Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2015 Amendments)

Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2015 Amendments)

Docket Number: AMS-CN-14-0098
Effective Date: November 2, 2015
Comments received by: October 5, 2015
 
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.
 
Submit Comments
Comments, identified by AMS-CN-14-0098, may be submitted electronically through the FederaleRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting comments. In addition, comments may be submitted by mail or hand delivery to Cotton Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. Comments should be submitted in triplicate. All comments received will be made available for public inspection at Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. A copy of this document may be found at: www.regulations.gov.
 
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