# Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Increased Assessment Rate
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2016-12-20 · Effective 2016-12-21 · 81 FR 92557
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-30302
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 92557
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 923
- **Publication date:** 2016-12-20
- **Effective date:** 2016-12-21
- **USDA docket:** Doc. No. AMS-SC-16-0077
## Abstract

This rule implements a recommendation from the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2016-2017 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.15 to $0.25 per ton of Washington cherries handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order and is comprised of growers and handlers of cherries operating within the production area. Assessments upon cherry handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the marketing order. The fiscal period begins April 1 and ends March 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended or terminated.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/20/2016-30302/cherries-grown-in-designated-counties-in-washington-increased-assessment-rate)
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