[Federal Register: March 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 61)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 966
[Docket No. FV03-966-03 C]
Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate; Correction
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published an interim
final rule in the Federal Register on November 9, 2001 (66 FR 56599),
which decreased the assessment rate for tomatoes grown in Florida. The
interim final rule fixed the assessment rate at $0.20 per 25-pound
container or equivalent of assessable tomatoes for the 2001-02 and
subsequent fiscal periods. The rate should have been fixed at $0.02 per
25-pound container or equivalent. This document corrects the assessment
rate.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 31, 2003.
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 33884-1671; telephone: (863) 324-3375;
Fax: (863) 325-8793; E-Mail: Doris.Jamieson@usda.gov <mailto:Doris.Jamieson@usda.gov>; or George
Kelhart, Technical Advisor, Marketing Order Administration Branch,
Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave, SW.,
STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237, telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax:
(202) 720-8938; E-Mail: George.Kelhart@usda.gov <mailto:George.Kelhart@usda.gov>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
AMS published an interim final rule in the Federal Register on
November 9, 2001 (66 FR 56599), decreasing the assessment rate for
tomatoes grown in Florida [7 CFR part 966]. The interim final rule was
subsequently finalized without change in a document published on March
13, 2002 (67 FR 11213).
Need for Correction
As published, the assessment rate was incorrectly identified as
$0.20 per 25-pound container or equivalent. This correction document
replaces the incorrect assessment rate with the correct assessment rate
of $0.02 per 25-pound container or equivalent for Florida tomatoes.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 966
Marketing agreements, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Tomatoes.
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Accordingly, 7 CFR part 966 is corrected by making the following
amendment:
PART 966--TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA
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1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 966 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.
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Sec. 966.234 [Corrected]
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2. In Sec. 966.234, the figure ``$0.20'' is revised to ``$0.02''.
Dated: March 24, 2003.
A.J. Yates,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 03-7634 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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