Section 917.18 - Nomination of commodity committee members of the Control CommitteeNominations for the 13 members of the Control Committee to represent the commodity committees shall be made in the following manner:
(a) A nomination for one member shall be made by each commodity committee selected pursuant to § 917.25 . Nominations for the remaining members shall be made by the respective commodity committees as provided in this section. The number of remaining members which each respective commodity committee shall be entitled to nominate shall be based upon the proportion that the previous three fiscal periods' shipments of the respective fruit is of the total shipments of all fruit to which this part is applicable during such periods. In the event provisions of this part are terminated or suspended as to any fruit, nominations of members to the Control Committee shall be composed of representatives of any remaining fruit. The apportionment shall be determined as aforesaid. In the event provisions of this part are terminated or suspended as to any fruit, the members of the commodity committee of the remaining fruit shall have all the powers, duties, and functions given to the Control Committee under this part and sections of this part pertaining to the designation of the Control Committee shall be terminated or suspended.(b) A person nominated by any commodity committee for membership on the Control Committee shall be an individual person who is a member or alternate member of the commodity committee that nominates him/her. Each member of each commodity committee shall have only one vote in the selection of nominees for membership on the Control Committee.41 FR 17528, Apr. 27, 1976, as amended at 88 FR 82232 , Nov. 24, 2023 As amended at 88 FR 82232 , 11/24/2023 Effective Date Note: At 76 FR 66605, Oct. 27, 2011, §917.18 was suspended indefinitely, effective Oct. 28, 2011. At 88 FR 82232, Nov. 24, 2023, the suspension was lifted, amendments were made to §917.18, and the section was stayed indefinitely.