[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: 7CFR1215.71]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1215_POPCORN PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION--Table of 
 
  Subpart A_Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order
 
Sec.  1215.71  Suspension or termination.

    (a) Whenever the Secretary finds that this subpart or any provision 
thereof obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared policy of 
the Act, the Secretary shall terminate or suspend the

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operation of this subpart or such provision thereof.
    (b) The Secretary may conduct additional referenda to determine 
whether processors favor termination or suspension of this subpart three 
years after the effective date, on the request of a representative group 
comprising 30 percent or more of the number of processors who have been 
engaged in processing during a representative period as determined by 
the Secretary.
    (c) Whenever the Secretary determines that suspension or termination 
of this subpart is favored by two-thirds or more of the popcorn 
processors voting in a referendum under paragraph (b) of this section 
who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have 
been engaged in the processing, the Secretary shall:
    (1) Suspend or terminate, as appropriate, collection of assessments 
within six months after making such determination; and
    (2) Suspend or terminate, as appropriate, all activities under this 
subpart in an orderly manner as soon as practicable.
    (d) Referenda conducted under this subsection shall be conducted in 
such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.