[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: 7CFR985]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 985_MARKETING ORDER REGULATING THE HANDLING OF SPEARMINT OIL 
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  985.23  Nominations.

    (a) Procedure. (1) Nominations for producer members of the Committee 
and their alternates shall be made at nomination meetings of producers 
in each District. Such meetings shall be held at such times (on or 
before November 1 of each year) and places as the Committee shall 
designate. One nominee shall be elected for each position to be filled. 
The names and addresses of each nominee shall be submitted to the 
Secretary not later than December 1 of each year.
    (2) Only producers, including duly authorized officers or employees 
of producers present and eligible to serve as producer members of the 
Committee, shall participate in the nomination. If a producer produces 
oil in more than one district, the producer shall select the district in 
which that producer will participate and notify the Committee of the 
choice.
    (3) Should the Committee find it impractical to hold nomination 
meetings, nominations may be submitted to the Secretary based on the 
results of balloting by mail. Ballots to be used may contain the names 
of candidates and a blank space for write-in candidates for each 
position, together with voting instructions. The eligible person 
receiving the highest number of votes for a member or alternate position 
shall be the nominee for that position.
    (4) The producer members of the Committee shall nominate the public 
member and alternate and member at the first meeting following the 
selection of members for a new term of office.
    (b) Initial members. As soon as practicable following the effective 
date of this subpart, the Secretary shall hold, or cause to be held, 
nomination meetings of producers in each district to nominate the 
initial members of the Committee.
    (c) The Committee with the approval of the Secretary shall issue 
rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section or to change the procedures in this section in the event they 
are no longer practical.