Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Reapportionment of Membership on the Texas Valley Citrus Committee

This final rule reapportions the membership of the 15-member Texas Valley Citrus Committee (committee) established under the Federal marketing order regulating the handling of oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. This action provides for more equitable representation between cooperative and independent producers and handlers. This reapportionment reduces the number of cooperative producer member positions from four to two and provides independent producers with those two positions, thus, increasing independent producer membership to seven positions. In addition, the number of cooperative handler member positions will be reduced from two to one, thereby increasing independent handler membership to five positions.