United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1999_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdfe2451 D09002ee1bdfe254e United States Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Agricultural Marketing Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule amends the marketing agreement and order (order) for sweet onions grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon. The amendments were submitted by the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Committee (committee), the agency responsible for local administration of the order. The changes broaden the scope of the order by adding authority for grade, size, quality, maturity, and pack regulations, mandatory inspection, marketing policy statements, and minimum quantity exemptions. In addition, a minor change is made in the committee's name. These changes were favored by Walla Walla Sweet Onion growers in a mail referendum and will improve the operation and functioning of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion marketing order program. 64 FR 4928 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-02-01/99-2371 99-2371 fr01fe99-12 3410-02-P Docket Nos. 98AMA-FV-956-1 FV98-956-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-02-01/99-2371 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-02-01/html/99-2371.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-02-01/pdf/99-2371.pdf 7 p. 4928 4934 64 FR 4928 Title 7 Part 956 7 CFR Part 956 Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Order Amending Marketing Agreement and Order No. 956; Federal Register Vol. 64, Issue RULE 99-2371 II Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service Docket Nos. 98AMA-FV-956-1 FV98-956-1 3410-02-P 99-2371 Final rule.

This final rule amends the marketing agreement and order (order) for sweet onions grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon. The amendments were submitted by the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Committee (committee), the agency responsible for local administration of the order. The changes broaden the scope of the order by adding authority for grade, size, quality, maturity, and pack regulations, mandatory inspection, marketing policy statements, and minimum quantity exemptions. In addition, a minor change is made in the committee's name. These changes were favored by Walla Walla Sweet Onion growers in a mail referendum and will improve the operation and functioning of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion marketing order program.

February 2, 1999. Robert Curry, Marketing Specialist, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, Northwest Marketing Field Office, 1220 SW Third Avenue, room 369, Portland, Oregon 97204; telephone: (503) 326-2724, or Fax: (503) 326-7440; or Anne M. Dec, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, room 2525-S, Washington, DC 20250- 0200; telephone: (202) 720-2491, or Fax: (202) 205-6632. Small businesses may request information on compliance with this regulation, or obtain a guide on complying with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and orders by contacting Jay Guerber, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456, room 2525-S, Washington, DC 20090-6456; telephone (202) 720-2491; Fax (202) 205-6632. Vol. 64, no. 20 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1999-02-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 193 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-02-01 P0b002ee180a1ca97 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01fe99 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-02-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-02-01/pdf/FR-1999-02-01.pdf fdlp 4777 4955 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-05 FR-1999-02-01 machine generated eng FR FR-1999-02-01 64 20