Central Order Pooling Provisions: December 6-8, 2004

Preliminary Documents

• Requests for Hearing: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. and Prairie Farms Cooperative (pdf)
• Invitation to Submit Proposals for a Public Hearing to Amend the Pooling Provisions of the Central Marketing Order (pdf)
• Notice of Hearing [published in the September 22, 2004 Federal Register] (pdf)
• Supplemental Notice of Hearing (pdf)
• Certificate of Officials Notified (pdf)
• Certificate of Officials Notified – Notice of Hearing Delay (pdf)
• Determination of Mailing of Notice of Hearing (pdf) 
• Determination of Mailing of Notice of Hearing Delay (pdf)

Hearing Documents

• Exhibits 
• Transcripts
  • December 6, 2004 (pdf)
  • December 7, 2004 (pdf) 
  • December 8, 2004 (pdf)
• Certification of Transcript (pdf)

Post Hearing Documents

• Post – Hearing Briefs
• Opposition to Reopen Hearings, Dean Foods (pdf)
• Request for Supplementation of the Public Record (pdf)
• Memo Regarding Ex Parte Communication (pdf)

Recommended Decision

• Recommended Decision - Published in the February 22, 2006 Federal Register
• Comments filed regarding Recommended Decision

Related Correspondence

• Vetne Letter (pdf) 
• USDA Response to Vetne Letter (pdf)

Final Decision

• Final Decision [published in the September 13, 2006 Federal Register]

Final Rule

• Final Rule [published in the October 30, 2006 Federal Register]