This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 149 

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 923 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0059; FV11–923–1 

CR] 

Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated 

Counties in Washington; Continuance 

Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Referendum order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible Washington sweet cherry 

growers to determine whether they favor 

continuance of the marketing order 

regulating the handling of sweet 

cherries grown in designated counties in 

Washington. 

DATES: The referendum will be 

conducted from November 5 through 

November 18, 2011. To vote in this 

referendum, growers must have grown 

sweet cherries in designated counties in 

Washington during the period April 1, 

2010, through March 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing 

order may be obtained from the 

Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

805 SW. Broadway, Suite 930, Portland, 

Oregon 97205, or the Office of the 

Docket Clerk, Marketing Order 

Administration Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Teresa Hutchinson, Marketing 

Specialist, or Gary D. Olson, Regional 

Manager, Northwest Marketing Field 

Office, Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (503) 326– 

2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or E-mail: 

Teresa.Hutchinson@ams.usda.gov or 

GaryD.Olson@ams.usda.gov, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Marketing Order No. 923 (7 CFR part 

923), hereinafter referred to as the 

‘‘order,’’ and the applicable provisions 

of the Agricultural Marketing 

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter referred to 

as the ‘‘Act,’’ it is hereby directed that 

a referendum be conducted to ascertain 

whether continuance of the order is 

favored by growers. The referendum 

shall be conducted from November 5 

through November 18, 2011, among 

eligible Washington sweet cherry 

growers. Only growers that were 

engaged in the production of sweet 

cherries in designated counties in 

Washington during the period of April 

1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, may 

participate in the continuance 

referendum. 

USDA has determined that 

continuance referenda are an effective 

means for determining whether growers 

favor the continuation of marketing 

order programs. USDA would consider 

termination of the order if fewer than 

two-thirds of the growers voting in the 

referendum and growers of less than 

two-thirds of the volume of Washington 

sweet cherries represented in the 

referendum favor continuance of the 

program. In evaluating the merits of 

continuance versus termination, USDA 

will not exclusively consider the results 

of the continuance referendum. USDA 

will also consider all other relevant 

information regarding operation of the 

order as well as relative benefits and 

disadvantages to growers, handlers, and 

consumers to determine whether 

continuing the order would tend to 

effectuate the declared policy of the Act. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the ballot materials used in 

the referendum herein ordered have 

been submitted to and approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and have been assigned OMB 

No. 0581–0189, Generic Fruit Crops. It 

has been estimated that it will take an 

average of 20 minutes for each of the 

approximately 2500 Washington sweet 

cherry growers to cast a ballot. 

Participation is voluntary. Ballots 

postmarked after November 18, 2011, 

will not be included in the vote 

tabulation. 

Teresa L. Hutchinson and Gary D. 

Olson of the Northwest Marketing Field 

Office, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, are hereby designated as 

the referendum agents of the Secretary 

of Agriculture to conduct this 

referendum. The procedure applicable 

to the referendum shall be the 

‘‘Procedure for the Conduct of 

Referenda in Connection With 

Marketing Orders for Fruits, Vegetables, 

and Nuts Pursuant to the Agricultural 

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 

Amended’’ (7 CFR 900.400–900.407). 

Ballots will be mailed to all growers 

of record and may also be obtained from 

the referendum agents or from their 

appointees. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 923 

Cherries, Marketing agreements, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

Dated: July 28, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–19654 Filed 8–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 26 

[Docket No. PRM–26–4; NRC–2010–0269] 

Petition for Rulemaking Submitted by 

the California Association of Marriage 

and Family Therapists 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking: 

consideration in the rulemaking 

process. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has decided to 

consider in a rulemaking the issues 

raised in a petition for rulemaking 

(PRM) submitted by Ms. Mary 

Riemersma, on behalf of the California 

Association of Marriage and Family 

Therapists (the petitioner) (Docket ID 

PRM–26–4, NRC–2010–0269). The 

petitioner asked the NRC to amend the 

regulations at Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 26.187(b) 

to add marriage and family therapists as 

substance abuse experts. 


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