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106 STAT. 4124 PUBLIC LAW 102-552—OCT. 28, 1992 Public information. "(iii) TABULATION OF RESULTS. —The results of the vote under this subparagraph shall be compiled separately for production credit association farmerborrowers and Federal land bank association farmerborrowers in each of the following seven geographic areas: "(I) The area served by the Federal Land Bank Association of South Mississippi. (II) The area served by the Federal Land Bank Association of North Mississippi. "(Ill) The area served by the Federal Land Bank Association of South Alabama. "(IV) The area served by the Federal Land Bank Association of North Alabama. "(V) The area served by the Federal Land Bank Association of South Louisiana. "(VI) The area served by both the Federal Land Bank Association of North Louisiana and the First South Production Credit Association. "(VII) The area served by both the Federal Land Bank Association of North Louisiana and the Northwest Louisiana Production Credit Association. "(iv) PUBLICATION OF RESULTS. —The results of the vote under this subparagraph, as tabulated by the American Arbitration Association, shall be made promptly available to the public in a manner determinea appropriate by the Farm Credit Administration. "(G) IMPLEMENTATION.— Not later than 10 days after the date of the receipt of the results of the referendum conducted under subparagraph (F), the Farm Credit Administration shall issue such charters or charter amendments and take such other regulatory actions as may be necessary to implement the merger or mergers as provided for under the certified plan. In tms regard, the Farm Credit Administration shall— "(i) issue a charter or charter amendment and take any such other regulatory actions as may be necessary to provide for the establishment of an agricultural credit association in each of the geographic areas described in subparagraph (F)(iii) where a msgority of the farmer-borrowers of both the production credit association and the Federal land bank association voted under subparagraph (F)(i) that they preferred to have credit delivered through an agricultural credit association (which charter shall be subject to change thereafter in accordance with the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and any applicable regulations); and "(ii) not issue a charter or charter amendment or take any such other regulatory action to provide for the establishment of an agricultural credit association in any of the geographic areas described in subparagraph (F)(iii) where less than a majority of the farmer-borrowers of the production credit association or the Federal land bank association voted in the referendum under subparagraph (F)(i) that they