[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: 7CFR1260.143]

[Page 277-278]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1260_BEEF PROMOTION AND RESEARCH--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart A_Beef Promotion and Research Order
 
Sec.  1260.143  Nominations.

    All nominations authorized under this section shall be made in the 
following manner:
    (a) Nominations shall be obtained by the Secretary from eligible 
organizations. An eligible organization shall only submit nominations 
for positions on the Board representing units in which such eligible 
organization can establish that it is certified as an eligible 
organization to submit nominations for that unit. If the Secretary 
determines that a unit is not represented by an eligible organization, 
then the Secretary may solicit nominations from organizations, and 
producers residing in that unit.
    (b) Nominations for representation of the importer unit may be 
submitted by--
    (1) Organizations which represent importers of cattle, beef or beef 
products, as determined by the Secretary, or
    (2) Individual importers of cattle, beef or beef products. 
Individual importers submitting nominations for representation of the 
importer unit must establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
the persons submitting the nominations are importers of cattle, beef or 
beef products.
    (c) After the establishment of the initial Board, the Department 
shall announce when a vacancy does or will

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exist. Nominations for subsequent Board members shall be submitted to 
the Secretary not less than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of 
the terms of the members whose terms are expiring, in the manner as 
described in this section. In the case of vacancies due to reasons other 
than the expiration of a term of office, successor Board members shall 
be appointed pursuant to Sec.  1260.146.
    (d) Where there is more than one eligible organization representing 
producers in a unit, they may caucus and jointly nominate two qualified 
persons for each position representing that unit on the Board for which 
a member is to be appointed. If joint agreement is not reached with 
respect to any such nominations, or if no caucus is held, each eligible 
organization may submit to the Secretary two nominees for each 
appointment to be made to represent that unit.