[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73642-73644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30018]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 966
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-15-0058; FV15-966-1 IR]
Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
SUMMARY: This rule implements a recommendation from the Florida Tomato
Committee (Committee) for a decrease in the assessment rate established
for the 2015-16 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0375 to $0.03 per
25-pound carton of tomatoes handled under the marketing order (order).
The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised of
producers of tomatoes operating within the area of production.
Assessments upon tomato handlers are used by the Committee to fund
reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period
begins August 1 and ends July 31. The assessment rate will remain in
effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
DATES: Effective November 27, 2015. Comments received by January 25,
2016, will be considered prior to issuance of a final rule.
Full notice
Onions grown in South Texas; Increased assessment rate
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73640-73642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30020]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 959
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-15-0036; FV15-959-1 FR]
Onions Grown in South Texas; Increased Assessment Rate
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This rule implements a recommendation from the South Texas
Onion Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established
for the 2015-16 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.03 to $0.05 per
50-pound equivalent of onions handled under the marketing order
(order). The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised
of producers and handlers of onions operating within the area of
production. Assessments upon onion handlers are used by the Committee
to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal
period begins August 1 and ends July 31. The assessment rate will
remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or
terminated.
DATES: Effective November 27, 2015.
Full notice
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