[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: 7CFR1216.41]

[Page 137]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1216_PEANUT PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart A_Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec.  1216.41  Nominations.

    (a) All nominations authorized under Sec.  1216.40 shall be made 
within such a period of time as the Secretary shall prescribe. Eligible 
peanut producer organizations within each state as certified pursuant to 
Sec.  1216.70 shall nominate two qualified persons for each member and 
each alternate member. The nominees shall be elected at an open meeting 
among peanut producers eligible to serve on the Board. Any certified 
peanut producer organization representing a minor peanut-producing state 
may nominate two eligible persons for each member and two eligible 
persons for each alternate member.
    (b) As soon as practicable after this subpart becomes effective, the 
Secretary shall obtain nominations for appointment to the initial 
promotion Board from certified nominating organizations. In any 
subsequent year in which an appointment to the Board is to be made, 
nominations for positions whose terms will expire shall be obtained from 
certified nominating organizations by the Board's staff and submitted to 
the Secretary by May 1 of such year, or other such date as approved by 
the Secretary.
    (c) Except for initial Board members, whose nomination process will 
be initiated by the Secretary, the Board shall issue the call for 
nominations by March 1 of each year.
    (d) The nomination meeting shall be announced 30 days in advance:
    (1) By utilizing available media or public information sources, 
without incurring advertising expense, to publicize the dates, places, 
method of voting, eligibility requirements, and other pertinent 
information. Such sources of publicity may include, but are not limited 
to, print and radio; and
    (2) By such other means as deemed advisable.
    (e) At nominations meetings, Department personnel will be present to 
oversee and to verify eligibility and count ballots.