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 2017_register executive 2017-07-21 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f12cc4 D09002ee1c7f12db0 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 rule implements a recommendation from the California Walnut Board (Board) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2017-18 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0465 to $0.0400 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board is comprised of growers and handlers of walnuts and locally administers the marketing order that regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. The Board also has a public member who has no financial interest in walnut production or handling. Assessments upon walnut handlers are used by the Board to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The marketing year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated. 82 FR 33775 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-07-21/2017-15304 2017-15304 fr21jy17-1 3410-02-P Doc. No. AMS-SC-17-0031 SC17-984-1 IR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-07-21/2017-15304 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-07-21/html/2017-15304.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-07-21/pdf/2017-15304.pdf Marketing Agreements Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Walnuts 4 p. 33775 33778 82 FR 33775 Title 7 Part 984 7 CFR Part 984 Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue RULE 2017-15304 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2017-07-24 2017-09-19 Doc. No. AMS-SC-17-0031 SC17-984-1 IR 3410-02-P 2017-15304 Interim rule with request for comments.

This rule implements a recommendation from the California Walnut Board (Board) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2017-18 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0465 to $0.0400 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board is comprised of growers and handlers of walnuts and locally administers the marketing order that regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. The Board also has a public member who has no financial interest in walnut production or handling. Assessments upon walnut handlers are used by the Board to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The marketing year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

Effective July 24, 2017. Comments received by September 19, 2017 will be considered prior to issuance of a final rule. Terry Vawter, Senior Marketing Specialist, or Jeffrey Smutny, Regional Director, California Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487-5901, Fax: (559) 487-5906, or Email: Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov or Terry.Vawter@ams.usda.gov. Marketing Agreements Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Walnuts Decreased Assessment Rates: Walnuts Grown in California , Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov Richard.Lower@ams.usda.gov Terry.Vawter@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/moa/small-businesses http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 82, no. 139 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-07-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 483 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-07-21 P0b002ee195aa17f6 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21jy17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-07-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-07-21/pdf/FR-2017-07-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-07-21/xml/FR-2017-07-21.xml fdlp 33775 34250 DGPO 2017-07-21 2024-06-01 FR-2017-07-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-07-21 82 139