[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26947]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

7 CFR Part 723


Release of Burley Tobacco Farmer's Warehouse, Receiving Station 
and Dealer Designations to Warehouse Operators, Receiving Station 
Buying Companies and Dealers

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Release Designation Records and Opportunity 
to Opt Out of the Release.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the intention of the Secretary of 
Agriculture to release the burley tobacco farm designation information, 
which includes, but is not limited to, the farm serial number, 
operator's name and address and pounds designated to a specific market 
location; and provides notice of the method in which interested parties 
can opt out of that release. The release will be to the designated 
warehouse operator, receiving station buying company or dealer in order 
to facilitate an orderly marketing of the 2001 crop of burley tobacco.

DATES: Submit Request to Opt Out of Release October 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Notices should be mailed to Misty Jones, Farm Service Agency 
(FSA), Tobacco and Peanuts Division, STOP 0514, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0514.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Misty L. Jones, telephone number (202) 
720-0200 or via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The marketing quota program is provided for 
in Section 319 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 
and is a program in which Federal marketing quotas are established for 
burley tobacco. Tobacco farmers who filed market designation 
information were asked to provide the Farm Service Agency (FSA) the 
exact market location and the poundage of burley tobacco that would be 
offered for sale at each respective location.
    In order to facilitate an orderly marketing of such commodity FSA 
collected information to be used in scheduling Federal graders at 
auction warehouses and to provide like information to nonauction 
receiving stations and dealers and auction warehouse operators for 
marketing scheduling purposes. So that affected parties may efficiently 
and expeditiously make arrangements for the 2001 burley tobacco 
marketing season FSA will release information collected after October 
30, 2001. The release will be made to any person asking for the 
information. This will help warehouse operators schedule sales in a 
manner that will assist farmers, the warehouse operators and 
inspectors. This can also avoid difficulties for the farmer with regard 
to private contracts for sale. Because this information can provide 
much needed help to market locations, the Secretary intends to provide 
the information to the warehouse operators, receiving station buying 
companies, dealers and others as may request the information that is 
not confidential, except in the case of those parties who wish to opt 
out of the release. Those who wish to opt out of the release should 
send notice in writing of their election to Misty Jones, Farm Service 
Agency, Tobacco and Peanuts Division, STOP 0514, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0514. Such notice must be received by 
October 30, 2001.
    The Agency does not expect many exemption requests.

    Signed at Washington, DC on October 16, 2001.
James R. Little,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 01-26947 Filed 10-22-01; 4:41 pm]
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