Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
This final rule implements a recommendation from the California Walnut Board (Board) to make changes to the administrative requirements prescribed under the Federal marketing order for walnuts grown in California (Order). This final rule provides a schedule for required handler assessment payments, establishes interest and late payment charges on overdue assessments owed, and modifies the existing reporting requirements for handler acquisitions of walnuts.
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 984 [Doc. No. AMS-SC-24-0076] ( printed page 53181) AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule implements a recommendation from the California Walnut Board (Board) to make changes to the administrative requirements prescribed under the Federal marketing order for walnuts grown in California (Order). This final rule provides a schedule for required handler assessment payments, establishes interest and late payment charges on overdue assessments owed, and modifies the existing reporting requirements for handler acquisitions of walnuts. DATES: Effective September 16, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffery Rymer, Marketing Specialist, or Abigail Maharaj, Chief, West Region Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; telephone: (559) 487-5901; or email: JefferyM.Rymer@usda.gov or Abigail.Maharaj@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 , amends regulations issued to carry out a marketing order as defined in 7 CFR 900.2(j) . This final rule is issued under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended ( 7 U.S.C. 601-674 ) (the Act), amending Marketing Order No. 984, ( 7 CFR part 984 , the Order), regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California. The Board locally administers the Order and is comprised of growers and handlers of California walnuts operating within the area of p…
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Citation: 91 FR 53181
