80 FR 37533 - Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-16176 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 37533-37535] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-16176] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 932 [Doc. No. AMS-FV-14-0105; FV15-932-1 FR] Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This rule implements a recommendation from the California Olive Committee (committee) for an increase of the assessment rate established for the 2015 and subsequent fiscal years from $15.21 to $26.00 per assessable ton of olives handled. The committee locally administers the marketing order and is comprised of producers and handlers of olives grown in California. Assessments upon olive handlers are used by the committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated. DATES: Effective July 2, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Vawter, Senior Marketing Specialist or Martin Engeler, Regional Manager, California Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487-5901, Fax: (559) 487-5906, or Email: [email protected] or [email protected]. Small businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Jeffrey Smutny, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720- 2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule is issued under Marketing Agreement No. 148 and Order No. 932, both as amended (7 CFR part 932), regulating the handling of olives grown in California, hereinafter referred to as the ``order.'' The order is effective under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601- 674), hereinafter referred to as the ``Act.'' The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this rule in conformance with Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 13175. This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. Under the marketing order now in effect, California olive handlers are subject to assessments. Funds to administer the order are derived from such assessments. It is intended that the assessment rate issued herein will be applicable to all assessable olives beginning on January 1, 2015, and continue until amended, suspended, or terminated. The Act provides that administrative proceedings must be exhausted before parties may file suit in court. Under section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any handler subject to an order may file with USDA a petition stating that the order, any provision of the order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order is not in accordance with law and request a modification of the order or to be exempted therefrom. Such handler is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the petition. After the hearing, USDA would rule on the petition. The Act provides that the district court of the United States in any district in which the handler is an inhabitant, or has his or her principal place of business, has jurisdiction to review USDA's ruling on the petition, provided an action is filed not later than 20 days after the date of the entry of the ruling. This rule increases the assessment rate established for the committee for the 2015 and subsequent fiscal years from $15.21 to $26.00 per ton of assessable olives. The California olive marketing order provides authority for the committee, with the approval of USDA, to formulate an annual budget of expenses and collect assessments from handlers to administer the program. The members of the committee are producers and handlers of California olives. They are familiar with the committee's needs and with the costs for goods and services in their local area and are thus in a position to formulate an appropriate budget and assessment rate. The assessment rate is formulated and discussed in a public meeting. Thus, all directly affected persons have an opportunity to participate and provide input. For the 2014 and subsequent fiscal years, the committee recommended, and USDA approved, an assessment rate that [[Page 37534]] would continue in effect from fiscal year to fiscal year unless modified, suspended, or terminated by USDA upon recommendation and information submitted by the committee or other information available to USDA. The committee met on December 9, 2014, and unanimously recommended 2015 fiscal year expenditures of $1,374,072, and an assessment rate of $26.00 per ton of assessable olives. Olives are an alternate-bearing crop: A large crop followed by a smaller crop. Olive producers and handlers are accustomed to wide swings in crop yields, which necessarily result in fluctuations in the assessment rate from year to year. In comparison, last year's budgeted expenditures were $1,262,460. The assessment rate of $26.00 is $10.79 higher than the rate currently in effect. The committee recommended the higher assessment rate because of a substantial decrease in assessable olive tonnage for the 2014 crop year. The olive tonnage available for the 2014 crop year was less than 40,000 tons, which compares to the 91,000 tons reported for the 2013 crop year, as reported by the California Agricultural Statistics Service (CASS). The reduced crop is due to olives being an alternate-bearing fruit. The 2014 crop was what is called the ``off'' crop--the smaller of the two bearing-year crops. In addition to the funds from handler assessments, the committee also plans to use available reserve funds to help meet its 2015 fiscal year expenses. The major expenditures recommended by the committee for the 2015 fiscal year include $259,231 for research, $450,000 for marketing activities, $122,000 for inspection equipment and electronic reporting development, and $393,500 for administration. The major expenditures for the 2014 fiscal year included $312,560 for research, $565,600 for marketing activities, $37,800 for inspection equipment and electronic reporting development, and $346,500 for administration. Overall 2015 expenditures include an increase in inspection equipment and electronic reporting development expenses due to the need to purchase, test, install, and link new sizers to the electronic reporting system. Additionally, the research budget contains a contingency of $41,000 for new opportunities that may arise during the fiscal year, and the administrative budget includes a $31,000 contingency for unforeseen issues. The assessment rate recommended by the committee resulted from consideration of anticipated fiscal year expenses, actual olive tonnage received by handlers during the 2014 crop year, and additional pertinent information. As reported by CASS, actual assessable tonnage for the 2014 crop year is under 40,000 tons or less than half of the 91,000 assessable tons in the 2013 crop year, which is a result of the alternate-bearing characteristics of olives. Income derived from handler assessments, along with interest income and funds from the committee's authorized reserve will be adequate to cover budgeted expenses. Funds in the reserve will be kept within the maximum permitted by the order of approximately one fiscal year's expenses (Sec. 932.40). The assessment rate established in this rule will continue in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated by USDA upon recommendation and information submitted by the committee or other available information. Although this assessment rate will be in effect for an indefinite period, the committee will continue to meet prior to or during each fiscal year to recommend a budget of expenses and consider recommendations for modification of the assessment rate. The dates and times of committee meetings are available from the committee or USDA. Committee meetings are open to the public and interested persons may express their views at these meetings. USDA will evaluate committee recommendations and other available information to determine whether modification of the assessment rate is needed. Further rulemaking will be undertaken as necessary. The committee's 2015 fiscal year budget and those for subsequent fiscal years will be reviewed and, as appropriate, approved by USDA. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has considered the economic impact of this rule on small entities. Accordingly, AMS has prepared this final regulatory flexibility analysis. The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of businesses subject to such actions in order that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued pursuant to the Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are unique in that they are brought about through group action of essentially small entities acting on their own behalf. There are approximately 1,000 producers of olives in the production area and 2 handlers subject to regulation under the marketing order. The Small Business Administration (13 CFR 121.201) defines small agricultural producers as those having annual receipts of less than $750,000, and small agricultural service firms as those whose annual receipts are less than $7,000,000 (13 CFR 121.210). Based upon information from the industry and CASS, the average producer price for the 2014 crop year was approximately $1,027 per ton, and total assessable volume was less than 40,000 tons. Based on production, producer prices, and the total number of California olive producers, the average annual producer revenue is less than $750,000. Thus, the majority of olive producers may be classified as small entities. Both of the handlers may be classified as large entities. This rule will increase the assessment rate established for the committee and collected from handlers for the 2015 and subsequent fiscal years from $15.21 to $26.00 per ton of assessable olives. The committee unanimously recommended 2015 fiscal year expenditures of $1,374,072, and an assessment rate of $26.00 per ton. The higher assessment rate is necessary because assessable olive receipts for the 2014 crop year were reported by CASS to be less than 40,000 tons, compared to 91,000 tons for the 2013 crop year. Income derived from the $26.00 per ton assessment rate, along with funds from the authorized reserve and interest income, should be adequate to meet this fiscal year's expenses. The major expenditures recommended by the committee for the 2015 fiscal year include $259,231 for research, $450,000 for marketing activities, $122,000 for inspection equipment development, and $393,500 for administration. Budgeted expenses for these items in 2014 were $312,560 for research, $565,600 for marketing activities, $37,800 for inspection equipment and electronic reporting development, and $346,500 for administration. The committee deliberated many of the expenses, weighing the relative value of various programs or projects, and decreased their costs for research and marketing, while increasing their costs for inspection equipment and electronic reporting development, as well as their administrative expenses. Prior to arriving at this budget, the committee considered information from various sources such as the committee's Executive, Marketing, Inspection, and Research Subcommittees. Alternate expenditure levels were discussed by these groups based upon the relative [[Page 37535]] value of various projects to the olive industry and the reduced olive production. The assessment rate of $26.00 per ton of assessable olives was derived by considering anticipated expenses, the volume of assessable olives, and additional pertinent factors. A review of preliminary information indicates that average producer prices for 2014 crop olives were approximately $1,027 per ton. Therefore, utilizing the assessment rate of $26.00 per ton, the estimated assessment revenue for the 2015 fiscal year as a percentage of total producer revenue would be approximately 2.5 percent. This action increases the assessment obligation imposed on handlers. While assessments impose some additional costs on handlers, the costs are minimal and uniform on all handlers. Some of the additional costs may be passed on to producers. However, these costs would be offset by the benefits derived from the operation of the marketing order. In addition, the committee's meeting was widely publicized throughout California's olive industry and all interested persons were invited to attend the meeting and encouraged to participate in committee deliberations on all issues. Like all committee meetings, the December 9, 2014, meeting was a public meeting and all entities, both large and small, were encouraged to express views on this issue. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the order's information collection requirements have been previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned OMB No. 0581-0178. No changes in those requirements as a result of this action are necessary. Should any changes become necessary, they would be submitted to OMB for approval. This rule imposes no additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements on either small or large California olive handlers. As with all Federal marketing order programs, reports and forms are periodically reviewed to reduce information requirements and duplication by industry and public sector agencies. USDA has not identified any relevant Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this final rule. AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. A proposed rule concerning this action was published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2015 (80 FR 16590). Copies of the proposed rule were also provided to all olive handlers, as well as to all committee members. Finally, the proposal was made available through the Internet by USDA and the Office of the Federal Register. A 30-day comment period, ending April 29, 2015, was provided for interested persons to respond to the proposal. One comment was received. The commenter noted that the net increase in the assessment rate is not proportional to the proposed increase in expenses for the committee, and the proposed rule did not explain how the magnitude of the proposed increase in the assessment rate was reached. In response to the comment, the assessment rate is based upon several factors: The assessable production, the programs and costs the committee finds reasonable and necessary for the fiscal year (proposed budget of expenses), as well as the amount of funds available in the committee's financial reserve, if they choose to use such funds to offset their proposed expenses. The committee determines, based upon their experience with costs in their area and the types of marketing programs they propose, what their budget of expenses will be. Thus, they agreed that increasing the assessment rate to meet their program administration and marketing needs was acceptable, reasonable, and necessary to achieve their program administration and marketing goals. They also determined that an even larger assessment increase could be averted by utilizing funds from their financial reserves. The commenter also noted that the proposed rule states that the assessment rate ``would continue in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated by USDA upon recommendation and information submitted by the committee or other available information.'' The commenter stated that such language seemed at odds to language in the rule indicating that the alternate-bearing characteristics of olives result in wide swings in production, causing frequent changes to the assessment rate. In response to this comment, such language is necessary to ensure that the assessment rate established continues throughout the entire fiscal period and beyond, if necessary, thereby ensuring that assessments on olives continue uninterrupted. Should the committee find it necessary to change the assessment rate at any time, USDA would consider their recommendation and other available information. Accordingly, no changes will be made to the rule as proposed based on the comment received. A small business guide on complying with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and orders may be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to Jeffrey Smutny at the previously-mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. After consideration of all relevant material presented, including the information and recommendation submitted by the committee and other available information, it is hereby found that this rule, as hereinafter set forth, will tend to effectuate the declared policy of the Act. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it also found and determined that good cause exists for not postponing the effective date of this rule until 30 days after publication in the Federal Register because olive handlers have already received 2014-15 crop year olives from producers, the fiscal year began on January 1, 2015, and the assessment rate applies to all olives received during the 2014-15 crop year. Further, handlers are aware of this rule, which was recommended at a public meeting. Also, a 30-day comment period was provided for in the proposed rule. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 932 Olives, Marketing agreements, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 932 is amended as follows: PART 932--OLIVES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA 0 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 932 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674. 0 2. Section 932.230 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 932.230 Assessment rate. On and after January 1, 2015, an assessment rate of $26.00 per ton is established for California olives. Dated: June 26, 2015. Rex A. Barnes, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2015-16176 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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persons to respond to the proposal. No Dated: June 26, 2015. ‘‘order.’’ The order is effective under the
comments were received. Accordingly, Rex A. Barnes, Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
no changes will be made to the rule as Associate Administrator, Agricultural of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674),
proposed. Marketing Service. hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’
[FR Doc. 2015–16177 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] The Department of Agriculture
A small business guide on complying
(USDA) is issuing this rule in
with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
conformance with Executive Orders
marketing agreements and orders may 12866, 13563, and 13175.
be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ This rule has been reviewed under
MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Any questions about the compliance Agricultural Marketing Service Reform. Under the marketing order now
guide should be sent to Jeffrey Smutny in effect, California olive handlers are
at the previously mentioned address in 7 CFR Part 932 subject to assessments. Funds to
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT administer the order are derived from
section. [Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0105; FV15–932–1 such assessments. It is intended that the
FR]
After consideration of all relevant assessment rate issued herein will be
matter presented, including the Olives Grown in California; Increased applicable to all assessable olives
information and recommendation Assessment Rate beginning on January 1, 2015, and
submitted by the Committee and other continue until amended, suspended, or
available information, it is hereby found AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, terminated.
that this rule, as hereinafter set forth, USDA. The Act provides that administrative
will tend to effectuate the declared ACTION: Final rule. proceedings must be exhausted before
policy of the Act. parties may file suit in court. Under
SUMMARY: This rule implements a section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any
It is further found that good cause recommendation from the California handler subject to an order may file
exists for not postponing the effective Olive Committee (committee) for an with USDA a petition stating that the
date of this rule until 30 days after increase of the assessment rate order, any provision of the order, or any
publication in the Federal Register (5 established for the 2015 and subsequent obligation imposed in connection with
U.S.C. 553) because the Committee is fiscal years from $15.21 to $26.00 per the order is not in accordance with law
beginning discussions regarding assessable ton of olives handled. The and request a modification of the order
establishing a producer allotment committee locally administers the or to be exempted therefrom. Such
volume regulation for the coming marketing order and is comprised of handler is afforded the opportunity for
season. As such, it is important to have producers and handlers of olives grown a hearing on the petition. After the
these changes in place as the Committee in California. Assessments upon olive hearing, USDA would rule on the
moves forward with these discussions handlers are used by the committee to petition. The Act provides that the
and potential implementation. Further, fund reasonable and necessary expenses district court of the United States in any
handlers are aware of this rule, which of the program. The fiscal year begins district in which the handler is an
was recommended at a public meeting. January 1 and ends December 31. The inhabitant, or has his or her principal
Also, a 15-day comment period was assessment rate will remain in effect place of business, has jurisdiction to
provided for in the proposed rule. indefinitely unless modified, review USDA’s ruling on the petition,
suspended, or terminated. provided an action is filed not later than
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 929 20 days after the date of the entry of the
DATES: Effective July 2, 2015.
Cranberries, Marketing agreements, ruling.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This rule increases the assessment
Reporting and recordkeeping Terry Vawter, Senior Marketing
requirements. rate established for the committee for
Specialist or Martin Engeler, Regional the 2015 and subsequent fiscal years
For the reasons set forth in the Manager, California Marketing Field from $15.21 to $26.00 per ton of
preamble, 7 CFR part 929 is amended as Office, Marketing Order and Agreement assessable olives.
follows: Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, The California olive marketing order
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487– provides authority for the committee,
PART 929—CRANBERRIES GROWN IN 5901, Fax: (559) 487–5906, or Email: with the approval of USDA, to formulate
THE STATES OF MASSACHUSETTS, Terry.Vawter@ams.usda.gov or an annual budget of expenses and
RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW Martin.Engeler@ams.usda.gov. collect assessments from handlers to
JERSEY, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, Small businesses may request administer the program. The members
MINNESOTA, OREGON, information on complying with this of the committee are producers and
WASHINGTON, AND LONG ISLAND IN regulation by contacting Jeffrey Smutny, handlers of California olives. They are
THE STATE OF NEW YORK Marketing Order and Agreement familiar with the committee’s needs and
Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, with the costs for goods and services in
■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence their local area and are thus in a
part 929 continues to read as follows: Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, position to formulate an appropriate
DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– budget and assessment rate. The
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: assessment rate is formulated and
§ 929.149 [Amended]
Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov. discussed in a public meeting. Thus, all
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule directly affected persons have an
■ 2. In § 929.149, the words ‘‘when a is issued under Marketing Agreement opportunity to participate and provide
producer allotment volume regulation is No. 148 and Order No. 932, both as input.
in effect’’ are added to the end of the amended (7 CFR part 932), regulating For the 2014 and subsequent fiscal
introductory text, and paragraphs (e) the handling of olives grown in years, the committee recommended, and
and (f) are removed. California, hereinafter referred to as the USDA approved, an assessment rate that
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value of various projects to the olive A proposed rule concerning this Accordingly, no changes will be made
industry and the reduced olive action was published in the Federal to the rule as proposed based on the
production. The assessment rate of Register on March 30, 2015 (80 FR comment received.
$26.00 per ton of assessable olives was 16590). Copies of the proposed rule A small business guide on complying
derived by considering anticipated were also provided to all olive handlers, with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop
expenses, the volume of assessable as well as to all committee members. marketing agreements and orders may
olives, and additional pertinent factors. Finally, the proposal was made be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/
A review of preliminary information available through the Internet by USDA MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide.
indicates that average producer prices and the Office of the Federal Register. A
Any questions about the compliance
for 2014 crop olives were approximately 30-day comment period, ending April
guide should be sent to Jeffrey Smutny
$1,027 per ton. Therefore, utilizing the 29, 2015, was provided for interested
at the previously-mentioned address in
assessment rate of $26.00 per ton, the persons to respond to the proposal. One
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
estimated assessment revenue for the comment was received.
The commenter noted that the net section.
2015 fiscal year as a percentage of total
producer revenue would be increase in the assessment rate is not After consideration of all relevant
approximately 2.5 percent. proportional to the proposed increase in material presented, including the
This action increases the assessment expenses for the committee, and the information and recommendation
obligation imposed on handlers. While proposed rule did not explain how the submitted by the committee and other
assessments impose some additional magnitude of the proposed increase in available information, it is hereby found
costs on handlers, the costs are minimal the assessment rate was reached. that this rule, as hereinafter set forth,
and uniform on all handlers. Some of In response to the comment, the will tend to effectuate the declared
the additional costs may be passed on assessment rate is based upon several policy of the Act.
to producers. However, these costs factors: The assessable production, the
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it also found
programs and costs the committee finds
would be offset by the benefits derived and determined that good cause exists
reasonable and necessary for the fiscal
from the operation of the marketing for not postponing the effective date of
year (proposed budget of expenses), as
order. In addition, the committee’s this rule until 30 days after publication
well as the amount of funds available in
meeting was widely publicized in the Federal Register because olive
the committee’s financial reserve, if they
throughout California’s olive industry handlers have already received 2014–15
choose to use such funds to offset their
and all interested persons were invited crop year olives from producers, the
proposed expenses. The committee
to attend the meeting and encouraged to fiscal year began on January 1, 2015,
determines, based upon their experience
participate in committee deliberations and the assessment rate applies to all
with costs in their area and the types of
on all issues. Like all committee olives received during the 2014–15 crop
marketing programs they propose, what
meetings, the December 9, 2014, their budget of expenses will be. Thus, year. Further, handlers are aware of this
meeting was a public meeting and all they agreed that increasing the rule, which was recommended at a
entities, both large and small, were assessment rate to meet their program public meeting. Also, a 30-day comment
encouraged to express views on this administration and marketing needs was period was provided for in the proposed
issue. acceptable, reasonable, and necessary to rule.
In accordance with the Paperwork achieve their program administration
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 932
and marketing goals. They also
Chapter 35), the order’s information determined that an even larger Olives, Marketing agreements,
collection requirements have been assessment increase could be averted by Reporting and recordkeeping
previously approved by the Office of utilizing funds from their financial requirements.
Management and Budget (OMB) and reserves.
assigned OMB No. 0581–0178. No The commenter also noted that the For the reasons set forth in the
changes in those requirements as a proposed rule states that the assessment preamble, 7 CFR part 932 is amended as
result of this action are necessary. rate ‘‘would continue in effect follows:
Should any changes become necessary, indefinitely unless modified,
they would be submitted to OMB for suspended, or terminated by USDA PART 932—OLIVES GROWN IN
approval. upon recommendation and information CALIFORNIA
This rule imposes no additional submitted by the committee or other
reporting or recordkeeping requirements available information.’’ The commenter ■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
on either small or large California olive stated that such language seemed at part 932 continues to read as follows:
handlers. As with all Federal marketing odds to language in the rule indicating Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
order programs, reports and forms are that the alternate-bearing characteristics
periodically reviewed to reduce of olives result in wide swings in ■ 2. Section 932.230 is revised to read
information requirements and production, causing frequent changes to as follows:
duplication by industry and public the assessment rate.
§ 932.230 Assessment rate.
sector agencies. USDA has not In response to this comment, such
identified any relevant Federal rules language is necessary to ensure that the On and after January 1, 2015, an
that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with assessment rate established continues assessment rate of $26.00 per ton is
this final rule. throughout the entire fiscal period and established for California olives.
AMS is committed to complying with beyond, if necessary, thereby ensuring
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Dated: June 26, 2015.
the E-Government Act to promote the that assessments on olives continue
use of the internet and other uninterrupted. Should the committee Rex A. Barnes,
information technologies to provide find it necessary to change the Associate Administrator, Agricultural
increased opportunities for citizen assessment rate at any time, USDA Marketing Service.
access to Government information and would consider their recommendation [FR Doc. 2015–16176 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]
services, and for other purposes. and other available information. BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective July 2, 2015. | |
| Contact | Terry Vawter, Senior Marketing Specialist or Martin Engeler, Regional Manager, California Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487-5901, Fax: (559) 487-5906, or Email: [email protected] or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 37533 | |
| CFR Associated | Olives; Marketing Agreements and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |
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