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| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.1 Applicability. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65719, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 132, Jan. 2, 2015; 86 FR 70706, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) The regulations in this subpart are applicable to crops of upland cotton and extra long staple cotton. This part specifies the general provisions under which the Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) Programs will be administered by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). Eligibility to receive MALs and LDPs is subject to additional terms and conditions that are in the MAL note and security agreement and the LDP application. The provisions in this part apply to the 2014 and subsequent crops. (b) The basic loan rate, the schedule of premiums and discounts, and forms applicable to the cotton MAL and LDP Programs are available from FSA offices. The forms for use in connection with the programs in this subpart will be prescribed by CCC. (c) MALs and LDPs will not be available for any cotton produced on land owned or otherwise in the possession of the United States if such land is occupied without the consent of the United States. (d) Average adjusted income (AGI) and payment limitation provisions specified in part 1400 of this chapter are applicable to MALs and LDPs. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.10 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.10 Approved storage. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 49328, Aug. 18, 2003; 69 FR 12056, Mar. 15, 2004; 71 FR 51427, Aug. 30, 2006; 73 FR 65720, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 134, 139, Jan. 2, 2015; 86 FR 70706, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) Eligible cotton may be pledged as collateral for loans only if stored at warehouses approved by CCC, unless the producer agrees to provisions of 1427.5(n). (1) Persons desiring approval of their facilities should contact the Kansas City Commodity Office Beacon Facility-Mail Stop 8748, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205. (2) The names of approved warehouses may be obtained from the Kansas City Commodity Office or from FSA State or county offices. (b) When the operator of a warehouse receives notice from CCC that a loan has been made on a bale of cotton, the operator will, if such cotton is not stored within the warehouse, as directed by CCC place such cotton within such warehouse. (c) An approved cotton storage warehouse may temporarily store cotton pledged as collateral for a CCC loan outside, subject to the following conditions: (1) The warehouse submits a request for approval of outside storage in a format prescribed by CCC. (2) The warehouse is located in a storage deficit area as determined by CCC. (3) The warehouse complies with all outside storage requirements established by CCC including but not limited to the duration of such outside storage as granted by CCC for the individual application, all-risk insurance for the loan value of the cotton with CCC as loss payee, and use of additional protective coverings and materials that elevate the entire bottom surface of the bale to protect such cotton from damage by water or airborne contaminants. (4) The electronic warehouse receipt for any bale or bales of cotton pledged as collateral for a CCC loan must include the dates that the bale was initially stored outside, and the date that outside storage stopped. (5) The warehouse operator provides CCC: (i) A weekly report in a format prescribed by CCC identifying individual bales of cotton pledged as collateral for a CCC loan that are stored outside, and (ii) Through their electronic warehouse receipt provider, on a current basis, location indicators and effective dates for any loan bal… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.11 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.11 Warehouse receipts. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65720, Nov. 5, 2008; 86 FR 70706, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) Producers may obtain loans on eligible cotton represented by electronic warehouse receipts only if the warehouse receipts meet the definition of a warehouse receipt and provide for delivery of the cotton to bearer or are properly assigned by endorsement in blank, so as to vest title in the holder of the receipt or are otherwise acceptable to CCC. The warehouse receipt must: (1) Contain the gin bale number; (2) Contain the warehouse receipt number; (3) Be dated on or before the date the producer signs the note and security agreement. (b) Warehouse receipts, under § 1427.3, when issued as block warehouse receipts will be accepted when authorized by CCC only if the owner of the warehouse issuing the block warehouse receipt owns the cotton represented by the block warehouse receipt and the warehouse is not licensed under the U.S. Warehouse Act. (c)(1) Each receipt must set out in its terms the tare and the net weight of the bale represented by the receipt. The net weight shown on the warehouse receipt must be the difference between the gross weight as determined by the warehouse at the warehouse site and the tare weight. The warehouse receipt may show the net weight established at a gin if gin weights are permitted by the licensing authority for the warehouse. (2) The tare weight shown on the receipt must be the tare weight furnished to the warehouse by the ginner or entered by the ginner on the gin bale tag. A machine card type warehouse receipt reflecting an alteration in gross, tare weight, or net weight will not be accepted by CCC unless it bears, on the face of the receipt, the following legend or similar wording approved by CCC, duly executed by the warehouse or an authorized representative of the warehouse: Corrected (gross, tare, or net) weight, (Name of warehouse), By (Signature or initials), Date. Corrected (gross, tare, or net) weight, (Name of warehouse), By (Signature or initials), Date. (3) Alterations in other inserted data on a machine card type warehouse receipt must be initi… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.12 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.12 Liens. | CCC | [71 FR 51427, Aug. 30, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 65721, Nov. 5, 2008] | (a) Waivers that fully protect the interest of CCC must be obtained before loan disbursement, notwithstanding provisions in § 1427.19(h), if there are any liens or encumbrances on the cotton tendered as collateral for a loan, even though the liens or encumbrances are satisfied from the loan proceeds, except that CCC may elect to waive such lien requirements for loans having a principal value of less than $50,000. (b) CCC may elect to accept cotton as loan collateral that has warehouse receiving, compression, or other charges without a lien waiver if the producer at the time of loan application agrees to reimburse CCC for any such charges that CCC may pay on behalf of the producer or that reduce the value of the cotton delivered to CCC. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.13 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.13 Fees, charges and interest. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 51427, Aug. 30, 2006; 73 FR 65721, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 134, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) A producer must pay a nonrefundable loan service fee to CCC at the time of loan disbursement or, if applicable, to a loan servicing agent, at a rate determined by CCC. The fee is in addition to a cotton clerk fee specified in paragraph (b) of this section. The fee amounts are available in FSA State and county offices and are shown on the note and security agreement. Fees will be deducted from the loan proceeds. (b) Cotton clerks may only charge fees for the preparation of loan or LDP documents at the rate determined by CCC. (1) Such fees may be deducted from the loan or loan deficiency payment proceeds instead of the fees being paid in cash. (2) The amount of such fees is available from CCC and is shown on the note and security agreement. (c) Interest which accrues for a loan will be determined under part 1405 of this chapter. All or a portion of such interest may be waived for a quantity of upland cotton which has been redeemed under § 1427.19 at a level which is less than the principal amount of the loan plus charges and interest. (d) For each crop of upland cotton, the producer, as defined in the Cotton Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2101), must remit to CCC an assessment that will be transmitted by CCC to the Cotton Board and will be deducted from the: (1) Loan proceeds for a crop of cotton and will be at a rate equal to one dollar per bale plus up to one percent of the loan amount; and (2) LDP proceeds for a crop of cotton and will be at a rate equal to up to one percent of the LDP amount. (e) If the producers elects to forfeit the loan collateral to CCC, the producer shall pay to CCC, at the rates that are specified in the storage agreement between the warehouse and CCC, the following accrued warehouse charges: (1) All warehouse storage charges associated with the forfeited cotton that accrued before the date that all required documents were provided to CCC; and (2) Any accrued warehouse receiving charges associated with the forfeited cotton, including, if applicable, charges for new tie… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.14 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.14 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.15 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.15 Special procedure where funds are advanced. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 80 FR 134, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) The special procedure in this section is provided to assist persons or firms that, in the course of their regular business of handling cotton for producers, have made advances to eligible producers on cotton eligible to be pledged as collateral for a MAL or to receive an LDP. A person, firm, or financial institution that has made advances to eligible producers on eligible cotton may also obtain reimbursement for the amounts advanced under this procedure. (b) This special procedure will apply only: (1) If such person or firm is entitled to reimbursement from the proceeds of the MALs or LDPs for the amounts advanced and has been authorized by the producer to deliver the loan or LDP documents to a FSA county office for disbursement of the loans or LDPs; and (2) To MAL or LDP documents covering cotton on which a person or firm has advanced to the producers, including payments to prior lienholders and other creditors, the note amounts shown on the Form A loan documents, except for: (i) Authorized cotton clerk fees; (ii) The research and promotion fee to be collected for transmission to the Cotton Board by CCC; and (iii) CCC loan service charges. (c)(1) All MAL or LDP documents will be mailed, sent electronically, or delivered to the appropriate FSA county office and will show the entire proceeds of the MALs or LDPs, except for CCC loan service charges and research and promotion fees, for disbursement to: (i) The financial institution which is to allow credit to the person or firm which made the loan or LDP advances or to such financial institution and such person or firm as joint payees; or (ii) The person, firm, or financial institution which made the MAL or LDP advances to the producers. (2) The documents will be accompanied by a Transmittal Schedule of Loan and LDP Documents (Transmittal) on a form prescribed by CCC, in original and two copies, numbered serially for each FSA county office by the person, firm, or financial institution that made the MAL or LDP advance. The Transmittal will show the amou… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.16 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.16 Movement and protection of warehouse-stored cotton. | CCC | [71 FR 51427, Aug. 30, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 65721, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) CCC may insure or reinsure stored cotton against any risk, or otherwise take an action it deems necessary to protect the interest therein of CCC. (b) A producer may transfer cotton loan collateral subject to the following conditions: (1) The cotton is represented by an electronic warehouse receipt; (2) The request is submitted by a producer or a properly designated agent of the producer; (3) The transfer is agreed to by the receiving warehouse operator; (4) The CCC MAL that is secured by such cotton matures at least 30 days after the date on which the request for the transfer is submitted to CCC; and (5) Any charges, fees, costs, or expenses incident to the transfer of cotton loan collateral under this paragraph must be paid by the requestor of the transfer. (c) CCC will exclude from the calculation of any storage credits payable under § 1427.19 the following periods: (1) The period during which the cotton is in transit between warehouses; and (2) Any period beyond 75 days starting from the date of transfer from the shipping warehouse, unless the shipping warehouse is: (i) Not in compliance with any of the terms of its Cotton Storage Agreement, (ii) Storing cotton loan collateral outside, or (iii) Under common ownership with the receiving warehouse. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.17 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.17 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.18 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.18 Liability of the producer. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 49328, Aug. 18, 2003; 69 FR 12056, Mar. 15, 2004; 71 FR 32427, June 6, 2006; 73 FR 65721, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 134, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a)(1) If a producer makes any fraudulent representation in obtaining a MAL or LDP or in maintaining or settling a loan, or disposes of or moves the loan collateral without the prior written approval of CCC, such loan or LDP will be payable upon demand by CCC. The producer will be liable for: (i) The amount of the MAL or LDP; (ii) Any additional amounts paid by CCC for the loan or LDP; (iii) All other costs which CCC would not have incurred but for the fraudulent representation or the unauthorized disposition or movement of the loan collateral; (iv) Applicable interest on such amounts; (v) Liquidated damages under paragraph (e) of this section; and (vi) About amounts due for a loan, the payment of such amounts may not be satisfied by the forfeiture of loan collateral to CCC of cotton with a settlement value that is less than the total of such amounts or by repayment of such loan at the lower loan repayment rate as prescribed in § 1427.19. (vii) CCC will not assume any loss pertaining to cotton stored in a warehouse for any reason. (2) If a producer makes a fraudulent representation or if the producer has disposed of, or moved the loan collateral without prior written approval from CCC, the value of such collateral will be equal to its loan value, plus accrued interest, plus warehouse charges, and liquidated damages, as determined by CCC. (b) If the amount disbursed under a MAL, or in settlement thereof, or LDP exceeds the amount authorized by this subpart, the producer will be liable for repayment of the difference, plus interest. In addition, the commodity pledged as collateral for the loan will not be released to the producer until the difference is repaid. (c) If the amount collected from the producer in satisfaction of the MAL or LDP is less than the amount required under this subpart, the producer will be personally liable for repayment of the amount of the difference plus applicable interest. (d) If more than one producer executes a note and security agreement or LDP application with CCC, each pr… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.19 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.19 Repayment of MALs. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 51428, Aug. 30, 2006; 73 FR 65721, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 135, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) Warehouse receipts pledged as collateral for a CCC loan will not be released except as provided in this section. (b) A producer, an authorized agent or anyone subsequently designated by the producer in the manner prescribed by CCC may redeem one or more bales of cotton pledged as collateral for a loan by payment to CCC of an amount applicable to the bales of cotton being redeemed determined under this section. CCC, upon proper payment for the amount due, will release the warehouse receipts applicable to such cotton. (c) A producer or agent or subsequent agent authorized in writing in a manner prescribed by CCC may repay the loan amount for one or more bales of cotton pledged as collateral for a MAL: (1) For upland cotton, at a level that is the lesser of: (i) The loan level and charges, plus interest determined for such bales; or (ii) The adjusted world price, as determined by CCC under § 1427.25, in effect on the day the repayment is received by the FSA county office, loan servicing agent, or cotton commercial bank that disbursed the loan. (2) For ELS cotton, by repaying the loan amount and charges, plus interest determined for such bales. (d) CCC will determine and publicly announce the adjusted world price for each crop of upland cotton on a weekly basis. (e) The difference between the loan level, excluding charges and interest, and the loan repayment level is the market loan gain. The total amount of any market loan gain realized by a person is subject to part 1400 of this chapter. (f) Repayment of loans will not be accepted after CCC acquires title to the cotton under § 1427.7. (g) In the event that Thursday is a non-workday, such loan repayments will not be accepted beginning at 7 a.m. Eastern Standard time the next workday until an announcement of the adjusted world price for the succeeding weekly period has been made under § 1427.25(e). (h) For purposes of calculating loan-period accrued storage charges that CCC may credit to the loan repayment amount under paragraph (i) of this section: (… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.2 Administration. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65719, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 132, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) The MAL and LDP Programs will be administered under the general supervision of the Executive Vice President, CCC, or a designee and will be carried out by FSA employees, and state and county committees. (b) No FSA employee or committee may modify or waive any requirement in this subpart, except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section. (c) The State committee will take any required action not taken by the county committee. The State committee will also: (1) Correct, or require a correction of an action that is not in compliance with this part; or (2) Stop an employee from taking an action or decision that is not in accordance with the regulations of this part. (d) The Executive Vice President, CCC, or a designee may determine any question arising under these programs, and reverse or modify a determination made by an FSA employee or State or county committee. (e) The Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, FSA, may authorize State or county committees to waive or modify deadlines and other program requirements in cases where lateness or failure to meet such other program requirements does not adversely affect the operation of the MAL and LDP Programs. (f) A representative of CCC may execute MAL and LDP applications and related documents only under the terms and conditions determined and announced by CCC. Any document not executed under such terms and conditions, including any purported execution before the date authorized by CCC, shall be null and void. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.20 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.20 Handling payments of $9.99 or less and collections not exceeding $24.99. | CCC | [80 FR 135, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) Amounts of $9.99 or less will be paid to the producer only upon request. (b) Deficiencies of $24.99 or less, including interest, may be disregarded unless CCC demands in writing that they be paid. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.21 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.21 Settlement. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 49329, Aug. 18, 2003; 71 FR 32427, June 6, 2006; 73 FR 65721, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 135, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) The settlement of cotton loans will be made by CCC on the basis of the quality and quantity of the cotton delivered to CCC by the producer or acquired by CCC subject to the producer being responsible for, if applicable, warehouse receiving charges, new bale ties, unpaid warehouse compression, charges for and related to the certification of a bale and for any subsequent exchange of certificated receipts, storage charges for any period of yard storage, and storage charges in excess of any maximum storage credit rates as determined and announced by CCC. (b) For purposes of settlements for cotton delivered to CCC in satisfaction of a loan obligation, CCC may elect to calculate such settlement values based on the net weight, condition, and classification as reflected on the warehouse receipt delivered to CCC, whether such receipt is the receipt issued by the original storing warehouse and presented for calculating the loan amount or a receipt issued by a subsequent warehouse due to the transfer of such bale while pledged as collateral for a CCC loan. (c) If a producer does not pay CCC the amount due under a loan, CCC will take title to the cotton as provided in § 1427.7(b). (d) With respect to ELS cotton which is stored as provided in § 1427.10(f), settlement of loans will be made based upon the determination of the quantity and quality made by CCC at the time of acceptance of the cotton by CCC at the warehouse designated by CCC as provided in § 1427.18(k). (e) If CCC sells the commodity described in paragraph (a) of this section in settlement of the recourse loan, the sales proceeds will be applied to the amount owed CCC by the producer. The producer is responsible for any costs incurred by CCC in completing the sale and CCC will deduct the amount of these costs from the sales proceeds. When CCC sells any cotton obtained by forfeiture under a MAL, CCC will, in all instances, retain all proceeds obtained from the sale of the cotton and will not make any payment of any amount of such proceeds to any party, incl… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.22 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.22 Commodity certificate exchanges. | CCC | [86 FR 70706, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) For any outstanding marketing assistance loan provided for upland cotton, a producer may purchase a commodity certificate and exchange that commodity certificate for the marketing assistance loan collateral. (b) The exchange rate is the lesser of: (1) The loan rate and charges, plus interest applicable to the loan; or (2) The adjusted world price for upland cotton as determined by CCC. (c) Producers must request a commodity certificate exchange on or before loan maturity in person at the FSA county office by: (1) Completing a written request on the form or providing the information as required by CCC: (2) Purchasing a commodity certificate for the exact amount required to exchange the marketing assistance loan collateral; and (3) Immediately exchanging the purchased commodity certificate for the outstanding loan collateral. (d) Gains realized from a commodity certificate exchange are not subject to AGI or payment limitation provisions specified in part 1400 of this chapter. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.23 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.23 Cotton LDPs. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 32427, June 6, 2006; 73 FR 65722, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 135, 139, Jan. 2, 2015; 86 FR 70707, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) In order to be eligible to receive such LDPs the producer of the upland cotton must: (1) Comply with all of the upland cotton MAL eligibility requirements under this subpart; (2) Agree to forgo obtaining such loans unless denied an LDP due to payment limitation; (3) Submit, on a form prescribed by CCC, to the FSA county office on or before beneficial interest is lost in such quantity and before the final loan availability date for the commodity: (i) An indication of their intentions to receive an LDP on the identified commodity or (ii) A completed request for an LDP for a quantity of eligible cotton under § 1427.5(a). (4) Provide warehouse receipts or, as determined by CCC, a list of gin bale numbers for such cotton showing, for each bale, the net weight established at the gin; (5) For LDPs requested before ginning of the cotton based on a locked-in adjusted world price, provide identifying numbers for modules or other storage units that will correspond to the gin-assigned numbers of the bales produced from the unginned cotton; and (6) Otherwise comply with all program requirements. (b) The LDP applicable to a crop of cotton will be computed by multiplying the applicable LDP rate, as determined under paragraph (c) of this section, by the quantity of the crop the producer is eligible to pledge as collateral for a loan, excluding any quantity for which the producer obtains a MAL. (c) The LDP rate for a crop of upland cotton will be the amount by which the loan rate determined for a bale of such crop exceeds the adjusted world price, as determined by CCC under § 1427.25, in effect on the day the request is received by the FSA county office, loan servicing agent, or cotton commercial bank. In no case will the LDP rate for a bale exceed the value of the bale had it been pledged as collateral for a MAL. (d) The total amount of any LDPs that a person may receive is subject to AGI provisions specified in part 1400 of this chapter. (e) If the producer enters into an agreement with CCC on or before the date… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.24 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.24 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.25 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.25 Determination of the prevailing world market price and the adjusted world price for upland cotton. | CCC | [73 FR 65722, Nov. 5, 2008, as amended at 77 FR 19927, Apr. 3, 2012; 80 FR 135, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) CCC will determine the world market price for upland cotton as follows: (1) During the period when only one daily price quotation is available for each growth quoted for Middling one and three-thirty-second inch (M 1 3/32 -inch) cotton, CFR (cost and freight) Far East, the prevailing world market price for upland cotton will be based on the average of the quotations for the preceding Friday through Thursday for the 5 lowest-priced growths of the growths quoted for M 1 3/32 -inch cotton, CFR Far East. (2) During the period when both a price quotation for cotton for shipment no later than August/September of the current calendar year (current Far East shipment price) and a price quotation for cotton for shipment no earlier than October/November of the current calendar year (forward Far East shipment price) are available for growths quoted for M 1 3/32 -inch cotton, CFR Far East, the prevailing world market price for upland cotton will be based on the average of the current Far East shipment prices for the preceding Friday through Thursday for the 5 lowest-priced growths of the growths quoted for M 1 3/32 -inch cotton, CFR Far East, except as may be determined by the Secretary as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section. (3) The upland cotton prevailing world market price determined as specified in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section is referred to as the “Far East price” (FE). (4) If quotes are not available for 1 or more days in the 5-day period, the available quotes during the period will be used. If no quotes are available during the Friday through Thursday period, the prevailing world market price will be based on the best available world price information, as CCC determines. (b) The upland cotton prevailing world market price, adjusted as specified in paragraph (c) of this section (adjusted world price (AWP)), will apply to crops of upland cotton. (c) The upland cotton AWP will equal the FE determined as specified in paragraph (a) of this section, adjusted as follows: (1) FE wil… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.3 Definitions. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 51427, Aug. 30, 2006; 73 FR 30275, May 27, 2008; 73 FR 65719, Nov. 5, 2008;75 FR 50849, Aug. 18, 2010; 80 FR 132, 139, Jan. 2, 2015; 86 FR 70706, Dec. 13, 2021] | The definitions in this section apply for all purposes of program administration regarding the cotton loan and LDP programs. The terms defined in part 718 of this title and parts 1412, 1421, 1423, 1425, and 1434 of this chapter also apply, except where they conflict with definitions in this section. Adjusted spot price means the spot price adjusted to reflect any lack of data for base quality to make the adjusted spot price comparable to a spot price assuming the base quality. If base quality spot price data are not available, spot prices for other qualities will be used and adjusted by the average difference between base quality spot prices and those for other qualities over the available observations during the previous 12 months. Bale opening means the removal of the bagging and ties from a bale of eligible upland cotton in the normal opening area, immediately before use, by a manufacturer in a building or collection of buildings where the cotton in the bale will be used in the continuous process of manufacturing raw cotton into cotton products in the United States. Charges means all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by CCC in insuring, carrying, handling, storing, conditioning, and marketing the cotton tendered to CCC for loan. Charges also include any other expenses incurred by CCC in protecting CCC's or the producer's interest in such cotton. Classification means the measurement results provided by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of color grade, leaf, staple, strength, extraneous matter and micronaire, and for upland cotton, length uniformity. Commodity certificate exchange means the exchange of commodities pledged as collateral for a marketing assistance loan at a rate determined by CCC in the form of a commodity certificate bearing a dollar denomination. Commodity loan gain means the difference between the loan principal amount and the adjusted world price (AWP)-value of a commodity certificate used to exchange the loan collateral. Consumption means the use of eligible cotton by a … | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.4 Eligible producer. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65719, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 132, 139, Jan. 2, 2015; 86 FR 70706, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) To be an eligible producer, the producer must: (1) Be an individual, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust, or other legal entity that produces cotton as a landowner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper; (2) Comply with all provisions of this part; and (i) 7 CFR part 12—Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation: (ii) 7 CFR part 718—Provisions Applicable to Multiple Programs; (iii) 7 CFR part 1400, subpart F—Average Adjusted Gross Income Limitation; (iv) 7 CFR part 1403—Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures; and (v) 7 CFR part 1405—Loans, Purchases and Other Operations; and (3) Have made an acreage certification with respect to all the cropland on the farm. (b) A receiver or trustee of an insolvent or bankrupt debtor's estate, an executor or an administrator of a deceased person's estate, a guardian of an estate of a ward or an incompetent person, and trustees of a trust estate is considered to represent the insolvent or bankrupt debtor, the deceased person, the ward or incompetent, and the beneficiaries of a trust, respectively. The production of the receiver, executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee is considered to be the production of the person or estate represented by the receiver, executor, administrator, guardian, or trust. Loan and loan deficiency payment documents executed by any such person will be accepted by CCC only if they are legally valid and such person has the authority to sign the applicable documents. (c) A minor who is otherwise an eligible producer shall be eligible to receive loans and loan deficiency payments only if the minor meets one of the following requirements: (1) The right of majority has been conferred on the minor by court proceedings or by statute; (2) A guardian has been appointed to manage the minor's property and the applicable loan or LDP documents are signed by the guardian; (3) Any note and security agreement or LDP application signed by the minor is co-signed by a person determined by CCC to be financially responsible; or (4) A bo… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.5 General eligibility requirements. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 49328, Aug. 18, 2003; 69 FR 12056, Mar. 15, 2004; 71 FR 32426, June 6, 2006; 71 FR 51427, Aug. 30, 2006; 71 FR 60413, Oct. 13, 2006; 73 FR 65719, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 133, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) To receive loans or LDPs for a crop of cotton, a producer must execute a note and security agreement or LDP application on or before May 31 of the year following the year in which such crop is normally harvested. (1) Form A loan documents or LDP applications must be signed by the applicant and submitted to CCC or a loan servicing agent. Submissions by cotton clerks must occur within 15 calendar days after the producer signs the forms and within the period of loan availability. A producer, except for a CMA, must request loans and LDPs: (i) At the FSA county office that is responsible under part 718 of this title for administering programs for the farm on which the cotton was produced; or (ii) From a loan servicing agent. (2) Form G loan documents and requests for LDPs by a CMA must be signed by the CMA and delivered to CCC or the cotton commercial bank within the period of loan availability. (b) For a bale of cotton to be eligible to be pledged as collateral for a MAL or a subject of an LDP application, the bale must: (1) Be tendered to CCC by an eligible producer; (2) Be in existence and good condition and be covered by fire insurance. Bales pledged as collateral for a CCC loan, must be stored inside an approved storage warehouse unless, as determined under § 1427.10, CCC has approved the warehouse to use outside storage for cotton loan collateral for the period of the loan. Bales submitted to CCC for an LDP are not subject to the approved storage requirements contained in § 1423.10. (3) Be represented by a warehouse receipt meeting the requirements of § 1427.11, except as provided in §§ 1427.10(e) and 1427.23(a)(4); (4) Not be false-packed, wet cotton, water-packed, mixed-packed, re-ginned, or repacked; (5) Not be compressed to universal density at a warehouse where side pressure has been applied and not be a flat or modified flat bale; (6) Not have been sold, nor any sales option on such cotton granted, to a buyer under a contract which provides that the buyer may direct the producer to pledge th… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.6 Disbursement of MALs. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65720, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) Individual producers may request loans from: (1) FSA County Service Centers; (2) Loan servicing agents; or (3) An approved cotton clerk who has entered into a written agreement with CCC on a form prescribed by CCC. (b) Loan proceeds may be disbursed by CCC or a cotton commercial bank. (c) The loan documents will not be presented for disbursement unless the cotton covered by the mortgage or pledged as security is eligible under § 1427.5. If the cotton was not eligible cotton at the time of disbursement, the total amount disbursed under the loan, and charges plus interest will be refunded promptly. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.7 Maturity of MALs. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65720, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 133, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a)(1) Form A loans and Form G loans mature on demand by CCC and no later than the last day of the 9th calendar month following the month in which the note and security agreement is approved as specified in § 1427.5(a). (2) CCC may at any time accelerate the loan maturity date by providing the producer notice of such acceleration at least 30 days in advance of the accelerated maturity date. (b) If the loan is not repaid by the loan maturity date, title to the cotton will vest in CCC the day after such maturity date and CCC will have no obligation to pay for any market value which such cotton may have in excess of the amount of the loan, plus interest and charges. (c) Following written notice by CCC to the producer and warehouse operator, CCC may advance the maturity date of cotton pledged as collateral for a MAL if: (1) CCC determines such loan cotton collateral is improperly warehoused and subject to damage, (2) Any term of the producer's loan agreement is violated, or (3) Carrying charges are substantially in excess of the average of carrying charges available elsewhere and the storing warehouse, after notice, declines to reduce such charges. (d) CCC will not assume a loss on MAL collateral stored in a warehouse for any reason. (e) The maturity date of any MAL may not be extended. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.8 Amount of MALs. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65720, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 133, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) The loan rates for crops of upland cotton and ELS cotton will be determined and announced by CCC and made available at FSA State and county offices. (b) The quantity of cotton which may be pledged as collateral for a loan will be the net weight of the eligible cotton as shown on the warehouse receipt issued by an approved warehouse, except that in the case of a bale which has a net weight of more than 600 pounds, the weight to be used in determining the amount of the loan on the bale will be 600 pounds. Cotton pledged as collateral for loans on the basis of reweights will not be accepted by CCC. (c) The amount of the loan for each bale will be determined by multiplying the net weight of the bale, as determined under paragraph (b) of this section by the applicable loan rate. (d) CCC will not increase the amount of the loan made for any bale of cotton as a result of a redetermination of the quantity or quality of the bale after it is tendered to CCC, except that if it is established to the satisfaction of CCC that a bona fide error was made for the weight of the bale or the classification for the bale, such error may be corrected. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.1.330.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | A | Subpart A—Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payments | § 1427.9 Classification of cotton. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65720, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 133, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) All cotton tendered for loan and LDP must be classed by an Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Cotton Classing Office or other entity approved by AMS. (b) An AMS cotton classification must be based upon a representative sample drawn from the bale by samplers under AMS procedures and instructions. (c) If the producer's cotton has not been classed or sampled in a manner acceptable by CCC, the warehouse must sample such cotton and forward the samples to the AMS Cotton Classing Office or other entity approved by AMS. Such warehouse must be licensed by AMS or be approved by CCC to draw samples for submission to the AMS Cotton Classing Office. (d) If a sample has been submitted for classification, another sample will not be drawn, except for a review classification. (e) Where review classification is not involved: (1) If through error or otherwise two or more samples from the same bale are submitted for classification, the loan rate will be based on the classification having the lower loan value; (2) CCC will use classification information received directly from AMS rather than AMS classification information received from the producer. (f) CCC will base any cotton loan rate or loan deficiency payment rate on the most recent classification information available before the loan or loan deficiency payment has been calculated. CCC will not adjust such rates based on review classification information submitted subsequent to the original benefit calculation. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.160 Applicability. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 65724, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 136, 139, Jan. 2, 2015; 86 FR 70707, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) This subpart is applicable to crops of upland and extra long staple seed cotton and as otherwise determined appropriate by the Deputy Administrator. This subpart specifies the terms and conditions under which recourse seed cotton loans will be made available by CCC. Such loans will be available through March 31 of the year following the calendar year in which such crop is normally harvested. CCC may change the loan availability period to conform to State or locally imposed quarantines. Additional terms and conditions are in the note and security agreement that must be executed by a producer in order to receive such loans. (b) Loan rates and the forms that are used in administering the recourse seed cotton loan program for a crop of cotton are available in FSA State and county offices. Loan rates will be based on the base quality loan rate for upland cotton and the national average loan rate for extra long staple cotton. (c) A producer must, unless otherwise authorized by CCC, request the loan at the FSA county office that, under part 718 of this title, is responsible for administering programs for the farm on which the cotton was produced. All note and security agreements and related documents necessary for the administration of the recourse seed cotton loan program will be prescribed by CCC and will be available at FSA State and county offices. (d) Loans will not be available for seed cotton produced on land owned or otherwise in the possession of the United States if such land is occupied without the consent of the United States. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.10 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.169 Fees, charges, and interest. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 80 FR 136, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) A producer must pay a non-refundable loan service fee at a rate determined by CCC. (b) Interest which accrues for a loan will be determined under part 1405 of this chapter. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.11 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.170 Quantity for loan. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 80 FR 136, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) The quantity of lint cotton in each lot of seed cotton tendered for loan will be determined by the FSA county office by multiplying the weight or estimated weight of seed cotton by the lint turnout factor determined under paragraph (b) of this section. (b) The lint turnout factor for any lot of seed cotton will be the percentage determined by the county committee representative during the initial inspection of the lot. If a control portion of the lot is weighed and ginned, the turnout factor determined for the portion of cotton ginned will be used for the lot. If a control portion is not weighed and ginned, the lint turnout factor will not exceed 32 percent for machine-picked cotton and 22 percent for machine-stripped cotton unless acceptable proof is furnished showing that the lint turnout factor is greater. (c) Loans will not be made on more than a percentage established by the county committee of the quantity of lint cotton determined as provided in this section. If the seed cotton is weighed, the percentage to be used will not be more than 95 percent. If the quantity is determined by measurement, the percentage to be used will not be more than 90 percent. The percentage to be used in determining the maximum quantity for any loan may be reduced below such percentages by the county committee when determined necessary to protect the interests of CCC on the basis of one or more of the following risk factors: (1) Condition or suitability of the storage site or structure; (2) Condition of the cotton; (3) Location of the storage site or structure; and (4) Other factors peculiar to individual farms or producers which related to the preservation or safety of the loan collateral. Loans may be made on a lower percentage basis at the producer's request. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.12 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.171 Approved storage. | CCC | [80 FR 136, Jan. 2, 2015] | Approved storage consists of storage located on or off the producer's farm (excluding public warehouses) that is determined by a county committee representative to afford adequate protection against loss or damage and is located within a reasonable distance, as determined by CCC, from an approved gin. If the cotton is not stored on the producer's farm, the producer must furnish satisfactory evidence that the producer has the authority to store the cotton on such property and that the owner of the property has no lien for such storage against the cotton. The producer must provide satisfactory evidence that the producer and any person having an interest in the cotton including CCC, have the right to enter the premises to inspect and examine the cotton and permit a reasonable time to such persons to remove the cotton from the premises. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.13 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.172 Settlement. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 80 FR 136, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) A producer may, at any time before maturity of the loan, obtain release of all or any part of the loan seed cotton by paying to CCC the amount of the loan, plus interest and charges. (b)(1) A producer or the producer's agent must not remove from storage any cotton that is pledged as collateral for a loan until prior written approval has been received from CCC for removal of the cotton. If a producer or the producer's agent obtains CCC approval, they may remove the cotton from storage, sell the seed cotton, have it ginned, and sell the resulting lint cotton and cottonseed. The ginner must inform the FSA county office in writing immediately after the seed cotton removed from storage has been ginned and furnish the county office the loan number, producer's name, and applicable gin bale numbers. If the seed cotton is removed from storage, the loan principal plus interest and charges must be paid not later than the earlier of: (i) The date established by the county committee; (ii) 5 days after the date of the producer received the AMS classification under § 1427.9 (and the warehouse receipt, if the cotton is delivered to a warehouse), representing such cotton; or (iii) The loan maturity date. (2) If the seed cotton or lint cotton is sold, the loan principal, interest, and charges must be satisfied immediately. (3) A producer, except a CMA, may obtain a nonrecourse loan or LDP under subpart A of this part, on the lint cotton, but: (i) The loan principal, interest, and charges on the seed cotton must be satisfied from the proceeds of the nonrecourse loan under subpart A of this part; or (ii) The LDP must be applied to the loan principal, interest, and charges on the outstanding seed cotton loan. (4) A CMA must repay the seed cotton loan principal, interest, and charges before pledging the cotton for a nonrecourse loan or before an LDP can be approved under subpart A of this part, on the lint cotton. If a CMA, which is authorized by producers to obtain loans in their behalf, removes seed cotton from storage … | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.14 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.173 Foreclosure. | CCC | [80 FR 137, Jan. 2, 2015] | Any seed cotton pledged as collateral for a loan that is abandoned or has not been ginned and pledged as collateral for a nonrecourse loan under subpart A of this part by the seed cotton loan maturity date may be removed from storage by CCC and ginned and the resulting lint cotton warehoused for the account of CCC. The lint cotton and cottonseed may be sold at such time, in such manner and upon such terms as CCC may determine, at public or private sale. CCC may become the purchaser of the whole or any part of such cotton and cottonseed. If the proceeds received from the sales of the cotton are less than the amount due on the loan (including principal, interest, ginning charges, and any other charges incurred by CCC), the producer is liable for such difference. If the proceeds received from sale of the cotton are greater than the sum of the amount due plus any cost incurred by CCC in conducting the sale of the cotton, the amount of such excess will be paid to the producer or, if applicable, to any secured creditor of the producer. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.15 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.174 Maturity of seed cotton loans. | CCC | Seed cotton loans mature on demand by CCC but no later than May 31 following the calendar year in which such crop is normally harvested. | ||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.16 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.175 Liability of the producer. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 80 FR 136, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a)(1) If a producer makes any fraudulent representation in obtaining a loan, maintaining a loan, or settling a loan or if the producer disposes of or moves the loan collateral without the prior approval of CCC, such loan amount must be refunded upon demand by CCC. The producer will be liable for: (i) The amount of the loan; (ii) Any additional amounts paid by CCC for the loan; (iii) All other costs which CCC would not have incurred but for the fraudulent representation or the unauthorized disposition or movement of the loan collateral; (iv) Applicable interest on such amounts; and (v) Liquidated damages under paragraph (e) of this section. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of the note and security agreement, if a producer has made any such fraudulent representation or if the producer has disposed of, or moved, the loan collateral without prior written approval from CCC, the value of such collateral acquired by CCC will be equal to the sales price of the cotton less any costs incurred by CCC in completing the sale. (b) If the amount disbursed under a loan, or in settlement thereof, exceeds the amount authorized by this subpart, the producer is liable for repayment of such excess, plus interest. In addition, seed cotton pledged as collateral for such loan will not be released to the producer until such excess is repaid. (c) If the amount collected from the producer in satisfaction of the loan is less than the amount required under this subpart, the producer is personally liable for repayment of the amount of such deficiency plus applicable interest. (d) If more than one producer executes a note and security agreement with CCC, each such producer is jointly and severally liable for the violation of the terms and conditions of the note and security agreement and the regulations in this subpart. Each such producer also remains liable for repayment of the entire loan amount until the loan is fully repaid without regard to such producer's claimed share in the seed cotton pledged as collateral for the loan. In … | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.161 Administration. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 80 FR 136, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) The Recourse Seed Cotton Loan Program that is applicable to a crop of cotton will be administered under the general supervision of the Executive Vice President, CCC, or a designee and will be carried out in the field by FSA State and county committees. (b) State and county committees, and representatives and employees thereof, do not have the authority to modify or waive any of the provisions of the regulations of this subpart. (c) The State committee will take any action required by these regulations which has not been taken by the county committee. The State committee will also: (1) Correct, or require a county committee to correct, an action taken by such county committee which is not under the regulations of this subpart; or (2) Require a county committee to withhold taking any action which is not under the regulations of this subpart. (d) No provision or delegation herein to a State or county committee will preclude the Executive Vice President, CCC (Administrator, FSA), or a designee from determining any question arising under the recourse seed cotton program or from reversing or modifying any determination made by the State or county committee. (e) The Deputy Administrator, FSA, may authorize waiver or modification of deadlines and other program requirements where lateness or failure to meet such other requirements does not adversely affect the operation of the recourse seed cotton loan program. (f) A representative of CCC may execute loan applications and related documents only under the terms and conditions determined and announced by CCC. Any such document which is not executed under such terms and conditions, including any purported execution before the date authorized by CCC, will be null and void. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.162 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.163 Disbursement of loans. | CCC | [80 FR 136, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) A producer or the producer's agent must request a loan at the FSA county office for the county that, under part 718 of this title, is responsible for administering programs for the farm on which the cotton was produced and which will assist the producer in completing the loan documents, except that CMAs designated by producers to obtain loans on their behalf may, unless otherwise authorized by CCC, obtain loans through a central FSA county office designated by the State committee. (b) Disbursement of each loan will be made by the FSA county office of the county that is responsible for administering programs for the farm on which the cotton was produced, except that CMAs designated by producers to obtain loans in their behalf may, unless otherwise authorized by CCC, obtain disbursement of loans at a central FSA county office designated by the State committee. Service charges will be deducted from the loan proceeds. (1) The producer or the producer's agent must not present the loan documents for disbursement unless the cotton is in existence and in good condition. (2) If the cotton is not in existence and in good condition at the time of disbursement, the producer or the agent must immediately return the check issued in payment of the loan or, if the check has been negotiated, the total amount disbursed under the loan, and charges plus interest must be refunded promptly. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.164 Eligible producer. | CCC | An eligible producer must meet the requirements of § 1427.4. | ||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.165 Eligible seed cotton. | CCC | [67 FR 64459, Oct. 18, 2002, as amended at 80 FR 136, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) Seed cotton pledged as collateral for a loan must be tendered to CCC by an eligible producer and must: (1) Be in existence and in good condition at the time of disbursement of loan proceeds; (2) Be stored in identity-preserved lots in approved storage meeting requirements of § 1427.171; (3) Be insured at the full loan value against loss or damage by fire; (4) Not have been sold, nor any sales option on such cotton granted, to a buyer under a contract which provides that the buyer may direct the producer to pledge the seed cotton to CCC as collateral for a loan; (5) Not have been previously sold and repurchased; or pledged as collateral for a CCC loan and redeemed; (6) Be production from acreage that has been reported timely under part 718 of this title; and (b) The quality of cotton that may be pledged as collateral for a loan is the estimated quality of lint cotton in each lot of seed cotton as determined by the FSA county office, except that if a control sample of the lot of cotton is classed by an AMS Cotton Classing Office or other entity approved by CCC, the quality for the lot is the quality shown on the applicable documentation issued for the control sample. (c) To be eligible for loan, the beneficial interest in the seed cotton must be in the producer who is pledging the seed cotton as collateral for a loan as provided in § 1427.5(c). | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.166 Insurance. | CCC | The seed cotton must be insured at the full loan value against loss or damage by fire. | ||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.167 Liens. | CCC | If there are any liens or encumbrances on the seed cotton tendered as collateral for a loan, waivers that fully protect the interest of CCC must be obtained even though the liens or encumbrances are satisfied from the loan proceeds. No additional liens or encumbrances shall be placed on the cotton after the loan is approved. | ||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.3.330.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | D | Subpart D—Recourse Seed Cotton Loans | § 1427.168 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1081 General statement and administration. | CCC | [44 FR 67085, Nov. 23, 1979, as amended by Amdt. 3, 50 FR 16454, Apr. 26, 1985; 80 FR 137, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) This subpart prescribes the requirements which must be met and the procedures which must be followed by a warehouseman in the United States or Puerto Rico who desires the approval by the Commodity Credit Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “CCC”) of warehouse(s) for the storage and handling of cotton and cotton linters, under a Cotton Storage Agreement, which are owned by CCC or held by CCC as security for price support loans. This subpart is not applicable to cotton or cotton linters purchased in storage for prompt shipment or to handling operations of a temporary nature. (b) Copies of the CCC storage agreement and forms required for obtaining approval under this subpart may be obtained from the Kansas City Commodity Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, Missouri 64141 (hereinafter referred to as the “KCCO”). (c) A warehouse must be approved by the KCCO and a storage agreement must be in effect between CCC and the warehouseman before CCC will use such warehouse. The approval of a warehouse or the entering into of a storage agreement does not constitute a commitment that CCC will use the warehouse, and no official or employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized to make any such commitment. (d) A warehouseman, when applying for approval under this subpart must submit to CCC at KCCO: (1) A completed “Application for Approval of Warehouse for Storage of Cotton and/or Cotton Linters,” (2) A current financial statement on a “Financial Statement” form, supported by such supplemental schedules as CCC may request. Financial statements may be submitted on forms other than a “Financial Statement” form with approval of the Director, KCCO, or the Director's designee. Financial statements must show the financial condition of the warehouseman as of a date no earlier than 90 days prior to the date of the warehouseman's application, or such other date as CCC may prescribe. Additional financial statements must be furnished annually and at such other times as CCC may req… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1082 Basic standards. | CCC | [44 FR 67085, Nov. 23, 1979, as amended by Amdt. 3, 50 FR 16455, Apr. 26, 1985; 80 FR 138, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) Unless otherwise provided in this subpart, each warehouseman and each of the warehouses owned or operated by such warehouseman for which CCC approval is sought for the storage or handling of CCC-owned or -loan commodities must meet the following standards: (1) The warehouseman must: (i) Be an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity engaged in the business of storing or handling for hire, or both, the applicable commodity. The warehouseman, if a corporation, must be authorized by its charter to engage in such business, (ii) Have a current and valid license for the kind of storage operation for which the warehouseman seeks approval if such a license is required by State or local laws or regulations, (iii) Have a net worth which is the greater of $25,000 or the amount which results from multiplying the maximum storage capacity of the warehouse (the total number of bales of cotton or cotton linters which the warehouse can accommodate when stored in the customary manner) times ten (10) dollars per bale. The net worth need not exceed $250,000. If the calculated net worth exceeds $25,000, the warehouseman may satisfy any deficiency in net worth between the $25,000 minimum requirement and such calculated net worth by furnishing bond (or acceptable substitute security) meeting the requirements of § 1427.1083, (iv) Have available sufficient funds to meet ordinary operating expenses, (v) Have satisfactorily corrected, upon request by CCC, any deficiencies in the performance of any storage agreement with CCC, (vi) Maintain accurate and complete inventory and operating records, (vii) Use only card type warehouse receipts which are pre-numbered and pre-punched or such other document as CCC may prescribe, (viii) Have available at the warehouse adequate and operable firefighting equipment for the type of warehouse and applicable stored commodity, and (ix) Have a work force and equipment available to provide adequate storage and handling service. (2) The warehouseman, officials, or … | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1083 Bonding requirements for net worth. | CCC | [44 FR 67085, Nov. 23, 1979, as amended by Amdt. 3, 50 FR 16455, Apr. 26, 1985; 80 FR 138, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) A bond furnished by a warehouseman under this subpart must meet the following requirements: (1) Such bond must be executed by a surety which: (i) Has been approved by the U.S. Treasury Department, and (ii) Maintains an officer or representative authorized to accept service of legal process and in the State where the warehouse is located. (2) Such bond must be on the Warehouseman's Bond form, except that a bond furnished under State law (statutory bond) or under operational rules of nongovernmental supervisory agencies may be accepted in an equivalent amount as a substitute for a bond running directly to CCC if: (i) CCC determines that such bond provides adequate protection to CCC. (ii) It has been executed by a surety specified in paragraph (a) of this section or has a blanket rider and endorsement executed by such a surety with the liability of the surety under such rider or endorsement being the same as that of the surety under the original bond, and (iii) It is noncancellable for not less than ninety (90) days or includes a rider providing for not less than ninety (90) days' notice to CCC before cancellation. Excess coverage on a substitute bond for one warehouse will not be accepted or applied by CCC against insufficient bond coverage on other warehouses. (3) Cash and negotiable securities offered by a warehouseman may be accepted by CCC in lieu of the equivalent amount of required bond coverage. Any such cash or negotiable securities accepted by CCC will be returned to the warehouseman when the period for which coverage was required has ended and there appears to CCC to be no liability under the storage agreement. (4) A legal liability insurance policy may be accepted by CCC in lieu of the required amount of bond coverage provided such policy contains a clause or rider making the policy payable to CCC, CCC determines that it affords protection equivalent to a bond, and the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, approves it for legal sufficiency. (5) An irrevocable letter… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1084 Examination of warehouses. | CCC | Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, a warehouse must be examined by a person designated by CCC before it may be approved by CCC for the storage and handling of the commodity and periodically thereafter to determine its compliance with CCC's standards and requirements. | ||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1085 Exceptions. | CCC | [44 FR 67085, Nov. 23, 1979, as amended by Amdt. 3, 50 FR 16455, Apr. 26, 1985; 56 FR 11502, Mar. 19, 1991; 80 FR 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this report: (a) The financial bond and original and periodic warehouse examination provisions of this subpart do not apply to any warehouseman approved or applying for approval for the storage and handling of cotton or cotton linters under CCC programs if the warehouse is licensed under the U.S. Warehouse Act for such commodity but a special examination will be made of such warehouse whenever CCC determines such action is necessary. (b) A warehouseman who has a net worth of at least $25,000 but who fails, or whose warehouse fails, to meet one or more of the other standards of this subpart may be approved if: (1) CCC determines that the warehouse services are needed and the warehouse storage and handling conditions provide satisfactory protection for the commodity, (2) The warehouseman furnishes such additional bond coverage (or cash or acceptable negotiable securities or legal liability insurance policy) as may be prescribed by CCC. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1086 Approval of warehouse, requests for reconsideration. | CCC | [Amdt. 3, 50 FR 16455, Apr. 26, 1985, as amended at 80 FR 138, 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) CCC will approve a warehouse if it determines that the warehouse meets the standards set forth in this subpart. CCC will send a notice of approval to the warehouseman. Approval under this subpart, however, does not relieve the warehouseman of the responsibility for performing the warehouseman's obligations under any agreement with CCC or any other agency of the United States. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subpart: (1) CCC will not approve the warehouse if CCC determines that the warehouse does not meet the standards set forth in this subpart, and (2) CCC will send any notice of rejection of approval to the warehouseman. This notice will state the cause(s) for such action. Unless the warehouseman or any officials or supervisory employees of the warehouseman are suspended or debarred, CCC will approve the warehouse if the warehouseman establishes that the causes for CCC's rejection of approval have been remedied. (c) If rejection of approval by CCC is due to the warehouseman's failure to meet the standards set forth: (1) In § 1427.1082, other than the standard specified in § 1427.1082(c)(2), the warehouseman may, at any time after receiving notice of such action, request reconsideration of the action and present to the Director, KCCO, in writing, information in support of such request. The Director will consider such information in making a determination and notify the warehouseman in writing of such determination. The warehouseman may, if dissatisfied with the Director's determination, obtain a review of the determination and an informal hearing by filing an appeal with the Deputy Administrator, Commodity Operations, Farm Service Agency (FSA). The time of filing appeals, forms for requesting an appeal, nature of the informal hearing, determination and reopening of the hearing will be as prescribed in the FSA regulations governing appeals, 7 CFR part 780. When appealing under such regulations, the warehouseman will be considered as a “participant”; and (2) In § 1427.1082(c)(2), the warehouseman… | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1087 Exemption from requirements. | CCC | [44 FR 67085, Nov. 23, 1979, as amended at 44 FR 74797, Dec. 18, 1979] | (a) If warehousing services in any area cannot be secured under the provisions of this subpart and no reasonable and economical alternative is available for securing such services for commodities under CCC programs, the President or Executive Vice President, CCC may exempt, in writing, applicants in such area from one or more of the standards of this subpart and may establish such other standards as are considered necessary to safeguard satisfactorily the interests of CCC. (b) Warehousemen who are currently under contract with CCC will be required to meet the terms and conditions of these regulations at the time of renewal of their contract. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1088 Contract fees. | CCC | [Amdt. 4, 50 FR 36569, Sept. 9, 1985, as amended at 80 FR 138, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) Each warehouseman who has a non-federally licensed cotton warehouse must pay an annual contract fee for each such warehouse for which the warehouseman requests renewal of an existing Cotton Storage Agreement or approval of a new Cotton Storage Agreement as follows: (1) A warehouseman who has an existing Cotton Storage Agreement with CCC for the storage and handling of CCC-owned cotton or cotton pledged to CCC as loan collateral must pay an annual contract fee for each warehouse approved under such agreement in advance of the renewal date of such agreement. (2) A warehouseman who does not have an existing Cotton Storage Agreement with CCC for the storage and handling of CCC-owned cotton or cotton pledged to CCC as loan collateral but who desires such an agreement must pay a contract fee for each warehouse for which CCC approval is sought prior to the time that the agreement is approved by CCC. (b) The amount of the contract fee will be determined and announced annually. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.4.330.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | E | Subpart E—Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Cotton and Cotton Linters | § 1427.1089 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1200 Applicability. | CCC | [70 FR 67343, Nov. 7, 2005, as amended at 80 FR 138, Jan. 2, 2015; 86 FR 70707, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) This subpart specifies the terms and conditions under which CCC will make payments to eligible domestic users and exporters of extra long staple cotton who have entered into an ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement with CCC. (b) CCC will issue payments to domestic users and exporters in any week following a consecutive 4-week period in which: (1) The LFQ is less than the USPFE; and (2) Adjusted LFQ is less than 113 percent of the current crop year loan level for the base quality U.S. Pima cotton. (c) CCC will prescribe the forms and information collections necessary in administering the ELS cotton competitiveness payment program. Additional terms and conditions for the program are specified in the ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1201 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1202 Definitions. | CCC | The following definitions apply as used in this subpart: Consumption means the use of eligible ELS cotton by a domestic user in the manufacture in the United States of cotton products. Cotton product means any product containing cotton fibers that result from the use of an eligible bale of ELS cotton in manufacturing. Current shipment price means, during the period in which two daily price quotations are available for the LFQ for the foreign growth, quoted C/F Far East, the price quotation for cotton for shipment no later than August/September of the current calendar year. ELS means Extra Long Staple. Forward shipment price means, during the period in which two daily price quotations are available for the LFQ for foreign growths, quoted C/F Far East, the price quotation for cotton for shipment no earlier than October/November of the current calendar year. LFQ means, during the period in which only one daily price quotation is available for the growth, the lowest average for the preceding Friday through Thursday week of the price quotations for foreign growths of ELS cotton, quoted cost and freight (C/F) Far East, after each respective average is adjusted for quality differences between the respective foreign growth and U.S. Pima, of the base quality. (1) Adjusted LFQ means the LFQ adjusted to reflect the estimated cost of transportation between an average U.S. location and destination ports in the Far East. (2) LFQc means the preceding Friday through Thursday average of the current shipment prices for the lowest adjusted foreign growth, C/F Far East. (3) LFQf means the preceding Friday through Thursday average of the forward shipment prices for the lowest adjusted foreign growth, quoted C/F Far East. USPFE means the Friday through Thursday weekly average of the price quotation for base quality U.S. Pima cotton, as determined by CCC for purposes of administering this subpart, C/F Far East. (1) USPFEc means the preceding Friday through Thursday average of the current shipment prices for U.… | ||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1203 Eligible ELS cotton. | CCC | [70 FR 67343, Nov. 7, 2005, as amended at 73 FR 65724, Nov. 5, 2008; 80 FR 138, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) For the purposes of this subpart, eligible ELS cotton is domestically produced baled ELS cotton that is: (1) Opened by an eligible domestic user on or after February 7, 2014, or (2) Exported by an eligible exporter on or after February 7, 2014, during a Friday through Thursday period in which a payment rate determined under § 1427.1207 is in effect, and that meets the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section; (b) Eligible ELS cotton must be either: (1) Baled lint, including baled lint classified by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service as Below Grade; or (2) Loose. (c) Eligible ELS cotton must not be: (1) ELS for which a payment, under the provisions of this subpart, has been made available; (2) Imported ELS cotton; (3) Raw, unprocessed motes; (4) Textile mill wastes; or (5) Semi-processed or re-ginned, processed motes. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1204 Eligible domestic users and exporters. | CCC | [70 FR 67343, Nov. 7, 2005, as amended at 80 FR 138, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) For the purposes of this subpart, the following persons shall be considered eligible domestic users and exporters of ELS cotton: (1) A person regularly engaged in the business of opening bales of eligible ELS cotton to manufacturing such cotton into cotton products in the United States (a domestic user), who has entered into an agreement with CCC to participate in the ELS Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program; or (2) A person, including a producer or CMA approved under part 1425 of this chapter, regularly engaged in selling eligible ELS cotton for exportation from the United States (an exporter), who has entered into an agreement with CCC to participate in the ELS Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program. (b) Payment applications must contain the documentation required by this subpart, an ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement and additional information that may be requested by CCC. | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1205 ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement. | CCC | (a) Payments under this subpart shall be made available to eligible domestic users and exporters who have entered into an ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement with CCC and who have complied with the terms and conditions in this subpart, the ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement and CCC-issued instructions. (b) ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreements may be obtained from CCC. To participate in the program authorized by this subpart, domestic users and exporters must execute the ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement and forward the original and one copy to CCC. | ||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1206 [Reserved] | CCC | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1207 Payment rate. | CCC | [70 FR 67343, Nov. 7, 2005, as amended at 80 FR 139, Jan. 2, 2015]; 86 FR 70707, Dec. 13, 2021 | (a) The payment rate for payments made under this subpart will be determined as follows: (1) Beginning the Friday on or following August 1 and ending the week in which the LFQc, the LFQf, the USPFEc, and the USPFEf prices first become available, the payment rate will be the difference between the USPFE and the LFQ in the fourth week of a consecutive 4-week period in which the USPFE exceeded the LFQ each week, and the adjusted LFQ was less than 113 percent of the current crop year loan level for U.S. base quality Pima cotton in all weeks of the 4-week period; and (2) Beginning the Friday-through-Thursday week after the week in which the LFQc, the LFQf, the USPFEc, and the USFEf prices first become available and ending the Thursday following July 31, the payment rate will be the difference between the USPFEc and the LFQc in the fourth week of a consecutive 4-week period in which the USPFEc exceeded the LFQc each week, and the adjusted LFQc was less than 113 percent of the current crop year loan level for base quality U.S. Pima in all weeks of the 4-week period. If either or both the USPFEc and the LFQc are not available, the payment rate may be the difference between the USPFEf and the LFQf. (b) Whenever a 4-week period under paragraph (a) of this section contains a combination of LFQ, LFQc, and LFQf for only one to three weeks, such as may occur in the spring when the LFQ is succeeded by the LFQc and the LFQf (spring transition), and at the start of a new marketing year when the LFQc and the LFQf are succeeded by the LFQ (marketing year transition), under paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, during both the spring transition and the marketing year transition periods, the LFQc and USPFEc, in combination with the LFQ and USPFE, will, to the extent practicable, be considered during such 4-week periods to determine whether a payment is to be issued. During both the spring transition and the marketing year transition periods, if either or both USPFEc price and the LFQc are not available, the USPFEf and the … | |||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.18.6.330.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1427 | PART 1427—COTTON | G | Subpart G—Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program | § 1427.1208 Payment. | CCC | [70 FR 67343, Nov. 7, 2005, as amended at 80 FR 139, Jan. 2, 2015] | (a) Payments under this subpart will be determined by multiplying: (1) The payment rate, determined under § 1427.127, by (2) The net weight (gross weight minus the weight of bagging and ties) determined under paragraph (b) of this section, of eligible ELS cotton bales that an eligible domestic user opens or an eligible exporter exports during the Friday through Thursday period following a week in which a payment rate is established. (b) For the purposes of this subpart, the net weight will be based upon: (1) For domestic users, the weight on which settlement for payment of the ELS cotton was based (landed mill weight); (2) For exporters, the shipping warehouse weight or the gin weight if the ELS cotton was not placed in a warehouse, of the eligible cotton unless the exporter obtains and pays the cost of having all the bales in the shipment re-weighed by a licensed weigher and furnishes a copy of the certified weights. (c) For the purposes of this subpart, eligible ELS cotton will be considered: (1) Consumed by the domestic user on the date the bale is opened for consumption; and (2) Exported by the exporter on the date that CCC determines is the date on which the cotton is shipped for export. (d) Payments under this subpart will be made available upon application for payment and submission of supporting documentation, as required by this subpart, CCC instructions, and the ELS Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement. |
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