ACP-3 FMO Exempt Handler Notification Form

OMB No. 0581-0215

1. Federal Marketing Order 983 - Administrative Committee for Pistachios

FMO Exempt Handler Notification

Submit to:

Administrative Committee for Pistachios

4938 East Yale Avenue, Suite 102 Fresno, California 93727

Phone: (559) 255-6480 Fax: (559) 255-6485
Email: admin@acpistachios.org

Federal Marketing Order Exemption: §983.92 -- handlers are free of the requirements in §§983.50 through 983.58 and §983.71 if such pistachios are handled in quantities not exceeding 5,000 dried pounds during any production year.

Handler: complete this form and submit to the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (ACP) each production year you receive 5,000 pounds or less of assessed weight of pistachios. Handler is responsible for keeping a copy of the completed form on file for 3 years following the production year in which the pistachios were shipped.

Handler Name	Assessed Pounds	Crop Year
Address
City	State	Zip
Email	Phone
Prepared By	Title
Signature	Signature Date

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