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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 80, No. 29 

Thursday, February 12, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1206 

[Document Number AMS–FV–14–0086] 

Mango Promotion, Research and 

Information Order; Continuance 

Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service. 

ACTION: Referendum Order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible first handlers and importers of 

mangos to determine whether they favor 

continuance of the Mango Promotion, 

Research and Information Order (Order). 

DATES: This referendum will be 

conducted by mail ballot from April 6 

through April 17, 2015. First handlers 

receiving 500,000 or more pounds of 

mangos from producers and importers 

importing 500,000 or more pounds of 

mangos into the United States, during 

the representative period from January 1 

through December 31, 2014, are eligible 

to vote. Ballots must be received by the 

close of business on April 17, 2015, to 

be counted. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order may be 

obtained from: Referendum Agent, 

Promotion and Economics Division 

(PED), Fruit and Vegetable Program 

(FVP), AMS, USDA, Stop 0244, Room 

1406–S, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–0244; 

telephone: (202) 720–9915, (202) 720– 

5976 (direct line); facsimile: (202) 205– 

2800. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette Palmer, Marketing Specialist, 

PED, FVP, AMS, USDA, Stop 0244, 

Room 1406–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0244; telephone: (202) 720–9915, (202) 

720–5976 (direct line); facsimile: (202) 

205–2800; or electronic mail: 

Jeanette.Palmer@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Commodity Promotion, Research 

and Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

7411–7425) (Act), it is hereby directed 

that a referendum be conducted to 

ascertain whether continuance of the 

Order is favored by eligible first 

handlers and importers of mangos 

covered under the program. The Order 

is authorized under the Act. 

The representative period for 

establishing voter eligibility for the 

referendum shall be the period from 

January 1 through December 31, 2014. 

First handlers receiving 500,000 or more 

pounds of mangos from producers and 

importers importing 500,000 or more 

pounds of mangos into the United States 

during the representative period are 

eligible to vote. Persons who received 

an exemption from assessments for the 

entire representative period are 

ineligible to vote. The referendum shall 

be conducted by mail ballot from April 

6 through April 17, 2015. 

Section 518 of the Act authorizes 

continuance referenda. Under section 

1206.71(b) of the Order, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (Department) 

shall conduct a referendum every five 

years or when 10 percent or more of the 

eligible voters petition the Secretary of 

Agriculture to hold a referendum to 

determine if persons subject to 

assessment favor continuance of the 

Order. The Department would continue 

the Order if approved by a majority of 

the first handlers and importers voting 

in the referendum. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), the referendum ballot has 

been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0093. It has 

been estimated that there are 

approximately five first handlers and 

120 importers who will be eligible to 

vote in the referendum. It will take an 

average of 15 minutes for each voter to 

read the voting instructions and 

complete the referendum ballot. 

Referendum Order 

Jeanette Palmer and Heather 

Pichelman, PED, FVP, AMS, USDA, 

Stop 0244, Room 1406–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0244, are 

designated as the referendum agents to 

conduct this referendum. The 

referendum procedures at 7 CFR 

1206.100 through 1206.108, which were 

issued pursuant to the Act, shall be used 

to conduct the referendum. 

The referendum agents will mail the 

ballots to be cast in the referendum and 

voting instructions to all known first 

handlers receiving 500,000 or more 

pounds of mangos from producers and 

importers importing 500,000 or more 

pounds of mangos into the United States 

during the representative period, prior 

to the first day of the voting period. 

Persons who are eligible first handlers 

or importers during the representative 

period and are first handlers or 

importers at the time of the referendum 

are eligible to vote. Persons who 

received an exemption from 

assessments during the entire 

representative period are ineligible to 

vote. Any eligible first handler or 

importer who does not receive a ballot 

should contact a referendum agent no 

later than one week before the end of 

the voting period. Ballots must be 

received by a referendum agent, not 

later than close of business 4:30 p.m. 

Eastern time, April 17, 2015, in order to 

be counted. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1206 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Advertising, Consumer 

information, Marketing agreements, 

Mango promotion, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411–7425 and 7 

U.S.C. 7401. 

Dated: February 6, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02899 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1212 

[Document Number AMS–FV–14–0097] 

Honey Packers and Importers 

Research, Promotion, Consumer 

Education and Industry Information 

Order; Continuance Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Referendum order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible first handlers and importers of 

honey or honey products to determine 


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