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

APPLICATION FOR REGISTERED ONION HANDLER

Effective Date: ______________ Expiration Date: _______________

If you plan to HANDLE onions GROWN in the following South Texas counties, you must register as a 

Handler. Counties: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, 

Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Kenedy, Kinney, Kleberg, LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, 

Medina, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, 

Zavala.

PLEASE FURNISH THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOW, AND MAIL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!

TAX ID NO. or

FIRM OR INDIVIDUAL: ______________________________________ S. S. NO.: ___________________

MAILING ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________________________

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________

OFFICE PHONE: ____________________ SALES: _______________________ FAX: ________________

SALES STAFF: _______________________________________________________________________________

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LIST OF BRAND NAMES OR LABELS: __________________________________________________________

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TYPES OF CONTAINERS SHIPPED (CARTONS, BAGS, ETC. AND WEIGHT OF EACH CONTAINER).

_______________________________ ______________________________

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WILL YOU BE INDIVIDUALLY LABELING YOUR PRODUCT? □ YES □ NO

SIGNATURE _____________________________ PRINT NAME _____________________________________

The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

authority for requesting this information to be supplied on this form is the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, Secs. 1-19, 48 Stat. 31,

as amended, (7 U.S.C. 601-674). Furnishing the requested information is necessary for the administration of the marketing order program.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a 

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.