Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0039
Dates:
The referendum will be conducted from September 1 through October 3, 2022. Only producers of South Texas onions who produced onions within the production area during the period August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021, are eligible to vote in this referendum. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (Department) will provide the option for ballots to be returned electronically. Further details will be provided in the ballot instructions. Ballots returned via express mail or electronic mail must show proof of delivery by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 2022, to be counted.
Summary
This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible producers of onions grown in South Texas to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of onions produced in the production area.
Addresses
The referendum will be conducted from September 1 through October 3, 2022. Only producers of South Texas onions who produced onions within the production area during the period August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021, are eligible to vote in this referendum. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (Department) will provide the option for ballots to be returned electronically. Further details will be provided in the ballot instructions. Ballots returned via express mail or electronic mail must show proof of delivery by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 2022, to be counted.
Contact
Copies of the marketing order may be obtained from the Southeast Region Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 First Street South, Winter Haven, FL 33880; Telephone: (863) 324-3375; or from the Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491; or on the internet: https://www.regulations.gov.
Supporting Documents