[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 32 (Friday, February 17, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03251]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 1260

[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-16-0071]


Beef Promotion and Research; Reapportionment

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period for the 
proposed rule published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2017 (82 
FR 4203), is extended until April 13, 2017. The proposed rule invited 
comments on proposed adjustments to representation on the Cattlemen's 
Beef Promotion and Research Board (Board) to reflect recent changes in 
domestic cattle inventories and levels of imported cattle, beef, and 
beef products. The proposed adjustment would decrease Board membership 
from 100 to 99.

DATES: Comments received by April 13, 2017, will be considered prior to 
issuance of a final rule.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments via the 
Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be submitted 
by mail to: Mike Dinkel, Agricultural Marketing Specialist; Research 
and Promotion Division; Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, 
USDA; Room 2610-S, STOP 0249, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20250-0249; or via fax to (202) 720-1125. All comments should 
reference the document number and the dates and page numbers of the 
January 13, 2017, issue and this issue of the Federal Register. All 
comments received will be posted online without change, including any 
personal information provided, and will be made available for public 
inspection at the above physical address during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Dinkel, Research and Promotion 
Division, at (301) 352-7497; fax (202) 720-1125; or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule regarding the apportionment 
of certified producer and importer seats on the Board was published in 
the Federal Register on January 13, 2017 (82 FR 4203). The Board 
developed recommendations for reapportionment based on reviews of the 
geographic distribution of cattle inventories throughout the United 
States and the volume of imported cattle, beef, and beef products. The 
proposal would increase the number of importers on the Board by one, 
and it would decrease the number of producers from both Virginia and 
Texas by one each, for a net decrease of one Board member. If adopted, 
the proposed reapportionment would be effective with appointments for 
terms beginning in 2018.
    The 60-day comment period provided in the proposed rule would have 
closed March 14, 2017. The comment period for the proposed rule is 
extended until April 13, 2017.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 2901-2911.

    Dated: February 14, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03251 Filed 2-16-17; 8:45 am]
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