[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25628-25629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11791]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 1099
[Docket No. AO-183-A47; DA-92-11]
Milk in the Paducah, Kentucky, Marketing Area; Referendum Order;
Determination of Representative Period and Designation of Referendum
Agent
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Referendum order.
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SUMMARY: This document orders that a referendum be conducted to
determine whether producers favor issuance the order regulating the
handling of milk in the Paducah, Kentucky, marketing area, as proposed
to be amended in the final decisions issued by the Acting Assistant
Secretary on December 2, 1994 (59 FR 64524) regarding the Class II
price and on January 27, 1995 (60 FR 7290) regarding the Minnesota-
Wisconsin (M-W) price.
DATES: The referendum is to be completed on or before May 30, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Borovies, Branch Chief, USDA/
AMS/Dairy Division, Order Formulation Branch, Room 2968 South Building,
P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456, (202) 690-1366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior documents in this proceeding:
Notice of Hearing (M-W price): Issued May 12, 1992; published May
15, 1992 (57 FR 20790).
Notice of Hearing (Class II price): Issued December 14, 1993;
published December 21, 1993 (58 FR 67380).
Recommended Decision (M-W price): Issued August 3, 1994; published
August 8, 1994 (59 FR 40418).
Recommended Decision (Class II price): Issued August 22, 1994;
published August 26, 1994 (59 FR 44074).
Final Decision (Class II price): Issued December 2, 1994; published
December 14, 1994 (59 FR 64524).
Final Rule (Class II price): Issued January 27, 1995; published
February 2, 1995 (60 FR 6606).
Final Decision (M-W price): Issued January 27, 1995; published
February 7, 1995 (60 FR 7290).
Proposed Termination of Order: Issued March 3, 1995; published
March 9, 1995 (60 FR 12907).
Extension of Time for Filing Comments on Proposed Termination of
Order: Issued March 27, 1995; published March 31, 1995 (60 FR 16589).
Final Rule (M-W price): Issued April 6, 1995; published April 14,
1995 (60 FR 18952).
On January 27, 1995, the Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and
Regulatory Programs, issued a final decision on proposed amendments to
all Federal milk orders, including the Paducah, Kentucky, order. When
that decision concerning replacement of the Minnesota-Wisconsin price
series was issued, a referendum was not conducted for the Paducah,
Kentucky, order because a proposed termination of the order had been
published (60 FR 12907) as a result of the order failing to be approved
by producers in the referendum conducted on the Class II price
amendments. A sufficient number of comments were received opposing the
termination of the Paducah, Kentucky, order to indicate that another
referendum should be conducted concerning approval of the Class II
price amendments. Thus, this referendum is being conducted to determine
if [[Page 25629]] producers approve the order as proposed to be amended
by proceedings concerning the Class II price (59 FR 64524) and the M-W
price (60 FR 7290).
Referendum Order To Determine Producer Approval; Determination of
Representative Period; and Designation of Referendum Agent
It is hereby directed that a referendum be conducted to determine
whether the issuance of the order regulating the handling of milk in
the Paducah, Kentucky, marketing area, as amended by decisions issued
on December 2, 1994 (59 FR 64524) and on January 27, 1995 (60 FR 7290),
is approved by at least two-thirds of the producers, or by producers
who produced at least two-thirds of the total milk produced during the
representative period.
The month of February 1995 is hereby determined to be the
representative period for the conduct of such referendum.
Donald R. Nicholson is hereby designated agent of the Secretary to
conduct such referendum in accordance with the procedure for the
conduct of referenda (7 CFR 900.300 et seq.).
Such referendum shall be completed on or before 15 days from the
issuance of this referendum order.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1099
Milk marketing orders.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.
Dated: May 8, 1995.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-11791 Filed 5-11-95; 8:45 am]
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