
16 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 6 Full Telescope** |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-26-P |
Singlewall |
18 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 11 3/4 Having three plastic trays per carton* |
90-40-90 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-27-WV |
Collapsible wooden bin |
46 x 38 x 21 Holds appx 20 4/5 bu. equiv. units |
Wooden bin |
None |
DOC-28-P |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 6** Full Telescope |
42-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-29-P |
Singlewall |
16 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 11 3/8 Used with or without fiberboard honeycomb cells** |
42-40-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-30-P |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 x 6 15/16 Corrugated, full telescope** |
90-40-90 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-31-P |
Singlewall |
16 11/16 x 11 8/16 x 11 14/16 Corrugated with or without honeycomb dividers** |
69-40-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-32-OV |
Triplewall-Bulk bin |
46 1/2 x 38 x 36 Octagonal watermelon bin with self-locking lid. Holds appx. 28 4/5 bu. equiv. |
69-33-69-33-69-33-90 |
69-26-69 |
DOC-33-P |
Singlewall |
20 15/16 x 11 13/16 x 7 Telescoping with two trays per carton ** |
42-33-69 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-34-OV |
Triplewall-Bulk bin |
46 x 37 1/2 x 36 Octagonal with interlocking flaps. Holdsappx. 28 4/5 bu. equiv. |
42-40-90-42-40-90-40-90 |
42-26-69 |
DOC-35-OV |
Triplewall-Bulk bin |
46 x 38 x 26 1/2 Tuff octagonal tube, holding appx. 24 4/5 bu. equiv. |
90-33-42-33-42-33-90 |
69-26-69 |
DOC-36-P |
Doublewall |
23 5/8 x 15 5/8 x 7 Die cut platform tray, open top |
42-36-33-26-42 |
|
DOC-37-RV |
Triplewall-Bulk bin |
46 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 26 1/2 Corrugated rectagon with diagonal corners and interlocking bottom (holds appx. 20 to 24 4/5 bu. equiv.) |
64-33-35-64-33-96 |
35-26-35 |
DOC-38-P |
Singlewall |
16 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 10 3/8 Telescoping, half-slotted, optional molded fiber spring cushion trays** |
99-33-90 |
42-33-69 |
DOC-39-P |
Doublewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8 Corrugated, half-slotted |
42-33-33-33-42 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-40-P |
Doublewall |
18 15/16 x 14 3/16 x 11 13/16 One-piece, die cut |
42-33-42-33-42 |
n/a |
DOC-41-P |
Plastic |
22 1/2 x 14 9/16 x 7 1/8 One-piece, reusable/recyclable high-density polyethylene |
n/a |
n/a |
DOC-42-P |
Singlewall |
17 1/2 x 11 1/8 x 8 3/4 Holding 2/3 of a standard 4/5 bu. container, two-layer, full telescoping |
90-40-90 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-43-OV |
Triplewall ½ bulk bin |
38 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 25 1/4 Space-saver, octagon 1/2 bin holding appx. 10 1/2 4/5 bu. equiv. loose or 7-8 4/5 bu. equiv. Bagged |
69-26-38-26-38-26-65 |
38-26-38 |
DOC-44-PT |
Doublewall |
22 1/8 x 14 11/16 x 6 3/8 B/c flute tray body, C flute cover |
42-40-41-40-56 |
42-33-42 |
DOC-45-P |
Singlewall |
17 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 10 3/8 4/5 c-flute, two piece, partial telescoping cover |
42-33-57 |
42-26-35 |
DOC-46-PT |
Doublewall |
23 5/8 x 15 5/8 x 7 4/5 40 x 60 Euro Wave Tray |
42-40-42-40-42 |
n/a |
DOC-47-PT |
Doublewall |
14 ½ x 11 3/8 x 6 5/16 2/5 bu, die-cut, open top, platform tray |
33-69-33-69 |
n/a |
DOC-48-PT |
Doublewall |
22 1/4 x 14 11/2 x 6 3/4 40 x 60 Euro Tray |
42-33-42-34-42 |
n/a |
DOC-49-RP |
Plastic |
22 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 Recyclable plastic container model RPC3 |
n/a |
n/a |
DOC-50-RP |
Plastic |
22 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 8 Recyclable plastic container model RPC2 |
n/a |
n/a |
DOC-51-P |
Doublewall |
22 1/8 x 14 11/16 x 3 13/16 2/5 bu, fully telescoping, singlewall lid and doublewall body, 200# b flute corrugated divider |
42-40-42-40-42 |
42-33-56 |
DOC-52-PB |
Doublewall |
22 11/16 x 15 1/4 x 9 1/2 bagmaster Defor XD + vertical tray |
42-33-57-33-69 |
n/a |
DOC-53-RP |
Plastic |
22 7/16 x 14 1/2 x 11 1/16 reusable standard footprint container IFCO model 628 |
n/a |
n/a |
DOC-54-P |
Doublewall |
22 1/8 x 14 11/16 x 6 7/8 40 x 60 body, fully telescoping cover, c-flute |
42-40-42-40-56 |
42-33-69 |
DOC-55-RP |
Plastic |
22 3/8 x 14 5/8 x 7 1/4 Recyclable crate model GP6419 |
n/a |
n/a |
DOC-56-RP |
Plastic |
22 3/8 x 14 5/8 x 9 7/8 Recyclable bagmaster crate model GP6425 |
n/a |
n/a |
DOC-57-P |
Singlewall |
17 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8 #41 Powerflute, #52, Yellow Body with cover |
52-42-52 |
32+ ECT |
** Container may be volume filled provided the sizes designated for each variety of fruit meet the requirements of subsections 20-39.007(1), 20-39.008(1) and 20-39.009(1), F.A.C.
‡‡ Container does not conform to 4/5 bushel requirement of subsection 20-39.003(1), F.A.C.
*** Minimum board weight requirements shall be waived when a compression strength test by an independent testing laboratory or manufacturer’s test report shows that the container made with a new material is equal to, or better than, compression strength of the container with minimum approved board weight. It shall be the responsibility of the first packinghouse using such container to acquire and provide records of compression strength testing to the Department of Citrus prior to first use of the container. Each such container shall be identified by the placement of three asterisks (***) printed after the official container number on the bottom outside flap of the box body.
(4) Each container must be ventilated.
Rulemaking Authority 601.11 FS. Law Implemented 601.11 FS. History–Formerly 105-1.03(1)(a), Revised 1-1-75, Amended 8-16-75, 8-11-77, 8-1-78, 8-21-79, 1-15-80, 10-20-80, 5-1-81, 9-1-82, 11-6-83, 10-21-84, 1-1-85, Formerly 20-39.03, Amended 9-11-86, 12-20-87, 10-14-90, 8-23-92, 10-18-92,1-19-93, 5-23-93, 10-10-93, 1-9-94, 10-16-94, 8-29-95, 10-13-96, 10-26-97, 12-6-98, 2-20-01, 12-26-01, 4-27-03, 10-21-03, 3-22-05, 1-20-09,________.