CATCH THE BUZZ - U.S. Honey Produer Board Comments

CATCH THE BUZZ

USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed U.S. Honey Producer Board

Comments Accepted Through September 14, 2009

Release from American Beekeeping Federation

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The proposed Board would be responsible for carrying out activities intended to strengthen the position of U.S. honey in the marketplace, developing, maintaining and expand existing markets, and enhancing the image of domestic honey.  The proposed order would be administered by a seven-member board.

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Only producers of U.S. honey would pay an assessment of 2 cents per pound of domestic honey produced. A producer who produces less than 100,000 pounds of U.S. honey per year would be eligible for a certificate of exemption.

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It is seen by proponents as a counterpart to the National Honey Board, which is funded and controlled by packers and importers and promotes imported as well as domestic honey.

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The proposed rule was published in the July 14, 2009, Federal Register, along with a proposed rule on the procedures to be used in the referendum to determine if the program will go into effect.  Comments on both rules must be received by September 14, 2009.

 Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov, or mail them, in triplicate, to:

Research and Promotion Branch
Fruit and Vegetable Programs
AMS
USDA
Stop

0244
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20250-0244

You can also call 888-720-9917 or fax your comments to 202-205-2800.

Copies of the proposed rule and any comments that are received may be requested from the same address or viewed at www.ams.usda.gov/FVPromotion (see also: Federal Register Notices). They are also available at www.regulations.gov - enter keyword AMS-FV-07-0091.

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