[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: 7CFR917.1] [Page 121] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 917_FRESH PEARS AND PEACHES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents Subpart_Order Regulating Handling Sec. 917.1 Secretary. Source: 41 FR 17528, Apr. 27, 1976, unless otherwise noted. Definitions Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead.