[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR717.23]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 717--HOLDING OF REFERENDA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 717.23  Applicability of this part to Puerto Rico.

    The Caribbean Area Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation 
Committee shall be in charge of and responsible for conducting in Puerto 
Rico each referendum required by the Act. Insofar as applicable, the 
Caribbean Area ASC Committee shall perform all the duties and assume all 
the responsibilities otherwise required of State and county committees 
as provided in this part, except that (a) the Director, Agricultural 
Stabilization and Conservation Caribbean Area Office shall nominate for 
appointment by the Caribbean Area ASC Committee the members and 
alternates to serve on community referendum committees and shall 
establish the boundaries of referendum communities in such a manner that 
polling places therein will be conveniently located for the farmers 
eligible to vote in the referendum, and (b) following the canvass of the 
ballots, results of the referendum shall be reported to the Caribbean 
Area ASC Committee.