Adding language to address reporting of late season fruit purchased and placed in cold storage for processing after the last field box has been reported in order to ensure a more accurate reporting process of price per pounds solids.

 

DEPARTMENT OF CITRUS

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

20-3.006 Florida Processors’ Statistics Report

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Adding language to address reporting of late season fruit purchased and placed in cold storage for processing after the last field box has been reported in order to ensure a more accurate reporting process of price per pounds solids.

SUMMARY: Reporting of cold storage fruit processed after the last field box has been reported.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: upon review of the proposed rule, the department has determined that the amendment will not exceed any one of the economic analysis criteria in a SERC as set forth in Section 120.541(2)(a), F.S.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 601.10(1), 601.15(4),(10)(a) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 601.10(8), 601.15(4), 601.69 FS.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: May 17, 2017, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Florida Department of Citrus, 605 East Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Alice Wiggins, Legal Assistant, P O Box 9010, Bartow, FL 33831 or [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

20-3.006 Florida Processors’ Statistics Report

(1) All licensed citrus fruit dealers engaged in the processing or toll pack processing shall provide to the Department of Citrus the following information:

(a) through (f) No change.

(g) Reports of fruit held in cold storage and processed after the last field boxes have been reported shall:

1. Include the price and quantity of all raw citrus fruit intended for cold storage received during the week of purchase;

2. Be reported as pack into bulk using the reporting facility’s average juice yield for the season by variety, and treated as bulk goods on hand while in storage; and

3. Be reported, during the week of processing, as reprocessed bulk for the reporting week in which the fruit is processed using the actual pounds solids.

(g) through (i) renumbered to (h) through (j) No change.

(2) through (3) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 601.10(1), 601.15(4), (10)(a) FS. Law Implemented 601.10(8), 601.15(4), 601.69 FS. History–New 8-31-15, Amended                     .

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Elliott Mitchell, General Counsel

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Florida Citrus Commission

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 15, 2017

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: March 17, 2017