Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas; Continuance Referendum, 19152 [2021-07516]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
Vol. 86, No. 69
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 986
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–20–0081; SC20–986–2
CR]
Pecans Grown in the States of
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North
Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, and Texas;
Continuance Referendum
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Referendum order.
AGENCY:
This document directs that a
referendum be conducted among
eligible growers of pecans grown in the
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North
Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, and Texas to determine
whether they favor continuance of the
marketing order regulating the handling
of pecans produced in the production
area.
SUMMARY:
The referendum will be
conducted from June 7 through June 28,
2021. Only current pecan growers
within the production area that
produced a minimum average of 50,000
pounds of inshell pecans over the four
years from October 1, 2016, to
September 30, 2020, or own a minimum
of 30 pecan acres are eligible to vote in
this referendum.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing
order may be obtained from the
Southeast Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1124 First Street South,
Winter Haven, FL 33880; Telephone:
(863) 324–3375; or from the Marketing
Order and Agreement Division,
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237;
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Telephone: (202) 720–2491; or on the
internet: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/
ECFR?page=browse.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abigail Campos, Marketing Specialist,
or Christian D. Nissen, Regional
Director, Southeast Marketing Field
Office, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1124 First Street South,
Winter Haven, FL 33880; Telephone:
(863) 324–3375, Fax: (863) 291–8614, or
Email: Abigail.Campos@usda.gov or
Christian.Nissen@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Marketing Agreement and Order No.
986, as amended (7 CFR part 986),
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
growers. The referendum shall be
conducted from June 7 through June 28,
2021, among pecan growers in the
fifteen-state production area. To be
eligible to participate in the continuance
referendum, a grower must have
produced a minimum average of 50,000
pounds of inshell pecans during the
four-year period from October 1, 2016,
to September 30, 2020, or must own a
minimum of 30 pecan acres.
USDA has determined continuance
referenda are an effective means for
determining whether growers favor the
continuation of marketing order
programs. The Order will continue in
effect if two-thirds of the growers that
cast votes, or growers representing twothirds of the volume of pecans voted in
the referendum, cast ballots in favor of
continuance. In evaluating the merits of
continuance versus termination of the
order, USDA will not exclusively
consider the results of the continuance
referendum. USDA will also consider all
other relevant information regarding the
operation of the Order and relative
benefits and disadvantages to growers,
handlers, and consumers in determining
whether continued operation of 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 ballots used in the
referendum have been approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
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(OMB) and have been assigned OMB
No. 0581–0291, Federal Marketing
Order for Pecans. It has been estimated
it will take an average of 20 minutes for
each of the approximately 4,267 growers
of pecans to cast a ballot. Participation
is voluntary. Ballots postmarked after
June 28, 2021, will not be included in
the vote tabulation.
Abigail Campos, Dolores Lowenstine,
and Christian D. Nissen of the Southeast
Marketing Field Office, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, are hereby
designated as the referendum agents for
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 900.400 et seq.).
Ballots will be mailed to all growers
of record and may also be obtained from
the referendum agents or their
appointees.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 986
Marketing agreements, Pecans,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–07516 Filed 4–12–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 986
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-20-0081; SC20-986-2 CR]
Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi,
North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas;
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 growers of pecans grown in the states of Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri,
Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and
Texas to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing
order regulating the handling of pecans produced in the production
area.
DATES: The referendum will be conducted from June 7 through June 28,
2021. Only current pecan growers within the production area that
produced a minimum average of 50,000 pounds of inshell pecans over the
four years from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2020, or own a
minimum of 30 pecan acres are eligible to vote in this referendum.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing order may be obtained from the
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 First Street South,
Winter Haven, FL 33880; Telephone: (863) 324-3375; or from the
Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-
0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491; or on the internet: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abigail Campos, Marketing Specialist,
or Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director, Southeast Marketing Field
Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 First Street South, Winter Haven, FL 33880;
Telephone: (863) 324-3375, Fax: (863) 291-8614, or Email:
[email protected] or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Marketing Agreement and Order
No. 986, as amended (7 CFR part 986), 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
growers. The referendum shall be conducted from June 7 through June 28,
2021, among pecan growers in the fifteen-state production area. To be
eligible to participate in the continuance referendum, a grower must
have produced a minimum average of 50,000 pounds of inshell pecans
during the four-year period from October 1, 2016, to September 30,
2020, or must own a minimum of 30 pecan acres.
USDA has determined continuance referenda are an effective means
for determining whether growers favor the continuation of marketing
order programs. The Order will continue in effect if two-thirds of the
growers that cast votes, or growers representing two-thirds of the
volume of pecans voted in the referendum, cast ballots in favor of
continuance. In evaluating the merits of continuance versus termination
of the order, USDA will not exclusively consider the results of the
continuance referendum. USDA will also consider all other relevant
information regarding the operation of the Order and relative benefits
and disadvantages to growers, handlers, and consumers in determining
whether continued operation of 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 ballots used in the referendum have been approved by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and have been assigned OMB
No. 0581-0291, Federal Marketing Order for Pecans. It has been
estimated it will take an average of 20 minutes for each of the
approximately 4,267 growers of pecans to cast a ballot. Participation
is voluntary. Ballots postmarked after June 28, 2021, will not be
included in the vote tabulation.
Abigail Campos, Dolores Lowenstine, and Christian D. Nissen of the
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA,
are hereby designated as the referendum agents for 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 900.400 et seq.).
Ballots will be mailed to all growers of record and may also be
obtained from the referendum agents or their appointees.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 986
Marketing agreements, Pecans, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-07516 Filed 4-12-21; 8:45 am]
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