MILK MARKETING BOARD Hearing and Presubmission Schedule; Milk Marketing Area No. 6 [38 Pa.B. 6671]
[Saturday, December 6, 2008]Under the Milk Marketing Law (31 P. S. § 700j-101--700j-1302), that the Milk Marketing Board (Board) will conduct a public hearing for Milk Marketing Area No. 6 on January 7, 2009, commencing at 10 a.m. in Room 202 of the Department of Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive evidence regarding Milk Marketing Area No. 6 retail milk in-store handling costs and the rate of return to Milk Marketing Area 6 retailers on milk sales.
The staff of the Board is deemed to be a party to this hearing, and the attorney representing staff is deemed to have entered his appearance. Other persons who wish to present evidence may be included on the Board's list of parties by: (1) having their attorney file with the Board on or before 4 p.m. on December 11, 2008, a notice of appearance substantially in the form prescribed by 1 Pa. Code § 31.25 (relating to form of notice of appearance); or (2) if unrepresented by counsel, filing with the Board on or before 4 p.m. on December 11, 2008, notification of their desire to be included as a party. Parties may indicate in their notices of appearance if alternate means of service, that is, e-mail or fax, are acceptable. Notices of appearance filed electronically should be directed to deberly@state.pa.us.
The parties shall observe the following requirements for advance filing of witness information and exhibits:
1. By 4 p.m. on December 23, 2008, the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association shall file with the Board, in person or by mail, one original and eight copies and ensure receipt by all other parties of one copy of:
a. A list of witnesses who will testify for the party, along with a statement of the subjects concerning which each witness will testify. A witness who will be offered as an expert shall be so identified, along with the witness's area or areas of proposed expertise. For expert witnesses there shall also be filed a statement of the substance of the facts and opinions to which the expert is expected to testify and a summary of the grounds for each opinion.
b. Each exhibit to be presented, including testimony to be offered in written form.
2. By 4 p.m. on December 29, 2008, each party shall file and serve as set forth in paragraph 1 information concerning rebuttal witnesses and copies of rebuttal exhibits.
3. By 2 p.m. on January 2, 2009, each party shall file and serve as set forth in paragraph 1 information concerning surrebuttal witnesses and copies of surrebuttal exhibits.
Parties that wish to offer in evidence documents on file with the Board, public documents, or records in other proceedings before the Board, or who wish the Board to take official notice of facts, shall comply with, respectively, 1 Pa. Code § 35.164, § 35.165, § 35.167 or § 35.173. Whenever these rules require production of a document as an exhibit, copies shall be provided to each Board member and to all other parties; in addition, at least 20 copies shall be available for distribution to nonparties attending the hearing.
Requests by parties for Board staff to provide data pertinent to the hearing shall be made in writing and received in the Board office by 12 p.m. on December 24, 2008.
The filing address for the Board is Milk Marketing Board, Room 110, Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons who require this information in an alternate format call (717) 787-4194 or (800) 654-5984 (Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service for TDD users).
KEITH BIERLY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-2218. Filed for public inspection December 5, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
