Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Hearing on Proposed Amendment of Marketing Agreement and Order No. 923

Resumen

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to receive evidence on six proposed amendments to Marketing Agreement and Order No. 923, which regulate the handling of sweet cherries grown in designated counties in Washington. Four amendments are proposed by the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee (Committee), which is responsible for local administration of the order: Adding the authority for promotion, including paid advertising, and production research projects; adding the authority to recommend additional rates of assessment for individual varieties of cherries; adding the authority for the Committee to accept voluntary contributions for marketing research and promotion, including paid advertising, and production research projects; and adding a public member and alternate public member to the Committee. Two additional amendments are proposed by the Agricultural Marketing Service: establishing tenure limitations for Committee members; and requiring that continuance referenda be conducted on a periodic basis to ascertain grower support for the order and adding more flexibility in the termination provisions. These proposals are intended to improve the operation and functioning of the