Potato Research and Promotion Plan; Suspension of Portions of the Plan; Amendments of the Regulations Regarding Importers' Votes; and Clarification of Reporting Requirements
trade · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 1997-09-02 · Effective 1997-09-03 · 62 FR 46175
Document
Document number
97-23307
Federal Register citation
62 FR 46175
CFR reference
7 CFR 1207
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
trade
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
1997-09-02
Effective date
1997-09-03
USDA docket
FV-96-703IFR
Abstract
This rule will suspend portions of the Potato Research and Promotion Plan (Plan) that require National Potato Promotion Board (Board) members be nominated at meetings, suspends obsolete provisions in the Plan, amends the rules and regulations issued under the Plan to provide for mail balloting as an alternative means of selecting nominees for appointment, permits importer members of the Board to vote on the basis of the volume of imported potatoes, and provides in the rules and regulations that designated handlers must report to the Board those potatoes of their own production for which the assessment has been paid by another designated handler.