[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: 7CFR945.21]

[Page 340-341]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 945_IRISH POTATOES GROWN IN CERTAIN DESIGNATED COUNTIES IN IDAHO, 
AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 945.21  Term of office.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office 
of committee members and alternates shall be for two years beginning 
June 1 or such other date as recommended by the committee and approved 
by the Secretary. The term of office of members and alternates shall be 
so determined that approximately one-half of the total producer and 
handler committee membership shall terminate each year.
    (b) Committee members and alternates shall serve during the term of 
office for which they are selected and have qualified and continue until 
their successors are selected and have qualified. Beginning with the 
1987 term of office, no member or alternate shall serve more than three 
full consecutive terms: Provided, That an alternate member may serve up 
to three consecutive terms and then serve as a member for up to three 
consecutive terms without a break in service. Members serving three 
consecutive terms could again become eligible to serve on the committee 
by not serving for one full term as either member or alternate member: 
Provided, That in the event a

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position would otherwise remain vacant for lack of eligible nominees or 
eligible persons willing to serve, the Secretary may authorize a member 
or alternate member to serve more than three full consecutive terms.

[53 FR 3188, Feb. 4, 1988]