Irish Potatoes Grown in Southeastern States; Suspension of Marketing Order Provisions
Docket Number: AMS-FV-14-0011
Effective: August 20, 2015 through March 1, 2017
Summary
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that continued the previous suspension of the marketing order for Irish potatoes grown in Southeastern states (order). The interim rule continued the suspension of all provisions of the order, and the rules and regulations implemented thereunder, through March 1, 2017, as requested by representatives of the Virginia/North Carolina Irish potato industry. This provides the industry more time to consider changes which could affect the need for the order. If the industry does not petition to have the order reactivated by the end of the suspension period, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will propose to terminate the order.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that continued the previous suspension of the marketing order for Irish potatoes grown in Southeastern states (order). The interim rule continued the suspension of all provisions of the order, and the rules and regulations implemented thereunder, through March 1, 2017, as requested by representatives of the Virginia/North Carolina Irish potato industry. This provides the industry more time to consider changes which could affect the need for the order. If the industry does not petition to have the order reactivated by the end of the suspension period, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will propose to terminate the order.
Contact
Doris Jamieson, Marketing Specialist, or Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division
Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA
Telephone: (863) 324-3375
Fax: (863) 291-8614
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