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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 231 / Monday, December 6, 2021 / Proposed Rules
would be adequate to cover budgeted expenses for the 202122 production year.
Major expenditures recommended by the Committee for the 202122
production year include $462,500 for personnel expenses, $125,000 for research, $100,000 for a contingency fund, $82,700 for administration, and $57,800 for office expenses. Budgeted expenses for these items in the 202021
production year were $336,500, $125,000, $80,000, $80,700, and $57,600, respectively.
The Committee recommended increasing the assessment rate due to cover the Committees budgeted expenses for the 202122 production year and maintain its financial reserve.
Additionally, the Committee has approved a hiring search for both the Manager and Administrative Assistant, as both are expected to retire in the near future. The increased assessment income would accommodate the hiring of additional staff to aid in the transition.
Prior to arriving at this budget and assessment rate recommendation, the Committee discussed an alternative that considered the timing of when additional staff salaries would be required to assist the management transition. However, the Committee determined that the recommended assessment rate would fully fund budgeted expenses, avoid utilizing reserves, and permit the Committee to hire the needed staff to facilitate the replacement of the key management positions.
This proposed rule would increase the assessment obligation imposed on handlers. Assessments are applied uniformly on all handlers, and a portion of assessment costs may be passed on to producers. However, these costs would be offset by benefits derived by the operation of the Order.
The Committees meeting was widely publicized throughout the pistachio industry. All interested persons were invited to attend the meeting and encouraged to participate in Committee deliberations on all issues. Like all Committee meetings, the July 20, 2021, meeting was a public meeting, and all entities, both large and small, were able to express views on this issue.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on this proposed rule, including regulatory and information collection impacts of this action on small businesses.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, the Orders information collection requirements have been previously approved by OMB and
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assigned OMB No. 05810178, Vegetable and Specialty Crops. No changes in those requirements would be necessary as a result of this proposed rule. Should any changes become necessary, they would be submitted to OMB for approval.
This proposed rule would not impose any additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements on either small or large pistachio handlers. As with all Federal marketing order programs, reports and forms are periodically reviewed to reduce information requirements and duplication by industry and public sector agencies.
AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act, to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services.
USDA has not identified any relevant Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this proposed rule.
A small business guide on complying with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and orders may be viewed at: https
www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/
moa/small-businesses. Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to Richard Lower at the previously mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
A 30-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to respond to this proposed rule. All written comments timely received will be considered before a final determination is made on this matter.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 983
Marketing agreements, Pistachios, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For reasons set forth in the preamble, Agricultural Marketing Service proposes to amend 7 CFR part 983 as follows:
PART 983PISTACHIOS GROWN IN
CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND NEW
MEXICO
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
part 983 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601674.

2. Section 983.253 is revised to read as follows:

983.253

Assessment rate.

On and after September 1, 2021, an assessment rate of $0.0007 per pound is
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established for California, Arizona, and New Mexico pistachios.
Erin Morris, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
FR Doc. 202126256 Filed 12321; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 341002P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 986
Doc. No. AMSSC210080; SC219862

Decreased Assessment Rate for Pecans Grown in 15 States Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:

This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the American Pecan Council Council to decrease the assessment rate established for the 202122 and subsequent fiscal years. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
DATES: Comments must be received by January 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this proposed rule.
Comments must be submitted to the Docket Clerk electronically by Email:
MarketingOrderComment@usda.gov or internet: http www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the document number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register and can be viewed at: http
www.regulations.gov. All comments submitted in response to this proposal will be included in the record and will be made available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public on the internet at the address provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abigail Campos, Marketing Specialist, or Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director, Southeast Region Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA;
Telephone: 863 3243375, Fax: 863
2918614, or Email: Abigail.Campos@
usda.gov or Christian.Nissen@usda.gov.
Small businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Richard Lower, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, SUMMARY:

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