[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: 7CFR917.29]

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                          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.  917.29  Organization of committees.

    (a) A majority of all of the members of the Control Committee shall 
constitute a quorum, and any action of the Control Committee shall 
require the concurrence of the majority of all members present at the 
meeting.
    (b) A quorum of the Pear Commodity Committee and of the Peach 
Commodity Committee shall each consist of nine members.

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    (c) The Control Committee and each commodity committee shall give to 
the Secretary the same notice of each meeting that is given to the 
members of the respective committee.
    (d) The Control Committee or any commodity committee may, upon due 
notice to all of the members of the respective committee, vote by 
letter, telegraph or telephone: Provided, That any member voting by 
telephone shall promptly thereafter confirm in writing his/her vote so 
cast. The Peach Commodity Committee may, upon due notice to all of the 
members of the respective committee, vote by letter, telegraph, 
telephone, facsimile, video teleconference, or any other means of 
communication recommended by the committee and approved by the 
Secretary; Provided, That any member voting by telephone shall promptly 
thereafter confirm in writing his/her vote so cast.

[41 FR 17528, Apr. 27, 1976, as amended at 56 FR 46369, Sept. 12, 1991; 
71 FR 41352, July 21, 2006]

    Effective Date Note: At 59 FR 10056, Mar. 3, 1994, in Sec.  917.29, 
in paragraph (b), the words ``of the Pear Commodity Committee and'' and 
``each'' were suspended, effective April 4, 1994.