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

65

Vol. 60, No. 1

Tuesday, January 3, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Parts 1007, 1093, 1094, 1096,

1099, and 1108

[Docket No. AO–366–A36, etc; DA–93–21]

Milk in the Georgia and Certain Other

Marketing Areas; Extension of Time for

Filing Exceptions on Proposed

Amendments to Tentative Marketing

Agreements and to Orders

7 CFR

part Marketing area AO Nos.

1007 ...... Georgia ............ AO–366–A36

1093 ...... Alabama-West

Florida.

AO–386–A14

1094 ...... New OrleansMississippi.AO–103–A56

1096 ...... Greater Louisiana.AO–257–A43

1099 ...... Paducah, Kentucky.AO–183–A45

1108 ...... Central Arkansas.AO–243–A46

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Extension of time for filing

exceptions to proposed rules.

SUMMARY: This notice extends the time

for filing exceptions to the November

21, 1994, recommended decision

concerning the proposed Southeast

marketing area. The time has been

extended to January 20, 1995, at the

request of interested persons.

DATES: Exceptions now are due on or

before January 20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Exceptions (six copies)

should be filed with the Hearing Clerk,

Room 1083, South Building, United

States Department of Agriculture,

Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nicholas Memoli, Marketing Specialist,

Order Formulation Branch, USDA/

AMS/Dairy Division, Room 2968, South

Building, P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

DC 20090–6456, (202) 690–1932.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior

documents in this proceeding:

Notice of Hearing: Issued September

3, 1993; published September 10, 1993

(58 FR 47653).

Supplemental Notice of Hearing:

Issued October 13, 1993; published

October 15, 1993 (58 FR 53436).

Extension of Time for Filing Briefs:

Issued January 24, 1994; published

February 3, 1994 (59 FR 5132).

Recommended Decision: Issued

November 21, 1994; published

November 29, 1994 (59 FR 61070).

Notice is hereby given that the time

for filing exceptions to the November

21, 1994, recommended decision with

respect to proposed amendments to the

tentative marketing agreements and the

orders regulating the handling of milk in

the Georgia, Alabama-West Florida,

New Orleans-Mississippi, Greater

Louisiana, and Central Arkansas

marketing areas is hereby extended from

December 29, 1994, to January 20, 1995.

This notice is issued pursuant to the

provisions of the Agricultural Marketing

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7

U.S.C. 601–674), and the applicable

rules of practice and procedure

governing the formulation of marketing

agreements and marketing orders (7 CFR

Part 900).

Dated: December 27, 1994.

Lon Hatamiya,

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing

Service.

[FR Doc. 94–32289 Filed 12–30–94; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

7 CFR Part 1032

[DA–95–08]

Milk in the Southern Illinois-Eastern

Missouri Marketing Area; Proposed

Suspension of Certain Provisions of

the Order

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Proposed suspension of rule.

SUMMARY: This document invites written

comments on a proposal to suspend a

portion of the pool supply plant

definition of the Southern IllinoisEastern Missouri Federal milk

marketing order (Order 32) for the

months of December 1994 and January

1995. The proposed suspension was

requested by Mid-America Dairymen,

Inc., and Prairie Farms, Inc., which

contend the proposed action is

necessary to ensure that producers’ milk

historically associated with Order 32

will continue to be priced and pooled

under the order.

DATES: Comments are due no later than

January 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments (two copies)

should be filed with the USDA/AMS/

Dairy Division, Order Formulation

Branch, Room 2971, South Building,

P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090–

6456.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nicholas Memoli, Marketing Specialist,

USDA/AMS/Dairy Division, Order

Formulation Branch, Room 2971, South

Building, P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

DC 20090–6456, (202) 690–1932.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601–612) requires the Agency to

examine the impact of a proposed rule

on small entities. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

605(b), the Administrator of the

Agricultural Marketing Service has

certified that this proposed rule would

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities. This rule would lessen the

regulatory impact of the order on certain

milk handlers and would tend to ensure

that dairy farmers would continue to

have their milk priced under the order

and thereby receive the benefits that

accrue from such pricing.

The Department is issuing this

proposed rule in conformance with

Executive Order 12866.

This proposed rule has been reviewed

under Executive Order 12778, Civil

Justice Reform. This rule is not intended

to have a retroactive effect. If adopted,

this proposed rule will not preempt any

state or local laws, regulations, or

policies, unless they present an

irreconcilable conflict with the rule.

The Agricultural Marketing

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7

U.S.C. 601–674), provides that

administrative proceedings must be

exhausted before parties may file suit in

court. Under section 608c(15)(A) of the

Act, any handler subject to an order may

file with the Secretary a petition stating

that the order, any provisions of the

order, or any obligation imposed in

connection with the order is not in

accordance with law and request a

modification of an order or to be

exempted from the order. A handler is