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. 79, No. 50 

Friday, March 14, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 959 

[Docket No. AMS–FV–13–0098; FV14–959– 

1 CR] 

Onions Grown in South Texas; 

Continuance Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Referendum order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible producers of onions grown in 

South Texas to determine whether they 

favor continuance of the marketing 

order that regulates the handling of 

onions produced in the production area. 

DATES: The referendum will be 

conducted from May 12 through May 

27, 2014. To vote in this referendum, 

producers must have produced onions 

within the designated production area 

in Texas during the period of August 1, 

2012, through July 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing 

order may be obtained from the 

referendum agents at 799 Overlook 

Drive, Winter Haven, FL 33884, 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: 

Doris Jamieson, Marketing Specialist, or 

Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director, 

Southeast Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA, 799 Overlook Drive, 

Winter Haven, FL 33884; Telephone: 

(863) 324–3375, Fax: (863) 325–8793, or 

Email: Doris.Jamieson@ams.usda.gov or 

Christian.Nissen@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Marketing Order No. 959, as amended 

(7 CFR Part 959), 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 

May 12 through May 27, 2014, among 

onion producers in the production area. 

Only Texas onion producers that were 

engaged in the production of onions 

grown in South Texas during the period 

of August 1, 2012, through July 31, 

2013, 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 

fewer than two-thirds of the producers 

voting in the referendum and producers 

of less than two-thirds of the volume of 

onions grown in South Texas 

represented in the referendum favor 

continuance. In evaluating the merits of 

continuance versus termination, USDA 

will 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 determining 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 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 100 

producers of onions grown in South 

Texas to cast a ballot. Participation is 

voluntary. Ballots postmarked after May 

27, 2014, will not be included in the 

vote tabulation. 

Doris Jamieson and Christian D. 

Nissen of the Southeast 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 959 

Marketing agreements, Onions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

Dated: February 21, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05586 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 984 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0099; FV14–984–1 

CR] 

Walnuts Grown in California; 

Continuance Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Referendum order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible California walnut growers to 

determine whether they favor 

continuance of the marketing order 

regulating the handling of walnuts 

grown in California. 

DATES: The referendum will be 

conducted from April 1 through April 

19, 2014. To vote in this referendum, 

growers must have produced walnuts in 

California during the period September 

1, 2012, through August 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing 

order may be obtained from the 

California Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

2202 Monterey Street, Suite 102B, 

Fresno, California, 93721–3129, or the 

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Proposed Rules 14441 

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, or 

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Ricci, Marketing Specialist, or 

Martin Engeler, Regional Director, 

California Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487– 

5901, Fax: (559) 487–5906, or Email: 

Andrea.Ricci@ams.usda.gov or 

Martin.Engeler@ams.usda.gov, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Marketing Order No. 984, as amended 

(7 CFR part 984), 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 growers. The referendum 

shall be conducted from April 1 through 

April 19, 2014, among eligible 

California walnut growers. Only current 

growers that were also engaged in the 

production of walnuts in California 

during the period of September 1, 2012, 

through August 31, 2013, may 

participate in the continuance 

referendum. 

USDA has determined that 

continuance referenda are an effective 

means for determining whether growers 

favor the continuation of marketing 

order programs. USDA would consider 

termination of the order if less than twothirds of the growers voting in the 

referendum and growers of less than 

two-thirds of the volume of California 

walnuts represented in the referendum 

favor continuance of their program. In 

evaluating the merits of continuance 

versus termination, USDA will consider 

the results of the continuance 

referendum and other relevant 

information regarding operation of the 

order. USDA will also consider the 

order’s relative benefits and 

disadvantages to growers, handlers, and 

consumers to determine whether 

continuing 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. 

Chapter 35), the ballot materials used in 

the referendum herein ordered have 

been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), under 

OMB No. 0581–0178, Walnuts Grown in 

California. It has been estimated that it 

will take an average of 20 minutes for 

each of the approximately 4,100 growers 

of California walnuts to cast a ballot. 

Participation is voluntary. Ballots 

postmarked after April 19, 2014, will 

not be included in the vote tabulation. 

Andrea Ricci and Terry Vawter of the 

California 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 growers 

of record and may also be obtained from 

the referendum agents or from their 

appointees. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 984 

Marketing agreements, Nuts, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Walnuts. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

Dated: February 26, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05585 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 985 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0087; FV14–985–1 

PR] 

Marketing Order Regulating the 

Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in 

the Far West; Salable Quantities and 

Allotment Percentages for the 2014– 

2015 Marketing Year 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule invites 

comments on proposed limits to the 

quantity of Far West Scotch and Native 

spearmint oil that handlers may 

purchase from, or handle on behalf of, 

producers during the 2014–2015 

marketing year, which begins on June 1, 

2014. The Far West includes 

Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and 

designated parts of Nevada and Utah. 

The salable quantity and allotment 

percentage for Class 1 (Scotch) 

spearmint oil would be set at 1,149,030 

pounds and 55 percent, respectively. 

For Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil, the 

salable quantity and allotment 

percentage would be set at 1,090,821 

pounds and 46 percent, respectively. 

The Spearmint Oil Administrative 

Committee (Committee), the agency 

responsible for local administration of 

the marketing order for spearmint oil 

produced in the Far West, 

recommended these quantities. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

March 31, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this proposal. Comments 

must be sent to 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: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments should reference the 

document number and the date and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the Office of the 

Docket Clerk during regular business 

hours, or can be viewed at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

submitted in response to this proposal 

will be included in the record and will 

be made available to the public. Please 

be advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Manuel Michel, Marketing Specialist, or 

Gary Olson, Regional Director, 

Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (503) 326– 

2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or Email: 

Manuel.Michel@ams.usda.gov or 

GaryD.Olson@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Jeffrey Smutny, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: 

Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposal is issued under Marketing 

Order No. 985 (7 CFR Part 985), as 

amended, regulating the handling of 

spearmint oil produced in the Far West 

(Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and 

designated parts of Nevada and Utah), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘order.’’ 

The order is effective under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

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