The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule which decreased the assessment rate established for the Prune Marketing Committee (committee) under Marketing Order No. 993 for the 200506 and subsequent crop years from $6.00 to $0.65 per ton of salable dried prunes. The committee locally

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule revises the regulations governing the inspection and certification for fresh fruits, vegetables and other products by increasing by approximately 15 percent certain fees charged for the inspection of these products at destination markets. These revisions are necessary in order to recover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of performing

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

A public hearing is being held to consider proposals for the Appalachian and Southeast Federal milk orders to amend the current intermarket transportation credit provisions and to establish new intramarket transportation credit provisions. Evidence will be taken at the hearing to determine whether emergency marketing conditions exist that would

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule terminates the marketing order for fresh Bartlett pears grown in Oregon and Washington, Marketing Order No. 931 (order), and the rules and regulations issued thereunder. On May 21, 2005, Marketing Order No. 927 was amended to include regulatory authority over Bartlett pears grown in Oregon and Washington, historically regulated by the order.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is publishing procedures to administer the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farmers Market at 12th Street & Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. These procedures allow AMS the means to demonstrate and experiment with direct marketing techniques (operate a farmers market), while at the same time

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule proposes to terminate the Federal marketing order for melons grown in South Texas (order) and the rules and regulations issued thereunder. The order contains authority to regulate the handling of melons grown in South Texas and is administered locally by the South Texas Melon Committee (Committee). The Committee recommended terminating

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule invites comments on a relaxation of the minimum grade requirement for certain potatoes handled under the Colorado potato marketing order, Area No. 2. The Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, Area No. 2 (Committee), the agency responsible for local administration of the marketing order, recommended this rule as a replacement for a

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This document announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) review of the Mushroom Promotion,
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Research, and Consumer Information Order (conducted under the Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act), under the criteria contained in Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This document announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) review of the Potato Research and Promotion Plan (conducted under the Potato Research and Promotion Act), under the criteria contained in Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This document adopts as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule concerning pooling standards and transportation credit provisions of the Upper Midwest Federal milk order. More than the required number of producers for the Upper Midwest marketing area approved the issuance of the final order amendments.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule that revised the container and pack requirements prescribed under the marketing order (order) covering oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The order regulates the handling of such fruit and is administered

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule would establish continuing assessment rates for the Fresh Pear Committee and the Processed Pear Committee (Committees) for the 20052006 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods. The Committees recommended the establishment of three base rates of assessment for any or all varieties or subvarieties of pears classified as

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule increases the assessment rate established for the Walnut Marketing Board (Board) for the 200506 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0094 to $0.0096 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. Assessments upon walnut

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule suspending the minimum grade, quality, maturity, container, pack, inspection, assessment collection, and other related requirements prescribed under the South Texas melon (cantaloupes and honeydews) marketing order (order). It also continues in

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule amends a prior interim final rule that increased the quantity of Class 1 (Scotch) and Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil that handlers may purchase from, or handle for, producers during the 2005 2006 marketing year. The prior interim final rule increased the Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity from 677,409 pounds to 1,062,898 pounds, and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule suspending the provision of the walnut marketing order (order) pertaining to eligibility of members to serve on the Walnut Marketing Board (Board). The order regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California, and the Board is responsible

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This action announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) review of the Soybean Promotion and Research Program (conducted under the Soybean Promotion and Research Order), under the criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

Notice is hereby given for proposals for FY 2006 grant funds under the FederalState Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). FSMIP anticipates that approximately $1.3 million will be available for support of this program in FY 2006. States interested in obtaining funds under the program are invited to submit proposals. While only State Departments

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) held a meeting of the Universal Cotton Standards Advisory Committee in Memphis, Tennessee on June 9 and 10, 2005. This notice announces the Advisory Committee's recommendation to expand the Universal Cotton Standards Agreement to include Universal HVI Cotton Color Standards and to recognize the color

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for and revision of a currently approved information collection for the Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This final rule amends regulations pertaining to the producer milk provision of the ArizonaLas Vegas Federal milk order. More than the required number of producers for the ArizonaLas Vegas marketing area approved the issuance of the final order amendments.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule invites comments on the establishment of final free and restricted percentages for the 20052006 crop year. The percentages are 58 percent free and 42 percent restricted and will establish the proportion of cherries from the 2005 crop which may be handled in commercial outlets. The percentages are intended to stabilize supplies and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule increases the assessment rate established for the California Date Administrative Committee (committee) for the 200506 and subsequent crop years from $0.85 to $0.95 per hundredweight of dates handled. The committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of dates produced or packed in Riverside County,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Walnut Marketing Board (Board) for the 200506 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0094 to $0.0096 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. Assessments upon walnut

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service