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 2002_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81c4e5a D09002ee1c81c4f54 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 The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Research, Promotion and Education Programs. AMS also is amending the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate and Amend an Order. This final rule amends the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Research, Promotion and Education Programs: To provide that transcripts and exhibits do not have to be kept on file in the Office of the Hearing Clerk during the active status of a proceeding; to provide that transcripts may be obtained at the cost of duplication; to provide that the date of filing an appeal petition is the date the appeal petition is filed with the Hearing Clerk; to eliminate the postmark as an effective date of filing documents or papers; to provide that when the time for filing a document or paper expires on a Saturday, the time allowed for filing the document or paper shall be extended to include the following business day; and to provide that the time for filing a motion to dismiss or an answer is within 30 days after the service of the petition. This rule also amends the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate and Amend an Order to provide that: Transcripts may be obtained at the cost of duplication; to eliminate the postmark as an effective date of filing documents or papers; to provide that when the time for filing a document or paper expires on a Saturday, the time allowed for filing the document or paper shall be extended to include the following business day. AMS also is making a number of minor and non-substantive changes for clarity and uniformity of style. These amendments are necessary in order to expedite proceedings and save the United States and those who participate in the proceedings time and money. 67 FR 10827 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-03-11/02-5368 02-5368 fr11mr02-1 3410-02-P AMS-02-001 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-03-11/02-5368 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-03-11/html/02-5368.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-03-11/pdf/02-5368.pdf Blueberries Cotton Dairy Eggs Fluid Milk Honey Mushrooms Peanuts Popcorn Pork Potatoes Soybeans Watermelons Administrative Practice and Procedure Freedom of Information Marketing Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 4 p. 10827 10830 67 FR 10827 Title 7 Part 1200 7 CFR Part 1200 Title 7 Part 900 7 CFR Part 900 Rules of Practice; Federal Register Vol. 67, Issue RULE 02-5368 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service AMS-02-001 3410-02-P 02-5368 Final rule.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Research, Promotion and Education Programs. AMS also is amending the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate and Amend an Order. This final rule amends the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Research, Promotion and Education Programs: To provide that transcripts and exhibits do not have to be kept on file in the Office of the Hearing Clerk during the active status of a proceeding; to provide that transcripts may be obtained at the cost of duplication; to provide that the date of filing an appeal petition is the date the appeal petition is filed with the Hearing Clerk; to eliminate the postmark as an effective date of filing documents or papers; to provide that when the time for filing a document or paper expires on a Saturday, the time allowed for filing the document or paper shall be extended to include the following business day; and to provide that the time for filing a motion to dismiss or an answer is within 30 days after the service of the petition. This rule also amends the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders and the Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate and Amend an Order to provide that: Transcripts may be obtained at the cost of duplication; to eliminate the postmark as an effective date of filing documents or papers; to provide that when the time for filing a document or paper expires on a Saturday, the time allowed for filing the document or paper shall be extended to include the following business day. AMS also is making a number of minor and non-substantive changes for clarity and uniformity of style. These amendments are necessary in order to expedite proceedings and save the United States and those who participate in the proceedings time and money.

March 11, 2002. Martha Ransom, Chief, Research and Promotion Branch, F&V, AMS, USDA, Stop 0244, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 2535-S, Washington, DC 20250-0244, telephone (202) 720-9915, fax (202) 205-2800, e-mail martha.ransom@usda.gov. Blueberries Cotton Dairy Eggs Fluid Milk Honey Mushrooms Peanuts Popcorn Pork Potatoes Soybeans Watermelons Administrative Practice and Procedure Freedom of Information Marketing Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Practice and procedure: Marketing agreements and orders, petitions, etc.; proceedings, martha.ransom@usda.gov Vol. 67, no. 47 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2002-03-11 continuing daily deposited born digital 418 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-03-11 P0b002ee1809bd506 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr11mr02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-03-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-03-11/pdf/FR-2002-03-11.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-03-11/xml/FR-2002-03-11.xml fdlp 10827 11030 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2002-03-11 machine generated eng FR FR-2002-03-11 67 47