Dried Prunes Produced in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2012-04-12 · Effective 2012-04-13 · 77 FR 21842
Document
Document number
2012-8820
Federal Register citation
77 FR 21842
CFR reference
7 CFR 993
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2012-04-12
Effective date
2012-04-13
USDA docket
Doc. No. AMS-FV-11-0068
Abstract
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that decreased the assessment rate established for the Prune Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2011-12 and subsequent crop years from $0.27 to $0.22 per ton of salable dried prunes handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order for dried prunes produced in California. The interim rule was necessary to allow the Committee to lower its assessment rate because of a substantial decrease in wage and salary expenses. The current excess funds carried forward along with the estimated interest income, combined with the funds generated from the decreased assessment rate and decreased crop is expected to provide adequate income to cover anticipated 2011-12 expenses.