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<DOCNO> FR891205-0001 </DOCNO>
<DOCID>fr.12-05-89.f2.A1000</DOCID>
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<T4>Federal Register</T4> / Vol. 54, No. 230 / Friday, December 1, 1989
/ Rules and Regulations
<ITAG tagnum=1>Vol. 54, No. 230 </ITAG>

<ITAG tagnum=2>Friday, December 1, 1989</ITAG>

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<ITAG tagnum=50>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</ITAG>

<ITAG tagnum=18>Agricultural Marketing Service</ITAG>

<ITAG tagnum=52>7 CFR Part 907 </ITAG>

<ITAG tagnum=41>[Navel Orange Regulation 696] </ITAG>

<ITAG tagnum=52>Navel Oranges Grown in Arizona and Designated Part of 
California </ITAG>

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<T2>AGENCY: </T2>Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. 
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<T2>ACTION: </T2>Final rule. 
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<T2>SUMMARY: </T2>This regulation establishes the quantity of California-Arizona
navel oranges that may be shipped to domestic markets during the period
from December 1 through December 7, 1989. Consistent with program objectives,
such action is needed to balance the supplies of fresh navel oranges with
the demand for such oranges during the period specified. This action was
recommended by the Navel Orange Administrative Committee (Committee), which
is responsible for local administration of the navel orange marketing order.
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<T2>DATES: </T2>Regulation 696 (7 CFR part 907) is effective for the period
from December 1 through December 7, 1989. 
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<T2>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</T2>Jacquelyn R. Schlatter, Marketing
Specialist, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 2523-S, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456; telephone: (202)
447-8139. 
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<T2>SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: </T2>  

This final rule is issued under Marketing Order 907 (7 CFR part 907), as
amended, regulating the handling of navel oranges grown in Arizona and
designated part of California. This order is effective under the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, hereinafter referred to as
the Act. 

This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12291 and Departmental
Regulation 1512-1 and has been determined to be a ``non-major'' rule under
criteria contained therein. 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has considered
the economic impact of the use of volume regulations on small entities
as well as larger ones. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of business
subject to such actions in order that small businesses will not be unduly
or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued pursuant to the
Act, and rules issued thereunder, are unique in that they are brought about
through group action of essentially small entities acting on their own
behalf. Thus, both statutes have small entity orientation and compatibility.
There are approximately 123 handlers of California-Arizona navel oranges
subject to regulation under the navel orange marketing order and approximately
4,065 navel orange producers in California and Arizona. Small agricultural
producers have been defined by the Small Business Administration (13 CFR
121.2) as those having annual receipts of less than $500,000, and small
agricultural service firms are defined as those whose annual receipts are
less than $3,500,000. The majority of handlers and producers of California-Arizona
navel oranges may be classified as small entities.   

The California-Arizona navel orange industry is characterized by a large
number of growers located over a wide area. The production area is divided
into four districts which span Arizona and part of California. The largest
proportion of navel orange production is located in District 1, Central
California, which represented 85 percent of the total production in 1988-89.
District 2 is located in the southern coastal area of California and represented
13 percent of 1988-89 production; District 3 is the desert area of California
and Arizona, and it represented approximately 1 percent; and District 4,
which represented approximately 1 percent, is northern California. The
Committee's estimate of 1989-90 production is 73,350 cars (one car equals
1,000 cartons at 37.5 pounds net weight each), as compared with 70,633
cars during the 1988-89 season.

The three basic outlets for California-Arizona navel oranges are the domestic
fresh, export, and processing markets. The domestic (regulated) fresh market
is a preferred market for California-Arizona navel oranges. The Committee
estimates that about 68 percent of the 1989-90 crop of 73,350 cars will
be utilized in fresh domestic channels (49,500 cars), with the remainder
being exported fresh (10 percent) or processed (22 percent). This compares
with the 1988-89 total of 45,581 cars shipped to fresh domestic markets,
about 64 percent of the crop.

Volume regulations issued under the authority of the Act and Marketing
Order No. 907 are intended to provide benefits to growers. Growers benefit
from increased returns and improved market conditions. Reduced fluctuations
in supplies and prices result from regulating shipping levels and contribute
to a more stable market. The intent of regulation is to achieve a more
even distribution of oranges in the market throughout the marketing season.

Based on the Committee's marketing policy, the crop and market information
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