[Federal Register: July 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 132)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. FV05-929-610 REVIEW]

 
Cranberries Grown in States of Massachusetts, et al.

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of review and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS) plans to review Marketing Order 929 for cranberries grown in 
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State 
of New York, under the criteria contained in section 610 of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by September 
12, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this notice of review. Comments must be sent to the Docket 
Clerk, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and vegetable 
Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, 
Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938, or e-mail: 
moab.docketclerk@usda.gov, or Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments should reference the docket number and the date and page 
number of this issue of the Federal Register and will be made available 
for public inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular 
business hours, or may be viewed at http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab.html
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth G. Johnson, Marketing Order 
Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, Suite 
2A04, Unit 155, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; Telephone: (301) 
734-5243; Fax: (301) 734-5275; e-mail: Kenneth Johnson@usda.gov; or 
George Kelhart, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and 
Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 
0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; (202) 720-8938, or e-mail: 
George.Kelhart@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing Order No. 929, as amended (7 CFR 
part 929), regulates the handling of cranberries grown in States of 
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State 
of New York. The marketing order is effective under the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674).
    AMS initially published in the Federal Register (63 FR 8014; 
February 18, 1999) its plan to review certain regulations, including 
Marketing Order No. 929, under criteria contained in section 610 of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601-612). An updated plan was 
published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2002 (67 FR 525). The 
plan was modified again and published in the Federal Register on August 
14, 2003 (68 FR 48574). Because many AMS regulations impact small 
entities, AMS has decided, as a matter of policy, to review certain 
regulations which, although they may not meet the threshold requirement 
under section 610 of the RFA, warrant review.
    The purpose of the review will be to determine whether the 
marketing order for cranberries grown in States of Massachusetts, Rhode 
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State of New York should be 
continued without change, amended, or rescinded (consistent with the 
objectives of the AMAA) to minimize the impacts on small entities. In 
conducting this review, AMS will consider the following factors: (1) 
The continued need for the marketing order; (2) the nature of 
complaints or comments received from the public concerning the 
marketing order; (3) the complexity of the marketing order; (4) the 
extent to which the marketing order overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts 
with other Federal rules, and, to the extent feasible, with State and 
local governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the 
marketing order has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, 
economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected 
by the marketing order.
    Written comments, views, opinions, and other information regarding 
the cranberry marketing order's impact on small businesses are invited.

    Dated: July 7, 2005.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 05-13650 Filed 7-11-05; 8:45 am]

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