Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0089
Dates: The referendum will be conducted from May 8 through May 30, 2023. Only current pear growers who grew pears within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, are eligible to vote in this referendum.
Summary
This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible Oregon and Washington pear growers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of pears grown in Oregon and Washington.
The Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, published a document in the Federal Register of April 7, 2023, that directed a referendum be conducted among eligible Oregon and Washington pear growers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of pears grown in Oregon and Washington. This correction addresses errors regarding certain dates contained in the narrative of the referendum order.
Contact
Dale Novotny or Gary Olson, Western Region Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 305, Portland, Oregon 97212; Telephone: (503) 326–2724, or Email: DaleJ.Novotny@usda.gov or GaryD.Olson@usda.gov .
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