[Federal Register: June 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 121)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. FV02-966-610 REVIEW]

 
Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Section 610 Review

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of review and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS) plans to review Marketing Order 966 for tomatoes grown in 
Florida, under the criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (RFA).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by August 23, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this notice of review. Comments must be sent to the Docket 
Clerk, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 
Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, 
Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938, or e-mail: 
moab.docketclerk@usda.gov. All comments should reference the docket 
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.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Jamieson, Marketing Specialist, 
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order Administration 
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 799 Overlook Drive, 
Suite A, Winter Haven, Florida 33884; telephone: (863) 324-3375, Fax: 
(863) 325-8793; E-mail: Doris.Jamieson@usda.gov; or George Kelhart, 
Technical Advisor, 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; e-mail: George.Kelhart@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing Order No. 966, as amended (7 CFR 
part 966), regulates the handling of tomatoes grown in Florida. The 
marketing order is effective under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement 
Act of 1937 (AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674).
    AMS initially published in the Federal Register (63 FR 8014; 
February 18, 1999), its plan to review certain regulations, including 
Marketing Order No. 966, under criteria contained in section 610 of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601-612). An updated plan was 
published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2002 (67 FR 525). 
Because many AMS regulations impact small entities, AMS has decided, as 
a matter of policy, to review certain regulations which, although they 
may not meet the threshold requirement under section 610 of the RFA, 
warrant review.
    The purpose of the review will be to determine whether the Florida 
marketing order for tomatoes should be continued without change, 
amended, or rescinded (consistent with the objectives of the AMAA) to 
minimize the impacts on small entities. In conducting this review, AMS 
will consider the following factors: (1) The continued need for the 
marketing order; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from 
the public concerning the marketing order; (3) the complexity of the 
marketing order; (4) the extent to which the marketing order overlaps, 
duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal rules, and, to the extent 
feasible, with State and local governmental rules; and (5) the length 
of time since the marketing order has been evaluated or the degree to 
which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in 
the area affected by the marketing order.
    Written comments, views, opinions, and other information regarding 
the tomato marketing order's impact on small businesses are invited.

    Dated: June 18, 2002.
Barry L. Carpenter,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 02-15864 Filed 6-21-02; 8:45 am]
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