[Pollinator] USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed U.S. Honey Producer Board

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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_ (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_ 
(http://www.ams.usda.gov/FVPromotion)  (see also:  Federal Register Notices). 
They are also available at _www.regulations.gov_ 
(http://www.regulations.gov/)  - enter keyword  AMS-FV-07-0091.  
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Laurie Davies Adams
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Pollinator Partnership 
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