Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
This final rule implements 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 assessment rate will 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] ( printed page 55733) AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule implements 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 assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely until modified or terminated. DATES: This final rule is effective September 1, 2026, when the assessment rate will be $0.0175. On and after January 1, 2027, the assessment rate will be $0.02. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Cook, Marketing Specialist, or Alexandra Caryl, Chief, Mid-Atlantic Region Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; telephone: (202) 720-8085; or via email: Katie.Cook@usda.gov or Alexandra.Caryl@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule affecting the Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order ( 7 CFR part 1212 ) (Order) is authorized by the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7411-7425 ) (Act). Executive Order 12866 This action is exempt from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review process required by Executive Order 12866 . This rule amends an existing research …
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Citation: 91 FR 55733
