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Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Information Order; Adjustment to Membership
The Agricultural Marketing Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 18, 2024. It took effect on August 19, 2024.
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What the agency says
This final rule implements recommendations from the Softwood Lumber Board (Board) to modify the membership by adding alternate positions for certain seats and a public member. In addition to these Board recommended changes, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers for softwood lumber are also updated with the latest numbers from the U.S. International Trade Commission. The Board administers the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order (Order) with oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-15238
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
- Published
- July 18, 2024
- Takes effect
- August 19, 2024
- Dates
- Effective: August 19, 2024.
- Docket
- Doc. No. AMS-SC-22-0088
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 1217
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Advertising; Agricultural research; Confidential business information; Consumer protection; Forests and forest products; Inventions and patents; Marketing agreements; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 7
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