{"abstract":"This decision proposes amendments to Marketing Order No. 984 (Order), which regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California and provides growers with the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine if they favor the changes. The California Walnut Board (Board), which locally administers the Order, recommended proposed amendments that would add authority for the Board to provide credit for certain market promotion expenses paid by handlers against their annual assessments due under the Order and establish requirements to effectuate the new authority. In addition, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposed to make any such changes as may be necessary to conform to any amendment that may result from the public hearing.","action":"Proposed rule and referendum order.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Agricultural Marketing Service","name":"Agricultural Marketing Service","id":9,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agricultural-marketing-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/9","parent_id":12,"slug":"agricultural-marketing-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2020/10/20/2020-22334.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":984,"title":7}],"citation":"85 FR 66491","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The referendum will be conducted from November 30, 2020, through December 11, 2020. The representative period for the purpose of the referendum is September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. AO-SC-20-J-0011","AMS-SC-19-0082","SC19-984-1"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2020-22334","effective_on":null,"end_page":66498,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/10/20/2020-22334.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-22334/walnuts-grown-in-california-secretarys-decision-and-referendum-order-on-amendments-to-marketing","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-22334?publication_date=2020-10-20","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-10-20/2020-22334/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":8,"page_views":{"count":287,"last_updated":"2026-04-24 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-20/pdf/2020-22334.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-22334.pdf?1603111515","publication_date":"2020-10-20","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/10/20/2020-22334.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"AMS","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=AMS-SC-19-0082","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"AMS-SC-19-0082","document_id":"AMS-SC-19-0082-0004","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Walnuts Grown in California; Proposed Amendment to Marketing Order ","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2020-11-06T04:30:08Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":66491,"subtype":null,"title":"Walnuts Grown in California; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Amendments to Marketing Order No. 984","toc_doc":"Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Amendments to Marketing Order No. 984","toc_subject":"Walnuts Grown in California:\n","topics":["Marketing agreements","Nuts","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Walnuts"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":85}