MILK MARKETING BOARD Public Hearings For Regulatory Proposals [34 Pa.B. 6620] Dealer Loans to Customers; Full Payment Before Accounts May Change Suppliers; Direct Load of Raw Milk from Milking Parlor to Milk Tankers The Milk Marketing Board (Board) will conduct a series of public hearings on December 15, 2004, beginning at 10 a.m. in Room 202, Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA.
The purpose of the hearings is to receive testimony and comments regarding three proposed regulatory initiatives: (1) prohibition of dealer loans to customers and prospective customers, (2) requiring full payment to milk dealers by wholesale accounts before the accounts may change suppliers, and (3) a regulation providing for weighing and sampling procedures for raw milk that is loaded directly from the milking parlor to bulk milk tank trucks.
The hearings will begin at 10 a.m. and will be conducted in the order noted previously. The hearings will take place serially, with each hearing beginning at the conclusion of the previous hearing. There is no requirement for prior notification or entry of appearance to be able to provide testimony or comments at any of the hearings. Details concerning the conduct of each of the hearings may be obtained at the Board's website at www.mmb.state.pa.us or by contacting the Board office at (717) 787-4194. Draft proposed regulations regarding dealer loans and direct load of milk may also be obtained at the Board's website or by contacting the Board office.
Persons who require this information in an alternate format should call (717) 787-4194 or (800) 654-5984 (Pennsylvania Relay Service for TDD users).
KEITH BIERLY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-2213. Filed for public inspection December 10, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
