HON-ORB Honey Official Referendum Ballot

OMB No. 0581-0093

United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service OFFICIAL REFERENDUM BALLOT Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Industry Information Order To be counted, completed ballots must be received by the U.S. Department of Agriculture by X:XX p.m. Eastern Time on XXX, 20XX. NOTE: Only one vote will be counted for each eligible handler and importer. Incomplete ballots will be INVALID and will not be counted in the referendum.	I. CERTIFICATION 1. I am currently a honey FIRST HANDLER and/or IMPORTER, during the period XXX, 20XX, to XXX, 20XX. 2. I handled and/or imported pounds of honey or honey products between XXX, 20XX, and XXX, 20XX. Preprinted totals for handlers include honey handled and reported by XXX. Totals for importers include honey imports reported by U.S. Customs. If corrections need to be made, please cross out and legibly write in the correct information. Submit documentation to support these changes along with your ballot to USDA.
	II. VOTE Instructions: Mark one box only. Do you favor continuance of [amendment to] the Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Industry Information Order? YES  NO 
	SIGNATURE ALL BALLOTS MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED BELOW IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED. I CERTIFY that I am the person authorized to cast this ballot and that the information contained on this ballot is true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and is made in good faith. If this ballot is being cast on behalf of any group of individuals, partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in the handling or importation of honey or honey products, I also CERTIFY that I have the authority to cast this ballot. X ___________________________________ __________________ SIGNATURE DATE ____________________________________ _____________________________ COMPANY NAME BUSINESS TELEPHONE NO.
	Return ballot in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope.

The making of any false statement or representation on this form, knowing it to be false, is a violation of Title 18, §001 United States Code, which provides for the penalty of a fine of $10,000, imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.

The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (U.S.C. §522a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended. The authority for requesting this information to be supplied on this form is from the applicable commodity legislation for research and promotion programs. Furnishing the requested information is necessary for the administration of this program. Submission of Tax Identification Number (TIN) or importer identification number is mandatory and will be used to determine affiliation or entity identity.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0093. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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