🎄Proposed Changes to Christmas Tree Promotion Order Impacting Businesses
Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order
Summary
This proposal invites comments on changes to the Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order). These changes include amending the Board's name from "Christmas Tree Promotion Board" to "Real Christmas Tree Board", increasing the administrative expenses cap from 10 to 15 percent, allowing importers to request refunds of assessments paid on trees that were shipped to the United States but were not sold, and increasing the mandatory period to maintain books and records relating to the Order. Many of these changes are administrative in nature. This action would also make several non- substantive clarifications and changes to modernize the Board's procedures.
Agencies
- Agriculture Department
- Agricultural Marketing Service
Business Impact
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The proposed changes to the Christmas Tree Promotion Order affect compliance and regulatory requirements for producers and importers, such as updates to assessment refunds for unsold imported trees and increased administrative cost caps. These implications establish financial flexibility and operational guidelines for businesses within the industry.