marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 1997-03-07 · Effective 1996-08-01 · 62 FR 10420
Document
Document number
97-5591
Federal Register citation
62 FR 10420
CFR reference
7 CFR 959
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
1997-03-07
Effective date
1996-08-01
USDA docket
Docket No. FV96-959-1 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 Onion Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 959 for the 1996-97 and subsequent fiscal periods. The Committee is responsible for local administration of the marketing order which regulates the handling of onions grown in South Texas. Authorization to assess Texas onion handlers enables the Committee to incur expenses that are reasonable and necessary to administer the program.