[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 321-322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-00133]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1434

RIN 0560-AD73


General Price Support Regulations for Honey

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The final rule adopts, without change, the interim rule 
amending the Honey Price Support Loan Program published in the Federal 
Register at 59 FR 23789-23792 on May 9, 1994. The interim rule made 
certain changes to the Honey Price Support Loan Program for the 1994 
through the 1998 crops of honey.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Tegeler, Program Specialist, Consolidated Farm Service Agency 
(CFSA), USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013-2415; telephone 202-
720-3110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866 and has not been reviewed by the 
Office Management and Budget (OMB). [[Page 322]] 

Federal Assistance Program

    The title and number of the Federal Assistance Program, as found in 
the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, to which this rule applies 
are Commodity Loans and Purchases--10.051.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    It has been determined that the Regulatory Flexibility Act is not 
applicable because the CCC is not required by 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other 
provision of law to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking with 
respect to the subject matter of these determinations.

Environmental Evaluation

    It has been determined by an environmental evaluation that this 
action will have no significant impact on the quality of human 
environment.

Executive Order 12372

    This program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and 
local officials. See the Notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, 
published at 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983).

Executive Order 12778

    This final rule has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 
12788. To the extent State and local laws are in conflict with these 
regulatory provisions, it is the intent of CCC that the terms of the 
regulations prevail. The provisions of this final rule are not 
retroactive. Prior to any judicial action in a court of competent 
jurisdiction, administrative review under 7 CFR part 780 must be 
exhausted.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Public reporting burden for the information collections contained 
in this regulation with respect to price support programs is estimated 
to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collections of information. The information collections have previously 
been cleared under the current regulations by OMB, and assigned OMB 
Nos. 0560-0087 and 0560-0129.

Interim Rule

    The interim rule published in the Federal Register on May 9, 1994, 
with respect to the Honey Price Support Loan Program amended the price 
support loan rates for 1994 through 1998; revised the limitation on the 
total amount of payments a producer may receive; revised the provisions 
of the honey marketing assessment; lessened the administrative actions 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) imposes on producers who violate the 
loan and loan deficiency payment agreements; provided more authority to 
State and county CFSA committees in administering the program; 
eliminated obsolete provisions, and incorporated the provisions of the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994, and the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993.

Comments

    No comments were received during the comment period which ended on 
June 8, 1994.
    Accordingly, the interim rule published at 59 FR 23789 on May 9, 
1994, which amended 7 CFR part 1434 is hereby adopted as a final rule 
without change.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on December 27, 1994.
Bruce R. Weber,
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 95-00133 Filed 1-3-95; 8:45 am]
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