Vermont § 1811 - Rulemaking procedure Before promulgation of any regulations establishing a compact over-order price or

§ 1811. Rulemaking procedure Before promulgation of any regulations establishing a compact over-order price or

• Commission marketing order, including any provision with respect to milk supply under
  subsection 1809(f), or amendment thereof, as provided in Article IV, the Commission
  shall conduct an informal rulemaking proceeding to provide interested persons with
  an opportunity to present data and views. Such rulemaking proceeding shall be governed
  by section four of the federal Administrative Procedure Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. § 553). In addition, the Commission shall, to the extent practicable, publish notice of
  rulemaking proceedings in the official register of each participating state. Before
  the initial adoption of regulations establishing a compact over-order price or a Commission
  marketing order and thereafter before any amendment with regard to prices or assessments,
  the Commission shall hold a public hearing. The Commission may commence a rulemaking
  proceeding on its own initiative or may, in its sole discretion, act upon the petition
  of any person including individual milk producers, any organization of milk producers
  or handlers, general farm organizations, consumer or public interest groups, and local,
  state, or federal officials. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)