Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Decreased Assessment Rate

Document 2026-06891 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on April 9, 2026, with an effective date of May 11, 2026. This final rule implements a recommendation from the California Desert Grape Administrative Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2025 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.040 to $0.030 per 18-pound lug for grapes grown in a designated area of southeastern California. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06891/grapes-grown-in-a-designated-area-of-southeastern-california-decreased-assessment-rate.

No. Document 2026-06891 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.