Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate

Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate

Docket Number: AMS-FV-15-0058
Effective: March 24, 2016
 
Summary
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) for the 2015-2016 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0375 to $0.03 per 25-pound carton of tomatoes handled under the marketing order (order). The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised of producers of tomatoes operating within the area of production. The interim rule was necessary to more closely align assessment income to the Committee's lower budget.
 
Contact
Steven Kauffman, Marketing Specialist or Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA
Telephone: (863) 837-3375
Fax: (863) 291-8614
 
Small businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Jeffery Smutny, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: Jeffery.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
 
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