MILK MARKETING BOARD Hearing, Presubmission Schedule and Prehearing Conference for all Milk Marketing Areas [30 Pa.B. 2003] Over-Order Premium Under the provisions of the Milk Marketing Law (31 P. S. § 700j-101 et seq.) the Milk Marketing Board (Board) will conduct a public hearing for Milk Marketing Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on May 3, 2000, at 10 a.m. in Room 202 of the Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony and exhibits concerning whether an adjustment should be made to the level of the current over-order premium.
The staff of the Board is deemed to be a party to this hearing, and the attorneys representing staff is deemed to have entered their appearances. 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 April 18, 2000, a notice of appearance substantially in the form prescribed by 1 Pa. Code § 31.25 or (2) if not represented by counsel, filing with the Board on or before 4 p.m. on April 18, 2000, notification of their desire to be included as a party.
The parties shall observe the following requirements for advance filing of witness information and exhibits. The Board may exclude witnesses or exhibits of a party that fails to comply with these requirements. In addition, the parties shall have available in the hearing room at least 20 additional copies made available for the use of nonparties attending the hearing.
1. By 4 p.m. on April 24, 2000, each party shall file with the Board seven 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.
b. Each exhibit to be presented, including testimony to be offered in written form.
2. By 4 p.m. on April 27, 2000, each party shall file and ensure receipt as set forth in paragraph 1 information concerning rebuttal witnesses and copies of rebuttal 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 for Board staff to provide data pertinent to the hearing shall be made in writing and received in the Board office by noon on April 19, 2000.
A prehearing conference for all parties will be held at 9:30 a.m. on May 3, 2000, in Room 110 of the Agriculture Building.
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 should call (717) 787-4194 or (800) 654-5984 (PA Relay Service for TDD Users).
LYNDA J. BOWMAN,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-650. Filed for public inspection April 14, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
