Agricultural Marketing Service February 16, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Continuance Referendum
Document Number: 2011-3501
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible Oregon and Washington pear growers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of pears grown in Oregon and Washington.
Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
Document Number: 2011-3500
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that decreased the assessment rate established for the California Walnut Board (Board) for the 2010- 11 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0177 to $0.0174 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board locally administers the marketing order that regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
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