§948.21. Recommendations for regulations. — Inbound Citations

Order means §§ 948.1 to 948.92 (Order No. 948 as amended) regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in the State of Colorado.

The terms used in this subpart shall have the same meaning as when used in §§ 948.1 to 948.92.

Unless otherwise provided in §§ 948.1 to 948.92, or by specific direction of an area committee, all reports, applications, submittals, requests and communications in connection with the order shall be addressed to the office of the committee for the area in which the potatoes involved are grown.

(b) Each season prior to or at the same time as initial recommendations are made pursuant to § 948.21, each area committee shall submit to the Secretary a report setting forth the marketing policy it deems desirable for the industry to follow in handling the respective area's potatoes during the ensuing season. Additional reports shall be submitted from time to time if it is deemed advisable by an area committee to adopt a new marketing policy because of changes in the demand and supply situation with respect to potatoes. The committee shall publicly announce the submission of each such marketing policy report and copies thereof shall be available at the committee's office for inspection by any producer or any handler. In determining each such marketing policy the committee shall give due consideration to the following:

(1) Supply of potatoes by grade, size, quality, and maturity in the respective area, in the production area, and in other areas;

(2) Market prices for fresh potatoes, including grower, shipping point, and terminal market prices by grade, size, and quality in different packs or in different containers;

(3) Market prices for potatoes in other outlets, including growers' and other market price levels by grade, size, and quality;

(4) The trend and level of consumer income;

(5) Establishing and maintaining such orderly marketing conditions for potatoes as will be in the public interest; and

(d) Terms used in this section shall have the same meaning as when used in Marketing Agreement No. 97 and Order No. 948 (§§ 948.1 to 948.92).

Upon the basis of recommendations and information submitted by an area committee, or other available information, the Secretary, whenever he finds that it will tend to effectuate the declared purposes of the Act, shall modify, suspend, or terminate requirements in effect pursuant to §§ 948.20 to 948.22, inclusive, or § 948.40 or § 948.77, or any combination thereof, to facilitate handling of potatoes for

(a) During any period in which the handling of potatoes is regulated pursuant to §§ 948.20 through 948.24, inclusive, no handler shall handle potatoes unless such potatoes are inspected by an authorized representative of the Federal or a Federal-State Inspection Service and are covered by a valid inspection certificate, except when relieved of such requirements by § 948.22(b), § 948.23, or § 948.40(b).