[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-7841] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: April 1, 1994] VOL. 59, NO. 63 Friday, April 1, 1994 ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 1046 [DA-93-26] Milk in the Louisville-Lexington-Evansville Marketing Area; Termination of Proceeding on Proposed Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Termination of proceeding on proposed suspension of rules. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action terminates the proceeding that was initiated to consider a proposal to suspend a portion of the pool plant definition of the Louisville-Lexington-Evansville milk order. The suspension was requested by Armour Food Ingredients Company (Armour), which operates a supply plant at Springfield, Kentucky. After evaluating the data, views, arguments, and other pertinent information filed in response to the proposed suspension, it has been determined that an alternative proposed suspension [DA-93-29] will remove the need for the Armour plant to incur inefficient and costly milk movements solely for the purpose of pooling its plant under Federal Order 46. Accordingly, this proceeding is hereby terminated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Memoli, Marketing Specialist, USDA/AMS/Dairy Division, Order Formulation Branch, room 2971, South Building, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456 (202) 690-1932. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior document in this proceeding: Notice of Proposed Suspension: Issued September 22, 1993; published September 28, 1993 (58 FR 50527). This termination of proceeding is issued pursuant to the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674). This proceeding was initiated by a notice of rulemaking published in the Federal Register on September 28, 1993 (58 FR 50527) concerning a proposed suspension of certain provisions of the order regulating the handling of milk in the Louisville-Lexington- Evansville marketing area. Interested parties were invited to comment on the proposal in writing by October 5, 1993. The proposal would have suspended the need to include diversions under the ``net shipment'' provision pursuant to Sec. 1046.7(b). Statement of Consideration At the present time, the Armour supply plant at Springfield, Kentucky, is regulated under the Tennessee Valley order (Order 11) by virtue of its association with Southern Belle Dairy Company, a pool distributing plant regulated under Order 11. In recent months, Southern Belle has acquired accounts which could cause it to shift regulation from Order 11 to Order 46. If this were to happen, the pooling provisions of Order 46 would be applied to the Armour plant which would cause the plant to have to incur costly and inefficient movements of milk to keep its plant regulated under Order 46. In a separate action (DA-93-29), certain provisions of Orders 11 and 46 have been suspended which will keep the Southern Belle plant regulated under Order 11 and remove the problems anticipated by Armour that would have been caused by the shift of the Southern Belle plant to Order 46. In view of this suspension, there is no reason to proceed with Armour's request to suspend the net shipment provision of Order 46, and, therefore, the proceeding is terminated. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1046 Milk marketing orders. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1046 continues to read as follows: Authority: Secs. 1-19, 48 Stat. 31, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 601- 674. Dated: March 28, 1994. Patricia Jensen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Inspection Services. [FR Doc. 94-7841 Filed 3-31-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-02-P