Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Decreased Assessment Rate
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2012-04-12 · Effective 2012-04-13 · 77 FR 21841
Document
Document number
2012-8822
Federal Register citation
77 FR 21841
CFR reference
7 CFR 983
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-11-0077
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 Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) for the 2011-12 and subsequent production years from $0.0007 to $0.0005 per pound of assessed weight pistachios. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of pistachios grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The interim rule was necessary to allow the Committee to provide sufficient revenue to meet its expenses while maintaining a financial reserve within the limit authorized under the order.