Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the National Honey Board to increase the assessment rate for first handlers and importers from 1.5 cents ($0.015) per pound of assessable honey and honey products to 2 cents ($0.02) per pound of assessable honey and honey products over two fiscal periods. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely until modified or terminated.
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 1212 [Doc. No. AMS-SC-25-0122] AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the National Honey Board to increase the assessment rate for first handlers and importers from 1.5 cents ($0.015) per pound of assessable honey and honey products to 2 cents ($0.02) per pound of assessable honey and honey products over two fiscal periods. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely until modified or terminated. DATES: Comments must be received by April 8, 2026. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this proposed rule. Comments may be mailed to the Docket Clerk, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0244, Washington, DC 20250-0237; submitted by fax: (202) 720-8938; or submitted electronically by email: SM.USDA.MRP.AMS.MDDComment@usda.gov ; or via the Federal e-rulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov . Comments should reference the document number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register . The identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public on the internet at the address provided above. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise proprietary, sensitive, or protected information. Comments are posted to regulations.gov …
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Citation: 91 FR 11189
