[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61776-61777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29725]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Parts 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1012, 1013, 1030, 
1032, 1033, 1036, 1040, 1044, 1046, 1049, 1050, 1064, 1065, 1068, 
1076, 1079, 1106, 1124, 1126, 1131, 1134, 1135, 1137, 1138, and 
1139

[Docket No. DA-00-01]


Milk in the New England and Other Marketing Areas; Exemption of 
Handlers Operating Plants in Clark County, Nevada, From Order 
Requirements

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of statutory amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document informs interested parties of an amendment to 
the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (AMAA). A provision of 
the Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which was signed into law on 
October 22, 1999, amended the AMAA to exempt any handler operating a 
plant in Clark County, Nevada, from the pricing provisions of any 
Federal milk marketing order. The exemption is effective October 1, 
1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Borovies, Chief, Order 
Formulation Branch, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room 2971, South Building, 
P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456, (202) 720-7183, e-mail 
address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document informs interested parties of 
an amendment to the AMAA which exempts any handler operating a plant in 
Clark County, Nevada, from the pricing provisions of any Federal milk 
marketing order. The effect of this amendment is to remove any handler 
operating a plant in Clark County, Nevada, from the Federal milk 
marketing order framework. The amendment appears in the Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2000 (P.L. 106-78), (i.e., Agriculture 
Appropriations Bill). In passing this amendment, the congressional 
intent was that ``the price of milk paid by a handler at a plant 
operating in Clark County, Nevada, shall not be subject to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.''
    Beginning October 1, 1999, in addition to being exempted from 
complying with the pricing provisions of any federal milk marketing 
order, any handler operating a plant in Clark County, Nevada, will not 
be subject to other order provisions such as pooling, reporting, and 
assessments. This is because the major objective of every Federal milk 
marketing order is the pricing of milk in order to achieve orderly 
marketing. Once the enforcement of minimum pricing is no longer 
applicable, other order provisions, such as pooling, classification, 
and reporting, which are used to determine who should be regulated and 
the degree to which such persons should be regulated would serve no 
useful purpose.
    Accordingly, this action is effective October 1, 1999, as indicated 
by the law.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Parts 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 
1012, 1013, 1030, 1032, 1033, 1036, 1040, 1044, 1046, 1049, 1050, 
1064, 1065, 1068, 1076, 1079, 1106, 1124, 1126, 1131, 1134, 1135, 
1137, 1138, and 1139

    Milk marketing orders.

    The authority citation for 7 CFR Parts 1001 through 1139 continues 
to read as follows:


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    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.

    Dated: November 9, 1999.
Richard M. McKee,
Deputy Administrator, Dairy Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-29725 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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