Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Change in Reporting and Assessment Requirements
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2013-09-16 · Effective 2013-09-17 · 78 FR 56816
Document
Document number
2013-22407
Federal Register citation
78 FR 56816
CFR reference
7 CFR 955
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2013-09-16
Effective date
2013-09-17
USDA docket
Doc. No. AMS-FV-12-0071
Abstract
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that changed the reporting and assessment requirements prescribed under the marketing order for Vidalia onions grown in Georgia (order). The interim rule changed the date by which handlers are required to submit monthly shipping reports and their corresponding assessments to the Vidalia Onion Committee (Committee) from the fifth day of the month to the tenth day of the month. In addition, the interim rule also changed the due date to the first business day after the tenth day of the month, should the tenth fall on a weekend or a holiday. These changes benefit handlers without negatively affecting program compliance.