Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Continuance Referendum, 54520 [2016-19531]
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Vol. 81, No. 158
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
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issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 983
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–16–0057; SC16–983–1
CR]
Pistachios Grown in California,
Arizona, and New Mexico; Continuance
Referendum
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Referendum order.
AGENCY:
This document directs that a
referendum be conducted among
eligible producers of pistachios grown
in California, Arizona, and New Mexico
to determine whether they favor
continuance of the marketing order that
regulates the handling of pistachios
produced in the production area.
DATES: The referendum will be
conducted from November 1 through
November 18, 2016. To vote in this
referendum, producers must have
produced pistachios within the
designated production area during the
period September 1, 2015, through
August 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing
order may be obtained from the
referendum agents at the California
Marketing Field Office, 2202 Monterey
Street, Suite 102B, Fresno, California
93721–3129, or the Office of the Docket
Clerk, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or
Internet: www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Sommers, Marketing Specialist, or
Jeffrey Smutny, Regional Director,
California Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487–
5901, Fax: (559) 487–5906, or Email:
Peter.Sommers@ams.usda.gov or
Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
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Pursuant
to Marketing Order No. 983 (7 CFR part
983), hereinafter referred to as the
‘‘order,’’ and the applicable provisions
of the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7
U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Act,’’ it is hereby directed that
a referendum be conducted to ascertain
whether continuance of the order is
favored by the producers. The
referendum shall be conducted from
November 1 through November 18,
2016, among pistachio producers in the
production area. Only pistachio
producers who were engaged in the
production of pistachios during the
period of September 1, 2015, through
August 31, 2016, may participate in the
continuance referendum.
USDA has determined that
continuance referenda are an effective
means for determining whether
producers favor the continuation of
marketing order programs. USDA would
consider termination of the order if
continuance is not favored by a twothirds majority of voting producers or a
two-thirds majority of the volume
represented in the referendum.
In evaluating the merits of
continuance versus termination, USDA
will consider the results of the
continuance referendum and other
relevant information regarding
operation of the order. USDA will
evaluate the order’s relative benefits and
disadvantages to growers, handlers, and
consumers to determine whether
continuing the order would tend to
effectuate the declared policy of the Act.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the ballot materials used in
the referendum have been approved by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), under OMB No. 0581–0215,
Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona,
and New Mexico. It has been estimated
that it will take an average of 20 minutes
for each of the approximately 1,150
growers of California, Arizona, and New
Mexico pistachios to cast a ballot.
Participation is voluntary. Ballots
postmarked after November 18, 2016,
will not be included in the vote
tabulation.
Peter Sommers and Jeffrey Smutny of
the California Marketing Field Office,
Specialty Crop Programs, AMS, USDA,
are hereby designated as the referendum
agents of the Secretary of Agriculture to
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conduct this referendum. The procedure
applicable to the referendum shall be
the ‘‘Procedure for the Conduct of
Referenda in Connection With
Marketing Orders for Fruits, Vegetables,
and Nuts Pursuant to the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
Amended’’ (7 CFR part 900.400–
900.407).
Ballots will be mailed to all producers
of record and may also be obtained from
the referendum agents or from their
appointees.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 983
Marketing agreements and orders,
Pistachios, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
Dated: August 10, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 983
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-16-0057; SC16-983-1 CR]
Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico;
Continuance Referendum
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Referendum order.
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SUMMARY: This document directs that a referendum be conducted among
eligible producers of pistachios grown in California, Arizona, and New
Mexico to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing
order that regulates the handling of pistachios produced in the
production area.
DATES: The referendum will be conducted from November 1 through
November 18, 2016. To vote in this referendum, producers must have
produced pistachios within the designated production area during the
period September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing order may be obtained from the
referendum agents at the California Marketing Field Office, 2202
Monterey Street, Suite 102B, Fresno, California 93721-3129, or the
Office of the Docket Clerk, Marketing Order and Agreement Division,
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938; or Internet:
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Sommers, Marketing Specialist,
or Jeffrey Smutny, Regional Director, California Marketing Field
Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487-5901, Fax: (559) 487-5906, or
Email: Peter.Sommers@ams.usda.gov or Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Marketing Order No. 983 (7 CFR
part 983), hereinafter referred to as the ``order,'' and the applicable
provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), hereinafter referred to as the ``Act,'' it
is hereby directed that a referendum be conducted to ascertain whether
continuance of the order is favored by the producers. The referendum
shall be conducted from November 1 through November 18, 2016, among
pistachio producers in the production area. Only pistachio producers
who were engaged in the production of pistachios during the period of
September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016, may participate in the
continuance referendum.
USDA has determined that continuance referenda are an effective
means for determining whether producers favor the continuation of
marketing order programs. USDA would consider termination of the order
if continuance is not favored by a two-thirds majority of voting
producers or a two-thirds majority of the volume represented in the
referendum.
In evaluating the merits of continuance versus termination, USDA
will consider the results of the continuance referendum and other
relevant information regarding operation of the order. USDA will
evaluate the order's relative benefits and disadvantages to growers,
handlers, and consumers to determine whether continuing the order would
tend to effectuate the declared policy of the Act.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the ballot materials used in the referendum have been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under OMB No.
0581-0215, Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. It
has been estimated that it will take an average of 20 minutes for each
of the approximately 1,150 growers of California, Arizona, and New
Mexico pistachios to cast a ballot. Participation is voluntary. Ballots
postmarked after November 18, 2016, will not be included in the vote
tabulation.
Peter Sommers and Jeffrey Smutny of the California Marketing Field
Office, Specialty Crop Programs, AMS, USDA, are hereby designated as
the referendum agents of the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct this
referendum. The procedure applicable to the referendum shall be the
``Procedure for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Marketing
Orders for Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Pursuant to the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as Amended'' (7 CFR part 900.400-
900.407).
Ballots will be mailed to all producers of record and may also be
obtained from the referendum agents or from their appointees.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 983
Marketing agreements and orders, Pistachios, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.
Dated: August 10, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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