[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1218.40]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1218_BLUEBERRY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER--Table of 
 
     Subpart A_Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec. 1218.40  Establishment and membership.

    (a) Establishment of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. There is 
hereby established a U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, hereinafter called 
the Council, composed of no more than 14 members and alternates, 
appointed by the Secretary from nominations as follows:
    (1) One producer member and alternate from each of the following 
regions:
    (i) Region 1 Western Region (all states from the Pacific 
east to the Rockies): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, 
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 
Wyoming.
    (ii) Region 2 Midwest Region (all states east of the 
Rockies to the Great Lakes and south to the Kansas/Missouri/Kentucky 
state line): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and 
Wisconsin.
    (iii) Region 3 Northeast Region (all states east of the 
Great Lakes and North of the North Carolina/Tennessee state line): 
Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, 
Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.
    (iv) Region 4 Southern Region (all states south of the 
Virginia/Kentucky/Missouri/Kansas state line and east of the Rockies): 
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,

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North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and 
Texas.
    (2) One producer member and alternate from each of the top six 
blueberry producing states, based upon the average of the total tons 
produced over the previous three years. Average tonnage will be based 
upon production and assessment figures generated by the Council.
    (3) One importer and alternate.
    (4) One exporter and alternate shall be filled by foreign blueberry 
producers currently shipping blueberries into the United States from the 
largest foreign blueberry production area, based on a three-year 
average.
    (5) One first handler member and alternate shall be filled by a 
United States based independent or cooperative organization which is a 
producer/shipper of domestic blueberries.
    (6) One public member and alternate.
    (b) Adjustment of membership. At least once every five years, the 
Council will review the geographical distribution of United States 
production of blueberries and the quantity of imports. The review will 
be conducted through an audit of state crop production figures and 
Council assessment records. If warranted, the Council will recommend to 
the Secretary that the membership on the Council be altered to reflect 
any changes in the geographical distribution of domestic blueberry 
production and the quantity of imports. If the level of imports 
increases, importer members and alternates may be added to the Council.

[65 FR 43963, July 17, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 37119, July 17, 2001; 
71 FR 44554, Aug. 7, 2006]