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| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.10 Act. | AMS | The term Act means the Cotton Research and Promotion Act, as amended [7 U.S.C 2101-2118; Public Law 89-502, 80 Stat 279, as amended]. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.10 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.19 Importer. | AMS | The term importer means any person who enters, or withdraws from warehouse, cotton for consumption in the customs territory of the United States, and the term import means any such entry. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.11 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.20 Representative period. | AMS | [86 FR 20257, Apr. 19, 2021] | The term representative period means the 2020 calendar year. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.12 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.21 Secretary. | AMS | The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any other officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has been delegated to act in the Secretary's stead. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.13 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.22 State. | AMS | The term State means each of the 50 states. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.14 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.23 United States. | AMS | The term United States means the 50 states of the United States of America. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.11 Administrator. | AMS | The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, or any officer or employee of USDA to whom authority has been delegated to act in the Administrator's stead. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.12 Cotton. | AMS | [81 FR 38894, June 15, 2016] | The term cotton means all Upland cotton harvested in the United States and all imports of Upland cotton, including the Upland cotton content of products derived thereof. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.13 Upland cotton. | AMS | The term Upland cotton means all cultivated varieties of the species Gossypium hirsutum L. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.14 Department. | AMS | The term Department means the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.15 Farm Service Agency. | AMS | The term Farm Service Agency —formerly Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS)—also referred to as “FSA,” means the Farm Service Agency of the Department. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.16 Order. | AMS | The term Order means the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.17 Person. | AMS | The term person means any individual 18 years of age or older, or any partnership, corporation, association, or any other entity. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.17.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.18 Producer. | AMS | [67 FR 21169, Apr. 30, 2002] | The term producer means any person who shares in a cotton crop, or in the proceeds thereof, as an owner of the farm, cash tenant, landlord of a share tenant, share tenant, or sharecropper, that planted the cotton during the representative period. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.18.15 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.24 General. | AMS | A sign-up period will be conducted to determine whether eligible producers and importers favor the conduct of a referendum on the continuance of the 1991 amendments to the Order. (a) If the Secretary determines, based on the results of the sign-up period, that at least 10 percent (4,622) or more of the number of cotton producers and importers who voted in the 1991 referendum request the conduct of a continuance referendum on the 1991 Order amendments, a referendum will be held within 12 months after the end of the sign-up period. Not more than 20 percent of the total requests counted toward the 10 percent figure may be from producers from any one state or from importers of cotton. (b) If the Secretary determines that fewer than 10 percent (4,622) of the number of producers and importers who voted in the 1991 referendum do not favor a continuance referendum, no referendum will be held. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.18.16 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.25 Supervision of sign-up period. | AMS | The Administrator shall be responsible for conducting the sign-up period in accordance with this subpart. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.18.17 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.26 Eligibility. | AMS | [62 FR 1660, Jan. 13, 1997, as amended at 67 FR 21169, Apr. 30, 2002; 72 FR 51160, Sept. 6, 2007; 80 FR 36233, June 24, 2015; 86 FR 20257, Apr. 19, 2021] | Only persons who meet the eligibility requirements in this subpart may participate in the sign-up period. No person is entitled to sign up more than once. (a) Except as set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the following persons are eligible to request the conduct of a continuance referendum: (1) Any person who was engaged in the production of Upland cotton during calendar year 2020; and (2) Any person who was an importer of Upland cotton during calendar year 2020. (b) A general partnership is not eligible to request a continuance referendum, however, the individual partners of an eligible general partnership are each entitled to submit a request. (c) Where a group of individuals is engaged in the production of Upland cotton under the same lease or cropping agreement, only the individual or individuals who signed or entered into the lease or cropping agreement are eligible to participate in the sign-up period. Individuals who are engaged in the production of Upland cotton as joint tenants, tenants in common, or owners of community property, are each entitled to submit a request if they share in the proceeds of the required crop as owners, cash tenants, share tenants, sharecroppers or landlords of a fixed rent, standing rent or share tenant. (d) An officer or authorized representative of a qualified corporation, association, or limited partnership may submit a request on behalf of that corporation, association, or limited partnership. (e) A guardian, administrator, executor, or trustee of any qualified estate or trust may submit a request on behalf of that estate or trust. (f) An individual may not submit a request on behalf of another individual. (g) Participation in the sign-up by proxy or power of attorney is not authorized. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.18.18 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.27 Participation in the sign-up period. | AMS | [86 FR 52399, Sept. 21, 2021] | The sign-up period will be from June 21, 2021, until July 2, 2021, and October 18, 2021, until October 29, 2021. Those persons who favor the conduct of a continuance referendum and who wish to request that Department of Agriculture (USDA) conduct such a referendum may do so by submitting such request in accordance with this section. All requests must be received by the appropriate USDA office by October 29, 2021. (a) Before the sign-up period begins, FSA shall establish a list of known, eligible, Upland cotton producers in the county that it serves during the representative period, and AMS shall also establish a list of known, eligible Upland cotton importers. (b) Before the start of the sign-up period, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will post sign-up information, including sign-up forms, on its website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/Cotton. Importers who favor the conduct of a continuance referendum can download a form from the website, or request a sign-up form by contacting CottonRP@usda.gov or (540) 361-2726 and one will be provided to them. Importers may participate in the sign-up period by submitting a signed, written request for a continuance referendum, along with a copy of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection form 7501 showing payment of a cotton assessment for calendar year 2020. The USDA, AMS, Cotton and Tobacco Program, Attention: Cotton Sign-Up, P.O. Box 23181, Washington, DC 20077-8249 shall be considered the polling place for all cotton importers. All requests and supporting documents must be received by October 29, 2021. (c) Each person on the county FSA office lists may participate in the sign-up period. Eligible producers must date and sign their name on the “County FSA Office Sign-up Sheet.” A person whose name does not appear on the county FSA office list may participate in the sign-up period. Such person must be identified on FSA-578 during the representative period or provide documentation that demonstrates that the person was a cotton producer during the representative period. Cotton… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.18.19 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.28 Counting. | AMS | [62 FR 1660, Jan. 13, 1997, as amended at 67 FR 21170, Apr. 30, 2002; 72 FR 51161, Sept. 6, 2007; 80 FR 36234, June 24, 2015; 86 FR 20258, Apr. 19, 2021; 86 FR 52399, Sept. 21, 2021] | County FSA offices and FSA, Deputy Administrator for Field Operations (DAFO), shall begin counting requests no later than October 29, 2021. FSA shall determine the number of eligible persons who favor the conduct of a continuance referendum. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.18.20 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.29 Reporting results. | AMS | [86 FR 52399, Sept. 21, 2021] | (a) Each county FSA office shall prepare and transmit to the state FSA office, by November 5, 2021, a written report of the number of eligible producers who requested the conduct of a referendum and the number of ineligible persons who made requests. (b) DAFO shall prepare, by November 5, 2021, a written report of the number of eligible importers who requested the conduct of a referendum and the number of ineligible persons who made requests. (c) Each state FSA office shall, by November 5, 2021, forward all county reports to DAFO. By November 12, 2021, DAFO shall forward its report of the total number of eligible producers and importers that requested a continuance referendum, through the sign-up period, to the Deputy Administrator, Cotton and Tobacco Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.1.18.21 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period | § 1205.30 Instructions and forms. | AMS | The Administrator is hereby authorized to prescribe additional instructions and forms consistent with the provisions of this subpart to govern conduct of the sign-up period. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.200 General. | AMS | Referenda for the purpose of ascertaining whether producers and importers favor the issuance, continuance, amendment, suspension, or termination of the Cotton Research and Promotion Order shall be conducted in accordance with this subpart. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.10 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.209 Confidential information. | AMS | (a) The ballots cast or the manner in which any person voted and all information furnished to, compiled by, or in the possession of the referendum agent shall be regarded as confidential. (b) The ballots and other information or reports that reveal, or tend to reveal, the vote of any person covered under the Order and the voter list shall be strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.11 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.210 Additional instructions and forms. | AMS | AMS is hereby authorized to prescribe additional instructions and forms not inconsistent with the provisions of this subpart for the use of State and County FSA offices in conducting a referendum. Such additional instructions may include procedures for FSA county and State offices to report and announce the results of the preliminary count of the votes in the county and the State. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.201 Definitions. | AMS | (a) Act means the Cotton Research and Promotion Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2101-2118; Pub. L. 89-502, as amended). (b) Administrator means the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, or any officer or employee of USDA to whom authority has been delegated to act in the Administrator's stead. (c) Agricultural Marketing Service also referred to as “AMS” means the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department. (d) Cotton means all Upland cotton harvested in the United States or imports of Upland cotton, including the Upland cotton content of the products derived thereof. The term cotton shall not, however, include any entry of imported cotton by an importer which has a value or weight less than the de minimis value established by the Secretary or industrial products as that term is defined by regulation. (e) Upland Cotton means all cultivated varieties of the species Gossypium hirsutum L. (f) Department means the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (g) Deputy Administrator means the Deputy Administrator for Field Operations and also referred to as “DAFO.” (h) Farm Service Agency also referred to as “FSA” means the Farm Service Agency of the Department. (i)(1) Importer means any person who enters, or withdraws from warehouse, cotton for consumption in the customs territory of the United States and who, during a 12-month period ending no later than 90 days prior to the conduct of the referendum, imported Upland cotton, and (2) the term import means any such entry. (j) Order means the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. (k) Person means any individual 18 years of age or older, or any partnership, corporation, association, or any other entity. (l) Producer means any person who shares in a cotton crop, or in the proceeds thereof, as an owner of the farm, cash tenant, landlord of a share tenant, share tenant, or sharecropper, that planted the cotton during the representative period. (m) Representative Period means the period designated by the Secretary pursuant to s… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.202 Agencies through which a referendum shall be conducted. | AMS | (a) Agricultural Marketing Service. The Administrator shall: (1) Determine the referendum period. (2) Give producers and importers reasonable advance notice of the referendum (i) by utilizing without advertising expense, available media of public information (including, but not being limited to, press and radio facilities) to announce the dates, places, or methods of voting, and other pertinent information, and (ii) by such other means as the Administrator may deem advisable. (3) Provide ballots and related material to be used in the referendum to FSA. The ballots: (i) shall provide for recording essential information for ascertaining whether the person voting is an eligible voter, and (ii) may provide for recording the total amount of Upland cotton produced by the producer or the total amount of cotton imported by the importer during the appropriate representative period. (4) Make available to producers through FSA county offices instructions on voting, an appropriate ballot and, except in the case of a referendum on the termination or suspension of an order, a summary of the terms and conditions of the order. The instructions on voting shall explain the method to be used in determining the amount of Upland cotton produced during the representative period and shall specify whether such amount is to be entered on the ballot by the voter, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) If a current production year for which harvesting has not been completed is designated as the representative period, the amount of Upland cotton produced shall be determined by the FSA county office on the basis of the acreage planted or in the case of approved prevented plantings under the disaster payment program, the acreage the person intended to plant up to the allotted acreage as determined by the FSA county office, and the established yield for FSA program payment purposes: Provided, That on farms for which an established yield has not been established, the county committee shall determine an established yield b… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.203 Voting eligibility. | AMS | (a) General eligibility requirements. The following persons shall be eligible to vote in an announced referendum— (1) each person who was engaged in the production of Upland cotton during the representative period; and (2) each person who is an importer of Upland cotton and who, during a 12-month period ending no later than 90 days prior to the conduct of the referendum, imported Upland cotton. (b) Special eligibility requirements. (1)(i) A person may qualify as an eligible voter by meeting the eligibility requirements, but no such person shall be entitled to more than one vote regardless of the number of importing entities or Upland cotton farms in which the person is interested or the number of communities, counties, or States in which are located farms in which such person is interested: Provided, however, That the individual members of a qualified partnership shall each have one vote, but the partnership as such shall not have a vote and an individual who qualifies as an eligible voter by reason of that individual's separate farming or importing operations will be entitled to one vote even though that person is interested in an entity such as (but not limited to) a corporation which is also eligible as a voter and entitled to one vote. A person who, as a guardian, administrator, executor, or trustee engages in the production of Upland cotton or importation of cotton will be eligible to vote in such a fiduciary capacity if, in such a capacity, that person qualifies as an eligible voter. (ii) In such cases the person for whom he or she is acting in a fiduciary capacity will not be eligible to vote. An individual may, if otherwise eligible, cast a ballot in his or her individual capacity although that person may also cast a ballot as a guardian, administrator, executor, or trustee. An individual who holds more than one fiduciary position may vote as a fiduciary in each case in which that person is otherwise eligible, as for example, if an individual is administrator of estate X, he or she may cast a ba… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.204 Voting. | AMS | (a) Place of voting. The FSA county office serving the county in which the producer's farm is located shall be the producer's polling place. For a person not participating in an FSA program, the opportunity to vote in a referendum will be provided at the FSA county office serving the county where the person owns or rents land. If a person's operation is located in several counties, the voting office shall be determined based on the major portion of the operation's location. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, FSA, DAFO, P.O. Box 23704, Washington, DC 20026-3704 shall be the polling place for all cotton importers. (b) Register of eligible voters. The FSA county office shall establish a register of known eligible producer voters prior to the referendum. AMS shall establish a register of known eligible importer voters prior to the referendum and provide the list to FAS. (c) Voting. (1) For Upland producers to vote, eligible persons may obtain form CN-100 in-person, by mail or by facsimile from FSA county offices or through the Internet during the voting period. A completed and signed CN-100 and supporting documentation, such as a sales receipt or remittance form, must be returned to the appropriate FSA county office. Forms obtained via the Internet will be located at http://www.ams.usda.gov/Cotton. Upon request by Upland producers, ballots shall be mailed by FSA county offices. (2) For cotton importers to vote, eligible persons may obtain form CN-100 in-person, by mail or by facsimile from USDA, FSA in Washington, D.C. or through the Internet during the voting period. In addition, before the referendum, USDA shall mail a request form to each known, eligible, cotton importer. A completed and signed CN-100 and supporting documentation of CBP Form 7501, must be returned USDA, FSA, DAFO, P.O. Box 23704, Washington, DC 20026-3704. Forms obtained via the Internet will be located at http://www.ams.usda.gov/Cotton. (d) Returning ballot to polling place. Each person to whom a ballot is issued by Internet, mail, … | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.205 Canvass of ballots. | AMS | (a) Canvassing procedure. Canvassing of returned ballots shall take place as soon as possible after the opening of the FSA offices on the fifth day following the close of the referendum period. Such canvassing shall be in the presence of at least one member of the FSA county office for producer ballots or an FSA representative for importer ballots and shall be open to the public. The canvassing and ballots shall be handled in such a manner so that no member of the public may see how any person voted in the referendum. The county office or FSA representative shall supervise the opening of the sealed ballot box, the opening of the envelopes containing the ballots and a determination as to: (1) The number of eligible voters favoring the Order and where necessary, the amount of cotton represented by them, (2) The number of eligible voters disapproving the Order and, where necessary, the amount of cotton represented by them. (3) The number of ballots cast by voters found to be ineligible to vote in the referendum, and (4) The number of spoiled ballots. The ballots determined to be spoiled or cast by ineligible voters shall not be considered as approving or disapproving the Order, and the persons who cast such ballots shall not be regarded as participating in the referendum. (b) Spoiled ballots. A ballot shall be considered as a spoiled ballot if: (1) It is mutilated or marked in such a way that it is not possible to determine with certainty how the ballot was intended to be counted, or (2) It does not contain the signature of the voter, or the voter's properly witnessed mark. (c) Challenge of ballots. A producer ballot may be challenged by the member of the FSA county office and the importer ballot may be challenged by the representative of FSA. Before a challenged ballot is either counted or declared invalid, a determination shall be made by the FSA county office or representative of FSA as to the eligibility of the voter to vote in the referendum. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.206 Reporting results of referendum. | AMS | (a) Each FSA county office shall transmit a written county summary of ballots showing the results of the referendum in its county to its State office. (b) Each State office shall transmit a written summary of the referendum results from the county offices within its State to DAFO, and DAFO will provide a copy to the AMS. AMS will make the results available for public inspection for a period of 5 years following the end of the referendum period. (c) AMS shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report as to the results of the referendum. The Secretary shall then publically proclaim the results of the referendum. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.207 Challenge of correctness of county summary of ballots. | AMS | The FSA state offices shall make a prompt investigation and decision in case of any dispute or challenge regarding the correctness of the county summary of ballots in any county: Provided, That no dispute of challenge shall be investigated unless it is brought to the attention of the State FSA office within 3 days after receipt by the FSA State office of the county summary of ballots from such county. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.2.19.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.208 Disposition of ballots and records. | AMS | The FSA county office shall seal the voted ballots, challenged ballots found to be ineligible, spoiled ballots, register sheets, and summary sheets for the county in one or more envelopes or packages, plainly marked with the identification of the referendum, the date and the names of the county and State, and place them under lock and key in a safe place under the custody of the FSA county office for a period of 45 days after the referendum period. If no notice to the contrary is received by the end of such time, and after the ballots and other records have been examined by a representative of the State FSA office, the voted ballots and challenged ballots shall be destroyed, but the registers and county summary sheets shall be filed for a period of 5 years in the office of the FSA county office. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.301 Secretary. | AMS | Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.10 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.310 Importer. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Importer means many person who enters, or withdraws from warehouse, cotton for consumption in the customs territory of the United States, and the term import means any such entry. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.11 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.311 Handler. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Handler means any person who handles cotton, including the Commodity Credit Corporation. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.12 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.312 Handle. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Handle means to harvest, gin, warehouse, compress, purchase, market, transport, or otherwise acquire ownership or control of cotton. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.13 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.313 United States. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | United States means the 50 States of the United States of America. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.14 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.314 Cotton-producing State. | AMS | [75 FR 24374, May 5, 2010] | Cotton-producing State means each of the following States and combination of States: Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California-Nevada; Florida; Georgia; Kansas; Louisiana; Mississippi; Missouri-Illinois; New Mexico; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee-Kentucky; Texas; Virginia. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.15 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.315 Marketing. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Marketing includes the sale of cotton or the pledging of cotton to the Commodity Credit Corporation as collateral for a price support loan. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.16 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.316 Cotton-Producer organization. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Cotton-Producer organization means any organization which has been certified by the Secretary pursuant to § 1205.341. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.17 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.317 Cotton-Importer organization. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Cotton-Importer organization means any organization which has been certified by the Secretary pursuant to § 1205.342. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.18 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.318 Contracting organization or association. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Contracting organization or association means the organization or association with which the Cotton Board has entered into a contract or agreement pursuant to § 1205.328(c). | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.19 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.319 Cotton-producing region. | AMS | [75 FR 24374, May 5, 2010] | Cotton-producing region means each of the following groups of cotton-producing States: (a) Southeast Region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia; (b) Midsouth Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri-Illinois, and Tennessee-Kentucky; (c) Southwest Region: Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas; (d) Western Region: Arizona, California-Nevada, and New Mexico. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.302 Act. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Act means the Cotton Research and Promotion Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2101-2118; Public Law 89-502, 80 Stat 279, as amended). | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.20 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.320 Marketing year. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Marketing year means a consecutive 12-month period ending on July 31. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.21 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.321 Part and subpart. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Part means the cotton research and promotion order and all rules, regulations and supplemental orders issued pursuant to the act and the order, and the aforesaid order shall be a “subpart” of such part. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.303 Person. | AMS | Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other entity. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.304 Cotton. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Cotton means: (a) All Upland cotton harvested in the United States, and, except as used in §§ 1205.311 and 1205.335, includes cottonseed of such cotton and the products derived from such cotton and its seed, and (b) Imports of Upland cotton, including the Upland cotton content of the products derived thereof. The term “cotton” shall not, however, include: (1) Any entry of imported cotton by an importer which has a value or weight less than a de minimis amount established in regulations issued by the Secretary and (2) Industrial products as that term is defined by regulation. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.305 Upland cotton. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Upland cotton means all cultivated varieties of the species Gossypium hirsutum L. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.306 Bale. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Except as used in § 1205.322, Bale means the package of lint cotton produced at a cotton gin or the amount of processed cotton in a manufactured product that is equivalent to a 500 pound bale of lint cotton. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.307 Fiscal period. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Fiscal period is the 12-month budgetary period and means the calendar year unless the Cotton Board, with the approval of the Secretary, selects some other 12-months budgetary period. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.308 Cotton Board. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Cotton Board means the administrative body established pursuant to § 1205.318. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.19.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.309 Producer. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Producer means any person who shares in a cotton crop actually harvested on a farm, or in the proceeds thereof, as an owner of the farm, cash tenant, landlord of a share tenant, share tenant, or sharecropper. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.22 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.322 Establishment and membership. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | (a) There is hereby established a Cotton Board composed of: (1) Representatives of cotton producers, each of whom shall have an alternate, selected by the Secretary from nominations submitted by eligible producer organizations within a cotton-producing state, as certified pursuant to § 1205.341, or, if the Secretary determines that a substantial number of producers are not members of or their interests are not represented by any such eligible organizations, from nominations made by producers in a manner authorized by the Secretary, and (2) Representatives of cotton importers, each of whom shall have an alternate, selected by the Secretary from nominations submitted by eligible importer organizations, as certified pursuant to § 1205.342, or, if the Secretary determines that a substantial number of importers are not members of or their interests are not represented by any such eligible organization, from nominations made by importers in a manner authorized by the Secretary. (b) Representation on the Cotton Board shall be as follows: (1) Each cotton-producing state shall have at least one member and an additional member for each 1 million bales or major fraction (more than half) thereof of cotton produced in the state and marketed above one million bales during the period specified in the regulations for determining Board membership; and (2) Cotton importers shall be represented by an appropriate number of representatives, as determined by the Secretary, of importers of cotton subject to assessment during the period specified in the regulations for determining Board membership. That number shall not be less than two members. The initial importer representation on the Board shall consist of four representatives. The Secretary may, after consultation with organizations representing importers, reduce or increase the number of importer representatives, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.23 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.323 Term of office. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | All members of the Board and their alternatives shall serve for terms of three years. Each member and alternate shall continue to serve until a successor is selected and has qualified. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.24 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.324 Nominations. | AMS | [56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991; 56 FR 66670, Dec. 24, 1991] | All nominations authorized under § 1205.322 shall be made within such a period of time and in such a manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. The eligible producer organizations within each cotton-producing state, as certified pursuant to § 1205.341, shall caucus for the purpose of jointly nominating two qualified persons for each member and each alternate member to be selected to represent the cotton producers of such cotton-producing state. The eligible importer organizations, as certified pursuant to § 1205.342, shall caucus for the purpose of jointly nominating two qualified persons for each member and alternate member to be selected to represent cotton importers. If joint agreement is not reached with respect to the nominees for any such position, each such organization may nominate two qualified persons for any position on which there is no agreement. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.25 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.325 Selection. | AMS | [56 FR 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | From the nominations made pursuant to §§ 1205.322 and 1205.324, the Secretary shall select the members of the Board and an alternate for each member on the basis of representation provided for in §§ 1205.322 and 1205.323. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.26 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.326 Acceptance. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Any person selected by the Secretary as a member or as an alternate member of the Board shall qualify by filing a written acceptance with the Secretary promptly after being notified of such selection. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.27 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.327 Vacancies. | AMS | [56 FR 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | To fill any vacancy occasioned by the failure of any person selected as a member or as an alternate member of the Board to qualify, or in the event of death, removal, resignation or disqualification of any member or alternate member of the Board, a successor for the unexpired term of such member or alternate member of the Board shall be nominated and selected in the manner specified in §§ 1205.322, 1205.324 and 1205.325. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.28 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.328 Alternate members. | AMS | [56 FR 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | An alternate member of the Board, during the absence of the member for whom the person is the alternate, shall act in the place and stead of such member and perform such other duties as assigned. In the event of death, removal, resignation or disqualification of a member, the alternate for the member shall act for the member until a successor for such member is selected and qualified. In the event that both a producer member of the Board and the member's alternate are unable to attend a meeting, the Board may designate any other alternate member from the same cotton-producing state or region to serve in such member's place and stead of such meeting. In the event that both an importer member and the member's alternate are unable to attend a meeting, the Board may designate any other importer alternate member to serve in such member's place and stead at such meeting. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.29 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.329 Procedure. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | A majority of the members of the Board, or alternates acting for members, shall constitute a quorum and any action of the Board shall require the concurring votes of at least a majority of those present and voting. At assembled meetings all votes shall be cast in person. For routine and noncontroversial matters which do not require deliberation and the exchange of views, and in matters of an emergency nature when there is not enough time to call an assembled meeting of the Board, the Board may also take action upon the concurring votes of a majority of its members by mail, telegraph or telephone, but any such action by telephone shall be confirmed promptly in writing. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.30 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.330 Compensation and reimbursement. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | The members of the Board, and alternates when acting as members, shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses, as approved by the Board, incurred by them in the performance of their duties under this subpart. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.31 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.331 Powers. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966, as amended at 42 FR 4813, Jan. 26, 1977. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 64472, 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | The Board shall have the following powers: (a) To administer the provisions of this subpart in accordance with its terms and provisions; (b) Subject to the approval of the Secretary, to make rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions of this subpart including the designation of the handler, importer, or other person responsible for collecting the assessments authorized by § 1205.335, which designation may be of different handlers, importers, or other persons, or classes of handlers, importers, or other persons, to recognize differences in marketing practices or procedures in any state or area; (c) To receive, investigate, and report to the Secretary complaints of violations of the provisions of this subpart; (d) To recommend to the Secretary amendments to this subpart. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.20.32 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.332 Duties. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 64472, 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | The Board shall have the following duties: (a) To select from among its members a chairman and such other officers as may be necessary for the conduct of its business, and to define their duties; (b) To appoint or employ such persons as it may deem necessary and to determine the compensation and to define the duties of each; (c) With the approval of the Secretary, to enter into contracts or agreements for the development and submission to it of research and promotion plans or projects authorized by § 1205.333, and for the carrying out of such plans or projects when approved by the Secretary, and for the payment of costs thereof with funds collected pursuant to § 1205.335, with an organization or association whose governing body consists of cotton producers selected by the cotton-producer organizations certified by the Secretary under § 1205.341, in such manner that the producers of each cotton-producing state will, to the extent practicable, have representation on the governing body of such organization in the proportion that the cotton marketed by the producers of such state bears to the total marketed by the producers of all cotton-producing states. Any such contract or agreement shall provide that such contracting organization or association shall develop and submit annually to the Cotton Board, for the purpose of review and making recommendations to the Secretary, a program of research, advertising, and sales promotion projects, together with a budget, or budgets, which shall show the estimated cost to be incurred for such projects, and that any such projects shall become effective upon approval by the Secretary. Any such contract or agreement shall also provide that the contracting organization shall keep accurate records of all its transactions, which shall be available to the Secretary and Board on demand, and make an annual report to the Cotton Board of activities carried out and an accounting for funds received and expended, and such other reports as the Secretary may require; (d) To review and submi… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.21.33 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.333 Research and promotion. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 64472, 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | The Cotton Board shall in the manner prescribed in § 1205.332(c) establish or provide for: (a) The establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate plans or projects for the advertising and sales promotion of cotton and its products, which plans or projects shall be directed toward increasing the general demand for cotton or its products in accordance with section 6(a) of the act; (b) The establishment and carrying on of research and development projects and studies with respect to the production, ginning, processing, distribution, or utilization of cotton and its products in accordance with section 6(b) of the act, to the end that the marketing and utilization of cotton may be encouraged, expanded, improved, or made more efficient. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.22.34 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.334 Expenses. | AMS | [42 FR 4813, Jan. 26, 1977. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 64472, 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | (a) The Board is authorized to incur such expenses as the Secretary finds are reasonable and likely to be incurred by the Board for its maintenance and functioning and to enable it to exercise its powers and perform its duties in accordance with the provisions of this subpart. (b) The Board shall reimburse the Secretary for: (1) Expenses up to $300,000 incurred by the Secretary in connection with any referendum conducted under the Act and (2) Expenses incurred by the Department of Agriculture for administrative and supervisory costs up to five employee years annually. (c) The Board shall reimburse any agency of the United States Government that assists in administering the import provisions of the order for a reasonable amount of the expenses incurred by that agency in connection therewith. (d) The funds to cover such expenses incurred under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this section shall be paid from assessments received pursuant to § 1205.335. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.22.35 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.335 Assessments. | AMS | [56 FR 64473, Dec. 10, 1991] | (a) Each cotton producer or other person for whom cotton is being handled shall pay to the handler thereof designated by the Cotton Board pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary and such handler shall collect from the producer or other person for whom the cotton, including cotton owned by the handler, is being handled, and shall pay to the Cotton Board, at such times and in such manner as prescribed by regulations issued by the Secretary, assessments as prescribed in paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section: (1) An assessment at the rate of $1 per bale of cotton handled; (2) A supplemental assessment on cotton handled which shall not exceed one percent of the value of such cotton as determined by the Cotton Board and approved by the Secretary and published in the Cotton Board rules and regulations. The rate of the supplemental assessment may be increased or decreased by the Cotton Board with the approval of the Secretary. The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation whether the assessment rate shall be levied on: (i) The current value of the cotton, or (ii) An average value determined from current and/or historical cotton prices and converted to a fixed amount for each bale. (b) Each importer of cotton shall pay to the Cotton Board through the U.S. Customs Service, or in such other manner and at such times as prescribed by regulations issued by the Secretary, assessments as prescribed in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section: (1) An assessment of $1 per bale of cotton imported or the bale equivalent thereof for cotton products. (2) A supplemental assessment on each bale of cotton imported, or the bale equivalent thereof for cotton products, which shall not exceed one percent of the value of such cotton as determined by the Cotton Board and approved by the Secretary and published in the Cotton Board rules and regulations. The rate of the supplemental assessment on imported cotton shall be the same as that paid on cotton produced in the United States. The rate of the supplemental assessment may … | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.22.36 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.336 “Importer Reimbursements”. | AMS | [56 FR 64474, Dec. 10, 1991] | Any cotton importer against whose imports any assessment is made and collected under the authority of the Act who has reason to believe that such assessment or any portion of such assessment was made on U.S. produced cotton or cotton other than Upland cotton shall have the right to demand and receive from the Cotton Board a reimbursement of the assessment or portion of the assessment upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Board that the importer paid the assessment and that the cotton was produced in the U.S. or is other than Upland cotton. Any such demand shall be made by the importer in accordance with regulations and on a form and within a time period prescribed by the Board and approved by the Secretary. Such time periods shall provide the importer at least 90 days from the date of collection to submit the reimbursement form to the Board. Any such reimbursement shall be made within 60 days after demand therefor. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.22.37 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.337 Influencing governmental action. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | No funds collected by the Board under this subpart shall in any manner be used for the purpose of influencing governmental policy or action except in recommending to the Secretary amendments to this subpart. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.23.38 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.338 Reports. | AMS | [56 FR 64474, Dec. 10, 1991] | Each handler and importer subject to this subpart and importers of de minimis amounts of cotton may be required to report to the Cotton Board periodically such information as is required by regulations, which may include but not be limited to the following: (a) Number of bales handled or imported; (b) Number of bales on which an assessment was collected; (c) Name and address of person from whom the handler has collected the assessments on each bale handled or imported; (d) Date collection was made on each bale handled or imported. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.23.39 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.339 Books and records. | AMS | [56 FR 64474, Dec. 10, 1991] | Each handler and importer subject to this subpart and importers of de minimis amounts of cotton shall maintain and make available for inspection by the Secretary such books and records as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subpart and the regulations issued thereunder, including such records as are necessary to verify any reports required. Such records shall be retained for at least two years beyond the marketing year of their applicability. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.23.40 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.340 Confidential treatment. | AMS | [56 FR 64474, Dec. 10, 1991] | All information obtained from such books, records or reports shall be kept confidential by all officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture and of the Cotton Board, and only such information so furnished or acquired as the Secretary deems relevant shall be disclosed by them, and then only in a suit or administrative hearing brought at the direction, or upon the request, of the Secretary of Agriculture, or to which the Secretary or any officer of the United States is a party, and involving this subpart. Nothing in this § 1205.340 shall be deemed to prohibit: (a) The issuance of general statements based upon the reports of a number of handlers or importers subject to this subpart or importers of de minimis amounts of cotton, which statements do not identify the information furnished by any person, or (b) The publication by the direction of the Secretary, of the name of any person violating this subpart, together with a statement of the particular provisions of this subpart violated by such person. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.24.41 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.341 Certification of cotton producer organization. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 64472, 64474, Dec. 10, 1991] | Any cotton producer organization within a cotton-producing State may request the Secretary for certification of eligibility to participate in nominating members and alternate members to represent such State on the Cotton Board. Such eligibility shall be based in addition to other available information upon a factual report submitted by the organization which shall contain information deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination, including the following: (a) Geographic territory within the State covered by the organization's active membership; (b) Nature and size of the organization's active membership in the State, proportion of total of such active membership accounted for by farmers, a map showing the cotton-producing counties in such State in which the organization has members, the volume of cotton produced in each such county, the number of cotton producers in each such county, and the size of the organization's active cotton producer membership in each such county; (c) The extent to which the cotton producer membership of such organization is represented in setting the organization's policies; (d) Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization; (e) Sources from which the organization's operating funds are derived; (f) Functions of the organization; and (g) The organization's ability and willingness to further the aims and objectives of the act. The primary consideration in determining the eligibility of an organization shall be whether its cotton producer membership consists of a sufficiently large number of cotton producers who produce a relatively significant volume of cotton to reasonably warrant its participation in the nomination of members for the Cotton Board. Any cotton producer organization found eligible by the Secretary under this § 1205.341 will be certified by the Secretary, and the Secretary's determination as to eligibility is final. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.24.42 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.342 Certification of cotton importer organizations. | AMS | [56 FR 64475, Dec. 10, 1991] | Any importer organization may request the Secretary for certification of eligibility to participate in nominating members and alternate members to represent cotton importers on the Cotton Board. Such eligibility shall be based, in addition to other available information, upon a factual report submitted by the organization which shall contain information deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination, including the following: (a) Nature and size of organization's active membership, proportion of total active membership accounted for by cotton importers and the total amount of cotton imported by the organization's cotton importer members; (b) The extent to which the cotton importer membership of such organization is represented in setting the organization's policies; (c) Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization; (d) Sources from which the organization's operating funds are derived; (e) Functions of the organization; and (f) The organization's ability and willingness to further the aims and objectives of the Act. The primary consideration in determining the eligibility of an organization shall be whether its membership consist of a sufficient large number of cotton importers who import a relatively significant volume of cotton to reasonably warrant its participation in the nomination of members for the Cotton Board. Any importer organization found eligible by the Secretary under this § 1205.342 will be certified by the Secretary, and the Secretary's determination as to eligibility is final. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.25.43 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.343 Suspension and termination. | AMS | [56 FR 64474, Dec. 10, 1991] | (a) The Secretary will, whenever the Secretary finds that this subpart or any provision thereof obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared policy of the Act, terminate or suspend the operation of this subpart or such provision. (b) The Secretary may conduct a referendum at any time, and shall hold a referendum on request of 10 percent or more of the number of cotton producers and importers (if subject to the Order) voting in the most recent referendum, to determine whether cotton producers and importers subject to the Order favor the suspension or termination of this subpart, except that in counting such request for a referendum, not more than 20 percent of such request may be from producers from any one state or importers of cotton (if subject to the Order). The Secretary shall suspend or terminate such subpart at the end of the marketing year whenever the Secretary determines that its suspension or termination is approved or favored by a majority of producers and importers subject to the Order voting in such referendum who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the production or importation of cotton, and who produced and imported more than 50 percent of the volume of cotton produced and imported by those voting in the referendum. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.25.44 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.345 Proceedings after termination. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 64472, 64475, Dec. 10, 1991] | (a) Upon the termination of this subpart the Cotton Board shall recommend not more than five of its members to the Secretary to serve as trustees, for the purpose of liquidating the affairs of the Cotton Board. Such persons, upon designation by the Secretary, shall become trustees of all of the funds and property then in the possession or under control of the Board, including claims for any funds unpaid or property not delivered or any other claim existing at the time of such termination. (b) The said trustees shall— (1) Continue in such capacity until discharged by the Secretary; (2) Carry out the obligations of the Cotton Board under any contracts or agreements entered into by it pursuant to § 1205.332 (c); (3) From time-to-time account for all receipts and disbursements and deliver all property on hand, together with all books and records of the Board and the trustees, to such person or persons as the Secretary may direct; and (4) Upon request of the Secretary execute such assignments or other instruments necessary or appropriate to vest in such persons full title and right to all funds, property and claims vested in the Board or the trustees pursuant to this § 1205.345. (c) Any person to whom funds, property or claims have been transferred or delivered pursuant to this § 1205.345 shall be subject to the same obligation imposed upon the Cotton Board and upon the trustees. (d) Any residual funds not required to defray the necessary expenses of liquidation shall be turned over to the Secretary to be disposed of, to the extent practicable, in the interest of continuing one or more of the cotton research or promotion programs hitherto authorized. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.25.45 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.346 Effect of termination or amendment. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Secretary, the termination of this subpart or of any regulation issued pursuant thereto, or the issuance of any amendment to either thereof, shall not (a) affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability which shall have arisen or which may thereafter arise in connection with any provision of this subpart or any regulation issued thereunder, or (b) release or extinguish any violation of this subpart or any regulation issued thereunder, or (c) affect or impair any rights or remedies of the United States, or of the Secretary, or of any other person, with respect to any such violation. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.25.46 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.347 Personal liability. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | No member or alternate member of the Cotton Board shall be held personally responsible, either individually or jointly with others, in any way whatsoever, to any person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as such member or alternate, except for acts of dishonesty or willful misconduct. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.3.25.47 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order | § 1205.348 Separability. | AMS | [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991] | If any provision of this subpart is declared invalid or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this subpart or the applicability thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.4.26.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Members of Cotton Board | § 1205.401 Definitions. | AMS | [32 FR 1084, Jan. 31, 1967, as amended at 41 FR 37092, Sept. 2, 1976] | (a) Cotton Division. Cotton Division means the Cotton Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (b) Director. Director means the Director of the Cotton Division. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.4.26.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Members of Cotton Board | § 1205.402 Determination of Cotton Board membership. | AMS | [56 FR 65980, Dec. 20, 1991] | (a) In determining whether any cotton-producing state is entitled to be represented by more than one member of the Cotton Board as provided in § 1205.322, average annual production of Upland cotton in terms of 480-pound net weight bales for the five most recent marketing years will be used as the criteria for determination of such additional members. (b) In determining whether importers of cotton and cotton-containing products are entitled to be represented by more than a minimum of two members on the Cotton Board as provided in § 1205.322, the average annual volume of imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products on which assessments have been collected will be used as the criteria for determination of such additional members. This volume of cotton will be expressed in terms of 480-pound net weight bales for the five most recent calendar years. The initial importer representation on the Board shall consist of four importer representatives. (c) All members appointed from a state will be entitled to serve a full three-year term even though it is determined in a subsequent year that a state should have fewer additional members by using the average production of the five most recent marketing years as specified in paragraph (a) of this section. (d) All members appointed to represent importers will be entitled to serve a full three-year term even though it is determined in a subsequent year that importers should be represented by fewer additional members by using the average volume of imports of cotton and the cotton content of products on which assessments have been collected as specified in paragraph (b) of this section. (e) Each year the Director shall: (1) Based on the average annual production of Upland cotton in terms of 480-pound net weight bales for the five most recent marketing years, notify all certified cotton producer organizations in each cotton-producing state of the number of vacancies to be filled by cotton producers on the Cotton Board; and (2) Based on the average annual volume … | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.4.26.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Members of Cotton Board | § 1205.403 Nomination procedure. | AMS | [56 FR 65981, Dec. 20, 1991] | (a) The Director shall notify all certified producer organizations within each cotton-producing state and all certified importer organizations of the location, date, and time of the caucus for nominating producer and importer representatives for the Cotton Board as specified in § 1205.324. The Director will designate a representative from the Cotton Division to attend the caucus meeting of cotton producer organizations in each state, and of cotton importer organizations. Each eligible cotton producer organization within each cotton-producing state and each importer organization will be entitled to only one representative at the caucus for the purpose of nominating two qualified persons for each member and for each alternate member to be selected. The representative of a cotton producer organization shall be a cotton producer and resident of such state, an officer or member of the Board of Directors of such organization, and duly and unqualifiedly authorized in writing by such organization to make nominations on its behalf. The representative of an importer organization shall be an importer of cotton and/or products containing cotton, an officer or member of the Board of Directors of such organization, and duly and unqualifiedly authorized in writing by such organization to make nominations on its behalf. The representative of the Director designated to attend the caucus meeting of cotton producer organizations in each state and of cotton importer organizations will ascertain the qualifications and eligibility of each representative of a cotton producer organization or cotton importer organization to participate in said meeting and to make nominations. (b) Each caucus will be conducted as follows: (1) The representative from the Cotton Division will act as temporary chairperson and will explain the procedure for nominations and the duties of the Cotton Board; (2) The representatives in attendance from the certified organizations will then select a chairperson and secretary; (3) At each caucus there will be pre… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.26.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.500 Terms defined. | AMS | [42 FR 35974, July 13, 1977, as amended at 50 FR 10932, Mar. 19, 1985; 51 FR 6098, Feb. 20, 1986; 51 FR 37705, Oct. 24, 1986; 57 FR 29185, July 1, 1992] | As used throughout this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall mean: (a) ASCS means the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (b) Cotton Board means the administrative body established pursuant to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. (c) CCC means the Commodity Credit Corporation. (d) Current value of Cotton means the gross price per pound of lint cotton received by the producer for cotton as shown on the producers' settlement document before deductions are made for weight penalties, buyer's commission or brokerage fees, marketing fees, the $1 per bale cotton research and promotion assessment, picking charges, ginning charges, warehouse receiving charges, warehouse storage charges, transportation charges or any other charges, plus any amount received by a producer in the form of a loan deficiency payment with respect to such cotton. (e) Form A means Cotton Producer's Note, Form CCC Cotton A. (f) Gin code number means the identification number assigned to each cotton gin by the Cotton Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (g) Handle means to harvest, gin, warehouse, compress, purchase, market, transport, or otherwise acquire ownership or control of cotton. (h) Handler means any person who handles cotton, including CCC. (i) Marketing means any sale of cotton, or the pledging of cotton to CCC as collateral for a price support loan. (j) Marketing year means a consecutive 12-month period ending on July 31. (k) Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other entity, whether governmental or private. (l) Producer means any person who owns or shares in a cotton crop (or in the proceeds thereof) as landowner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper. (m) Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, o… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.27.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.505 Communication. | AMS | [57 FR 29186, July 1, 1992] | All reports, requests, applications for reimbursements, and communications in connection with the Cotton Research and Promotion Order shall be addressed as follows: Cotton Board, Post Office Box 2121, Memphis, Tennessee, 38101-2121. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.10 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.517 Failure to report and remit. | AMS | [57 FR 29191, July 1, 1992] | (a) Any collecting handler who fails to submit reports and remittances according to reporting periods and time schedules required in § 1205.516 shall be subject to appropriate action by the Cotton Board which may include one or more of the following actions: (1) Audits of the collecting handler's books and records to determine the amount owed the Cotton Board; (2) Requirement that an escrow account for the deposit of assessments collected be established. Frequency and schedule of deposits and withdrawals from the escrow account shall be determined by the Cotton Board with the Approval of the Secretary; (3) Referral to the Secretary for appropriate enforcement action; (4) Publication of a collecting handler's name in accordance with the following provisions: (i) The name of any collecting handler will be subject to publication if the collecting handler: (A) is sent two certified mail notices of past due assessments and/or collecting handler reports from the Cotton Board in any one marketing year (August 1-July 31), or (B) is required by the Cotton Board to establish an escrow account for depositing assessments, in accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this section, and does not comply with the deposit procedures established by the Cotton Board with approval of the Secretary. (ii) The name of any collecting handler who is subject to publication will be published by the Cotton Board with the approval of the Secretary in a monthly listing during the primary cotton marketing season (September through March) and a bi-monthly listing during the remainder of the year. The published listing will be distributed by the Cotton Board. (iii) The Cotton Board, with approval of the Secretary, may notify individual producers that the assessments collected by such producer's collecting handler, whose name is subject to publication in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section, have not been remitted to the Cotton Board as required. (b) Any importer who fails to submit reports to the Cotton Board … | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.11 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.518 Receipts for payment of assessments. | AMS | [42 FR 35974, July 13, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 8420, Mar. 7, 1984. Redesignated and amended at 51 FR 6099, Feb. 20, 1986. Further redesignated at 57 FR 29190, July 1, 1992] | Each collecting handler who is required by § 1205.512 and § 1205.513 to give the producer a receipt showing payment of cotton research and promotion assessments shall provide the producer with an invoice or settlement sheet for the cotton. Such document shall serve as a receipt shall contain the following information: (a) Name and address of collecting handler. (b) Gin code number of gin at which cotton was ginned. (c) Name and address of producer who paid assessment. (d) Number of bales on which assessment was paid. (e) Gross price per pound received by the producer. (f) Total assessments paid by the producer. (g) Date on which assessment was paid by producer. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.12 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.519 Organic exemption. | AMS | [70 FR 2754, Jan. 14, 2005, as amended at 80 FR 82023, Dec. 31, 2015] | (a) A producer who operates under an approved National Organic Program (7 CFR part 205) (NOP) organic production system plan may be exempt from the payment of assessments under this part, provided that: (1) Only agricultural products certified as “organic” or “100 percent organic” (as defined in the NOP) are eligible for exemption; (2) The exemption shall apply to all certified “organic” or “100 percent organic” (as defined in the NOP) products of a producer regardless of whether the agricultural commodity subject to the exemption is produced by a person that also produces conventional or nonorganic agricultural products of the same agricultural commodity as that for which the exemption is claimed; (3) The producer maintains a valid certificate of organic operation as issued under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501-6522) (OFPA) and the NOP regulations issued under the OFPA (7 CFR part 205); and (4) Any producer so exempted shall continue to be obligated to pay assessments under this part that are associated with any agricultural products that do not qualify for an exemption under this section. (b) To apply for an exemption under this section, an eligible cotton producer shall submit a request for exemption to the Board on an Organic Exemption Request Form (Form AMS-15) at any time initially, and annually thereafter on or before the beginning of the crop year, as long as the producer continues to be eligible for the exemption. (c) A producer request for exemption shall include the following: (1) The applicant's full name, company name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address; (2) Certification that the applicant maintains a valid certificate of organic operation issued under the OFPA and the NOP; (3) Certification that the applicant produces and/or imports organic products eligible to be labeled “organic” or “100 percent organic” under the NOP; (4) A requirement that the applicant attach a copy of their certificate of organic operation issued by a USDA-accredited cert… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.510 Levy of assessments. | AMS | [57 FR 29432, July 2, 1992] | (a) Producer assessments. An assessment of $1 per bale for cotton research and promotion is hereby levied on each bale of Upland cotton that is produced from cotton harvested and ginned except cotton consumed by any governmental agency from its own production. Such assessment shall be payable and collected only once on each bale. (1) A supplemental assessment for cotton research and promotion in addition to the $1 per bale assessment provided for in paragraph (a) of this section, is hereby levied on each bale of Upland cotton harvested and ginned except cotton consumed by any governmental agency from its own production. The supplemental assessment rate shall be levied at the rate of five-tenths of one percent of: (i) The current value of the cotton multiplied by the number of pounds of lint cotton or; (ii) The current value of the cotton converted to a fixed amount per bale as reflected in the following assessment chart: Assessment Chart 1 1 Assessment is calculated on 5/10 of 1 percent of the midpoint of each 10¢ increment, based on a 500 lb. bale and converted to a fixed amount per bale. (2) Each marketing year the collecting handler must select one of the two options for collecting the supplemental assessment as provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. The handler shall notify the Cotton Board as to the method selected at the time the handler files the first handler report each marketing year. (b) Importer assessment. An assessment for cotton research and promotion of $1 per bale is hereby levied on each bale of cotton, or the bale equivalent thereof for cotton in cotton-containing products identified in the HTS conversion factor table in paragraph (b)(3) of this section and imported into the United States on or after July 31, 1992. The $1 per bale assessment shall be converted to a fixed amount per kilogram to facilitate the U.S. Customs Service in collecting this assessment. (1) A supplemental assessment for cotton research and promotion in addition to the $1 per bale assessment provid… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.511 Payment and collection. | AMS | [57 FR 29190, July 1, 1992] | (a) The $1 per bale assessment shall be paid by: (1) The producer of the cotton to the collecting handler designated in § 1205.512, and (2) The importer of cotton to the Customs Service as provided in § 1205.514. (b) The supplemental assessment shall be paid by: (1) The producer of the cotton to the collecting handler designated in § 1205.513, and (2) The importer of cotton to the Customs Service as described in § 1205.515. (c) If more than one person subject to assessment shares in the proceeds received from a bale or bale equivalent, each such person is obligated to pay that portion of the assessment that is equivalent to that person's proportionate share of the proceeds. (d) Failure of the handler to collect the assessments on each bale shall not relieve the handler of the handler's obligation to remit the assessments to the Cotton Board as required in §§ 1205.512, 1205.513 and 1205.516. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.512 Collecting handlers and time of collection of $1 per bale assessment. | AMS | [42 FR 35974, July 31, 1977, as amended at 50 FR 10932, Mar. 19, 1985; 57 FR 29190, July 1, 1992] | Collecting handlers and the time of collecting the $1 per bale assessment shall be as follows: (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, any person who purchases a bale of cotton from the producer of the cotton shall be the collecting handler for such cotton. The handler shall collect the assessment at the time the handler first makes any payment or any credit to the producer's account for the cotton. The handler shall give the producer a receipt indicating payment of the assessment. (b) Any cooperative marketing association or other person that accepts a bale of cotton from the producer of the cotton under an oral or written contract or agreement providing for the marketing of the cotton shall be the collecting handler for such cotton. Such association or person shall collect the assessment regardless of whether the cotton is marketed or tendered to CCC for price support loan. The handler shall collect the assessment at the time the handler first makes any cash advance, any payment, or any credit to the producer's account for the cotton. The handler shall give the producer a receipt indicating payment of the assessment. (c) For bales of cotton tendered to CCC for Form A loan, except bales tendered pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section: (1) The ASCS County Office shall be the collecting handler except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section. The ASCS County Office shall collect the assessment when it makes disbursement based on the Form A loan documents. The producer's copy of the Cotton Producer's Note (Form CCC Cotton A) shall show payment of the assessment and shall constitute the producer's receipt for payment of the assessment. (2) Any person (other than an ASCS County Office) who advances to the producer the loan value of the cotton as shown on a Cotton Producer's Note (Form CCC Cotton A) shall be the collecting handler for such cotton. The handler shall collect the $1 per bale assessment at the time the handler makes any advance to the producer on the loan value of the cotto… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.513 Collecting handlers and time of collection of the supplemental assessment. | AMS | [42 FR 35974, July 31, 1977, as amended at 50 FR 10932, Mar. 19, 1985; 51 FR 37705, Oct. 24, 1986; 57 FR 29190, July 1, 1992] | Collecting handlers and the time of collecting the supplemental assessment shall be as follows: (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, any person who purchases a bale of cotton from the producer of the cotton shall be the collecting handler for such cotton. The handler shall collect the supplemental assessment at the time the handler first makes any payment or any credit to the producer's account for the cotton. The handler shall give the producer a receipt indicating payment of the supplemental assessment. (b) Any cooperative marketing association or other person that accepts a bale of cotton from the producer of the cotton under an oral or written contract or agreement providing for the marketing of the cotton shall be the collecting handler for such cotton. Such association or person shall collect the supplemental assessment regardless of whether the cotton is marketed or tendered to CCC for price support loan. The handler shall collect the supplemental assessment at the time the handler first makes any cash advance, any payment, or any credit to the producer's account for the cotton. Supplemental assessments due on any subsequent cash advances, payments, or credits to the producer's account shall be collected by the handler at the time final settlement is made on the cotton. The handler shall give the producer a receipt each time a supplemental assessment is collected. (c) For bales of cotton tendered to CCC for Form A loan, except bales tendered pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section: (1) The ASCS County Office shall be the collecting handler except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section. The ASCS County Office shall collect the supplemental assessment when it makes disbursement based on the Form A loan value of cotton. The producer's copy of the Cotton Producer's Note (Form CCC Cotton A) shall show payment of the supplemental assessment and shall constitute the producer's receipt for payment of the supplemental assessment. (2) Any person (other than an ASCS County Office) … | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.514 Customs Service and the Collection of the $1 per bale assessment. | AMS | [57 FR 29191, July 1, 1992] | The Collection of the $1 per bale assessment by the Customs Service shall be as follows: (a) The Customs Service will collect the assessment from the importer or from any person acting as principal, agent, broker or consignee for cotton or cotton-containing products produced outside the United States and imported into the United States. The Customs Service will collect the assessment on cotton and cotton-containing products identified by Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading numbers in § 1205.510(b)(2) at the time of importation and forward such assessment as per the agreement between the United States Customs Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (b) In the event of an importer's death, bankruptcy, receivership, or incapacity to act, the representative of such importer, or the importer's estate, or the person acting on behalf of creditors, shall be considered the importer for the purposes of this section. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.515 Customs Service and the collection of the supplemental assessment. | AMS | [57 FR 29191, July 1, 1992] | The collection of the supplemental assessment by the Customs Service shall be as follows: (a) The Customs Service will collect the supplemental assessment from any person acting as principal, agent, broker or consignee for cotton or cotton-containing products produced outside the United States and imported into the United States. Customs Service will collect the assessment on all cotton and cotton-containing products identified by Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading numbers in § 1205.510(b)(2) at the time of importation and forward such assessment as per the agreement between the United States Customs Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (b) In the event of an importer's death, bankruptcy, receivership, or incapacity to act, the representative of such importer, or the importer's estate, or the person acting on behalf of creditors, shall be considered the importer for the purposes of this section. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.28.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.516 Reports and remittance to the Cotton Board. | AMS | [57 FR 29190, July 1, 1992] | (a) Handler reports and remittances. Each collecting handler shall transmit assessments to the Cotton Board as follows: (1) Reporting periods. Each calendar month shall be a reporting period and the period shall end on the close of business on the last day of the month. (2) Reports. Each collecting handler shall make reports on forms made available or approved by the Cotton Board. Each report shall be mailed to the Cotton Board and postmarked within ten days after the close of the reporting period. (i) Collecting handler report. Each collecting handler shall prepare a separate report form each reporting period for each gin from which such handler handles cotton on which the handler is required to collect the assessments during the reporting period. Each report shall be mailed in duplicate to the Cotton Board and shall contain the following information: (A) Date of report; (B) Reporting period covered by report; (C) Gin code number; (D) Name and address of handler; (E) Listing of all producers from whom the handler was required to collect the assessments, their addresses, total number of bales, and total assessment collected and remitted for each producer; (F) Date of last report remitting assessments to the Cotton Board. (ii) No cotton purchased report. Each collecting handler shall submit a no cotton purchased report form for each reporting period in which no cotton was handled for which the handler is required to collect assessments during the reporting period. A collecting handler who handles cotton only during certain months shall file a final no cotton purchased report at the conclusion of such handlers marketing season. If a collecting handler handles cotton during any month following submission of the final report for the handlers marketing season, such handler shall send a collecting handler report and remittance to the Cotton Board by the 10th day of the month following the month in which cotton was handled. The no cotton purchased report shall be signed and dated by the handler of th… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.29.13 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.520 Procedure for obtaining reimbursement. | AMS | [57 FR 29192, July 1, 1992, as amended at 62 FR 22879, Apr. 28, 1997] | Each importer against whose imports of cotton or cotton-containing products any assessments are made and collected may obtain a reimbursement on that portion of the assessment that was collected on cotton produced in the United States or cotton other than Upland cotton by following the procedures prescribed in this section. (a) Application form. An importer shall obtain a reimbursement application form from the Cotton Board. Such form may be obtained by written request to the Cotton Board and the request shall bear the importer's signature or the importer's properly-witnessed mark. (b) Submission of reimbursement application to Cotton Board. Any importer requesting a reimbursement shall mail the application on the prescribed form to the Cotton Board. The application shall be postmarked within 180 days from the date the assessments were paid on the cotton by such importer. The reimbursement application shall show: (1) The importer's name, address, phone number and Customs Service identification number; (2) Weight of the cotton in each HTS category for which the reimbursement is requested; (3) Subtotal amounts to be reimbursed for each HTS number and grand total to be reimbursed; (4) Date or inclusive dates on which the assessments were paid; (5) The name of the port of entry; and (6) Certification by the importer that the cotton was grown in the U.S. or is other than Upland cotton. (c) Where more than one importer shared in the assessment payment on cotton, joint or separate reimbursement application forms may be filed. In any such case, the reimbursement application shall show the names, addresses and proportionate shares of assessments paid by all importers. The reimbursement application shall bear the signature of each importer seeking reimbursement. (d) Proof of payment of the assessment on U.S. produced or other than Upland cotton. A copy of the Customs entry form and the commercial invoice filed with the Customs Service shall accompany the importer's reimbursement application. Within 60 days … | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.30.14 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.525 Entry of gin code number. | AMS | [57 FR 29192, July 1, 1992] | The warehouse that first receives a bale for storage after ginning shall enter the gin code number of the gin at which the bale was ginned on the warehouse receipt issued for the bale. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.31.15 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.530 Gin reports and reporting schedule. | AMS | [42 FR 35974, July 13, 1977, as amended at 57 FR 29192, July 1, 1992] | (a) Gin reports. Each year each cotton gin in the United States shall submit reports to the Cotton Board on forms or certificates made available or approved by the Cotton Board as follows: (1) End-of-season report. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, each gin shall report to the Cotton Board an alphabetical listing of producer names, their addresses, and the number of bales ginned for each such producer during its ginning season. (2) Certificate in Lieu of End-of-Season Report. If a gin is the collecting handler on every bale ginned at such gin and collecting handler reports and remittances of assessments have been made in accordance with § 1205.516, a certification to that effect may be made to the Cotton Board in lieu of an end-of-season report. (b) Reporting schedule. The schedule for submitting gin reports is as follows: (1) Each gin that completes ginning operations prior to January 16 shall make a report to the Cotton Board within 10 days after completion of ginning. (2) Each gin that operates on or after January 16 will make a report to the Cotton Board not later than January 25 covering bales ginned through January 15. (3) Each gin that operates after January 15 shall make a supplemental report to the Cotton Board within 10 days after the close of ginning operations covering bales ginned after January 15. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.31.16 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.531 Records. | AMS | [57 FR 29192, July 1, 1992] | Each handler or importer required to make reports pursuant to this subpart shall maintain such books and records as are necessary to verify the reports. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.31.17 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.532 Retention period for reports and records. | AMS | [57 FR 29192, July 1, 1992] | Each handler and importer required to make reports pursuant to this subpart shall retain for at least 2 years beyond the marketing year of their applicability: (a) One copy of the report made to the Cotton Board; and (b) Such books and records as are necessary to verify such reports. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.1.1.2.5.31.18 | 7 | Agriculture | XI | 1205 | PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION | Subpart—Cotton Board Rules and Regulations | § 1205.533 Availability of reports and records. | AMS | [57 FR 29192, July 1, 1992] | Each handler and importer required to make reports pursuant to this subpart shall make available for inspection by the Cotton Board, including its designated employees, and the Secretary any reports, books, or records required under this subpart. |
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