Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate

Docket Number: AMS-FV-15-0058

Effective: March 24, 2016

 

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) for the 2015-2016 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. The interim rule was necessary to more closely align assessment income to the Committee's lower budget.

 

Steven Kauffman, Marketing Specialist or Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director

Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division

Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA

Telephone: (863) 837-3375

Fax: (863) 291-8614

Email: Steven.Kauffman@ams.usda.gov or Christian.Nissen@ams.usda.gov.

 

Small businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Jeffery Smutny, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: Jeffery.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.