OMB No. 0581-0178

(Exp. 3/31/2024) Destroy previous editions.

SOUTH TEXAS ONION COMMITTEE

901 Business Park Drive, Suite 500, Mission, TX 78572

Phone: (956) 584-9331 * Fax: (956) 581-3912

CERTIFICATION FOR HANDLING ONIONS FOR PROCESSING 

CANNERS AND/OR FREEZERS

Effective Date: ______________ Expiration Date: ______________

No shipments of special purpose onions may be made unless this form is completed and returned to the South 

Texas Onion Committee (Committee) (7 CFR 959.126). Two copies of this Certification are enclosed. If you 

plan to purchase onions that do not meet the South Texas Onion Rules and Regulations for CANNING OR 

FREEZING, you must complete this Certification and return one copy to the Committee, retaining the other copy 

for your files.

It is understood and agreed to by me, the undersigned applicant, that all onions granted a Certificate of Privilege for 

Special Purpose Shipments, by virtue of this application and corresponding Special Purpose Shipment Reports, must 

be used for the purpose stated in this application and any deviation or infringement of this privilege which shall 

become known to me will be reported to the South Texas Onion Committee promptly. Further, I will not knowingly 

sell or cause to be sold onions which have been granted a Certificate of Privilege and are to be used in violation of 

Certificate. I acknowledge that making of a false or fraudulent statement for the purpose of influencing the actions 

of a government agency shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. 1001).

_________________________________________________ ____________________________________

Print Name Signature

_________________________________________________ ____________________________________

Firm Name Title

_________________________________________________ ____________________________________

Telephone Number Fax Number Date

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Street or Box Number, City, State, and Zip code

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Physical address (if different than above mailing address)

Person in Charge of SPECIAL PURPOSE FORMS: ___________________________________________________

E-mail address: 

PLEASE POST A COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATION IN YOUR RECEIVER’S OFFICE

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collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-

0178. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of 

information.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, 

family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in 

any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by 

program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American 

Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA 

through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at 

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of 

the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender.