Limes Grown in Florida and Imported Limes; Reopening of Comment Period To File Written Comments to the Change in Regulatory Period

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the time period for filing written

comments on the proposed changes to the regulatory period currently

prescribed under the lime marketing order and the lime import

regulations is reopened until July 8, 1996.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments

concerning this proposal. Comments must be sent in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable Division, AMS, USDA, room 2525-S,

P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456, FAX Number (202) 720-5698.

All comments should reference the docket number and the date and page

number of this issue of the Federal Register and will be available for

public inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular

business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Britthany Beadle, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, F&V, AMS, USDA, room 2522-S, P.O. Box 96456,

Washington, DC 20090-6456: telephone: (202) 720-5127; or Aleck Jonas,

Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order Administration

Branch, F&V, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 2276, Winter Haven, Florida 33883;

telephone: (941) 299-4770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule was issued on May 2, 1996,

and published in the Federal Register (61 FR 20754). The proposed rule

would modify language in both the domestic and import regulations to

change the regulatory period to January 1 through May 31, from its

current continuous, year round, implementation. A 30-day comment period

was provided for interested persons to respond to the proposed rule.

The comment period ended June 7, 1996. One comment was received.

The Department of Agriculture (Department) has received a request

from Gail A. Knodel, Manager of the Florida Lime Administrative

Committee, asking that additional time be provided for interested

persons to analyze the proposed rule. Manager Knodel stated that the

proposal is a major change in the industry. Reopening the comment

period to July 8, 1996, would allow interested person more time to

review the proposed rule and address their concerns.

This delay should not substantially add to the time required to

complete this action. Accordingly, the period in which to file written

comments is reopened until July 8, 1996. This notice is issued pursuant

to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.

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

Dated: June 19, 1996.

Sharon Bomer Lauritsen,

Acting Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division.

[FR Doc. 96-16207 Filed 6-25-96; 8:45 am]

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