# Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2009-03-04 · Effective 2009-04-03 · 74 FR 9344
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-4591
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 9344
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 984
- **Publication date:** 2009-03-04
- **Effective date:** 2009-04-03
- **USDA docket:** Doc. No. AMS-FV-08-0093
## 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 California Walnut Board (Board) for the 2008-09 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0158 to $0.0131 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. Assessments upon walnut handlers are used by the Board to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The marketing year began September 1 and ends August 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/03/04/E9-4591/walnuts-grown-in-california-decreased-assessment-rate)
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