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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 985

[Docket No. FV–98–985–1 PR]

Marketing Order Regulating the

Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in

the Far West; Salable Quantities and

Allotment Percentages for the 1998–99

Marketing Year

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

establish the quantity of spearmint oil

produced in the Far West, by class, that

handlers may purchase from, or handle

for, producers during the 1998–99

marketing year. The Spearmint Oil

Administrative Committee (Committee),

the agency responsible for local

administration of the marketing order

for spearmint oil produced in the Far

West, recommended this rule for the

purpose of avoiding extreme

fluctuations in supplies and prices, and

thus help to maintain stability in the

spearmint oil market.

DATES: Comments must be received by

January 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit written comments

concerning this proposed rule.

Comments must be sent in triplicate to

the Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable

Programs, AMS, USDA, room 2525–S,

P.O. Box 96456, Washington, D.C.

20090–6456; Fax: (202) 205–6632.

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:

Robert J. Curry, Northwest Marketing

Field Office, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1220

SW Third Avenue, room 369, Portland,

Oregon 97204; telephone: (503) 326–

2043; Fax: (503) 326–7440; or Anne M.

Dec, Marketing Order Administration

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,

AMS, USDA, room 2525–S, P.O. Box

96456, Washington, D.C. 20090–6456;

telephone: (202) 720–2491; Fax: (202)

205–6632. Small businesses may request

information on compliance with this

regulation by contacting: Jay Guerber,

Marketing Order Administration

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,

AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456, room

2523–S, Washington, DC 20090–6456;

telephone (202) 720–2491; Fax (202)

205–6632.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

proposed rule is issued under Marketing

Order No. 985 (7 CFR Part 985), as

amended, regulating the handling of

spearmint oil produced in the Far West

(Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and

designated parts of Nevada and Utah),

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘order.’’

This order is effective under the

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674),

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’

The Department of Agriculture

(Department) is issuing this rule in

conformance with Executive Order

12866.

This proposed rule has been reviewed

under Executive Order 12988, Civil

Justice Reform. Under the provisions of

the marketing order now in effect,

salable quantities and allotment

percentages may be established for

classes of spearmint oil produced in the

Far West. This proposed rule would

establish the quantity of spearmint oil

produced in the Far West, by class, that

may be purchased from or handled for

producers by handlers during the 1998–

99 marketing year, which begins on June

1, 1998. This proposed rule will not

preempt any State or local laws,

regulations, or policies, unless they

present an irreconcilable conflict with

this rule.

The Act provides that administrative

proceedings must be exhausted before

parties may file suit in court. Under

section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any

handler subject to an order may file

with the Secretary a petition stating that

the order, any provision of the order, or

any obligation imposed in connection

with the order is not in accordance with

law and request a modification of the

order or to be exempted therefrom. A

handler is afforded the opportunity for

a hearing on the petition. After the

hearing the Secretary would rule on the

petition. The Act provides that the

district court of the United States in any

district in which the handler is an

inhabitant, or has his or her principal

place of business, has jurisdiction to

review the Secretary’s ruling on the

petition, provided an action is filed not

later than 20 days after date of the entry

of the ruling.

Pursuant to authority contained in

sections 985.50, 985.51, and 985.52 of

the order, the Committee recommended

the salable quantities and allotment

percentages for the 1998–99 marketing

year at its October 8, 1997, meeting.

With 6 members favoring the

recommendation and 1 member

opposed, the Committee recommended

the establishment of a salable quantity

and allotment percentage for Class 1

(Scotch) spearmint oil of 1,187,077

pounds and 65 percent, respectively.

The member in opposition favored the

establishment of a higher salable

quantity and allotment percentage. In a

unanimous vote, the Committee

recommended the establishment of a

salable quantity and allotment

percentage for Class 3 (Native)

spearmint oil of 1,155,217 pounds and

57 percent, respectively.

This proposed rule would limit the

amount of spearmint oil that handlers

may purchase from, or handle for,

producers during the 1998–99

marketing year, which begins on June 1,

1998. Salable quantities and allotment

percentages have been placed into effect

each season since the order’s inception

in 1980.

The U.S. production of spearmint oil

is concentrated in the Far West,

primarily Washington, Idaho, and

Oregon (part of the area covered by the

marketing order). Spearmint oil is also

produced in the Midwest. The

production area covered by the

marketing order accounts for

approximately 65 percent of the annual

U.S. production of Scotch spearmint oil

and approximately 90 percent of the

annual U.S. production of Native

spearmint oil.

When the order became effective in

1980, the United States produced nearly

100 percent of the world’s supply of

Scotch spearmint oil, of which

approximately 80 percent was produced

in the regulated production area in the

Far West. International production

characteristics have changed in recent

years, however, with foreign Scotch

spearmint oil production contributing

significantly to world production.

Although still a leader in production,

the Far West’s market share has

decreased to approximately 41 percent

of the world total. Therefore, the

Committee’s recommendation for

Scotch spearmint oil could maintain

market stability by avoiding extreme

fluctuations in supplies and prices, and

would help the industry remain

competitive on an international level by

hopefully regaining some of the Far

West’s historical share of the global

market. The Committee’s

recommendation is intended to foster

market stability so that the Far West’s

Scotch spearmint oil market share will

not only be retained, but expanded as

well.

The order has contributed extensively

to the stabilization of producer prices,

which prior to 1980 experienced wide

fluctuations from year to year. For

example, between 1971 and 1975 the
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price of Native spearmint oil ranged

from $3.00 per pound to $11.00 per

pound. In contrast, under the order,

prices have stabilized between $10.50

and $11.50 per pound for the past ten

years. With approximately 90 percent of

the U.S. production located in the Far

West, the method of calculating the

Native spearmint oil salable quantity

and allotment percentage primarily

utilizes information on price and

available supply as they are affected by

the estimated trade demand.

The proposed salable quantity and

allotment percentage for each class of

spearmint oil for the 1998–99 marketing

year is based upon the Committee’s

recommendation and the data presented

below.

(1) Class 1 (Scotch) Spearmint Oil

(A) Estimated carry-in on June l, 1998—

456,994 pounds. This figure is derived by

subtracting the estimated 1997–98 marketing

year trade demand of 853,987 pounds from

the revised 1997–98 marketing year total

available supply of 1,310,981 pounds.

(B) Estimated world production for the

1997–98 marketing year—2,186,128 pounds.

(C) Estimated Far West production for the

1997–98 marketing year—892,628 pounds.

(D) Far West percentage of total world

production in 1997–98—41 percent. This is

down from the 1980 level of approximately

80 percent.

(E) Total estimated allotment base for the

1998–99 marketing year—1,826,272 pounds.

This figure represents a one percent increase

over the revised 1997–98 allotment base.

(F) Recommended 1998–99 allotment

percentage—65 percent. This figure is based

upon recommendations made at the October

8, 1997, meeting, as well as at the five

production area meetings held during

September.

(G) The Committee’s computed 1998–99

salable quantity—1,187,077 pounds. This

figure is the product of the recommended

allotment percentage and the total estimated

allotment base.

(H) Estimated available supply for the

1998–99 marketing year—1,644,071 pounds.

This figure is derived by adding the

computed salable quantity to the June 1,

1998, carry-in volume, and represents the

total amount of Scotch spearmint oil that

could be available to the market during the

1998–99 marketing year.

(I) Estimated trade demand for Far West

Scotch spearmint oil during the 1998–99

marketing year—900,000 pounds. This figure

is based upon estimates provided to the

Committee by buyers of spearmint oil.

(J) Estimated carry-out on June 1, 1999—

744,071 pounds. This figure is the difference

between the 1998–99 estimated trade

demand and the 1998–99 estimated available

supply.

(2) Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil

(A) Estimated carry-in on June 1, 1998—

34,756 pounds. This figure is the difference

between the estimated 1997–98 marketing

year trade demand of 1,150,000 pounds and

the revised 1997–98 marketing year total

available supply of 1,184,756 pounds.

(B) Estimated trade demand (domestic and

export) for the 1998–99 marketing year—

1,178,401 pounds. This figure is based on the

average of the three most recent years’ sales

figures and input from spearmint oil buyers.

(C) Salable quantity required from 1998

production—1,143,645 pounds. This figure is

the difference between the estimated 1998–

99 marketing year trade demand and the

estimated carry-in on June 1, 1998.

(D) Total estimated allotment base for the

1998–99 marketing year—2,026,696 pounds.

This figure represents a one percent increase

over the revised 1997–98 allotment base.

(E) Computed allotment percentage—56.4

percent. This percentage is computed by

dividing the required salable quantity by the

total estimated allotment base.

(F) Recommended allotment percentage—

57 percent. This is the Committee’s

recommendation based on the computed

allotment percentage.

(G) The Committee’s recommended salable

quantity—1,155,217 pounds. This figure is

the product of the recommended allotment

percentage and the total estimated allotment

base.

The salable quantity is the total

quantity of each class of spearmint oil

which handlers may purchase from or

handle on behalf of producers during a

marketing year. Each producer is

allotted a share of the salable quantity

by applying the allotment percentage to

the producer’s allotment base for the

applicable class of spearmint oil.

The Committee’s recommended

Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity of

1,187,077 pounds and allotment

percentage of 65 percent are based on

the Committee’s goal of maintaining

market stability by avoiding extreme

fluctuations in supplies and prices, and

thereby helping the industry remain

competitive on the international level.

The Committee’s recommended Native

spearmint oil salable quantity of

1,155,217 pounds and allotment

percentage of 57 percent are based on

anticipated supply and trade demand

during the 1998–99 marketing year. The

proposed salable quantities are not

expected to cause a shortage of

spearmint oil supplies. Any

unanticipated or additional market

demand for spearmint oil which may

develop during the marketing year can

be satisfied by an increase in the salable

quantities. Both Scotch and Native

spearmint oil producers who produce

more than their annual allotments

during the 1998–99 season may transfer

such excess spearmint oil to a producer

with spearmint oil production less than

his or her annual allotment or put it into

the reserve pool.

This proposed regulation, if adopted,

would be similar to those which have

been issued in prior seasons. Costs to

producers and handlers resulting from

this proposed action are expected to be

offset by the benefits derived from a

stable market, a greater market share,

and possible improved returns. In

conjunction with the issuance of this

proposed rule, the Committee’s

marketing policy statement for the

1998–99 marketing year has been

reviewed by the Department. The

Committee’s marketing policy

statement, a requirement whenever the

Committee recommends volume

regulations, fully meets the intent of

section 985.50 of the order. During its

discussion of potential 1998–99 salable

quantities and allotment percentages,

the Committee considered: (1) The

estimated quantity of salable oil of each

class held by producers and handlers;

(2) the estimated demand for each class

of oil; (3) prospective production of

each class of oil; (4) total of allotment

bases of each class of oil for the current

marketing year and the estimated total

of allotment bases of each class for the

ensuing marketing year; (5) the quantity

of reserve oil, by class, in storage; (6)

producer prices of oil, including prices

for each class of oil; and (7) general

market conditions for each class of oil,

including whether the estimated season

average price to producers is likely to

exceed parity. Conformity with the

Department’s ‘‘Guidelines for Fruit,

Vegetable, and Specialty Crop

Marketing Orders’’ has also been

reviewed and confirmed.

The establishment of these salable

quantities and allotment percentages

would allow for anticipated market

needs. In determining anticipated

market needs, consideration by the

Committee was given to historical sales,

and changes and trends in production

and demand. This rule also provides

producers with information on the

amount of spearmint oil which should

be produced for next season in order to

meet anticipated market demand.

Pursuant to requirements set forth in

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

has considered the economic impact of

this action on small entities.

Accordingly, the AMS has prepared this

initial regulatory flexibility analysis.

The purpose of the RFA is to fit

regulatory actions to the scale of

business subject to such actions in order

that small businesses will not be unduly

or disproportionately burdened.

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the

Act, and rules issued thereunder, are

unique in that they are brought about

through group action of essentially
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small entities acting on their own

behalf. Thus, both statutes have small

entity orientation and compatibility.

There are 9 spearmint oil handlers

subject to regulation under the order,

and approximately 124 producers of

Class 1 (Scotch) spearmint oil and

approximately 110 producers of Class 3

(Native) spearmint oil in the regulated

production area. Small agricultural

service firms are defined by the Small

Business Administration (SBA) (13 CFR

121.601) as those having annual receipts

of less than $5,000,000, and small

agricultural producers have been

defined as those whose annual receipts

are less than $500,000.

Based on the SBA’s definition of

small entities, the Committee estimates

that two of the nine handlers regulated

by the order would be considered small

entities. Most of the handlers are large

corporations involved in the

international trading of essential oils

and the products of essential oils. In

addition, the Committee estimates that

29 of the 124 Scotch spearmint oil

producers and 14 of the 110 Native

spearmint oil producers would be

classified as small entities under the

SBA definition. Thus, a majority of

handlers and producers of Far West

spearmint oil may not be classified as

small entities.

The Far West spearmint oil industry

is characterized by producers whose

farming operations generally involve

more than one commodity, and whose

income from farming operations is not

exclusively dependent on the

production of spearmint oil. Crop

rotation is an essential cultural practice

in the production of spearmint oil for

weed, insect, and disease control. A

normal spearmint oil producing

operation would have enough acreage

for rotation such that the total acreage

required to produce the crop would be

about one-third spearmint and twothirds rotational crops. An average

spearmint oil producing farm would

thus have to have considerably more

acreage than would be planted to

spearmint during any given season. To

remain economically viable with the

added costs associated with spearmint

production, most spearmint oil

producing farms would fall into the

SBA category of large businesses in

order to remain economically viable due

to added costs associated with the

production of spearmint oil.

This proposed rule would establish

the quantity of spearmint oil produced

in the Far West, by class, that handlers

may purchase from, or handle for,

producers during the 1998–99

marketing year. The committee

recommended this rule for the purpose

of avoiding extreme fluctuations in

supplies and prices, and thus help to

maintain stability in the spearmint oil

market. This action is authorized by the

provisions of sections 985.50, 985.51

and 985.52 of the order.

Small spearmint oil producers

generally are not extensively diversified

and as such are more at risk to market

fluctuations. Such small farmers

generally need to market their entire

annual crop and do not have the luxury

of having other crops to cushion seasons

with poor spearmint oil returns.

Conversely, large diversified producers

have the potential to endure one or

more seasons of poor spearmint oil

markets because incomes from alternate

crops could support the operation for a

period of time. Being reasonably assured

of a stable price and market provides

small producing entities with the ability

to maintain proper cash flow and to

meet annual expenses. Thus, the market

and price stability provided by the order

potentially benefit the small producer

more than such provisions benefit large

producers. Even though a majority of

handlers and producers of spearmint oil

may not be classified as small entities,

the volume control feature of this order

has small entity orientation.

The order has contributed extensively

to the stabilization of producer prices,

which prior to 1980 experienced wide

fluctuations from year to year. For

example, between 1971 and 1975 the

price of Native spearmint oil ranged

from $3.00 per pound to $11.00 per

pound. In contrast, under the order,

prices have stabilized between $10.50

and $11.50 per pound for the past ten

years.

Alternatives to the proposal included

not regulating the handling of spearmint

oil during the 1998–99 marketing year,

and recommending either higher or

lower levels for the salable quantities

and allotment percentages. The

Committee reached its recommendation

to establish salable quantities and

allotment percentages for both classes of

spearmint oil after careful consideration

of all available information, including:

(1) The estimated quantity of salable oil

of each class held by producers and

handlers; (2) the estimated demand for

each class of oil; (3) prospective

production of each class of oil; (4) total

of allotment bases of each class of oil for

the current marketing year and the

estimated total of allotment bases of

each class for the ensuing marketing

year; (5) the quantity of reserve oil, by

class, in storage; (6) producer prices of

oil, including prices for each class of oil;

and (7) general market conditions for

each class of oil, including whether the

estimated season average price to

producers is likely to exceed parity.

Based on its review, the Committee

believes that the salable quantity and

allotment percentage levels

recommended will achieve the

objectives sought.

Without any regulations in effect, the

Committee believes the industry would

return to the pattern of cyclical prices of

prior years, as well as suffer the

potentially price depressing

consequence that a release of the nearly

1.2 million pounds of spearmint oil

reserves would have on the market.

According to the Committee, higher or

lower salable quantities and allotment

percentages would not achieve the

intended goals of market and price

stability, with market share

maintenance and growth.

Annual salable quantities and

allotment percentages have been issued

for both classes of spearmint oil since

the order’s inception. Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements have

remained the same for each year of

regulation. Accordingly, this action

would not impose any additional

reporting or recordkeeping requirements

on either small or large spearmint oil

producers and handlers. All reports and

forms associated with this program are

reviewed periodically in order to avoid

unnecessary and duplicative

information collection by industry and

public sector agencies. The Department

has not identified any relevant Federal

rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict

with this proposed rule.

Finally, the Committee’s meeting was

widely publicized throughout the

spearmint oil industry and all interested

persons were invited to attend and

participate on all issues. Interested

persons are also invited to submit

information on the regulatory and

informational impacts of this action on

small businesses.

A 30-day comment period is provided

to allow interested persons the

opportunity to respond to the proposal,

including any regulatory and

informational impacts of this action on

small businesses. Thirty days is deemed

appropriate because this rule would

need to be in place as soon as possible

to provide producers sufficient time

prior to the beginning of the 1998–99

marketing year to adjust their cultural

and marketing plans accordingly. All

written comments received within the

comment period will be considered

before a final determination is made on

this matter.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 985

Marketing agreements, Oils and fats,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Spearmint oil.
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For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 7 CFR Part 985 is proposed to

be amended as follows:

PART 985—MARKETING ORDER

REGULATING THE HANDLING OF

SPEARMINT OIL PRODUCED IN THE

FAR WEST

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR

Part 985 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.

2. A new § 985.217 is added to read

as follows:

Note: This section will not appear in the

Code of Federal Regulations.

§ 985.217 Salable quantities and allotment

percentages—1998–99 marketing year.

The salable quantity and allotment

percentage for each class of spearmint

oil during the marketing year beginning

on June 1, 1998, shall be as follows:

(a) Class 1 (Scotch) oil—a salable

quantity of 1,187,077 pounds and an

allotment percentage of 65 percent.

(b) Class 3 (Native) oil—a salable

quantity of 1,155,217 pounds and an

allotment percentage of 57 percent.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Robert C. Keeney,

Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable

Programs.

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

11 CFR Parts 102, 104 and 108

[Notice 1997–21]

Recordkeeping and Reporting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.

SUMMARY: The Federal Election

Commission is announcing a public

hearing on proposed changes to its

regulations that govern recordkeeping,

reporting, and filing with State officers

under the Federal Election Campaign

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DATES: The hearing will be held at 10:00

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

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20463, (202) 219–3690 or (800)424–

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reporting, and filing with State officers

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Dated: December 18, 1997.

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14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 95–CE–70–AD]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Socata—

Groupe Aerospatiale Models TB9,

TB10, and TB200 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

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ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

adopt a new airworthiness directive

(AD) that would apply to certain

SOCATA—Groupe AEROSPATIALE

(Socata) Models TB9, TB10, and TB200

airplanes. The proposed AD would

require inspecting the main landing gear

(MLG) support ribs for cracks, replacing

MLG support ribs that have cracks

beyond a certain level, and

incorporating a certain MLG support rib

reinforcement kit. The proposed AD is

the result of mandatory continuing

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issued by the airworthiness authority for

France. The actions specified by the

proposed AD are intended to prevent

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