Milk in the New England and Other Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders

This document modifies and announces the effective date for the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 1, 1999, consolidating the current 31 Federal milk marketing orders into 11 orders and changes the Class I differentials contained therein. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000, requires that the September 1 final rule be revised so that Class I milk is priced utilizing the Class I differentials contained in the proposed rule published on January 30, 1998, as corrected and modified through April 2, 1999. The Consolidated Appropriations Act also provides that the revised final rule be implemented on January 1, 2000.