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Title 7 → Subtitle B → Chapter XI → Part 1215
§1215.1 Act.
§1215.2 Board.
§1215.3 Board member.
§1215.4 Commerce.
§1215.5 Consumer information.
§1215.6 Department.
§1215.7 Fiscal year.
§1215.8 Industry information.
§1215.9 Marketing.
§1215.10 Part and subpart.
§1215.11 Person.
§1215.12 Popcorn.
§1215.13 Process.
§1215.14 Processor.
§1215.15 Programs, plans, and projects.
§1215.16 Promotion.
§1215.17 Research.
§1215.18 Secretary.
§1215.19 State.
§1215.20 United States.
§1215.21 Establishment and membership.
§1215.23 Acceptance.
§1215.24 Term of office.
§1215.25 Vacancies.
§1215.26 Removal.
§1215.28 Compensation and reimbursement.
§1215.29 Powers.
§1215.52 Exemption from assessment.
§1215.53 Influencing governmental action.
§1215.60 Reports.
§1215.61 Books and records.
§1215.70 Right of the Secretary.
§1215.71 Suspension or termination.
§1215.73 Effect of termination or amendment.
§1215.74 Personal liability.
§1215.75 Patents, copyrights, inventions, publications, and product formulations.
§1215.76 Amendments.
§1215.77 Separability.
§1215.100 Terms defined.
§1215.400 OMB control numbers.
Source: 62 FR 39389, July 22, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
Act means the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1995, Subtitle E of Title V of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-127, 7 U.S.C. 7481-7491, and any amendments thereto.
Board means the Popcorn Board established under section 575(b) of the Act.
Board member means an officer or employee of a processor appointed by the Secretary to serve on the Popcorn Board as a representative of that processor.
Consumer information means information and programs that will assist consumers and other persons in making evaluations and decisions regarding the purchasing, preparing, and use of popcorn.
Fiscal year means the 12-month period from January 1 through December 31 each year, or such other period as recommended by the Board and approved by the Secretary.
Industry information means information and programs that will lead to the development of new markets, new marketing strategies, or increased efficiency for the popcorn industry, or activities to enhance the image of the popcorn industry.
Marketing means the sale or other disposition of unpopped popcorn for human consumption in a channel of commerce but shall not include sales or disposition to or between processors.
Part means the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order and all rules and regulations and supplemental orders issued thereunder, and the term subpart means the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order.
Popcorn means unpopped popcorn (Zea Mays L) that is commercially grown, processed in the United States by shelling, cleaning, or drying, and introduced into a channel of commerce.
Process means to shell, clean, dry, and prepare popcorn for the market, but does not include packaging popcorn for the market without also engaging in another activity described in this paragraph.
Processor means a person engaged in the preparation of unpopped popcorn for the market who owns or who shares the ownership and risk of loss of such popcorn and who processes and distributes over 4 million pounds of popcorn in the market per year.
Promotion means any action, including paid advertising, to enhance the image or desirability of popcorn.
Research means any type of study to advance the image, desirability, marketability, production, product development, quality, or nutritional value of popcorn.
(a) There is hereby established a Popcorn Board of five members. The number of members on the board may be changed by rulemaking: Provided, that the Board consist of not fewer than four members and not more than nine members. The Board shall be composed of popcorn processors appointed by the Secretary under §1215.24.
(b) For purposes of nominating and appointing processors to the Board, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, take into account the geographic distribution of popcorn production.
(c) No more than one officer or employee of a processor may serve as a Board member at the same time.
[62 FR 39389, July 22, 1997, as amended at 75 FR 67610, Nov. 3, 2010]
Each individual nominated for membership of the Board shall qualify by filing a written acceptance with the Secretary at the time of nomination.
(a) The members of the Board shall serve for terms of three years, except that members appointed to the initial Board shall serve, to the extent practicable, proportionately for terms of two, three, and four years.
(b)(1) Except with respect to terms of office of the initial Board, the term of office for each Board member shall begin on the date the member is seated at the Board's annual meeting or such other date that may be approved by the Secretary.
(2) The term of office for the initial Board member shall begin immediately following the appointment by the Secretary.
(c) Board members shall serve during the term of office for which they are appointed and have qualified, and until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
(d) No Board member may serve more than two consecutive three-year terms, except as provided in §1215.25(d). Initial members serving two- or four-year terms may serve one successive three-year term.
(a) To fill any vacancy occasioned by the death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of any member of the Board, the Secretary may appoint a successor from the most recent nominations submitted for positions on the Board or the Secretary may obtain nominees to fill such vacancy in such a manner as the Secretary deems appropriate.
(b) Each such successor appointment shall be for the remainder of the term vacated.
(c) A vacancy will not be required to be filled if the unexpired term is less than six months.
(d) If an unexpired term is less than 1.5 years, serving the term shall not prevent the appointee from serving two successive three-year terms.
(e) A Board member shall be disqualified from serving on the Board if such individual ceases to be affiliated with the processor the member represents.
If a member of the Board consistently refuses to perform the duties of a member of the Board, or if a member of the Board is known to be engaged in acts of dishonesty or willful misconduct, the Board may recommend to the Secretary that the member be removed from office. Further, without recommendation of the Board, a member may be removed by the Secretary upon showing of adequate cause, including the failure by a member to submit reports or remit assessments required under this part, if the Secretary determines that such member's continued service will be detrimental to the achievement of the purposes of the Act.
The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by such members in the performance of their responsibilities under this subpart.
(j) To invest, pending disbursement pursuant to a program, plan or project, funds collected through assessments authorized under this Act provided for in §1215.51, and any other funds received by the Board in, and only in, obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, in general obligations of any State or any political subdivision thereof, in any interest bearing account or certificate of deposit or a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States;
(k) With the approval of the Secretary, to enter into contracts or agreements with national, regional, or State popcorn processor organizations, or other organizations or entities, for the development and conduct of programs, plans or projects authorized under §1215.40 and for the payment of the cost of such programs with assessments received pursuant to this subpart; and
No funds received by the Board under this subpart shall in any manner be used for the purpose of influencing legislation or governmental policy or action, except to develop and recommend to the Secretary amendments to this subpart.
(a) Each processor marketing popcorn directly to consumers, and each processor responsible for the remittance of assessments under §1215.51, shall be required to report quarterly to the Board, on a form provided by the Board, such information as may be required under this subpart or any rule and regulations issued thereunder. Such information shall be subject to §1215.62 and include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The processor's name, address, telephone number, and Social Security Number or Employer Identification Number;
(2) The date of report, which is also the date of payment to the Board;
(3) The period covered by the report;
(4) The number of pounds of popcorn marketed or in any other manner are subject to the collection of assessments;
(5) The amount of assessments remitted;
(6) The basis, if necessary, to show why the remittance is less than the number of pounds of popcorn divided by 100 and multiplied by the applicable assessment rate; and
(7) The amount of assessments remitted on exports (not including Canada).
(b) The words “final report” shall be shown on the last report at the end of each fiscal year.
Each person who is subject to this subpart shall maintain and make available for inspection by the Board or the Secretary such books and records as are deemed necessary by the Board, with the approval of the Secretary, to carry out the provisions of this subpart and any rules and regulations issued hereunder, including such books and records as are necessary to verify any reports required. Such books and records shall be retained for at least two years beyond the fiscal year of their applicability.
All fiscal matters, programs, plans, or projects, contracts, rules or regulations, reports, or other substantive actions proposed and prepared by the Board shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval.
(b) The Secretary may conduct additional referenda to determine whether processors favor termination or suspension of this subpart three years after the effective date, on the request of a representative group comprising 30 percent or more of the number of processors who have been engaged in processing during a representative period as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Whenever the Secretary determines that suspension or termination of this subpart is favored by two-thirds or more of the popcorn processors voting in a referendum under paragraph (b) of this section who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the processing, the Secretary shall:
(1) Suspend or terminate, as appropriate, collection of assessments within six months after making such determination; and
(d) Referenda conducted under this subsection shall be conducted in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.
No member or employee of the Board shall be held personally responsible, either individually or jointly, in any way whatsoever, to any person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts of either commission or omission of such member or employee under this subpart, except for acts of dishonesty or willful misconduct.
Any patents, copyrights, inventions, publications, or product formulations developed through the use of funds received by the Board under this subpart shall be the property of the United States Government as represented by the Board and shall, along with any rents, royalties, residual payments, or other income from the rental, sale, leasing, franchising, or other uses of such patents, copyrights, inventions, publications, or product formulations inure to the benefit of the Board and be considered income subject to the same fiscal, budget, and audit controls as other funds of the Board. Upon termination of this subpart, §1215.72 shall apply to determine disposition of all such property.
Unless otherwise defined in this subpart, the definitions of terms used in this subpart shall have the same meaning as the definitions in Subpart A—Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order of this part.
The control number assigned to the information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, is OMB control number 0581-0093, except for the Promotion Board nominee background statement form which is assigned OMB control number 0505-0001.