[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: 7CFR1220.216]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1220_SOYBEAN PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A_Soybean Promotion and Research Order
 
Sec.  1220.216  Procedure.

    (a) Attendance of at least 12 members of the Committee shall 
constitute a quorum at a properly convened meeting of the Committee. Any 
action of

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the Committee shall require the concurring votes of at least two-thirds 
(\2/3\) of the members present. The Committee shall establish rules 
concerning timely notice of meetings.
    (b) When in the opinion of the chairperson of the Committee 
emergency action must be taken before a meeting can be called, the 
Committee may take action upon the concurring votes of no less than 
twelve of its members by mail, telephone, facsimile, or telegraph. 
Action taken by this emergency procedure is valid only if all members 
are notified and provided the opportunity to vote and any telephone vote 
is confirmed promptly in writing. Any action so taken shall have the 
same force and effect as though such action had been taken at a properly 
convened meeting of the Committee.
    (c) A member may not cast votes by proxy.