[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16485]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 1030

[Docket No. AO-361-A39; DA-04-03]


Milk in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area; Delay of Hearing Date

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of hearing delay.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service is delaying the hearing 
date for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of 
June 23, 2004 (69 FR 34963), which gave notice of a public hearing 
being held to consider proposals that would amend certain provisions of 
the Upper Midwest milk marketing order. The hearing scheduled to begin 
July 19, 2004, has been delayed until Monday, August 16, 2004. The 
hearing must be completed by or adjourned by noon on Friday, August 20, 
2004. To expedite the hearing process, the presiding Administrative Law 
Judge requests that the statements of all witnesses be exchanged with 
known participants on or before August 13, 2004.

DATES: The hearing will convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 16, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Sofitel Minneapolis Hotel 
(I-494 and Highway 100), 5601 West 78th Street, Bloomington, Minnesota 
55439; (952) 835-1900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gino Tosi, Marketing Specialist, Order 
Formulation and Enforcement, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room 2971-Stop 
0231, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0231, (202) 
690-1366, e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the proposed rule beginning on page 34963 
of the Federal Register for Wednesday, June 23, 2004, the hearing date 
in the first and second column on page 34963 is changed in both the 
DATES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections to read as follows:

DATES: The hearing will convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 16, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This administrative action is governed by the provisions of 
sections 556 and 557 of Title 5 of the United States Code and, 
therefore, is excluded from the requirements of Executive Order 12866.
    Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held at the 
Sofitel Minneapolis Hotel (I-494 and Highway 100), 5601 West 78th 
Street, Bloomington, Minnesota 55439; (952) 835-1900, beginning at 1 
p.m., on Monday, August 16, 2004, with respect to proposed amendments 
to the tentative marketing agreement and to the order regulating the 
handling of milk in the Upper Midwest milk marketing area. The hearing 
is delayed at the request of some of the proponents of the proposed 
amendments to allow for more time to prepare for the hearing.

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

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
A.J. Yates,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 04-16485 Filed 7-20-04; 8:45 am]
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