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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-1166

NOTICES

MILK MARKETING BOARD

Hearing and Presubmission Schedule for All Milk Marketing Areas; Over-Order Premium; Amended Notice

[52 Pa.B. 4381]
[Saturday, July 30, 2022]

 Under the provisions of the Milk Marketing Law (31 P.S. §§ 700j-101—700j-1302), the Milk Marketing Board (Board) will conduct a public hearing for Milk Marketing Areas 1—6 on August 30, 2022, at 9 a.m. in Susquehanna Room B, Department of Environmental Protection Building, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. If necessary, the hearing will continue on August 31, 2022, and September 1, 2022, in Susquehanna Room B.

 The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony and exhibits concerning the existence, level and duration of the Class I over-order premium.

 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 12 p.m. on July 26, 2022, 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 12 p.m. on July 26, 2022, notification of their desire to be included as a party. Parties should indicate in their notices of appearance if alternate means of service, that is, e-mail or fax, are acceptable. Notices of appearance should be filed electronically and be directed to deberly@pa.gov.

 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. Copies of the filings will be available on the Board web site at http://www.mmb.pa.gov/Public%20Hearings/. Filing may be done by means of mail to the Board office or electronically to deberly@pa.gov.

 1. By 2 p.m. on July 29, 2022, Pennsylvania Grange (petitioner) shall file with the Board one original and ensure receipt by all other parties of one copy of:

 a. A list of witnesses who will testify for the petitioner, along with a statement of the subjects concerning which each witness will testify, regarding the level and duration of the over-order premium. 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 written report or written testimony explaining 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 2 p.m. on July 29, 2022, the Department of Agriculture (Department) shall file with the Board one original and ensure receipt by all other parties of one copy of:

 a. A list of witnesses who will testify for the Department, along with a statement of the subjects concerning which each witness will testify, regarding the existence of the over-order premium. 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 written report or written testimony explaining 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.

 3. By 2 p.m. on August 12, 2022, each responding party shall file and serve as set forth in paragraph 1 information concerning rebuttal witnesses and copies of rebuttal exhibits.

 4. By 2 p.m. on August 22, 2022, parties 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 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, five copies shall be provided for Board use and one copy shall be provided to each interested party.

 Requests by parties for Board staff to provide data pertinent to the hearing shall be made in writing directed to chardbarge@pa.gov and received in the Board office by 3 p.m. on August 15, 2022.

 The filing address for the Board is Milk Marketing Board, Room 110, Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

CAROL HARDBARGER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1166. Filed for public inspection July 29, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]



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