UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 

In re: 

Milk in the Northeast and Other 

Marketing Areas AO Docket No. 23-J-0067; 

AMS-DA-23-0031 

Notification to the Hearing Clerk Pursuant to 7 CFR § 900.10 

1. On January 30 (Tuesday) 2024, the Hearing on proposed amendments to pricing 

formulas in all 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (“FMMOs”), filed as Docket No. 23-J0067; AMS-DA-23-0031, In re: Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas, ENDED. 

2. The day the Hearing ENDED, January 30 (Tuesday) 2024, was the 49th day of the 

Hearing. There will be 49 volumes of the Transcript. The final Exhibit was Exhibit No. 511. 

3. There are two U.S. Administrative Law Judges assigned to the Hearing, Chief 

Administrative Law Judge Channing D. Strother, and Administrative Law Judge Jill S. 

Clifton. Both of us work for the United States Department of Agriculture. The undersigned, 

Jill S. Clifton, was presiding when she determined the Hearing had ENDED. 

4. This Notification to the Hearing Clerk is filed pursuant to Title 7 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations section 900.10 (7 CFR § 900.10). 

5. The deadline, pursuant to Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations section 900.27 (7 

CFR § 900.27), to file with the Hearing Clerk proposed Transcript corrections is 30 days 

following availability of the entire Transcript, which is available when posted on the 

Agricultural Marketing Service website 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/moa/dairy/hearings/national-fmmo-pricinghearing 

This AMS website provides each day’s transcript (still being posted) and will show the 

deadline for filing proposed Transcript corrections. 

6. The deadline, pursuant to Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations section 900.27 (7 

CFR § 900.27), to file with the Hearing Clerk proposed Findings and Conclusions and briefs 

is April 1 (Monday) 2024. This deadline, 60 days from the END of the Hearing, falls on a 

Saturday (Mar 30), and April 1, 2024 is the first working day thereafter. 

7. The contact information for the Hearing Clerk is contained on the last page of this order. 

The most efficient way to file with the Hearing Clerk is to attach a document to an email, or 

to FAX the document if you prefer, using the information on the last page of this order. If 

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emailing or FAXing to the Hearing Clerk, submit once [NOT in quadruplicate]. I will soon 

file instructions regarding practical methods of filing with the Hearing Clerk by email of 

“large” attachments, and other possibilities for delivery of “large” documents to the Hearing 

Clerk for filing. To meet deadlines, filings must be RECEIVED by the Hearing Clerk by 

4:30 pm Eastern. 

Copies of this order “Notification to the Hearing Clerk Pursuant to 7 CFR § 900.10” shall be 

sent by the Hearing Clerk to each of the parties. 

Issued this 2nd day of February 2024 

Digitally signed by Jill S Clifton 

Date: 2024.02.02 15:04:09 -05'00' 

Jill S. Clifton 

Administrative Law Judge 

Hearing Clerk 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Stop 9203, South Building, Room 1031-S 

1400 Independence Ave SW 

Washington, DC 20250-9203 

Phone: 1-202-720-4443 

Fax: 1-844-325-6940 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

Eleven Federal Milk Marketing Orders 

Docket No.: 23-J-0067 

Having personal knowledge of the foregoing, I declare under penalty of perjury that the 

information herein is true and correct, and this is to certify that a copy of the NOTIFICATION 

TO THE HEARING CLERK PURSUANT TO 7 CFR § 900.10 has been furnished and was 

served upon the following parties on February 2, 2024 by the following: 

USDA (OGC) – Electronic Mail 

Brian Hill, OGC 

Brian.Hill1@usda.gov 

Michelle McMurtray, OGC 

Michelle.McMurtray@usda.gov 

Donna Erwin, OGC 

Donna.Erwin@usda.gov 

Carla Wagner, OGC 

Carla.Wagner@usda.gov 

USDA (AMS) Dairy Programs – Electronic Mail 

Dana H. Coale, Deputy Administrator 

Room 2530 South 

Dana.Coale@usda.gov 

Erin Taylor, Director Order Formulation and 

Enforcement Division 

Erin.Taylor@usda.gov 

Erick Metzger 

General Manager 

National All-Jersey, Inc. 

6486 East Main Street 

Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 

E-mail: emetzger@usjersey.com 

Counsel for National All-Jersey, Inc. 

John H. Vetne 

E-mail: johnvetne@gmail.com 

Wendy M. Yoviene 

Baker, Donelson, Berman, Caldwell, 

& Berkowitz PC 

901 K Street, NW, Suite 900 

Washington, DC 2 0001 

E-mail: wyoviene@bakerdonelson.com 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (cont’d)

Eleven Federal Milk Marketing Orders 

Docket No.: 23-J-0067 

Counsel for National Milk Producers 

Federation 

Stoel Rives LLP 

101 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 1900 

Boise, ID 83702 

Bradley R. Prowant 

E-mail: bradley.prowant@stoel.com 

Nicole C. Hancock 

E-mail: nicole.hancock@stoel.com 

Counsel for Milk Innovations Group 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 

920 Fifth Ave he, Suite 3300 

Seattle, WA 98104 

Charles M. English, Jr. 

E-mail: chipenenglish@dwt.com 

Ashley L. Vulin 

E-mail: ashleyvulin@dwt.com 

Grace Bulger 

E-mail: gracebulger@dwt.com 

Counsel for International Dairy Foods 

Association 

Steven J. Rosenbaum 

Covington & Burling LLP 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

E-mail: srosenbaum@cov.com 

Counsel for Select Milk Producers, Inc. 

Ryan K. Miltner 

The Miltner Law Firm, LLC 

100 North Main Street 

P.O. Box 477 

New Knoxville, OH 45871 

E-mail: ryan@miltnerlawfirm.com 

Respectfully Submitted, 

Wanda Mosby, Legal Assistant 

USDA/Office of Administrative Law Judges 

Hearing Clerk’s Office, Room 1031-S 

1400 Independence Ave., SW 

Washington, DC 20250-9203 

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