Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Fiscal Period Change
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 1999-09-03 · Effective 1999-09-07 · 64 FR 48243
Document
Document number
99-23012
Federal Register citation
64 FR 48243
CFR reference
7 CFR 955
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
1999-09-03
Effective date
1999-09-07
USDA docket
Docket No. FV99-955-1 IFR
Abstract
This rule changes the fiscal period under the Vidalia onion marketing order (order) to January 1-December 31 from September 16- September 15. It also extends the current fiscal period which began September 16, 1998, through December 31, 1999. The order is administered locally by the Vidalia Onion Committee (Committee), which recommends its program expenses on a fiscal period basis. An assessment rate, levied on fresh Vidalia onion shipments, is established to pay those expenses. When the current fiscal period was established, it coincided with the Vidalia onion marketing season which ran from April through June. Due largely to the use of Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage, Vidalia onions are now shipped through the fall. This action will make the fiscal period consistent with the current marketing season.