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. 72, No. 82 

Monday, April 30, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 956 

[Docket No. AMS–FV–07–0037; FV07–956– 

1] 

Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla 

Walla Valley of Southeast Washington 

and Northeast Oregon; Continuance 

Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Referendum order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible producers of sweet onions in the 

Walla Walla Valley of southeast 

Washington and northeast Oregon, to 

determine whether they favor 

continuance of the marketing order 

regulating the handling of sweet onions 

produced in the production area. 

DATES: The referendum will be 

conducted from May 19 to June 8, 2007. 

Only current producers of Walla Walla 

sweet onions who also produced Walla 

Walla sweet onions within the 

designated production area in 

Washington and Oregon during the 

period January 1 to December 31, 2006, 

are eligible to vote in this referendum. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing 

order may be obtained from the office of 

the referendum agents at 1220 SW Third 

Avenue, Suite 385, Portland, Oregon 

97204, 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; Fax: (202) 720–8938, or 

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Broadbent or Gary Olson, 

Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1220 SW Third Avenue, 

Suite 385, Portland, OR 97204; 

Telephone: (503) 326–2724, Fax: (503) 

326–7440, or E-mail: 

Barry.Broadbent@usda.gov or 

GaryD.Olson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Marketing Agreement and Order No. 

956, both as amended (7 CFR part 956), 

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 

the producers. The referendum shall be 

conducted from May 19 to June 8, 2007, 

among Walla Walla sweet onion 

producers in the production area. Only 

current Walla Walla sweet onion 

producers that were engaged in the 

production of Walla Walla sweet onions 

in Washington and Oregon, during the 

period of January 1 to December 31, 

2006, may participate in the 

continuance referendum. 

USDA has determined that 

continuance referenda are an effective 

means for determining whether 

producers favor continuation of 

marketing order programs. USDA would 

consider termination of the order if a 

majority of the producers voting in the 

referendum and producers of a majority 

of the volume of Walla Walla sweet 

onions represented in the referendum 

do not favor continuance. 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 concerning 

the operation of the order and the 

relative benefits and disadvantages to 

producers, handlers, and consumers in 

order to determine whether continued 

operation of 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 to be 

used in the referendum herein ordered 

are currently approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

have been assigned OMB No. 0581– 

0178. It has been estimated that it will 

take an average of 20 minutes for each 

of the approximately 35 producers of 

Walla Walla sweet onions in 

Washington and Oregon to cast a ballot. 

Participation is voluntary. Ballots 

postmarked after June 8, 2007, will not 

be included in the vote tabulation. 

Barry Broadbent and Gary 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 

et seq). 

Ballots will be mailed to all producers 

of record and may also be obtained from 

the referendum agents, or from their 

appointees. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 956 

Marketing agreements, Onions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

Dated: April 25, 2007. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–2111 Filed 4–25–07; 4:52 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

12 CFR Part 202 

[Regulation B; Docket No. R–1281] 

Equal Credit Opportunity 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Board is proposing to 

amend Regulation B, which implements 

the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to 

withdraw portions of the interim final 

rules for the electronic delivery of 

disclosures issued March 30, 2001. The 

interim final rules address the timing 

and delivery of electronic disclosures, 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Electronic Signatures in Global and 

National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act). 

Compliance with the 2001 interim final 

rules is not mandatory. Thus, removing 

the interim rules from the Code of 

Federal Regulations would reduce 

confusion about the status of the 

provisions and simplify the regulation. 

The Board is also proposing to amend 


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