[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR916.22]

[Page 100]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 916_NECTARINES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 916.22  Nomination.

    (a) Initial members. Nominations for each of the initial members, 
together with nominations for the initial alternate members for each 
position, may be submitted to the Secretary by the committee responsible 
for promulgation of this part. Such nominations may be made by means of 
group meetings of the growers concerned in each district. Such 
nominations, if made, shall be filed with the Secretary no later than 
the effective date of this part. In the event nominations for initial 
members and alternate members of the committee are not filed pursuant 
to, and within the time specified in, this section, the Secretary may 
select such initial members and alternate members without regard to 
nominations, but selections shall be on the basis of the representation 
provided in Sec. 916.20.
    (b) Successor members. (1) The committee shall hold or cause to be 
held, not later than February 15 of each odd numbered year, a meeting or 
meetings of growers in each district for the purpose of designating 
nominees for successor members and alternate members of the committee. 
These meetings shall be supervised by the committee which shall 
prescribe such procedure as shall be reasonable and fair to all persons 
concerned.
    (2) Only growers who are present at such nomination meetings, or 
represented at such meetings by duly authorized employees, may 
participate in the nomination and election of nominees for members and 
their alternates.
    (3) A particular grower, including employees of such grower, shall 
be eligible for membership as principal or alternate to fill only one 
position on the committee.

[23 FR 4616, June 25, 1958. Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961, 
and amended at 31 FR 8176, June 10, 1966; 36 FR 9290, May 22, 1971]