[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR916.22]

[Page 103-104]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 916_NECTARINES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  916.22  Nomination.

    (a) Initial members. Nominations for each of the initial members, 
together with nominations for the initial alternate members for each 
position, may be submitted to the Secretary by the committee responsible 
for promulgation of this part. Such nominations may be made by means of 
group meetings of the growers concerned in each district. Such 
nominations, if made, shall be filed with the Secretary no later than 
the effective date of this part. In the event nominations for initial 
members and alternate members of the committee are not filed pursuant 
to, and within the time specified in, this section, the Secretary may 
select such initial members and alternate members without regard to 
nominations, but selections shall be on the basis of the representation 
provided in Sec.  916.20.
    (b) Successor members. (1) The committee shall appoint a nominating 
committee, which will hold or cause to be held, not later than January 
31 of each odd numbered year, a nomination procedure or a meeting or 
meetings of growers in each district for the purpose of designating 
nominees for successor members and alternate members of the committee. 
Meetings may be supervised by the nominating committee

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that shall prescribe such procedure as shall be reasonable and fair to 
all persons concerned. After the nomination procedure or meetings have 
concluded, the nominating committee by February 15 will verify consent 
to place the nominee's name on the ballot and will cause a ballot 
listing all of the nominees for a given district to be mailed to all 
growers within the district. Members and their alternates will be chosen 
based on a descending ranking of votes received. Once ballots have been 
tabulated, the Nectarine Administrative Committee will announce to the 
growers the nominees that have been selected and recommended to the 
Secretary.
    (2) Nominations may only be by growers, or by duly authorized 
employees. At meetings, only growers who are present at such nomination 
meetings may participate in the nomination of nominees for members and 
their alternates. All known growers will then receive a ballot for the 
nominees in the district in which they produce and are entitled to vote 
accordingly. A grower who produces in multiple districts is allowed to 
vote only in one district, and may exchange his/her ballot for that of 
the nominees in another district provided the grower is producing in the 
district for which he/she wants to participate. Employees of such grower 
shall be eligible for membership as principal or alternate to fill only 
one position on the committee.
    (3) A particular grower, including authorized employees of such 
grower, shall be eligible for membership as principal or alternate to 
fill only one position on the committee.

[23 FR 4616, June 25, 1958. Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961, 
and amended at 31 FR 8176, June 10, 1966; 36 FR 9290, May 22, 1971; 71 
FR 41350, July 21, 2006]