Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Notice of Withdrawal, 31295 [2011-13482]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS–FV–11–0043; FV11–916/917–6]
Nectarines and Peaches Grown in
California; Notice of Withdrawal
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is withdrawing the
notice soliciting comments on its
request for approval to use new forms to
collect information related to the
Federal marketing orders for nectarines
and peaches grown in California
(orders). Continuance referenda were
conducted among growers of California
nectarines and peaches in January and
February 2011. Fewer than two-thirds of
participating growers, by number and
production volume, voted in favor of
continuing the nectarine and peach
orders. USDA has suspended the
quality, inspection, reporting, and
assessment requirements under the
orders (76 FR 21615), effective April 19,
2011. USDA intends to seek termination
of the orders.
DATES: Effective date: May 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing
Specialist, Marketing Order
Administration Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
0237, Room 1406–S, Washington, DC
20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
6862, Fax: (202) 720–8938, Email:
andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on this notice by contacting
Antoinette Carter, Marketing Order
Administration Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
0237, Room 1406–S, Washington, DC
20250–0237; Telephone (202) 690–3919,
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antoinette.carter@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing
Order Nos. 916 and 917, both as
amended (7 CFR Parts 916 and 917),
regulate the handling of nectarines and
peaches grown in California, and are
effective under the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 601–604; ‘‘Act’’). The
Federal programs for nectarines and
peaches are administered through a
partnership between the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
the Reedley, CA-based California Tree
Fruit Agreement (CTFA). The Nectarine
Commodity Committee and the Peach
Commodity Committee make up a part
of the CTFA.
On February 25, 2011, a notice
requesting comments on the use of five
new forms to collect information was
published in the Federal Register (76
FR 10555) with a comment period
ending on April 26, 2011.
Continuance referenda were
conducted among growers of California
nectarines and peaches in January and
February 2011. Fewer than two-thirds of
participating growers, by number and
production volume, voted in favor of
continuing the nectarine and peach
orders. USDA has suspended the
quality, inspection, reporting, and
assessment requirements under the
orders (76 FR 21615), effective April 19,
2011. USDA intends to initiate
termination of the orders.
Consequently, the forms that were
proposed to be used are no longer
needed. The Agency has decided not to
proceed with the action. Therefore, the
notice published on February 25, 2011
(76 FR 10555) is withdrawn.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–13482 Filed 5–27–11; 8:45 am]
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Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Safeguard Trigger
Levels
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This notice lists the updated
quantity trigger levels for products
which may be subject to additional
import duties under the safeguard
provisions of the WTO Agreement on
Agriculture. This notice also includes
the relevant period applicable for the
trigger levels on each of the listed
products.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: May 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Safeguard Staff, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Office of
Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Stop 1021, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1021; or by
telephone at: (202) 720–0638; or by email at: itspd@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5
of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
provides that additional import duties
may be imposed on imports of products
subject to tariffication as a result of the
Uruguay Round, if certain conditions
are met. The agreement permits
additional duties to be charged if the
price of an individual shipment of
imported products falls below the
average price for similar goods imported
during the years 1986–88 by a specified
percentage. It also permits additional
duties to be imposed if the volume of
imports of an article exceeds the average
of the most recent 3 years for which data
are available by 5, 10, or 25 percent,
depending on the article. These
additional duties may not be imposed
on quantities for which minimum or
current access commitments were made
during the Uruguay Round negotiations,
and only one type of safeguard, price or
quantity, may be applied at any given
time to an article.
Section 405 of the Uruguay Round
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Federal Register information regarding
the price and quantity safeguards,
including the quantity trigger levels,
which must be updated annually based
upon import levels during the most
recent 3 years. The President delegated
this duty to the Secretary of Agriculture
in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763,
dated December 23, 1994, 60 FR 1005
(Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of
Agriculture further delegated the duty to
the Administrator of the Foreign
Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.43(a)(2)
(2007)). The Annex to this notice
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS-FV-11-0043; FV11-916/917-6]
Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Notice of Withdrawal
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is withdrawing the
notice soliciting comments on its request for approval to use new forms
to collect information related to the Federal marketing orders for
nectarines and peaches grown in California (orders). Continuance
referenda were conducted among growers of California nectarines and
peaches in January and February 2011. Fewer than two-thirds of
participating growers, by number and production volume, voted in favor
of continuing the nectarine and peach orders. USDA has suspended the
quality, inspection, reporting, and assessment requirements under the
orders (76 FR 21615), effective April 19, 2011. USDA intends to seek
termination of the orders.
DATES: Effective date: May 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing
Specialist, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Room
1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-6862, Fax:
(202) 720-8938, Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request information on this notice by
contacting Antoinette Carter, Marketing Order Administration Branch,
Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone (202) 690-
3919, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: antoinette.carter@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing Order Nos. 916 and 917, both as
amended (7 CFR Parts 916 and 917), regulate the handling of nectarines
and peaches grown in California, and are effective under the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-
604; ``Act''). The Federal programs for nectarines and peaches are
administered through a partnership between the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Reedley, CA-based California Tree Fruit
Agreement (CTFA). The Nectarine Commodity Committee and the Peach
Commodity Committee make up a part of the CTFA.
On February 25, 2011, a notice requesting comments on the use of
five new forms to collect information was published in the Federal
Register (76 FR 10555) with a comment period ending on April 26, 2011.
Continuance referenda were conducted among growers of California
nectarines and peaches in January and February 2011. Fewer than two-
thirds of participating growers, by number and production volume, voted
in favor of continuing the nectarine and peach orders. USDA has
suspended the quality, inspection, reporting, and assessment
requirements under the orders (76 FR 21615), effective April 19, 2011.
USDA intends to initiate termination of the orders.
Consequently, the forms that were proposed to be used are no longer
needed. The Agency has decided not to proceed with the action.
Therefore, the notice published on February 25, 2011 (76 FR 10555) is
withdrawn.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-13482 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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