[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: 7CFR984] [Page 563] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 984_WALNUTS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents Subpart_Order Regulating Handling Sec. 984.40 Alternate. (a) An alternate for a member of the Board shall act in the place and stead of such member in his absence or in the event of his death, removal, resignation, or disqualification, until a successor for his unexpired term has been selected and has qualified. (b) In the event any member of the Board and his alternate are both unable to attend a meeting of the Board, any alternate for any other member representing the same group as the absent member may serve in the place of the absent member, or in the event such other alternate cannot attend, or there is no such other alternate, such member, or in the event of his disability or a vacancy, his alternate may designate, subject to the disapproval of the Secretary, a temporary substitute to attend such meeting. At such meeting such temporary substitute may act in the place of such member. For the purposes of this paragraph, a cooperative handler group and a cooperative grower group shall be considered the same group. [27 FR 9094, Sept. 13, 1962, as amended at 41 FR 31543, July 29, 1976]