Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Program: Amendment of Procedures and Notification of Request for Referendum
farm-program · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2014-09-10 · Effective 2014-09-11 · 79 FR 53605
Document
Document number
2014-21512
Federal Register citation
79 FR 53605
CFR reference
7 CFR 1220
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of interim rule as a final rule.
Category
farm-program
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2014-09-10
Effective date
2014-09-11
USDA docket
Docket No. AMS-LPS-13-0066
Abstract
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is affirming without changes its interim rule (79 FR 12037) to amend the procedures to Request a Referendum at 7 CFR Part 1220 by removing the specific number of soybean producers eligible to request a referendum under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information program, commonly known as the Soybean Checkoff Program. The number of soybean producers will be replaced with language that allows the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to update this number based on information provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Additionally, this rule removes specific USDA and Farm Service Agency (FSA) Web site and office addresses and replaces them with more flexible language. These changes will enable AMS to announce future Requests for Referendum without engaging in additional informal rulemaking.