# Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2008-02-29 · Effective 2008-03-31 · 73 FR 10976
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-3801
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 10976
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 966
- **Publication date:** 2008-02-29
- **Effective date:** 2008-03-31
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0014
## Abstract

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule which decreased the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) for the 2007-08 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.035 to $0.0325 per 25-pound carton of tomatoes handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of tomatoes grown in Florida. Assessments upon tomato handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period begins August 1 and ends July 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/02/29/E8-3801/tomatoes-grown-in-florida-decreased-assessment-rate)
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