California Olives; Section 610 Review

Proposed Rules

Federal Register

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 932

[Docket No. FV99-932-610 REVIEW]

California Olives; Section 610 Review

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of review and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action announces the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

review of Marketing Order 932 for olives grown in California, under the

criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(RFA).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by October 4,

1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments

concerning this notice of review. Comments must be sent to the Docket

Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, Room 2525-S, Box 96456,

Washington, DC 20090-6456; Fax: (202) 720-5698; or E-mail:

[email protected]. All comments should reference the docket

number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal

Register and will be made available for public inspection in the Office

of the Docket Clerk during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Kimmel, Regional Manager,

California Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order Administration

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 2202 Monterey Street,

Suite 102B, Fresno, California 93721; telephone: (209) 487-5901; Fax:

(209) 487-5906; E-mail: Kurt.K[email protected]; or George Kelhart,

Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,

AMS, USDA, room 2525-S, PO Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456;

telephone: (202) 720-2491; Fax: (202) 720-5698; E-mail:

George.K[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing Order No. 932, as amended (7 CFR

Part 932), regulates the handling of olives grown in California. The

marketing order is effective under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement

Act of 1937 (AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674).

AMS published in the Federal Register (63 FR 8014; February 18,

1999), its plan to review certain regulations, including Marketing

Order No. 932, under criteria contained in section 610 of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601-612). Because many AMS

regulations impact small entities, AMS decided, as a matter of policy,

to review certain regulations which, although they may not meet the

threshold requirement under section 610 of the RFA, warrant review. The

February 18 notice stated that AMS would list the regulations to be

reviewed in AMS' regulatory agenda which is published in the Federal

Register as part of the Unified Agenda. However, after further

consideration, AMS has decided to announce the reviews in the Federal

Register separate from the Unified Agenda. Accordingly, this notice and

request for comments is made for California olives.

The purpose of the review will be to determine whether the

California marketing order for olives should be continued without

change, amended, or rescinded (consistent with the objectives of the

AMAA) to minimize the impacts on small entities. In conducting this

review, AMS will consider the following factors: (1) The continued need

for the marketing order; (2) the nature of complaints or comments

received from the public concerning the marketing order; (3) the

complexity of the marketing order; (4) the extent to which the

marketing order overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal

rules, and, to the extent feasible, with State and local governmental

rules; and (5) the length of time since the marketing order has been

evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or

other factors have changed in the area affected by the marketing order.

Written comments, views, opinions, and other information regarding

the olive marketing order's impact on small businesses are invited.

Dated: July 27, 1999.

Robert C. Keeney,

Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-20169 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]

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