Results of Soybean Request for Referendum, 53684-53685 [2014-21509]
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Description of Respondents:
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Number of Respondents: 337,800.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
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Charlene Parker,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–13–0066]
Results of Soybean Request for
Referendum
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The results of the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) Request for
Referendum indicate that too few
soybean producers wanted a referendum
on the Soybean Promotion and Research
Order (Order) for one to be conducted.
The Request for Referendum was
conducted from May 5, 2014, through
May 30, 2014, at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service
Agency county offices. To trigger a
referendum, 56,999 soybean producers
needed to complete a valid Request for
Referendum. The total number of
soybean producers participating in the
referendum was 355. The number of
valid petitions received was 324.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James R. Brow, Research and Promotion
Division, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed
Program, AMS, USDA, Room 2610–S,
STOP 0251, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250–0251;
Telephone 202/720–0633; Fax 202/720–
1125; or email to James.Brow@
ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Soybean Promotion, Research,
and Consumer Information Act (Act)
(7 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), every 5 years the
Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
gives soybean producers the
opportunity to request a referendum on
the Order. If the Secretary determines
SUMMARY:
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that at least 10 percent of U.S. producers
engaged in growing soybeans (not in
excess of one-fifth of which may be
producers in any one State) support the
conduct of a referendum, the Secretary
must conduct a referendum within 1
year of that determination. If these
requirements are not met, a referendum
is not conducted.
A notice of opportunity to Request a
Soybean Referendum was published in
the Federal Register (79 FR 12037) on
March 4, 2014. To be eligible to
participate in the Request for
Referendum, producers or the producer
entity that they are authorized to
represent must provide supporting
documentation showing that they or the
producer entity they represent paid an
assessment sometime during the
representative period between January
1, 2012, and December 31, 2013. Based
on USDA data, there are 569,998
soybean producers in the United States.
A total of 355 producers participated
in the Request for Referendum. Only
324 valid requests for a referendum
were completed by eligible soybean
producers. This number does not meet
the requisite number of 56,999.
Therefore, based on the results, a
referendum will not be conducted. In
accordance with the provisions of the
Act, soybean producers will be provided
another opportunity to request a
referendum in 5 years.
The following are the State-by-State
results of the Request for Referendum:
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State
Valid ballots
Alabama ................................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Colorado ...............................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware ...............................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine ....................................
Maryland ...............................
Massachusetts ......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
Missouri ................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
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North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania ........................
Rhode Island ........................
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
Vermont ................................
Virginia ..................................
Washington ...........................
West Virginia ........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6301–6311.
Dated: September 4, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0022]
Discontinuing Export Certificates for
Food Products That Contain Egg
Products as an Ingredient
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it will no longer issue export
certificates for Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)-regulated
prepared or manufactured food products
that contain egg products as an
ingredient because the Agricultural
Marketing Service has instituted a
program to provide this service. FSIS
will discontinue issuing certificates on
November 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
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Inspection Service, Docket Clerk,
Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8–
163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3,
355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2014–0022. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, go to
the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza
3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A,
Washington, DC 20250–3700, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita
Kishore, Deputy Director, Import/Export
Coordination and Policy Development
Staff, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; Phone: (202) 720–0082;
Fax: (202) 720–7990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 3, 2013, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) announced
the establishment of the Processed Egg
and Egg Products Export Program.
Established under the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et
seq.), the new program 1 facilitates the
export of FDA-regulated prepared or
manufactured food products containing
eggs or egg products. Under the new
program, AMS certifies a wide range of
foods, including cooked omelets, frozen
egg patties, crepes, hard boiled eggs,
mayonnaise, and foods containing egg
extracts. AMS performs onsite
verification of public health certification
statements and issues export certificates
on a fee-for-service basis as part of the
program.
While FDA regulates the safe
production, sanitary processing, and
labeling of food products containing egg
products (Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act) (21 U.S.C. 301–399(d)),
FSIS has been issuing export certificates
of wholesomeness for prepared or
manufactured food products that
1 USDA Announces Program to Facilitate the
Export of Further Processed Eggs and Egg Products.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-13-0066]
Results of Soybean Request for Referendum
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The results of the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS)
Request for Referendum indicate that too few soybean producers wanted a
referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order (Order) for one
to be conducted. The Request for Referendum was conducted from May 5,
2014, through May 30, 2014, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
(USDA) Farm Service Agency county offices. To trigger a referendum,
56,999 soybean producers needed to complete a valid Request for
Referendum. The total number of soybean producers participating in the
referendum was 355. The number of valid petitions received was 324.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Brow, Research and Promotion
Division, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, USDA, Room 2610-S,
STOP 0251, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0251;
Telephone 202/720-0633; Fax 202/720-1125; or email to
James.Brow@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Soybean Promotion, Research,
and Consumer Information Act (Act) (7 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), every 5
years the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) gives soybean producers
the opportunity to request a referendum on the Order. If the Secretary
determines
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that at least 10 percent of U.S. producers engaged in growing soybeans
(not in excess of one-fifth of which may be producers in any one State)
support the conduct of a referendum, the Secretary must conduct a
referendum within 1 year of that determination. If these requirements
are not met, a referendum is not conducted.
A notice of opportunity to Request a Soybean Referendum was
published in the Federal Register (79 FR 12037) on March 4, 2014. To be
eligible to participate in the Request for Referendum, producers or the
producer entity that they are authorized to represent must provide
supporting documentation showing that they or the producer entity they
represent paid an assessment sometime during the representative period
between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2013. Based on USDA data,
there are 569,998 soybean producers in the United States.
A total of 355 producers participated in the Request for
Referendum. Only 324 valid requests for a referendum were completed by
eligible soybean producers. This number does not meet the requisite
number of 56,999. Therefore, based on the results, a referendum will
not be conducted. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, soybean
producers will be provided another opportunity to request a referendum
in 5 years.
The following are the State-by-State results of the Request for
Referendum:
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State Valid ballots
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Alabama................................................. 0
Alaska.................................................. 0
Arizona................................................. 0
Arkansas................................................ 0
California.............................................. 0
Colorado................................................ 0
Connecticut............................................. 0
Delaware................................................ 3
Florida................................................. 0
Georgia................................................. 0
Hawaii.................................................. 0
Idaho................................................... 0
Illinois................................................ 43
Indiana................................................. 48
Iowa.................................................... 56
Kansas.................................................. 6
Kentucky................................................ 2
Louisiana............................................... 0
Maine................................................... 0
Maryland................................................ 1
Massachusetts........................................... 0
Michigan................................................ 10
Minnesota............................................... 25
Mississippi............................................. 0
Missouri................................................ 9
Montana................................................. 0
Nebraska................................................ 2
Nevada.................................................. 0
New Hampshire........................................... 0
New Jersey.............................................. 0
New Mexico.............................................. 0
New York................................................ 1
North Carolina.......................................... 5
North Dakota............................................ 3
Ohio.................................................... 73
Oklahoma................................................ 2
Oregon.................................................. 0
Pennsylvania............................................ 2
Rhode Island............................................ 0
South Carolina.......................................... 0
South Dakota............................................ 17
Tennessee............................................... 0
Texas................................................... 2
Utah.................................................... 0
Vermont................................................. 0
Virginia................................................ 1
Washington.............................................. 0
West Virginia........................................... 7
Wisconsin............................................... 6
Wyoming................................................. 0
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6301-6311.
Dated: September 4, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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