[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 9]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1007.60]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER X--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
                 Orders; Milk) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1007_MILK IN THE SOUTHEAST MARKETING AREA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  1007.60  Handler's value of milk.

    For the purpose of computing a handler's obligation for producer 
milk, the market administrator shall determine for each month the value 
of milk of each handler with respect to each of the handler's pool 
plants and of each handler described in Sec.  1000.9(c) with respect to 
milk that was not received at a pool plant by adding the amounts 
computed in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section and subtracting 
from that total amount the value computed in paragraph (f) of this 
section. Receipts of nonfluid milk products that are distributed as 
labeled reconstituted milk for which payments are made to the producer-
settlement fund of another Federal order under Sec.  1000.76(a)(4) or 
(d) shall be excluded from pricing under this section.
    (a) Multiply the pounds of skim milk and butterfat in producer milk 
that were classified in each class pursuant to Sec.  1000.44(c) by the 
applicable skim milk and butterfat prices, and add the resulting 
amounts; except that for the months of January 2005 through March 2005, 
the Class I skim milk price for this purpose shall be the Class I skim 
milk price as determined in Sec.  1000.50(b) plus $0.04 per 
hundredweight, and the Class I butterfat price for this purpose shall be 
the Class I butterfat price as determined in Sec.  1000.50(c) plus 
$0.0004 per pound. The adjustments to the Class I skim milk and 
butterfat prices provided herein may be reduced by the market 
administrator for any month if the market administrator determines that 
the payments yet unpaid computed pursuant to paragraphs (g)(1) through 
(5) and paragraph (g)(7) of this section will be less than the amount 
computed pursuant to paragraph (g)(6) of this section. The adjustments 
to the Class I skim milk and butterfat prices provided herein during the 
months of January 2005 through March 2005 shall be announced along with 
the prices announced in Sec.  1000.53(b);
    (b) Multiply the pounds of skim milk and butterfat overage assigned 
to each class pursuant to Sec.  1000.44(a)(11) by the respective skim 
milk and butterfat prices applicable at the location of the pool plant;
    (c) Multiply the difference between the Class IV price for the 
preceding month and the current month's Class I, II, or III price, as 
the case may be, by the hundredweight of skim milk and butterfat 
subtracted from Class I, II, or III, respectively, pursuant to Sec.  
1000.44(a)(7) and the corresponding step of Sec.  1000.44(b);
    (d) Multiply the difference between the Class I price applicable at 
the location of the pool plant and the Class IV price by the 
hundredweight of skim milk and butterfat assigned to Class I pursuant to 
Sec.  1000.43(d) and the hundredweight of skim milk and butterfat 
subtracted from Class I pursuant to Sec.  1000.44(a)(3)(i) through (vi) 
and the corresponding step of Sec.  1000.44(b), excluding receipts of 
bulk fluid cream products from a plant regulated under other Federal 
orders and bulk concentrated fluid milk products from pool plants, 
plants regulated under other Federal orders, and unregulated supply 
plants;
    (e) Multiply the Class I skim milk and Class I butterfat prices 
applicable at the location of the nearest unregulated supply plants from 
which an equivalent volume was received by the pounds of skim milk and 
butterfat in receipts of concentrated fluid milk products assigned to 
Class I pursuant to Sec.  1000.43(d) and Sec.  1000.44(a)(3)(i) and the 
corresponding step of Sec.  1000.44(b) and the pounds of skim milk and 
butterfat subtracted from Class I pursuant to Sec.  1000.44(a)(8) and 
the corresponding step of Sec.  1000.44(b), excluding such skim milk and 
butterfat in receipts of fluid milk products from an unregulated supply 
plant to the extent that an equivalent amount of skim milk or butterfat 
disposed of to such plant by handlers fully regulated under any Federal 
milk order is classified and priced as Class I milk and is not used as 
an offset for any other payment obligation under any order; and
    (f) For reconstituted milk made from receipts of nonfluid milk 
products, multiply $1.00 (but not more than the difference between the 
Class I price applicable at the location of the pool plant and the Class 
IV price) by the hundredweight of skim milk and butterfat contained in 
receipts of nonfluid

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milk products that are allocated to Class I use pursuant to Sec.  
1000.43(d).
    (g) For the months of January 2005 through March 2005 for handlers 
who have submitted proof satisfactory to the market administrator to 
determine eligibility for reimbursement of transportation costs, 
subtract an amount equal to:
    (1) The cost of transportation on loads of producer milk delivered 
or rerouted to a pool distributing plant which were delivered as a 
result of hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne;
    (2) The cost of transportation on loads of producer milk delivered 
or rerouted to a pool supply plant that was then transferred to a pool 
distributing plant which were delivered as a result of hurricanes 
Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne;
    (3) The cost of transportation on loads of bulk milk delivered or 
rerouted to a pool distributing plant from a pool supply plant which 
were delivered as a result of hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and 
Jeanne;
    (4) The cost of transportation on loads of bulk milk delivered or 
rerouted to a pool distributing plant from another order plant which 
were delivered as a result of hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and 
Jeanne; and
    (5) The cost of transportation on loads of bulk milk transferred or 
diverted to a plant regulated under another Federal order or to other 
nonpool plants which were delivered as a result of hurricanes Charley, 
Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
    (6) The total amount of payment to all handlers under this section 
shall be limited for each month to an amount determined by multiplying 
the total Class I producer milk for all handlers pursuant to Sec.  
1000.44(c) times $0.04 per hundredweight.
    (7) If the cost of transportation computed pursuant to paragraphs 
(g)(1) through (5) of this section exceeds the amount computed pursuant 
to paragraph (g)(6) of this section, the market administrator shall 
prorate such payments to each handler based on each handler's proportion 
of transportation costs submitted pursuant to paragraphs (g)(1) through 
(5) of this section. Transportation costs submitted pursuant to 
paragraphs (g)(1) through (5) of this section which are not paid as a 
result of such a proration shall be included in each subsequent month's 
transportation costs submitted pursuant to paragraphs (g)(1) through (5) 
of this section until paid, or until the time period for such payments 
has concluded.
    (8) The reimbursement of transportation costs pursuant to this 
section shall be the actual demonstrated cost of such transportation of 
bulk milk delivered or rerouted as described in paragraphs (g)(1) 
through (5) of this section, or the miles of transportation on loads of 
bulk milk delivered or rerouted as described in paragraphs (g)(1) 
through (5) of this section multiplied by $2.25 per loaded mile, 
whichever is less.
    (9) For each handler, the reimbursement of transportation costs 
pursuant to paragraph (g) of this section for bulk milk delivered or 
rerouted as described in paragraphs (g)(1) through (5) of this section 
shall be reduced by the amount of payments received for such milk 
movements from the transportation credit balancing fund pursuant to 
Sec.  1007.82.

[64 FR 47966, Sept. 1, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 82835, Dec. 28, 2000; 
69 FR 71700, Dec. 10, 2004]