[Federal Register: June 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 118)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33918-33919]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 905 and 923
[Docket Nos. AMS-FV-07-0017; FV07-905-610 Review; and AMS-FV-07-0018;
FV07-923-610 Review]
Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida;
and Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Section
610 Reviews
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of review and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) plans to review Marketing Order 905 (Oranges, Grapefruit,
Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida), and Marketing Order 923
(Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington) under the
criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA).
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DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by August 20,
2007.
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 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.regulations.gov
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Nissen, Southeast Marketing
Field Office, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, Southeast Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
AMS, USDA, Winter Haven, Florida; Telephone: (863) 324-3375; Fax: (863)
325-8793; or e-mail: Christian.Nissen@usda.gov regarding the Florida
citrus marketing order; and Robert Curry, Northwest Marketing Field
Office, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, AMS, USDA, Portland, Oregon; Telephone: (503) 326-2724; Fax:
(503) 326-7440; or e-mail: Robert.Curry@usda.gov regarding the
Washington sweet cherry marketing order.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing Order No. 905, as amended (7 CFR
part 905), regulates the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines,
and tangelos grown in Florida. Marketing Order No. 923, as amended (7
CFR part 923), regulates the handling of sweet cherries grown in
designated counties in Washington. These marketing orders are 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 on February 18,
1999 (64 FR 8014), its plan to review certain regulations, including
Marketing Order Nos. 905 and 923, under criteria contained in section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-612). Due to
certain changes and additions, updated plans were published in the
Federal Register on January 4, 2002 (67 FR 525), August 14, 2003 (68 FR
48574), and finally on March 24, 2006 (71 FR 14827). 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 orders for Florida citrus and Washington sweet cherries
should be continued without change, amendment, or termination
(consistent with the objectives of the AMAA) to minimize the impacts on
small entities. In conducting these reviews, AMS will consider the
following factors: (1) The continued need for each of the marketing
orders; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the
public concerning these marketing orders; (3) the complexity of these
marketing orders; (4) the extent to which these marketing orders
overlap, duplicate, or conflict with other Federal rules, and, to the
extent feasible, with State and local governmental rules; and (5) the
length of time since these marketing orders have been evaluated, or the
degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have
changed in the areas affected by both of these marketing orders.
Written comments, views, opinions, and other information regarding
the impact the Florida citrus and Washington sweet cherry marketing
orders have on small businesses are invited.
Dated: June 14, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E7-11929 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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