Onions Grown in South Texas; Change in Regulatory Period

This final rule changes the end of the regulatory period for onions grown in South Texas under Marketing Order 959 from June 15 to June 4 of each year. Terminating the handling regulation on June 4 will relieve restrictions on handlers who ship late season onions and help them become more competitive with handlers from non-marketing order areas without diminishing South Texas marketing order objectives. A corresponding change in the dates for the import regulation also will be made in a second document. This final rule also includes a conforming change recognizing that the onions previously defined as ``Extra large'' are now defined as ``Colossal'' under the U.S. grade standards for onions.