Adding an experimental container to the list of approved containers in Rule 20-39.003, F.A.C.

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 [e-mail]

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