2023-28762: Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders

Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 249 (Friday, December 29, 2023) [Federal Register Volume 88, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2023)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 90134] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2023-28762] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 249 / Friday, December 29, 2023 / Proposed Rules [[Page 90134]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 1000 [Docket No. 23-J-0067; AMS-DA-23-0031] Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders

Agency

Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

Action

Notice of reconvened public hearing on proposed rulemaking. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

This notice announces the reconvening of the national public hearing which began on August 23, 2023, in Carmel, Indiana, to consider and take evidence on proposals to amend the pricing formulas in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs).

Dates

The hearing will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

Addresses

The reconvened hearing will be held at the 502 East Event Centre, 502 East Carmel Drive, Carmel, Indiana 46032. Telephone (317) 843-1234.

For Further Information Contact

Erin Taylor, Director, Order Formulation and Enforcement Division, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Stop 0225--Room 2530, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250- 0225, (202) 720-7311, Email: [email protected]. Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should contact [email protected] a minimum of five days before the start of the hearing.

Supplementary Information

Prior documents in this proceeding: Notice of Hearing: Published July 24, 2023 (88 FR 47396). Notice of Reconvened Hearing: Published November 6, 2023 (88 FR 76143). Notice is hereby given that the hearing, which was recessed in Zionsville, Indiana, on December 8, 2023, by the Administrative Law Judge designated to hold said hearing and preside thereof, will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the 502 East Event Centre, 502 East Carmel Drive, Carmel, Indiana, 46032. If the hearing is not completed by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, January 19, 2024, the hearing will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday, January 29, 2024, at the 502 East Event Centre. The hearing will be held from 8:00 a.m. ET until 5:00 p.m. ET each weekday. If not completed, the hearing will recess at 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 2, 2024, and reconvene at a later date. Dairy farmer virtual testimony will not be available. Dairy farmers may continue to testify in person at any time during the reconvened hearing. Dairy farmers testifying in person are not required to pre- submit testimony or exhibits. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1000 Milk marketing orders. Erin Morris, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2023-28762 Filed 12-28-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P