# Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. · Published 2016-03-23 · Effective 2016-03-24 · 81 FR 15425
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-06459
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 15425
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 966
- **Publication date:** 2016-03-23
- **Effective date:** 2016-03-24
- **USDA docket:** Doc. No. AMS-FV-15-0058
## Abstract

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) for the 2015-2016 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0375 to $0.03 per 25-pound carton of tomatoes handled under the marketing order (order). The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised of producers of tomatoes operating within the area of production. The interim rule was necessary to more closely align assessment income to the Committee's lower budget.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/23/2016-06459/tomatoes-grown-in-florida-decreased-assessment-rate)
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