Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Increased Assessment Rate

Document 2026-08335 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on April 29, 2026. This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Texas Valley Citrus Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2025-2026 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.04 to $0.07 per 7/10-bushel carton or equivalent of oranges and grapefruit grown in Texas. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/29/2026-08335/oranges-and-grapefruit-grown-in-lower-rio-grande-valley-in-texas-increased-assessment-rate.

No. Document 2026-08335 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.