Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF CITRUS
Rule No.: RULE TITLE
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,________.

 


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Kenneth O. Keck, Executive Director
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Kenneth O. Keck, Executive Director
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 20, 2010
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: November 19, 2010