[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: 7CFR925.22]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 925_GRAPES GROWN IN A DESIGNATED AREA OF SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA--
 
Sec.  925.22  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 
a meeting of

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the growers and a meeting of the handlers. 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.  
925.20.
    (b) Successor members. The Secretary shall cause to be held, not 
later than November 15, of each year, meetings of producers and handlers 
for the purpose of making nominations for members and alternate members 
of the committee.
    (c) Only producers, including duly authorized officers or employees 
of producers, who are present at such nomination meetings, may 
participate in the nomination and election of nominees for producer 
members and their alternates. Each producer entity shall be entitled to 
cast only one vote. If a person is both a producer and a handler of 
grapes, such person may participate in both producer and handler 
nominations.
    (d) Only handlers, including duly authorized officers or employees 
of handlers, who are present at such nomination meetings, may 
participate in the nomination and election of nominees for handler 
members and their alternates. Each handler entity shall be entitled to 
cast only one vote.
    (e) One member and alternate member shall be nominated by a vote of 
both producers and handlers and may be of either group.
    (f) The public member and alternate member shall be nominated by the 
committee. The committee shall prescribe, with the approval of the 
Secretary, procedures for the nomination of the public member and 
qualification requirements for such member.