[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 173 (Monday, September 8, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22754]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 991

[Docket No. AO-F&V-991-A3 FV03-991-01]


Hops Produced in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California; Notice 
of Rescheduling of Hearing on Proposed Marketing Agreement and Order 
No. 991 and Additional Proposal

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of rescheduling of public hearing on proposed marketing 
agreement and order.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a rescheduling of a public hearing 
to consider a proposed marketing agreement and order under the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 to cover hops grown in 
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. The hearing was originally 
scheduled to begin August 14, 2003, and a notice of hearing was 
announced in the Federal Register on Monday, July 28, 2003, at 68 FR 
44244. A notice of postponement of the public hearing was announced in 
the Federal Register on Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 68 FR 48575.

DATES: The hearing will be held on October 15 and 16 in Portland, 
Oregon, and continue, if necessary, on October 17 in Portland, Oregon. 
The hearing will resume on October 20 and 21 in Yakima, Washington, and 
continue, if necessary, on October 22 through 24 in Yakima, Washington. 
The first day of the hearing will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Portland, 
Oregon and the first day of the hearing will begin at 8:30 a.m in 
Yakima, Washington.

ADDRESSES: The hearing locations are: October 15 and 16, 2003 (and 
October 17, if necessary)--Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, 8235 NE 
Airport Way, Portland, Oregon 97220: October 20 and 21 (and October 22, 
23, and 24, if necessary)--Doubletree Hotel Yakima Valley, 1507 N. 
First Street, Yakima, Washington 98901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Broadbent, Marketing Specialist, 
Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
AMS, USDA, Northwest Marketing Field Office, 1220 SW. Third Avenue, 
suite 385, Portland, Oregon 97204; telephone (503) 326-2724 or Fax 
(503) 326-7440; or Kathleen M. Finn, Marketing Order Administration 
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Stop 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; telephone: (202) 720-
2491, fax: (202) 720-8938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Hearing was published in the 
Federal Register on July 28, 2003 (68 FR 44244) and the proposals that 
will be considered at the hearing can be found there. In addition, the 
following proposal, which was submitted by John F. Annen prior to the 
deadline, will also be considered at the hearing:
    Proposal submitted by John F. Annen, President, Annen Bros., Inc.

Proposal Number 10

    Delete Sec. Sec.  991.50 through 991.58 from the Hop Marketing 
Order Proponent Committee's proposal.

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

    Dated: September 3, 2003.
A. J. Yates,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 03-22754 Filed 9-5-03; 8:45 am]
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