Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Decreased Assessment Rate

This interim final rule decreases the assessment rate established for the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, San Luis Valley Office (Area II) (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 948 for the 1998-99 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0030 to $0.0015 per hundredweight of potatoes handled. The Committee is responsible for local administration of the marketing order which regulates the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Colorado. Authorization to assess potato handlers enables the Committee to incur expenses that are reasonable and necessary to administer the program. The 1998-99 fiscal period begins September 1 and ends August 31. The assessment rate will continue in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.