18464 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 77 / Thursday, April 23, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service published a final rule in the 

Federal Register on March 3, 2008 (73 

FR 11328). The document implemented 

amendments to the California walnut 

marketing order. However, that 

document inadvertently omitted a 

change that would make the term of 

office for California Walnut Board 

(Board) members correspond with the 

time period prescribed for the Board’s 

marketing year. This correcting 

amendment changes the term of office of 

Board members from July 1 through 

June 30 to September 1 through August 

31 to correspond with the Board’s 

marketing year. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 24, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Schmaedick, Marketing Order 

Administration Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA; 

Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Portland, Oregon 97204; Telephone: 

(503) 326–2724, Fax: (503) 326–2724, or 

e-mail: 

Melissa.Schmaedick@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Jay Guerber, 

Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or e-mail: 

Jay.Guerber@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document provides a correcting 

amendment to Marketing Order 984, as 

amended, (7 CFR part 984), regulating 

the handling of walnuts grown in 

California, hereinafter referred to as the 

‘‘order.’’ 

A Secretary’s Decision and 

Referendum Order was published in the 

July 13, 2007, Federal Register (72 FR 

38498). That document proposed 

several amendments to the order, 

including changing the term of office of 

Board members from July 1 through 

June 30, to September 1 through August 

31 so the term of office would 

correspond with the proposed change to 

the marketing year defined in the order. 

That document also directed that a 

referendum be held among producers to 

determine if they supported the 

proposed changes. In referendum, 

producers approved the proposed 

changes. 

A final rule establishing an Order 

Amending Marketing Order No. 984 was 

issued in the Federal Register on March 

4, 2008 (73 FR 11328). That document 

included amendments approved by 

producers in referendum, but omitted 

the amendment to change the term of 

office of Board members. This action 

corrects the amended order to include 

the change that was omitted. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 984 

Marketing agreements, Nuts, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Walnuts. 

■ Accordingly, 7 CFR part 984 is 

amended by making the following 

correcting amendment: 

PART 984—WALNUTS GROWN IN 

CALIFORNIA 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 984 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Section 984.36 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 984.36 Term of office. 

The term of office for Board members 

and their alternates shall be for a period 

of two years ending on August 31 of 

odd-numbered years, but they shall 

serve until their respective successors 

are selected and have qualified. 

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Associate Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1209 

[Document Number AMS–FV–09–0019; FV– 

09–703] 

Mushroom Promotion, Research, and 

Consumer Information Order 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule; correcting 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) published a final rule in 

the Federal Register on July 20, 1992, 

on the Mushroom Promotion, Research, 

and Consumer Information Order 

(Order) referendum procedures. This 

rule established procedures for the 

conduct of a referendum to determine if 

producers and importers favored 

implementation of the Order. The 

procedures also apply to any subsequent 

referenda to amend, continue, or 

terminate the Order. As written, 

language to amend, suspend, or 

terminate the program was 

inadvertently omitted from the 

procedures. This document corrects that 

omission. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 24, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette Palmer, Marketing Specialist, 

Research and Promotion Branch, Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs, AMS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

0632, Stop 0244, Washington, DC 

20250–0244; telephone: (202) 720–9915 

or (888) 720–9917 (toll free); or 

facsimile: (202) 205–2800; or e-mail: 

Jeanette.Palmer@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document corrects 7 CFR part 1209 by 

incorporating the words amendments, 

suspension, or termination for 

referendum procedures in the Order. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1209 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Advertising, Consumer 

information, Marketing agreements, 

Mushroom promotion, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

■ Accordingly, 7 CFR part 1209 is 

amended by making the following 

correcting amendment: 

PART 1209—MUSHROOM 

PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND 

CONSUMER INFORMATION ORDER 

Subpart C—Procedure for the Conduct 

of Referenda in Connection With the 

Mushroom Promotion, Research, and 

Consumer Information Order 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 1209 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6101–6112; 7 U.S.C. 

7401. 

■ 2. Revise § 1209.300 to read as 

follows: 

§ 1209.300 General. 

A referendum to determine whether 

eligible producers and importers favor 

the amendment, continuation, 

suspension, or termination of the 

Mushroom Promotion, Research, and 

Consumer Information Order shall be 

conducted in accordance with these 

procedures. 

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–9290 Filed 4–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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