Agriculture. Part1217:Softwood lumber research, promotion, consumer education and industry information order. Section1217.41:Nominations and appointments.
(a) Initial nominations will be sub-mitted to the Secretary by the Blue Ribbon Commission. Before consid-ering any nominations, the BRC shall publicize the nomination process, using trade press or other means it deems ap-propriate, and shall outreach to all known manufacturers for the U.S. mar-ket who domestically manufacture and/ or import 15 million board feet or more of softwood lumber per fiscal year in order to generate nominees that reflect the different operations within the softwood lumber industry. The BRC may use regional caucuses, mail or other methods to elicit potential nomi-nees. The BRC shall submit the nomi-nations to the Secretary and rec-ommend two nominees for each Board position specified in paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of § 1217.40. All nominees solicited pursuant to § 1217.40(b)(2)(iii) shall be submitted to the Secretary through the BRC. From the nominations submitted by the BRC, the Secretary shall select the members of the Board.