[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: 7CFR1260.161]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1260_BEEF PROMOTION AND RESEARCH--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart A_Beef Promotion and Research Order
 
Sec. 1260.161  Establishment and membership.

    (a) There is hereby established a Beef Promotion Operating Committee 
of 20 members. The Committee shall be composed of 10 Board members 
elected by the Board and 10 producers elected by the Federation.
    (b) Board representation on the Committee shall consist of the 
chairperson, vice-chairperson and treasurer of the Board, and seven 
representatives of the Board who will be duly elected by the Board to 
serve on the Committee. The seven representatives to the Committee 
elected by the Board shall, to the extent practical, reflect the 
geographic and unit distribution of cattle numbers, or the equivalent 
thereof.
    (c) Federation representation on the Committee shall consist of the 
Federation chairperson, vice-chairperson, and eight duly elected 
producer representatives of the Federation Board of Directors who are 
members or ex officio members of the Board of Directors of a qualified 
State beef council. The eight representatives of the Federation

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elected to serve on the Committee shall, to the extent practical, 
reflect the geographic distribution of cattle numbers. The Federation 
shall submit to the Secretary the names of the representatives elected 
by the Federation to serve on the Committee and the manner in which such 
election was held and that such representatives are producers and are 
members or ex officio members of the Board of Directors of a qualified 
State beef council on the Federation Board of Directors. The prospective 
Federation representatives shall file with the Secretary a written 
agreement to serve on the Committee and to disclose any relationship 
with any beef promotion entity or with any organization that has or is 
being considered for a contractual relationship with the Board or the 
Committee. When the Secretary is satisfied that the above conditions are 
met, the Secretary shall certify such representatives as eligible to 
serve on the Committee.