Washington, DC, USA
February 8, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9307-9309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02816]

Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.

SUMMARY: This rule decreases the assessment rate established for the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) for the 2012-13 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.037 to $0.024 per 25-pound carton of tomatoes handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of tomatoes grown in Florida. Assessments upon Florida tomato handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period begins August 1 and ends July 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

DATES: Effective February 11, 2013. Comments received by April 9, 2013, will be considered prior to issuance of a final rule.

Full notice

Website: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/

Published: February 8, 2013