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USDA/AMS RIN: 0581-AC15 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Exemption of Organic Producers From Research and Promotion/Marketing Order Assessment (PY-02-002) 
Abstract: Section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (FAIR Act) was amended on May 13, 2002. The amendment exempts any person that produces and markets solely 100 percent organic products from paying assessments under a commodity promotion law. The amendment further provides that the Secretary amend any research and promotion regulations to reflect this exemption within 1 year. Therefore, the Department of Agriculture is proposing amendments to the research and promotion regulations and applicable marketing order programs for which it has oversight. The FAIR Act governs all research and promotion and 15 marketing order programs. Currently, there are 15 established research and promotion programs, with the additional program for Hass avocados in the final stages of rulemaking. The Hass avocado program should be fully implemented before this action is published. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 906    7 CFR 916    7 CFR 917    7 CFR 927    7 CFR 928    7 CFR 929    7 CFR 932    7 CFR 955    7 CFR 956    7 CFR 958    7 CFR 966    7 CFR 981    7 CFR 982    7 CFR 984    7 CFR 989    7 CFR 1150    7 CFR 1160    7 CFR 1205    7 CFR 1207    7 CFR 1209    7 CFR 1210    7 CFR 1215    7 CFR 1216    7 CFR 1218    7 CFR 1219    7 CFR 1220    7 CFR 1230    7 CFR 1240    7 CFR 1250    7 CFR 1260    7 CFR 1280    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 107-171, sec 10607   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    05/13/2003 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Angie C. Snyder
Deputy Administrator
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
STOP 0256, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 680-3714
Email: angie.snyder@usda.gov