Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Decreased Assessment Rate
Docket Number: AMS-SC-16-0076
Effective Date: December 31, 2016
Summary
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for pistachios grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico for the 2016-2017 and subsequent production years from Start Printed Page 96343$0.0035 to $0.0010 per pound of assessed weight pistachios handled under the marketing order (order). The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised of producers and handlers of pistachios operating within the area of production. The interim rule was necessary to allow the Committee to reduce its financial reserve while still providing adequate funding to meet program expenses.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for pistachios grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico for the 2016-2017 and subsequent production years from Start Printed Page 96343$0.0035 to $0.0010 per pound of assessed weight pistachios handled under the marketing order (order). The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised of producers and handlers of pistachios operating within the area of production. The interim rule was necessary to allow the Committee to reduce its financial reserve while still providing adequate funding to meet program expenses.
Contact
Peter R. Sommers, Marketing Specialist
Peter R. Sommers, Marketing Specialist
or Jeffery Smutny, Regional Director
California Marketing Field Office
Marketing Order and Agreement Division
Marketing Order and Agreement Division
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA
Telephone: (559) 487-5901
Fax: (559) 487-5906
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