marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 1996-12-20 · Effective 1996-09-15 · 61 FR 67179
Document
Document number
96-32286
Federal Register citation
61 FR 67179
CFR reference
7 CFR 955
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
1996-12-20
Effective date
1996-09-15
USDA docket
Docket No. FV96-955-1 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 Vidalia Onion Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 955 for the 1996-97 and subsequent fiscal periods. The Committee is responsible for local administration of the marketing order which regulates the handling of Vidalia onions grown in Georgia. Authorization to assess Vidalia onion handlers enables the Committee to incur expenses that are reasonable and necessary to administer the program.