Almonds Grown in California; Continuance Referendum
| Published date | 16 July 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 33861 |
| Record Number | 2019-15059 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Agricultural Marketing Service |
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
Proposed Rules Federal Register
33861
Vol. 84, No. 136
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 981
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–19–0041; SC19–981–3
CR]
Almonds Grown in California;
Continuance Referendum
AGENCY
: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION
: Referendum order.
SUMMARY
: This document directs that a
referendum be conducted among
eligible almond growers to determine
whether they favor continuance of the
marketing order regulating the handling
of almonds grown in California.
DATES
: The referendum will be
conducted from August 5 through
August 16, 2019. Only current growers
of almonds within the production area
that grew almonds during the period
August 1, 2018, through July 31, 2019,
are eligible to vote in this referendum.
ADDRESSES
: Copies of the marketing
order may be obtained from the
California Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 2202 Monterey Street,
Suite 102B, Fresno, California 93721–
3129; Telephone: (559) 538–1670; from
the Office of the Docket Clerk,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; or on the internet:
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Peter Sommers, Marketing Specialist, or
Terry Vawter, Regional Director,
California Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 2202 Monterey Street,
Suite 102B, Fresno, CA 93721–3129;
Telephone: (559) 538–1670, Fax: (559)
487–5906, or Email: Peterr.Sommers@
usda.gov or Terry.Vawter@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Pursuant
to Marketing Agreement and Order No.
981, as amended (7 CFR part 981),
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Order,’’
and the applicable provisions of the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674),
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act,’’ it is
hereby directed that a referendum be
conducted to ascertain whether
continuance of the Order is favored by
growers. The referendum will be
conducted from August 5 through
August 16, 2019, among almond
growers in the production area. Only
current almond growers that were also
engaged in the production of almonds
during the period of August 1, 2018,
through July 31, 2019, may participate
in the continuance referendum.
USDA has determined that
continuance referenda are an effective
means for determining whether growers
favor the continuation of marketing
order programs. USDA would consider
termination of the Order if less than
two-thirds of the growers voting in the
referendum and growers of less than
two-thirds of the volume of almonds
represented in the referendum favor
continuance of the program. In
evaluating the merits of continuance
versus termination, USDA will not
exclusively consider the results of the
continuance referendum. USDA will
also consider all other relevant
information regarding operation of the
Order and relative benefits and
disadvantages to growers, handlers, and
consumers to determine whether
continuing the Order would tend to
effectuate the declared policy of the Act.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the ballot materials used in
the referendum have been submitted to
and approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and
have been assigned OMB No. 0581–
0178, Vegetable Crops. It has been
estimated it will take an average of 10
minutes for each of the approximately
8,000 almond growers to cast a ballot.
Participation is voluntary. Ballots
postmarked after August 16, 2019, will
not be included in the vote tabulation.
Peter Sommers and Terry Vawter of
the California Marketing Field Office,
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA,
are hereby designated as the referendum
agents of the Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct this referendum. The procedure
applicable to the referendum shall be
the ‘‘Procedure for the Conduct of
Referenda in Connection With
Marketing Orders for Fruits, Vegetables,
and Nuts Pursuant to the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
Amended’’ (7 CFR part 900.400 et seq.).
Ballots will be mailed to all growers
of record and may also be obtained from
the referendum agents or from their
appointees.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 981
Almonds, Marketing agreements,
Nuts, and Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
Dated: July 11, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–15059 Filed 7–15–19; 8:45 am]
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