[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1206.31]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1206_MANGO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A_Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order Definitions
 
Sec.  1206.31  Nominations and appointments.

    (a) Voting for first handler, importer, and domestic producer 
members will be made by mail ballot.
    (b) There shall be two nominees for each position on the Board.
    (c) Nominations for the initial Board will be handled by the 
Department. Subsequent nominations will be handled by the Board's staff.
    (d) Nominees to fill the first handler member position on the Board 
shall be solicited from all known first handlers. The nominees shall be 
placed on a ballot which will be sent to all first handlers for a vote. 
The nominee receiving the highest number of votes and the nominee 
receiving the second highest number of votes shall be submitted to the 
Department as the first handlers' first and second choice nominees.
    (e) Nominees to fill the importer positions on the Board shall be 
solicited from all known importers of mangos. The members from each 
district shall select the nominees for two positions on the Board. Two 
nominees shall be submitted for each position. The nominees shall be 
placed on a ballot which will be sent to importers in the districts for 
a vote. For each position, the nominee receiving the highest number of 
votes and the nominee receiving the second highest number of votes shall 
be submitted to the Department as the importers' first and second choice 
nominees.
    (f) Nominees to fill the domestic producer member positions on the 
Board shall be solicited from all known domestic producers. The nominees 
shall be placed on a ballot which will be sent to all domestic producers 
for a vote. The nominee receiving the highest

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number of votes and the nominee receiving the second highest number of 
votes shall be submitted to the Department as the producers' first and 
second choice nominees.
    (g) Nominees to fill the foreign producer member positions on the 
Board shall be solicited from organizations of foreign mango producers. 
Each organization shall submit two nominees for each position, and the 
nominees shall be representative of the major countries exporting mangos 
to the United States.
    (h) The Board will nominate the wholesaler and/or retailer members.
    (i) From the nominations, the Secretary shall select the members of 
the Board.