FV-217 915-Avocados Application for Registered Processor

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM	APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS AVOCADO PROCESSOR			Avocado Administrative Committee P.O. Box 900188 Homestead, FL 33090-0188 Tel: (305) 247-0848
Any person who desires to buy, as an approved manufacturer of avocado products, avocados for commercial processing, shall, prior thereto, submit to the Avocado Administrative Committee an application containing the following information (7 CFR § 915.141):
NAME OF APPLICANT
MAILING ADDRESS (City, County, State, and Zip Code)
REGISTERED AVOCADO HANDLER’S NUMBER		LOCATION OF PROCESSING FACILITIES
TYPE OF PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS TO BE MADE OR DERIVED FROM AVOCADOS
DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES FOR PROCESSING AVOCADOS
STATE QUANTITY OF AVOCADOS PROCESSED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR		ESTIMATED QUANTITY OF AVOCADOS TO BE PROCESSED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR
FROM WHAT SOURCE DO YOU EXPECT TO RECEIVE AVOCADOS FOR PROCESSING?
HOW WILL THE AVOCADOS BE TRANSPORTED
WHERE WILL THE UNLOAD POINT BE?
CERTIFICATION STATEMENT: I hereby state that all the avocados obtained for processing into products will be used for that purpose only and will not be resold or disposed of in fresh fruit channels, and I agree to report such reports as are required by the Avocado Administrative Committee.
NAME OF FIRM
SIGNATURE AND TITLE			DATE

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FV-217 (Rev. 9/13. Destroy previous editions.)