Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Assessment Rate
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 1996-09-23 · Effective 1996-08-01 · 61 FR 49650
Document
Document number
96-24240
Federal Register citation
61 FR 49650
CFR reference
7 CFR 906
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
1996-09-23
Effective date
1996-08-01
USDA docket
Docket No. FV96-906-1 FIR
Abstract
The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting as a final rule, without change, the provisions of an interim final rule establishing an assessment rate for the Texas Valley Citrus Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 906 for the 1996-97 and subsequent fiscal periods. The Committee is responsible for local administration of the marketing order which regulates the handling of oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Authorization to assess orange and grapefruit handlers enables the Committee to incur expenses that are reasonable and necessary to administer the program.