[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 13, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77837-77838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31762]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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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.
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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 13, 2000 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 1000, 1001, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1030, 1032, 1033, 1124,
1126, 1131, and 1135
[Docket No. AO-14-A69, et al.; DA-00-03]
Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Referendum
Order; Determination of Representative Period and Designation of
Referendum Agent
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Referendum Order.
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SUMMARY: This document announces a referendum to be conducted to
determine whether producers favor issuance of the order regulating the
handling of milk in the Upper Midwest marketing area, as proposed to be
amended in the tentative final decision issued by the Deputy Under
Secretary on November 29, 2000 (65 FR 76831), regarding the pricing
formulas for milk used in Class III and Class IV.
DATES: The referendum is to be completed on or before December 29,
2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance M. Brenner, Marketing
Specialist, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Order Formulation Branch, Room
2968 South Building, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456, (202)
720-2357, e-mail address [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior documents in this proceeding:
Notice of Hearing: Issued April 6, 2000; published April 14, 2000
(65 FR 20094).
Tentative Final Decision: Issued November 29, 2000; published
December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76831).
On November 29, 2000, the Deputy Under Secretary, Marketing and
Regulatory Programs, issued a tentative final decision on proposed
amendments to the Class III and Class IV pricing formulas for Federal
milk orders, as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000
(P.L. 106-113, 115 Stat. 1501).
Each of the eleven Federal milk orders must be approved by the
producers whose milk would be pooled under the order. The tentative
final decision included a referendum order for two Federal milk orders,
the Northeast and Mideast, for which approval by the necessary two-
thirds of producers, or by producers who produced at least two-thirds
of the total milk produced under the order, could not be determined by
means other than referenda of all producers and cooperative
associations that bloc vote. After issuance of the tentative final
decision, it was determined that approval of the Upper Midwest order
also would require a referendum of all producers and bloc-voting
cooperative associations. Accordingly, the following referendum order
is issued to determine approval of the Upper Midwest order as amended
by the provisions contained in the tentative final decision.
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7 CFR Part Marketing Area AO Nos.
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1001................................... Northeast................................ AO-14-A69.
1005................................... Appalachian.............................. AO-388-A11.
1006................................... Florida.................................. AO-356-A34.
1007................................... Southeast................................ AO-366-A40.
1030................................... Upper Midwest............................ AO-361-A34.
1032................................... Central.................................. AO-313-A43.
1033................................... Mideast.................................. AO-166-A67.
1124................................... Pacific Northwest........................ AO-368-A27.
1126................................... Southwest................................ AO-231-A65.
1131................................... Arizona-Las Vegas........................ AO-271-A35.
1135................................... Western.................................. AO-380-A17.
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Referendum Order To Determine Producer Approval; Determination of
Representative Period; and Designation of Referendum Agent
It is hereby directed that a referendum be conducted to determine
whether the issuance of the order regulating the handling of milk in
the Upper Midwest marketing area, as amended by the tentative final
decision issued on November 29, 2000 (65 FR 76831), is approved by at
least two-thirds of the producers, or by producers who produced at
least two-thirds of the total milk produced during the representative
period.
The month of September 2000 is hereby determined to be the
representative period for the conduct of such referendum.
H. Paul Kyburz is hereby designated agent of the Secretary to
conduct such referendum in accordance with the procedure for the
conduct of referenda (7 CFR 900.300 et seq.)
Such referendum shall be completed on or before 30 days from the
issuance of the tentative final decision.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Parts 1000, 1001, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1030,
1032, 1033, 1124, 1126, 1131, and 1135
Milk marketing orders.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.
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Dated: December 8, 2000.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 00-31762 Filed 12-11-00; 10:11 am]
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