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 2023_register executive 2023-08-19 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c799bae4 D09002ee1c799bb74 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 Marketing Order No. 984, which regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. USDA approved and adopted amendments proposed by the California Walnut Board (the Board) after due consideration of a public hearing record, and after California walnut producers voted in favor of such amendments in a referendum. This rule eliminates mandatory inspection and certification of inshell and shelled walnuts, and of shelled walnuts for processing; creates a new mechanism for determining and collecting handler assessments; adds the authority to charge interest for late payments; establishes an assessment rate of $0.0125 per inshell pound of walnuts; expands the definition of "to handle" to include "receive"; and removes volume control authority. In addition, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) made necessary changes to the marketing order to conform to the amendments adopted. 88 FR 56745 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21/2023-17753 2023-17753 fr21au23-1 P Doc. No. 22-J-0011 AMS-SC-22-0010 SC22-981-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21/2023-17753 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/html/2023-17753.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/pdf/2023-17753.pdf Marketing Agreements Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 6 p. 56745 56750 88 FR 56745 Title 7 Part 984 7 CFR Part 984 Walnuts Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 984; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue RULE 2023-17753 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2023-09-20 Doc. No. 22-J-0011 AMS-SC-22-0010 SC22-981-1 P 2023-17753 Final rule.

This final rule amends Marketing Order No. 984, which regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. USDA approved and adopted amendments proposed by the California Walnut Board (the Board) after due consideration of a public hearing record, and after California walnut producers voted in favor of such amendments in a referendum. This rule eliminates mandatory inspection and certification of inshell and shelled walnuts, and of shelled walnuts for processing; creates a new mechanism for determining and collecting handler assessments; adds the authority to charge interest for late payments; establishes an assessment rate of $0.0125 per inshell pound of walnuts; expands the definition of "to handle" to include "receive"; and removes volume control authority. In addition, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) made necessary changes to the marketing order to conform to the amendments adopted.

This rule is effective September 20, 2023. Geronimo Quinones, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 308-2339 or Matthew Pavone, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-8085, or Email: Geronimo.Quinones@usda.gov or Matthew.Pavone@usda.gov. Marketing Agreements Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Marketing Order: Walnuts Grown in California, Geronimo.Quinones@usda.gov Matthew.Pavone@usda.gov Richard.Lower@usda.gov Vol. 88, no. 160 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-08-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 263 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21 P0b002ee1bfef455f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21au23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/pdf/FR-2023-08-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/xml/FR-2023-08-21.xml fdlp 56745 56997 DGPO 2023-08-19 2024-05-29 FR-2023-08-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-08-21 88 160