[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: 7CFR1218.41]

[Page 151-152]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1218_BLUEBERRY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER--Table of 
 
     Subpart A_Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec.  1218.41  Nominations and appointments.

    (a) Voting for regional and state representatives will be made by 
mail ballot.
    (b) When a state has a state blueberry commission or marketing order 
in place, the state commission or committee will nominate members to 
serve on the Council. At least two nominees shall be submitted to the 
Secretary for each member and each alternate.
    (c) Nomination and election of regional and state representatives 
where no commission or order is in place will be handled by the Council 
staff. The Council staff will seek nominations for members and 
alternates from the specific states and/or regions. Nominations will be 
returned to the Council office and placed on a ballot which will then be 
sent to producers in the state and/or region for a vote. The final 
nominee for member will have received the highest number of votes cast. 
The person with the second highest number of votes cast will be the 
final nominee for alternate. The persons with the third and fourth 
highest number of

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votes cast will be designated as additional nominees for consideration 
by the Secretary.
    (d) Nominations for the importer, exporter, first handler, and 
public member positions will be made by the Council. Two nominees for 
each member and each alternate position will be submitted to the 
Secretary for consideration.
    (e) From the nominations, the Secretary shall select the members and 
alternate members of the Council.

[71 FR 44555, Aug. 7, 2006]