[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29571]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 985

[Docket No. AO-79-2; FV95-985-4]


Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Proposed Amendment of 
Marketing Order No. 985

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of order filed on proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this document is to inform all interested 
parties that an order was filed by the presiding Administrative Law 
Judge in this matter stating that briefs, proposed findings, and 
conclusions may be filed no later than December 22, 1995. A hearing to 
consider amendments to the Federal marketing order covering the 
handling of spearmint oil grown in the Far West and to receive evidence 
on whether portions of the States of California and Montana should 
continue to be regulated under the order, was held on November 14, 
1995, in Spokane, Washington.

DATES: Proposed findings and conclusions and written arguments or 
briefs must be filed by December 22, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Proposed findings and conclusions and written arguments or 
briefs should be sent to the office of the hearing clerk, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 1079-South Building, Washington, DC 
20250-9200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    (1) Caroline C. Thorpe, Marketing Order Administration Branch, 
Fruit and Vegetable Division, Room 2523-S, AMS, USDA, PO Box 96456, 
Washington, DC 20090-6456; telephone number (202) 720-5127.
    (2) Robert Curry, Northwest Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order 
Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Division, AMS, USDA, 1220 
SW. Third Avenue, Room 369, Portland, Oregon, 97204; telephone: (503) 
326-2725.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public hearing was held November 14, 1995, 
in Spokane, Washington to receive evidence on whether the marketing 
order regulating the handling of spearmint oil produced in the Far West 
should be amended to exclude from the area of regulation portions of 
the States of California and Montana.
    Pursuant to the applicable rules of practice and procedure 
governing the formulation of marketing agreements and orders (7 CFR 
part 900), the Administrative Law Judge assigned to conduct the 
proceeding established December 22, 1995, as the date by which proposed 
findings and conclusions and written arguments or briefs must be filed. 
Any proposed findings and conclusions and written arguments or briefs 
must be based upon the evidence received at the hearing. Factual 
material other than that adduced at the hearing or subject to official 
notice shall not be alluded to, and will not be considered in 
determining whether the marketing order should be amended.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 607-674.

    Dated: November 30, 1995.
Sharon Bomer Lauritsen,
Deputy Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division.
[FR Doc. 95-29571 Filed 12-4-95; 8:45 am]
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