The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it is conducting a required five-year review of the Cotton Research and Promotion Act (Act) Amendments of 1990 to determine if a referendum is needed on the continuation of these amendments. In such a referendum, producers and importers would determine whether they favor continuation of the amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order.
A notice published today in the Federal Register invites producers, importers and all other interested parties to submit written comments. USDA will consider comments in determining if a referendum is warranted and will announce the decision later this year.
Authorized under the Cotton Research and Promotion Act, the Cotton Board administers the national promotion and research program to maintain and expand markets for Upland cotton.
AMS monitors the operations of the Cotton Research and Promotion Program.
Comments will be accepted until April 28, 2017. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this notice to Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406 or at CottonRP@ams.usda.gov. Comments may also be submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov.
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