Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2017-09-15 · Effective 2017-09-18 · 82 FR 43297
Document
Document number
2017-19553
Federal Register citation
82 FR 43297
CFR reference
7 CFR 922
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule with request for comments.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2017-09-15
Effective date
2017-09-18
USDA docket
Doc. No. AMS-SC-17-0033
Abstract
This rule implements a recommendation from the Washington Apricot Marketing Committee (Committee) for a decrease in the assessment rate established for the 2017-2018 and subsequent fiscal periods from $1.40 to $1.00 per ton of apricots handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order and is comprised of growers and handlers of apricots operating within the area of production. Assessments upon apricot handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period begins April 1 and ends March 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.