# Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Temporary Suspension of Continuance Referendum
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Interim final rule with request for comments. · Published 2023-10-16 · Effective 2023-10-16 · 88 FR 71273
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-22334
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 71273
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 989
- **Publication date:** 2023-10-16
- **Effective date:** 2023-10-16
- **USDA docket:** Doc. No. AMS-SC-23-0007
## Abstract

This rule temporarily suspends the continuance referendum requirement under the Federal marketing order for California raisins. The continuance referendum scheduled between November 2023 and November 2025 overlaps with the timeframe the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to conduct a formal rulemaking to amend the marketing order. This suspension delays the enforcement of the continuance referendum requirement to give precedence to the formal rulemaking process, which may include a producer referendum. In addition, if the marketing order is amended, this temporary suspension provides industry time to operate under the amended marketing order before the next scheduled continuance referendum.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/16/2023-22334/raisins-produced-from-grapes-grown-in-california-temporary-suspension-of-continuance-referendum)
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