Milk in the Carolina and Certain Other Marketing Areas; Notice To Reopen Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreements and Orders

Résumé

This notice announces a reopening of the hearing initially held on May 15-16, 1996, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to consider supplemental testimony and record evidence regarding the proposal to incorporate transportation credits for bulk milk that is imported for fluid use into 4 Southeastern milk orders. The reopened hearing, to be held on December 17, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, will receive supplementary data, testimony, and arguments concerning the operation and impact of the interim amendments since their inception on August 10, 1996, in the 4 orders. The Department has received many comments from dairy farmers who have expressed concerns about the impact of the currently implemented transportation credits. Any changes to the interim amendments resulting from the impact of the credits must be based upon evidence placed in the record of the hearing. Accordingly, the Department has decided to reopen the hearing to receive such evidence. Testimony on a related proposal submitted by Carolina-Virginia Milk Producers' Association (CVMPA) and Mid-America Dairymen, Inc., to incorporate a ``dairy farmer for other markets'' provision to help ensure an adequate milk supply for the season