Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0079
Dates:
The referendum will be conducted from May 13 through May 27, 2024. Only pear growers who grew pears within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, are eligible to vote in this referendum.
Summary
This rulemaking proposes an amendment to Marketing Order No. 927, which regulates the handling of pears grown in Oregon and Washington. The proposed amendment would revise the Fresh Pear Committee's approval requirement for recommending modifications to the marketing order's fresh pear handling regulations from 80 to 75 percent.
Contact
Geronimo Quinones, Marketing Specialist, or Matthew Pavone, Chief, Rulemaking Services Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-8085, or Email: Geronimo.Quinones@usda.gov or Matthew.Pavone@usda.gov.
Supporting Documents