marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 1997-06-06 · Effective 1996-10-01 · 62 FR 30979
Document
Document number
97-14877
Federal Register citation
62 FR 30979
CFR reference
7 CFR 979
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
1997-06-06
Effective date
1996-10-01
USDA docket
Docket No. FV97-979-1 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 South Texas Melon Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 979 for the 1996-97 and subsequent fiscal periods. The Committee is responsible for local administration of the marketing order which regulates the handling of melons grown in South Texas. Authorization to assess Texas melon handlers enables the Committee to incur expenses that are reasonable and necessary to administer the program.