[Federal Register: October 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 207)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
7 CFR Part 723
Release of Burley Tobacco Farmer's Warehouse, Receiving Station
and Dealer Designations to Warehouse Operators, Receiving Station
Buying Companies and Dealers
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Release Designation Records and Opportunity
to Opt Out of the Release.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the intention of the Secretary of
Agriculture to release the burley tobacco farm designation information,
which includes, but is not limited to, the farm serial number,
operator's name and address and pounds designated to a specific market
location; and provides notice of the method in which interested parties
can opt out of that release. The release will be to the designated
warehouse operator, receiving station buying company or dealer in order
to facilitate an orderly marketing of the 2001 crop of burley tobacco.
DATES: Submit Request to Opt Out of Release October 30, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Notices should be mailed to Misty Jones, Farm Service Agency
(FSA), Tobacco and Peanuts Division, STOP 0514, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0514.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Misty L. Jones, telephone number (202)
720-0200 or via e-mail at TOB__Comments@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The marketing quota program is provided for
in Section 319 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended,
and is a program in which Federal marketing quotas are established for
burley tobacco. Tobacco farmers who filed market designation
information were asked to provide the Farm Service Agency (FSA) the
exact market location and the poundage of burley tobacco that would be
offered for sale at each respective location.
In order to facilitate an orderly marketing of such commodity FSA
collected information to be used in scheduling Federal graders at
auction warehouses and to provide like information to nonauction
receiving stations and dealers and auction warehouse operators for
marketing scheduling purposes. So that affected parties may efficiently
and expeditiously make arrangements for the 2001 burley tobacco
marketing season FSA will release information collected after October
30, 2001. The release will be made to any person asking for the
information. This will help warehouse operators schedule sales in a
manner that will assist farmers, the warehouse operators and
inspectors. This can also avoid difficulties for the farmer with regard
to private contracts for sale. Because this information can provide
much needed help to market locations, the Secretary intends to provide
the information to the warehouse operators, receiving station buying
companies, dealers and others as may request the information that is
not confidential, except in the case of those parties who wish to opt
out of the release. Those who wish to opt out of the release should
send notice in writing of their election to Misty Jones, Farm Service
Agency, Tobacco and Peanuts Division, STOP 0514, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0514. Such notice must be received by
October 30, 2001.
The Agency does not expect many exemption requests.
Signed at Washington, DC on October 16, 2001.
James R. Little,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 01-26947 Filed 10-22-01; 4:41 pm]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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