Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2016 Amendments)
Docket Number: AMS-CN-16-0012
Effective Date: This direct rule is effective October 4, 2016, without further action or notice, unless significant adverse comment is received by September 6, 2016.
Summary
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations, decreasing the value assigned to imported cotton for the purposes of calculating supplemental assessments collected for use by the Cotton Research and Promotion Program. This amendment is required each year to ensure that assessments collected on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products will be the same as those paid on domestically produced cotton.
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Contact
Shethir M. Riva, Chief
Research and Promotion Staff
Cotton and Tobacco Program
AMS, USDA
100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Telephone: (540) 361-2726
Fax: (540) 361-1199
Email: Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov
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