Milk in the Paducah, Kentucky, Marketing Area; Referendum Order; Determination of Representative Period and Designation of Referendum Agent

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 1099

[Docket No. AO-183-A47; DA-92-11]

Milk in the Paducah, Kentucky, Marketing Area; Referendum Order;

Determination of Representative Period and Designation of Referendum

Agent

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Referendum order.

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SUMMARY: This document orders that a referendum be conducted to

determine whether producers favor issuance the order regulating the

handling of milk in the Paducah, Kentucky, marketing area, as proposed

to be amended in the final decisions issued by the Acting Assistant

Secretary on December 2, 1994 (59 FR 64524) regarding the Class II

price and on January 27, 1995 (60 FR 7290) regarding the Minnesota-

Wisconsin (M-W) price.

DATES: The referendum is to be completed on or before May 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Borovies, Branch Chief, USDA/

AMS/Dairy Division, Order Formulation Branch, Room 2968 South Building,

P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456, (202) 690-1366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior documents in this proceeding:

Notice of Hearing (M-W price): Issued May 12, 1992; published May

15, 1992 (57 FR 20790).

Notice of Hearing (Class II price): Issued December 14, 1993;

published December 21, 1993 (58 FR 67380).

Recommended Decision (M-W price): Issued August 3, 1994; published

August 8, 1994 (59 FR 40418).

Recommended Decision (Class II price): Issued August 22, 1994;

published August 26, 1994 (59 FR 44074).

Final Decision (Class II price): Issued December 2, 1994; published

December 14, 1994 (59 FR 64524).

Final Rule (Class II price): Issued January 27, 1995; published

February 2, 1995 (60 FR 6606).

Final Decision (M-W price): Issued January 27, 1995; published

February 7, 1995 (60 FR 7290).

Proposed Termination of Order: Issued March 3, 1995; published

March 9, 1995 (60 FR 12907).

Extension of Time for Filing Comments on Proposed Termination of

Order: Issued March 27, 1995; published March 31, 1995 (60 FR 16589).

Final Rule (M-W price): Issued April 6, 1995; published April 14,

1995 (60 FR 18952).

On January 27, 1995, the Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and

Regulatory Programs, issued a final decision on proposed amendments to

all Federal milk orders, including the Paducah, Kentucky, order. When

that decision concerning replacement of the Minnesota-Wisconsin price

series was issued, a referendum was not conducted for the Paducah,

Kentucky, order because a proposed termination of the order had been

published (60 FR 12907) as a result of the order failing to be approved

by producers in the referendum conducted on the Class II price

amendments. A sufficient number of comments were received opposing the

termination of the Paducah, Kentucky, order to indicate that another

referendum should be conducted concerning approval of the Class II

price amendments. Thus, this referendum is being conducted to determine

if [[Page 25629]] producers approve the order as proposed to be amended

by proceedings concerning the Class II price (59 FR 64524) and the M-W

price (60 FR 7290).

Referendum Order To Determine Producer Approval; Determination of

Representative Period; and Designation of Referendum Agent

It is hereby directed that a referendum be conducted to determine

whether the issuance of the order regulating the handling of milk in

the Paducah, Kentucky, marketing area, as amended by decisions issued

on December 2, 1994 (59 FR 64524) and on January 27, 1995 (60 FR 7290),

is approved by at least two-thirds of the producers, or by producers

who produced at least two-thirds of the total milk produced during the

representative period.

The month of February 1995 is hereby determined to be the

representative period for the conduct of such referendum.

Donald R. Nicholson is hereby designated agent of the Secretary to

conduct such referendum in accordance with the procedure for the

conduct of referenda (7 CFR 900.300 et seq.).

Such referendum shall be completed on or before 15 days from the

issuance of this referendum order.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1099

Milk marketing orders.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.

Dated: May 8, 1995.

David R. Shipman,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-11791 Filed 5-11-95; 8:45 am]

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