Kiwifruit Grown in California; Revision of Administrative Rules Pertaining to Delinquent Assessments

This final rule revises the time periods specified for timely payment of assessments owed by handlers under the Federal marketing order for kiwifruit grown in California. This rule reduces the time periods specified for timely payments of assessments from 60 days of invoice for in-line inspection and from 45 days of invoice for block inspection, to 30 days of invoice for both types of inspection. It also allows the Kiwifruit Administrative Committee (committee) to further revise this time period to a later time period, in the future, if deemed necessary and approved by the committee. This rule will contribute to the efficient operation of the program, and will reduce the administrative and accounting burden for handlers and the committee staff.