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Title 7-Agriculture

(This book contains Parts 900 to 944)

SUBTITLE B-REGULATIONS of the Department of AGRICULTURE— (Continued):

CHAPTER IX-Consumer and Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and
Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department of Agriculture

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Part

900

CHAPTER IX-CONSUMER AND MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

(Parts 900 to 944)

Part

900

906

907

General regulations.

905 Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in Florida. Oranges and grapefruit grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Navel oranges grown in Arizona and designated part of California. Valencia oranges grown in Arizona and designated part of California. Grapefruit grown in Arizona; in Imperial County, Calif.; and in that part of Riverside County, Calif., situated south and east of White Water, Calif.

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909

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911

912

Lemons grown in California and Arizona.

Limes grown in Florida.

Grapefruit grown in the Indian River District in Florida.

913 Grapefruit grown in the Interior District in Florida.

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916

917

918

919

920

921

922

923

924

925

926

927

929

931

Avocados grown in South Florida.

Nectarines grown in California.

Fresh pears, plums, and peaches grown in California.
Fresh peaches grown in Georgia.

Peaches grown in Mesa County, Colo.

Peaches grown in Utah.

Fresh peaches grown in designated counties in Washington.
Apricots grown in designated counties in Washington.

Sweet cherries grown in designated counties in Washington.

Fresh prunes grown in designated counties in Washington and in Umatilla
County, Oregon.

Fresh prunes grown in designated counties in Idaho and in Malheur
County, Oregon.

Tokay grapes grown in San Joaquin County, California.

Beurre d'Anjou, Beurre Bosc, Winter Nelis, Doyenne du Comice, Beurre
Easter, and Beurre Clairgeau varieties of pears grown in Oregon, Wash-
ington, and California.

Cranberries grown in States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and
Long Island in the State of New York.

Fresh Bartlett pears grown in Oregon and Washington.

932 Olives grown in California.

944 Fruits; Import Regulations.

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900.512

Available records

900.513 Exempt records

900.514 Determinations

900.515 Appeals

900.516 Inspection and copies

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 900 appear at 25 F.R. 5907, June 28, 1960, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart-Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Proceedings To Formulate Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders

AUTHORITY: §§ 900.1 to 900.18 issued under sec. 10, 48 Stat. 37, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 610.

§ 900.1 Words in the singular form.

Words in this subpart in the singular form shall be deemed to import the plural, and vice versa, as the case may demand.

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As used in this subpart, the terms as defined in the act shall apply with equal force and effect. In addition, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The term "act" means Public Act No. 10, 73d Congress (48 Stat. 31), as amended and as reenacted and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (50 Stat. 246), as amended.

(b) The term "Department" means the United States Department of Agriculture.

(c) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead.

(d) The term "examiner" means any examiner in the Office of Hearing Examiners, United States Department of Agriculture.

(e) The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Consumer and Marketing Service, with power to redelegate, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has been delegated or may hereafter be delegated to act in his stead.

(f) [Reserved]

(g) The term "FEDERAL REGISTER" means the publication provided for by the act of July 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 500), and acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof.

(h) The term "hearing" means that part of the proceeding which involves the submission of evidence.

(i) The term "marketing agreement" means any marketing agreement or any amendment thereto which may be entered into pursuant to section 8b of the act.

"marketing

order"

(j) The term means any order or any amendment thereto which may be issued pursuant to section 8c of the act, and after notice and hearing as required by said section.

(k) The term "proceeding" means a proceeding upon the basis of which a marketing agreement may be entered into or a marketing order may be issued.

(1) The term "hearing clerk" means the hearing clerk, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

(m) The term "presiding officer" means the examiner conducting a proceeding under the act.

[25 F.R. 5907, June 28, 1960, as amended at 26 F.R. 7796, Aug. 22, 1961, 28 F.R. 579, Jan. 23, 1963]

§ 900.3 Proposals.

If

(a) A marketing agreement or a marketing order may be proposed by the Secretary or by any other person. any person other than the Secretary proposes a marketing agreement or marketing order, he shall file with the Administrator a written application, together with at least four copies of the proposal, requesting the Secretary to hold a hearing upon the proposal. Upon receipt of such proposal, the Administrator shall cause such investigation to be made and such consideration thereof to be given as, in his opinion, are warranted. If the investigation and consideration lead the Administrator to conclude that the proposed marketing agreement

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