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GAO-07-440R 1 (2007-02-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwqn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T M WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-299403 February 6, 2007 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Collin Peterson Chairman The Honorable Robert Goodlatte Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service: Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Interim Order Amending the Orders Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service, entitled Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Interim Order Amending the Orders (Docket No. AO-14-A74, et al.; DA-06-01). We received the rule on January 24, 2007. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule on December 29, 2006. 71 Fed. Reg. 78333. The interim final rule amends the manufacturing allowances in the Class III and Class IV product price formulas applicable to all federal milk marketing orders. Specifically, the rule sets the allowances for cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, and dry whey. Enclosed is our assessment of the USDA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that USDA complied with the applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report, please contact, Michael R. Volpe, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8236. The official responsible for GAO GAO-07-440R

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