Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Order

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 1223 [Document Number AMS-SC-20-0013; FR] AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule establishes the Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order). This rule also establishes the procedures for conducting a referendum to determine whether the continuation of the proposed Order is favored by domestic producers and importers of pecans. In addition, this rule announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) approval of new pecan information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the operation of the Order. DATES: Effective Date February 12, 2021. Collection of assessments as required by §§ 1223.52 and 1223.53 and compliance with reporting and recordkeeping requirements under §§ 1223.60 and 1223.61 will begin October 1, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Ricci, Marketing Specialist, Promotion and Economics Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 755 E Nees Avenue, #25985, Fresno, CA 93720; telephone: (202) 572-1442; or electronic mail: Andrea.Ricci@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is issued pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act) ( 7 U.S.C. 7411-7425 ). As part of this rulemaking process, a proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2020 ( 85 FR 59610 ). That rule provided for a 60-day comment perio…