PMC 9.1 CA Prune Mktng. Cmte. Notification of Desire for Deferme

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Form PMC 9.1
OMS No. 0581-0178

NOTIFICATION OF DESIRE FOR DEFERMENT OF RESERVE WITHHOLDING
Submitted in compliance with §993.58 of Prune Marketing Order No. 993 and 993.158 of the
Administrative Rules and Regulations pursuant thereof

TO:

Prune MarketingCommittee
3841 No. FreewayBlvd., Suite 120
Sacramento,California95834

Date

HANDLER:
ADDRESS:

The undersigneCt hereby applies for deferment of the surplus tonnage obligation imposed on
him by Marketing Order No. 993. and hereby certifies that the following information relative
thereto is true and correct for use by the Prune Marketing Committee in determining the

qualificationof the undersignedfor such deferment:

1.

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Total salable tonnage of prunes of the current crop
year acquired or under contract with producers and
dehydrators:

tons

2.

Total surplus tonnage on which deferment is requested:

tons

3.

If defermentis granted, the date on which the
surplusobligationwill be fulfilled:
(Not later than Nav. 15 of
the current crop year)

4.

Type of Bond offered:(Mark"X" in applicablebox)

D Cash

D

Surety (See format attached)

Name of Surety
Address
Handler
Signature
Title

(THIS APPLICATION MUST BE SIGNED BY OWNER, OFFICIAL, OR AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE. SEE
APPLICABLEPROVISIONOFTHE MARKETINGORDERON REVERSESIDE.)

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§993.58 of Marketing Order No. 993 provides as follows in regard to deferment of reserve tonnage obligation:
"§ 993.58 Deferment of time for withholdina.
(a) Compliance by any handler with the requirement of § 993.57 for withholding reserve prunes may be
temporarily deferred to any date desired by the handler, but not later than November 15 of the crop year, upon the
execution and delivery by such handler to the Committee of a written undertaking that on or prior to the desired
date he will have fully satisfied his holding requirement Such undertaking shall be secured by a bond or bonds to
be filed with and acceptable to the Committee in the amount or amounts specified, conditioned upon full
compliance with such undertaking.
(b)(1) Each bond shall be provided by and at the handler's expense, with a surety or sureties acceptable to
the Committee, and shall be in an amount computed by multiplying the pounds of natural condition prunes for
which deferment is desired by the bonding rate. Such bonding rate shall be established by the Committee at a
level sufficient to achieve the objectives of this part.
(2) In case a handler defaults in meeting his deferred withholding requirement, any funds collected by the
Committee from the bonding company through such default shall be used by the Committee to purchase from
handlers a quantity of natural condition prunes, up to but not exceeding the quantity on which default occurred.
Purchases shall be made from prunes with respect to which the reserve obligation has been met, and shall be of
grades, varieties, or sizes and in such containers as the Committee specifies in consideration of available reserve
prune outlets. Purchases shall be at prices determined to be appropriate by the Committee and if more prunes
are offered than reql!lred by the Committee, it shall make the purchases from various handlers as nearly as
practicable in proportion to the quantity of their respective offerings at the same price. The Committee shall
dispose of the prunes acquired as soon as practicable in the most favorable reserve prune outlets and shall
deposit the proceeds from such sales, less Committee expenses in connection with such transaction, with reserve
pool funds for distribution to equity holders.
(3) If for any reason the Committee is unable to purchase a quantity of prunes as large as the quantity of
reserve prunes in default by the handler, any remaining balance of funds received because of the default less
expenses of the Committee, shall be deposited with reserve pool funds for distribution to equity holders.
(c) A handler who has defaulted on his bond shall be credited on his reserve obligation with, and his holding
requirement reduced by, that quantity of prunes represented by the sums collected but not more than the extent
of his default
INSTRUCTIONS:
Any handler who desires to defer hislher withholding of reserve prunes is required by §993.158 of the Rules and
Regulations established pursuant to said marketing order to file Form PMC 9.1, "Notification of Desire for
Deferment of Reserve Withholding" with the Prune Marketing Committee. No handler shall defer withholding of
reserve prunes until he has filed the required undertaking and bond or bonds with the Committee and has
received its acceptance.
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the data needed, and completing and reviewing the colection of infonnation.
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