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[Federal Register: March 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 51)]
[Notices]               
[Page 11659-11660]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

 
Tobacco Marketing Quota Referenda Results: Burley and Flue-Cured 
Tobaccos, 2001

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

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ACTION: Notice of results of marketing quota referenda for burley and 
flue-cured tobaccos for 2001.

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SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) herein announces results of 
marketing quota referenda held in 2001 for burley and flue-cured 
tobacco. These referenda were conducted to determine if a sufficient 
number of voting producers who own or grow these tobaccos wanted 
national marketing quotas to continue for the three marketing years 
2001, 2002 and 2003. A majority of the eligible producers voting in the 
referenda approved continuation of the national marketing quotas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Wortham, Tobacco and Peanuts 
Division, (202)720-2715 or at e-mail address <A HREF="mailto:ann_wortham@wdc.usda.gov">ann_wortham@wdc.usda.gov</A>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion of Notice

    In January 2001, the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) 
announced that national marketing quotas would be in effect for flue-
cured tobacco for the three marketing years beginning with 2001, 
subject to approval by flue-cured producers in a referendum held in 
accordance with Sec. 312(c) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 
as amended. The flue-cured tobacco referendum was conducted January 8 
through January 12, 2001, and indicated that 97 percent of voting 
producers favored the quotas.
    The Secretary announced in February 2001, that national marketing 
quotas would be in effect for burley tobacco for the three marketing 
years beginning with 2001, subject to approval by burley producers in a 
referendum. The burley marketing quota referendum, held from February 
12 through February 16, 2001, indicated that 97.4 percent of the 
producers who voted favored the quotas.
    This notice is to announce the referenda results, as required by 7 
CFR part 717.24. The results of each referenda are set forth below.

Notice

Results of the National Marketing Quota Referenda for the 2001 Through 
2003 Marketing Years for Flue-Cured and Burley Tobaccos

    The following is a summary, by State, of the results of each 
referendum.

                               Flue-Cured
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                 State                      Yes         No       Total
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Alabama................................          1          0          1
Florida................................        133          3        136
Georgia................................        363         84        447
North Carolina.........................      6,589        160      6,749
South Carolina.........................        761         13        774
Virginia...............................      1,420         37      1,457
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    Total..............................      9,267        297      9,564
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                                 Burley
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                 State                      Yes         No       Total
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Alabama................................          1          0          1
Arkansas...............................          1          0          1
Georgia................................         13          2         15
Indiana................................       3899        183      4,082
Kansas.................................         19          2         21
Kentucky...............................     85,682      1,272     86,954
Missouri...............................        770         33        803
North Carolina.........................      4,644        164      4,808
Ohio...................................      4,851        201      5,052
Oklahoma...............................          0          0          0
Tennessee..............................     26,720      1,442     28,162
Virginia...............................      7,146        219      7,365
West Virginia..........................      1,276         47      1,323
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    Total..............................    135,022      3,565    135,587
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    Signed at Washington, DC, on February 28, 2002.
James R. Little,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency and Executive Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 02-6209 Filed 3-14-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P

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