[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 25, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11742]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 989

[Docket No. FV04-989-610 REVIEW]


Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of regulatory review and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS) plans to review Marketing Order No. 989 for raisins 
produced from grapes grown in California, under criteria contained in 
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by July 23, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this notice of review. Comments must be sent to the Docket 
Clerk, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 
Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, 
Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938; or E-mail: 
[email protected] or http://www.regulations.gov. All comments 
should reference the docket number and the date and page number of this 
issue of the Federal Register and will be made available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business 
hours, or may be viewed at http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Engeler, Assistant Regional 
Manager, or Maureen T. Pello, Senior Marketing Specialist, Marketing 
Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 
2202 Monterey Street, Suite 102B, Fresno, CA 93721; telephone: (559) 
487-5901; Fax: (559) 487-5906; E-mail: [email protected] or 
[email protected]; or George Kelhart, Technical Advisor, 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; or E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing Order No. 989, as amended (7 CFR 
part 989), regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown 
in California. The marketing order is effective under the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674).
    AMS initially published in the Federal Register (63 FR 8014; 
February 18, 1999), its plan to review certain regulations, including 
Marketing Order No. 989, under criteria contained in section 610 of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601-612). Updated plans were 
published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2002 (67 FR 525), and 
again on August 14, 2003 (68 FR 48574). Because many AMS regulations 
impact small entities, AMS has decided, as a matter of policy, to 
review certain regulations which, although they may not meet the 
threshold requirement under section 610 of the RFA, warrant review.
    The purpose of the review will be to determine whether the 
marketing order for raisins produced from grapes grown in California 
should be continued without change, amended, or rescinded (consistent 
with the objectives of the AMAA) to minimize the impacts on small 
entities. In conducting this review, AMS will consider the following 
factors: (1) The continued need for the marketing order; (2) the nature 
of complaints or comments received from the public concerning the 
marketing order; (3) the complexity of the marketing order; (4) the 
extent to which the marketing order overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts 
with other Federal rules, and, to the extent feasible, with State and 
local governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the 
marketing order has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, 
economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected 
by the marketing order.
    Written comments, views, opinions, and other information regarding 
the raisin marketing order's impact on small businesses are invited.

    Dated: May 19, 2004.
A.J. Yates,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 04-11742 Filed 5-24-04; 8:45 am]
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