In the August 12, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS amended the Dairy Promotion and Research Order ("Dairy Order"). The amendment modifies the total number of importer members, which would be reduced from two members to one member, and the domestic Dairy Board members, which would remain the same at 36. The Dairy Order requires that at least once every three years, after the initial appointment of importer members on the Dairy Board, the secretary will review the average volume of domestic production of dairy products compared to the average volume of imports of dairy products into the United States during the previous three years, and, on the basis of that review, if warranted, reapportion the importer representation on the Dairy Board to reflect the proportional shares of the U.S. market served by domestic production and imported dairy products. The rule was effective August 12, 2016.
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