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.

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Vol. 78, No. 119 

Thursday, June 20, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 956 

[Docket No. AMS–FV–13–0024; FV13–956– 

1 CR] 

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 September 14 through 

October 4, 2013. To vote in this 

referendum, producers must have 

produced Walla Walla sweet onions 

within the designated production area 

in Washington and Oregon during the 

period January 1 through December 31, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing 

order may be obtained from the 

referendum agents at 805 SW. 

Broadway, Suite 930, Portland, OR 

97205, or the Office of the Docket Clerk, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or 

Internet: www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Manuel Michel, Marketing Specialist, or 

Gary D. Olson, Regional Director, 

Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA, 805 SW. Broadway, Suite 

930, Portland, OR 97205; Telephone: 

(503) 326–2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or 

Email: Manuel.Michel@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 September 14 through 

October 4, 2013, among Walla Walla 

sweet onion producers in the 

production area. Only 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 

through December 31, 2012, may 

participate in the continuance 

referendum. 

USDA has determined that 

continuance referenda are an effective 

means for determining whether 

producers favor the 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. 3501– 

3520), the ballot materials to be 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. 0581–0178, Vegetable and Specialty 

Crop Marketing Orders. It has been 

estimated that it will take an average of 

20 minutes for each of the 

approximately 21 producers of Walla 

Walla sweet onions in Washington and 

Oregon to cast a ballot. Participation is 

voluntary. Ballots postmarked after 

October 4, 2013, will not be included in 

the vote tabulation. 

Manuel Michel and Gary D. Olson of 

the Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Fruit and Vegetable Program, 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 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: June 14, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14709 Filed 6–19–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0519; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–SW–068–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH (ECD) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

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and BO105S (CS–2 and CBS–2 Variants) 

helicopters with a certain third stage 

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