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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 989
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-08-0114; FV09-989-1 FIR]
Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final Free and
Reserve Percentages for 2008-09 Crop Natural (Sun-Dried) Seedless
Raisins
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final
rule, without change, an interim final rule that established final
volume regulation percentages for 2008-09 crop Natural (sun-dried)
Seedless (NS) raisins covered under the Federal marketing order for
California raisins (order). The order regulates the handling of raisins
produced from grapes grown in California and is locally administered by
the Raisin Administrative Committee (Committee). The volume regulation
percentages are 87 percent free and 13 percent reserve. The percentages
are intended to help stabilize raisin supplies and prices, and
strengthen market conditions.
DATES: Effective Date: September 28, 2009. The volume regulation
percentages apply to acquisitions of NS raisins from the 2008-09 crop
until the reserve raisins from that crop are disposed of under the
marketing order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose M. Aguayo, Marketing Specialist,
or Kurt J. Kimmel, Regional Manager, California Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487-5901; Fax: (559) 487-5906; or E-mail:
Rose.Aguayo@ams.usda.gov or Kurt.Kimmel@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request information on complying with this
regulation by contacting Jay Guerber, Marketing Order Administration
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 0237; Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202)
720-2491; Fax: (202) 720-8938; or E-mail: Jay.Guerber@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule is issued under Marketing
Agreement and Order No. 989, both as amended (7 CFR part 989),
regulating the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in
California, hereinafter referred to as the ``order''. The order is
effective under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), hereinafter referred to as the ``Act''.
USDA is issuing this rule in conformance with Executive Order
12866.
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. Under the order provisions now in effect, final free
and reserve percentages may be established for raisins acquired by
handlers during the crop year. This rule continues in effect the action
that established final free and reserve percentages for NS raisins for
the 2008-09 crop year, which began August 1, 2008, and ends July 31,
2009.
The Act provides that administrative proceedings must be exhausted
before parties may file suit in court. Under section 608c(15)(A) of the
Act, any handler subject to an order may file with USDA a petition
stating that the order, any provision of the order, or any obligation
imposed in connection with the order is not in accordance with law and
request a modification of the order or to be exempted therefrom. A
handler is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the petition.
After the hearing, USDA would rule on the petition. The Act provides
that the district court of the United States in any district in which
the handler is an inhabitant, or has his or her principal place of
business, has jurisdiction to review USDA's ruling on the petition,
provided an action is filed not later than 20 days after the date of
the entry of the ruling.
This rule continues in effect the action that established final
volume regulation percentages for 2008-09 crop NS raisins covered under
the order. The volume regulation percentages are 87 percent free and 13
percent reserve and were established through an interim final rule
published on March 9, 2009 (74 FR 9951). Free tonnage raisins may be
sold by handlers to any market. Reserve raisins must be held in a pool
for the account of the Committee and are disposed of through various
programs authorized under the order. For example, reserve raisins may
be sold by the Committee to handlers for free use or to replace part of
the free tonnage raisins they exported; used in diversion programs;
carried over as a hedge against a short crop; or disposed of in other
outlets not competitive with those for free tonnage raisins, such as
government purchase, distilleries, or animal feed.
The volume regulation percentages are intended to help stabilize
raisin supplies and prices, and strengthen market conditions. The
Committee unanimously recommended final percentages for NS raisins on
December 18, 2008.
Computation of Trade Demand
Section 989.54 of the order prescribes procedures and time frames
to be followed in establishing volume regulation. This includes
methodology used to calculate free and reserve percentages. Pursuant to
Sec. 989.54(a) of the order, the Committee met on August 15, 2008, to
review shipment and inventory data, and other matters relating to the
supplies of raisins of all varietal types. The Committee computed a
trade demand for each varietal type for which a free tonnage percentage
might be recommended. Trade demand is computed using a formula
specified in the order and, for each varietal type, is equal to 90
percent of the prior year's shipments of free tonnage and reserve
tonnage raisins sold for free use into all market outlets, adjusted by
subtracting the carryin on August 1 of the current crop year, and
adding the desirable carryout at the end of that crop year. As
specified in Sec. 989.154(a), the desirable carryout for NS raisins
shall equal the total shipments of free tonnage during August and
September for each of the past 5 crop years, converted to a natural
condition basis, dropping the high and low figures, and dividing the
remaining sum by three, or 60,000 natural condition tons, whichever is
higher. For all other varietal types, the desirable carryout shall
equal the total shipments
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of free tonnage during August, September and one-half of October for
each of the past 5 crop years, converted to a natural condition basis,
dropping the high and low figures, and dividing the remaining sum by
three. In accordance with these provisions, the Committee computed and
announced the 2008-09 trade demand for NS raisins at 273,863 tons as
shown below.
Computed Trade Demand
[Natural condition tons]
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NS Raisins
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Prior year's shipments................................... 355,680
Multiplied by 90 percent................................. 0.90
Equals adjusted base..................................... 320,112
Minus carryin inventory.................................. 106,249
Plus desirable carryout.................................. 60,000
Equals computed NS trade demand.......................... 273,863
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Computation of Volume Regulation Percentages
Section 989.54(b) of the order requires that the Committee
announce, on or before October 5, preliminary crop estimates and
determine whether volume regulation is warranted for the varietal types
for which it computed a trade demand. That section allows the Committee
to extend the October 5 date up to 5 business days if warranted by a
late crop. If the Committee determines that volume regulation is
warranted, it must also compute and announce preliminary free and
reserve percentages. Section 989.54(c) provides that the Committee may
modify the preliminary free and reserve percentages prior to February
15 by announcing interim percentages which release less than the trade
demand. Section 989.54(d) requires the Committee to recommend final
percentages no later than February 15 which will tend to release the
full trade demand. Final percentages are established by USDA through
informal rulemaking.
The Committee met on October 9, 2008, and announced a 2008-09 crop
estimate of 300,000 tons for NS raisins pursuant to Sec. 989.54(b). NS
raisins are the major varietal type of California raisin. The crop
estimate of 300,000 tons was higher than the computed trade demand of
273,863 tons. Thus, it was determined that volume regulation for NS
raisins was warranted. Preliminary volume regulation percentages
computed to 78 percent free and 22 percent reserve to release 85
percent of the computed trade demand.
Pursuant to Sec. 989.54(c), at its December 18, 2008, meeting, the
Committee announced a revised crop estimate of 313,231 tons of NS
raisins (up from the October estimate of 300,000 tons). The Committee
also announced interim volume regulation percentages for NS raisins to
release less than the full trade demand at 86.75 percent free and 13.25
percent reserve and recommended final volume regulation percentages of
87 percent free and 13 percent reserve pursuant to Sec. 989.54(d). The
Committee's calculations and determinations to arrive at final
percentages for NS raisins are shown in the table below:
Final Volume Regulation Percentages
[Natural condition tons]
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NS Raisins
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Trade demand............................................. 273,863
Divided by crop estimate................................. 313,231
Equals the free percentage............................... 87.00
100 minus free percentage equals the reserve percentage.. 13.00
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USDA's ``Guidelines for Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crop
Marketing Orders'' (Guidelines) specify that 110 percent of recent
years' sales should be made available to primary markets each season
for marketing orders utilizing reserve pool authority. This goal was
met for NS raisins for the 2008-09 crop year. Application of the final
percentages made 305,541 tons of raisins available to handlers based on
actual deliveries of 351,196 tons of raisins through May 30, 2009. In
addition, handlers are offered reserve raisins for sale under the ``10
plus 10 offers.'' As specified in Sec. 989.54(g), the 10 plus 10
offers are two offers of reserve pool raisins which are made available
to handlers during each season. For each such offer, a quantity of
reserve raisins equal to 10 percent of the prior year's shipments is
made available to handlers for free use. Handlers may sell their 10
plus 10 raisins to any market and those who export free tonnage raisins
may receive reserve raisins, (raisin-back) at a reduced price, or
reserve pool cash (cash-back) to blend down the value of their exported
tonnage.
Based on 2007-08 NS shipments of 355,680 natural condition tons,
71,136 tons should have been made available in the 10 plus 10 offers.
However, only about 45,656 tons (.13 x 351,196 tons) of reserve raisins
will be available in the 2008-09 crop year, because of the reserve
percentage in effect.
In addition to the 10 plus 10 offers, Sec. 989.67(j) of the order
provides authority for sales of reserve raisins to handlers under
certain conditions, such as a national emergency, crop failure, change
in economic or marketing conditions, or if free tonnage shipments in
the current crop year exceed shipments during a comparable period of
the prior crop year. Pursuant to Sec. 989.67(j), 643 tons of 2007-08
reserve raisins were sold to handlers in June 2008 and released to
handlers in August 2008.
Adding the estimated figure of 45,656 tons of raisins offered to
handlers through the 10 plus 10 program (35,568 and 10,088 tons) to the
305,541 tons of free tonnage raisins available through applying the
volume regulation percentages, plus 106,249 tons of carryin inventory,
plus 643 tons of 2007-08 reserve raisins sold pursuant to Sec.
989.67(j) and released during the 2008-09 crop year results in a total
supply of 458,089 tons of natural condition raisins, or 432,935 packed
tons (.94509 shrink x 458,089 tons). This equates to 129 percent of the
2007-08 shipments of 355,680 natural condition tons or 336,150 packed
tons, which exceeds the USDA Guidelines goal of 110 percent.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
has considered the economic impact of this action on small entities.
Accordingly, AMS has prepared this final regulatory flexibility
analysis.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of
business subject to such actions in order that small businesses will
not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued
pursuant to the Act, and rules issued thereunder, are unique in that
they are brought about through group action of essentially small
entities acting on their own behalf.
There are approximately 18 handlers of California raisins who are
subject to regulation under the order and approximately 3,000 raisin
producers in the regulated area. Small agricultural firms are defined
by the Small Business Administration (SBA) (13 CFR 121.201) as those
having annual receipts of less than $7,000,000, and small agricultural
producers are defined as those having annual receipts of less than
$750,000. No more than 7 handlers and a majority of producers of
California raisins may be classified as small entities.
Since 1949, the California raisin industry has operated under a
Federal marketing order. The order contains authority to, among other
things, limit the portion of a given year's crop that
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can be marketed freely in any outlet by raisin handlers. This volume
regulation mechanism is used to stabilize supplies and prices and
strengthen market conditions. If the primary market (the normal
domestic market) is over-supplied with raisins, grower prices decline
substantially.
Pursuant to Sec. 989.54(d) of the order, this rule establishes
final volume regulation percentages for the 2008-09 crop year for NS
raisins. The volume regulation percentages are 87 percent free and 13
percent reserve. Free tonnage raisins may be sold by handlers to any
market. Reserve raisins must be held in a pool for the account of the
Committee and are disposed of through certain programs authorized under
the order. Volume regulation was warranted this season because the crop
estimate of 313,231 tons was significantly higher than the 273,863 ton
trade demand. As mentioned previously, by the week ending May 30, 2009,
acquisitions were at 351,196 tons.
The volume regulation procedures have helped the industry address
its marketing problems by keeping supplies in balance with domestic and
export market needs, and strengthening market conditions. The volume
regulation procedures fully supply the domestic and export markets,
provide for market expansion, and help reduce the burden of
oversupplies in the domestic market.
Raisin grapes are a perennial crop, so production in any year is
dependent upon plantings made in earlier years. The sun-drying method
of producing raisins involves considerable risk because of variable
weather patterns.
Even though the product and the industry are viewed as mature, the
industry has experienced considerable change over the last several
decades. Before the 1975-76 crop year, more than 50 percent of the
raisins were packed and sold directly to consumers. Now, about 62
percent of raisins are sold in bulk. This means that raisins are now
sold to consumers mostly as an ingredient in another product such as
cereal and baked goods. In addition, for a few years in the early
1970's, over 50 percent of the raisin grapes were sold to the wine
market for crushing. Since then, the percent of raisin-variety grapes
sold to the wine industry has decreased.
California's grapes are classified into three groups--table grapes,
wine grapes, and raisin-variety grapes. Raisin-variety grapes are the
most versatile of the three types. They can be marketed as fresh
grapes, crushed for juice in the production of wine or juice
concentrate, or dried into raisins. Annual fluctuations in the fresh
grape, wine, and concentrate markets, as well as weather-related
factors, cause fluctuations in raisin supply. This type of situation
introduces a certain amount of variability into the raisin market.
Although the size of the crop for raisin-variety grapes may be known,
the amount dried for raisins depends on the demand for crushing. This
makes the marketing of raisins a more difficult task. These supply
fluctuations can result in producer price instability and disorderly
market conditions.
Volume regulation is helpful to the raisin industry because it
lessens the impact of such fluctuations and contributes to orderly
marketing. For example, producer prices for NS raisins remained fairly
steady between the 1993-94 through the 1997-98 crop years, although
production varied. As shown in the table below, during those years,
production varied from a low of 272,063 tons in 1996-97 to a high of
387,007 tons in 1993-94.
According to Committee data, the total producer return per ton
during those years, which includes proceeds from both free tonnage plus
reserve pool raisins, has varied from a low of $904.60 in 1993-94 to a
high of $1,049.20 in 1996-97. Producer prices for the 1998-99 and 1999-
2000 crop years increased significantly due to back-to-back short crops
during those years. Record large crops followed and producer prices
dropped dramatically for the 2000-01 through 2003-04 crop years, as
inventories grew while demand stagnated. However, as noted below,
producer prices were higher for the 2004-05 through the 2007-08 crop
years:
Natural Seedless (Natural Condition) Deliveries, Field Prices and
Producer Prices
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Deliveries Field prices (per Producer prices
Crop year (tons) ton) \1\ (per ton)
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2007-08........ 329,288 $1,210.00 \2\ $1,028.50
2006-07........ 282,999 1,210.00 1,089.00
2005-06........ 319,126 1,210.00 \2\ 998.25
2004-05........ 265,262 1,210.00 \3\ 1,210.00
2003-04........ 296,864 810.00 567.00
2002-03........ 388,010 745.00 491.20
2001-02........ 377,328 880.00 650.94
2000-01........ 432,616 877.50 603.36
1999-2000...... 299,910 1,425.00 1,211.25
1998-99........ 240,469 1,290.00 \3\ 1,290.00
1997-98........ 382,448 1,250.00 946.52
1996-97........ 272,063 1,220.00 1,049.20
1995-96........ 325,911 1,160.00 1,007.19
1994-95........ 378,427 1,160.00 928.27
1993-94........ 387,007 1,155.00 904.60
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\1\ Field prices for NS raisins are established by the Raisin Bargaining
Association, and are also referred to in the industry as the free
tonnage price for raisins.
\2\ Return-to-date, reserve pool still open.
\3\ No volume regulation.
There are essentially two broad markets for raisins--domestic and
export. Domestic shipments generally increased over the years. Although
domestic shipments decreased from a high of 204,805 packed tons during
the 1990-91 crop year to a low of 156,325 packed tons in the 1999-2000
crop year, they increased from 174,117 packed tons during the 2000-01
crop year to 193,609 packed tons during the 2007-08 crop year. Export
shipments ranged from a high of 107,931 packed tons in 1991-92 crop
year to a low of 91,599 packed tons in the 1999-2000 crop year. Since
that time, export shipments increased to 106,755 tons of raisins during
the 2004-05 crop year, fell to
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101,684 tons in 2006-07 crop year, and again increased to 142,541 tons
in 2007-08 crop year. This significant increase was due to a short crop
in Turkey.
The per capita consumption of raisins has declined from 2.07 pounds
in 1988 to 1.47 pounds in 2007. This decrease is consistent with the
decrease in the per capita consumption of dried fruits in general,
which is due to the increasing availability of most types of fresh
fruit throughout the year.
While the overall demand for raisins has increased in four of the
last five years (as reflected in increased commercial shipments),
production has been decreasing. Deliveries of NS dried raisins from
producers to handlers reached an all-time high of 432,616 tons in the
2000-01 crop year. This large crop was preceded by two short crop
years; deliveries were 240,469 tons in 1998-99 crop year and 299,910
tons in 1999-2000 crop year. Deliveries for the 2000-01 crop year
soared to a record level because of increased bearing acreage and
yields. Deliveries for the 2001-02 crop year were at 377,328 tons,
388,010 tons for the 2002-03 crop year, 296,864 for the 2003-04 crop
year, and 265,262 tons for the 2004-05 crop year. After three crop
years of high production and a large 2001-02 carryin inventory, the
industry diverted raisin production to other uses or removed bearing
vines. Diversions/removals totaled 38,000 acres in 2001; 27,000 acres
in 2002; and 8,000 acres of vines in 2003. These actions resulted in
declining deliveries of 296,864 tons for the 2003-04 crop year and
265,262 tons for the 2004-05 crop year. Although deliveries increased
in the 2005-06 crop year to 319,126 tons, this may have been because
fewer growers opted to contract with wineries, as raisin variety grapes
crushed in 2005-06 crop year decreased by 161,000 green tons, the
equivalent of over 40,000 tons of raisins. In the 2006-07 crop year,
raisin deliveries were again less than 300,000 tons at 282,999 tons and
increased to 329,288 tons in 2007-08 crop year. Deliveries have
increased for the 2008-09 crop year, and were at 351,196 tons for the
week ending May 30, 2009.
The order permits the industry to exercise volume regulation
provisions, which allow for the establishment of free and reserve
percentages, and establishment of a reserve pool. One of the primary
purposes of establishing free and reserve percentages is to balance
supply and demand. If raisin markets are over-supplied with product,
producer prices will decline.
Raisins are generally marketed at relatively lower price levels in
the more elastic export market than in the more inelastic domestic
market. This results in a larger volume of raisins being marketed and
enhances producer returns. In addition, this system allows the U.S.
raisin industry to be more competitive in export markets.
The reserve percentage limits provide for raisins that handlers can
market as free tonnage. Data available as of May 30, 2009, showed that
deliveries of NS raisins were at 351,196 tons. The 13 percent reserve
thus provided handlers with free tonnage of 305,541 natural condition
tons (.87 x the 351,196 ton crop).
Adding the estimated figure of 45,656 tons of raisins offered to
handlers through the 10 plus 10 program (35,568 and 10,088 tons) to the
305,541 tons of free tonnage raisins available through applying the
volume regulation percentages, plus 106,249 tons of carryin inventory,
plus 643 tons of 2007-08 reserve raisins sold pursuant to Sec.
989.67(j) and released during the 2008-09 crop year results in a total
supply of 458,089 tons of natural condition raisins, or 432,935 packed
tons (.94509 shrink x 458,089 tons).
With volume regulation, producer prices are expected to be higher
than without volume regulation. This price increase is beneficial to
all producers regardless of size and enhances producers' total revenues
in comparison to no volume regulation. Establishing a reserve allows
the industry to help stabilize supplies in both domestic and export
markets, while improving returns to producers.
Free and reserve percentages are established by varietal type, and
usually in years when the supply exceeds the trade demand by a large
enough margin that the Committee believes volume regulation is
necessary to maintain market stability. Accordingly, in assessing
whether to apply volume regulation or, as an alternative, not to apply
such regulation, it was determined that volume regulation was warranted
for the 2008-09 season for only one of the nine raisin varietal types
defined under the order.
The free and reserve percentages continue in effect, the release of
the full trade demand for Natural Seedless raisins and apply uniformly
to all handlers in the industry, regardless of size. For NS raisins,
with the exception of the 1998-99 and 2004-05 crop years, small and
large raisin producers and handlers have been operating under volume
regulation percentages every year since the 1983-84 crop year. There
are no known additional costs incurred by small handlers that are not
incurred by large handlers. While the level of benefits of this
rulemaking are difficult to quantify, the stabilizing effects of the
volume regulations impact small and large handlers positively by
helping them maintain and expand markets even though raisin supplies
fluctuate widely from season to season. Likewise, price stability
positively impacts small and large producers by allowing them to better
anticipate the revenues their raisins will generate.
AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act, to promote
the use of the Internet and other information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information
and services, and for other purposes.
There are some reporting, recordkeeping and other compliance
requirements under the order. The reporting and recordkeeping
requirements are necessary for compliance purposes and for developing
statistical data for maintenance of the program. The requirements are
the same as those applied in past seasons. Thus, this action imposes no
additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements on either small or
large raisin handlers. The forms require information which is readily
available from handler records and which can be provided without data
processing equipment or trained statistical staff. The information
collection and recordkeeping requirements have been previously approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control No.
0581-0178, Vegetable and Specialty Crops. As with all Federal marketing
order programs, reports and forms are periodically reviewed to reduce
information requirements and duplication by industry and public sector
agencies. In addition, as noted in the initial regulatory flexibility
analysis, USDA has not identified any relevant Federal rules that
duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this rule.
Further, the Committee's meetings were widely publicized throughout
the raisin industry and all interested persons were invited to attend
the meetings and participate in the Committee's deliberations. Like all
Committee meetings, the August 15, 2008, October 9, 2008, and December
18, 2008, meetings were public meetings and all entities, both large
and small, were able to express their views on this issue.
Also, the Committee has a number of appointed subcommittees to
review certain issues and make recommendations to the Committee. The
Committee's Reserve Sales and Marketing Subcommittee met on August 15,
2008, October 9, 2008, and
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December 18, 2008, and discussed these issues in detail. Those meetings
were also public meetings and both large and small entities were able
to participate and express their views.
An interim final rule concerning this action was published in the
Federal Register on March 9, 2009. Copies of the rule were mailed by
the Committee's staff to all Committee members and alternates, and
raisin handlers. In addition, the rule was made available through the
Internet by USDA and the Office of the Federal Register. That rule
provided a 60-day comment period which ended May 8, 2009. No comments
were received during the comment period.
A small business guide on complying with fruit, vegetable, and
specialty crop marketing agreements and orders may be viewed at: http:/
/www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/
ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateN&page=MarketingOrdersSmallBus
inessGuide. Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to
Jay Guerber at the previously mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
After consideration of all relevant material presented, including
the Committee's recommendation and other information, it is found that
finalizing the interim final rule, without change, as published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 9951, March 9, 2009) will tend to effectuate
the declared policy of the Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 989
Grapes, Marketing agreements, Raisins, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
PART 989--RAISINS PRODUCED FROM GRAPES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA
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Accordingly, the interim final rule amending 7 CFR part 989 which was
published at 74 FR 9951 on March 9, 2009, is adopted as a final rule
without change.
Dated: August 24, 2009.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E9-20766 Filed 8-27-09; 8:45 am]
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