Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Order; Revision of Subpart C- Referendum Procedures

This rule revises the procedures which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department) will use in conducting a referendum to determine whether honey producers, producer-packers, importers, and handlers subject to the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (Act) favor implementation of changes to the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Order (Order) based on the 1998 amendments to the Act. This rule revises the referendum procedures under the Order to allow handlers to vote on changes to the program. These procedures will also be used in future referenda on the program.