[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 23537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10120]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document Number AMS-FV-10-0063]


Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Importer 
Associations and Assessment Computation

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces an updated computation for assessments 
received by importer associations under the Hass Avocado Promotion, 
Research, and Information Order (Order)(7 CFR part 1219). The Order is 
authorized under the Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information 
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7801-7813). The Order covers fresh domestic and 
imported Hass avocados and is administered by the Hass Avocado Board 
(Board). Under the program, assessments are paid by producers and 
importers and used for programs designed to increase the consumption of 
Hass avocados in the United States. A state association receives 85 
percent of the assessment paid by all producers in the State of 
California and uses these funds to conduct state-of-origin promotions. 
Importer associations receive 85 percent of the assessments paid by 
their members and use these funds to conduct country-of-origin 
promotions. This notice announces that assessments from all Hass 
avocado importers who import Hass avocados from a country represented 
by an importer association will be included in the 85 percent 
assessment computation. For those importers of Hass avocados whose 
assessments were not previously included in the 85 percent calculation, 
such importers may have their assessments not included in the 
computation upon notice to the Board. Information regarding the updated 
computation is available from the Agricultural Marketing Service at 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/FVPromotion. The updated computation will 
become effective 60 days after the date of publication in the Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Douglass, Marketing 
Specialist, Research and Promotion Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 
Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 0632-S, Stop 
0244, Washington, DC 20250-0244; telephone: (888) 720-9917; facsimile 
(202) 205-2800; or electronic mail: [email protected].

    Dated: April 20, 2011.
Ellen King,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-10120 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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