Almonds Grown in California; Revision of Reporting Requirements

This rule revises the administrative rules and regulations of the California almond marketing order (order) pertaining to reporting requirements. The almond marketing order regulates the handling of almonds grown in California and is administered locally by the Almond Board of California (Board). Under the terms of the order, almond handlers are required to report to the Board, on ABC Form 1, the total adjusted kernel weight of almonds received by them for their own account within seven prescribed reporting periods per year. This rule changes the reporting procedures to require handlers to report this information to the Board monthly, or 12 times per year. Additional, more accurate and timely information will thus be available to the Board and industry, facilitating improved decision making and program administration.