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 2017-09-29 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f0eb32 D09002ee1c7f0ebb1 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 decision proposes amendments to Marketing Order No. 989 (order), which regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California and provides producers with the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine if they favor the changes. Five amendments proposed by the Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC or Committee), the agency responsible for local administration of the order, would: Authorize production research; establish new nomination procedures for independent producer member and alternate member seats; add authority to regulate quality; add authority to establish different regulations for different markets; and add a continuance referenda requirement. In addition, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposed to: Remove order language pertaining to volume regulation and reserve pool authority; establish term limits for Committee members; and, to make any such changes as may be necessary to the order to conform to any amendment that may be adopted, or to correct minor inconsistencies and typographical errors. These proposed amendments would update the order to reflect changes in the industry and potential future changes, and would improve the operation and administration of the order. 82 FR 45517 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-29/2017-20347 2017-20347 fr29se17-21 3410-02-P Doc. No. AO-FV-16-0016 AMS-SC-16-0011 SC16-989-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-29/2017-20347 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-29/html/2017-20347.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-29/pdf/2017-20347.pdf Raisins Marketing Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 10 p. 45517 45526 82 FR 45517 Title 7 Part 989 7 CFR Part 989 Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Order No. 989; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue PRORULE 2017-20347 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service Doc. No. AO-FV-16-0016 AMS-SC-16-0011 SC16-989-1 3410-02-P 2017-20347 Proposed rule and referendum order.

This decision proposes amendments to Marketing Order No. 989 (order), which regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California and provides producers with the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine if they favor the changes. Five amendments proposed by the Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC or Committee), the agency responsible for local administration of the order, would: Authorize production research; establish new nomination procedures for independent producer member and alternate member seats; add authority to regulate quality; add authority to establish different regulations for different markets; and add a continuance referenda requirement. In addition, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposed to: Remove order language pertaining to volume regulation and reserve pool authority; establish term limits for Committee members; and, to make any such changes as may be necessary to the order to conform to any amendment that may be adopted, or to correct minor inconsistencies and typographical errors. These proposed amendments would update the order to reflect changes in the industry and potential future changes, and would improve the operation and administration of the order.

The referendum will be conducted from December 4 through 15, 2017. The representative period for the purpose of the referendum is August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017. Melissa Schmaedick, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, Post Office Box 952, Moab, UT 84532; Telephone: (202) 557-4783, Fax: (435) 259- 1502, or Julie Santoboni, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: Melissa.Schmaedick@ams.usda.gov or Julie.Santoboni@ams.usda.gov. Raisins Marketing Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Marketing Orders: Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California , Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov Julie.Santoboni@ams.usda.gov Kathie.Notoro@ams.usda.gov Melissa.Schmaedick@ams.usda.gov Richard.Lower@ams.usda.gov Vol. 82, no. 188 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-09-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 268 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-29 P0b002ee19705445b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29se17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-29/pdf/FR-2017-09-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-29/xml/FR-2017-09-29.xml fdlp 45421 45677 DGPO 2017-09-29 2024-06-01 FR-2017-09-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-09-29 82 188