Fresh Prunes Grown in Designated Counties in Washington and in Umatilla County, Oregon; Decreased Assessment Rate
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2007-07-13 · Effective 2007-07-16 · 72 FR 38463
Document
Document number
E7-13583
Federal Register citation
72 FR 38463
CFR reference
7 CFR 924
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2007-07-13
Effective date
2007-07-16
USDA docket
Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0087
Abstract
This rule decreases the assessment rate established for the Washington-Oregon Fresh Prune Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2007-2008 and subsequent fiscal periods from $1.75 to $1.00 per ton of prunes handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order, which regulates the handling of fresh prunes grown in designated counties in Washington and in Umatilla County, Oregon. Assessments upon fresh prune handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period began April 1 and ends March 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.