Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2008 Amendments), 43166-43171 [E8-16957]

Download as PDF 43166 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 143 / Thursday, July 24, 2008 / Proposed Rules by Executive Order 12866 for this action. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 1205 [Doc. #AMS–CN–08–0040; CN–08–002] Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2008 Amendments) Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule. ebenthall on PRODPC60 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to amend the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations by increasing the value assigned to imported cotton for calculating supplemental assessments collected for use by the Cotton Research and Promotion Program. An amendment is required to adjust the assessments collected on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products to be the same as those paid on domestically produced cotton. In addition, AMS proposes to remove Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers that were absorbed into other HTS categories since the last assessment adjustment. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this proposed rule to Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2639-S, Washington, DC 20250–0224. Comments should be submitted in triplicate. Comments may also be submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov. All comments received will be made available for public inspection at Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2639–S, Washington, DC 20250–0224 during regular business hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2639–S, Washington, DC 20250–0224, telephone (202) 720–6603, facsimile (202) 690– 1718, or e-mail at Shethir.Riva@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 The Office of Management and Budget has waived the review process required VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:39 Jul 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 Executive Order 12988 This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect. This proposed rule would not preempt any state or local laws, regulations, or policies, unless they present an irreconcilable conflict with this rule. The Cotton Research and Promotion Act provides that administrative proceedings must be exhausted before parties may file suit in court. Under Section 12 of the Act, any person subject to an order may file with the Secretary a petition stating that the order, any provision of the plan, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order is not in accordance with law and requesting a modification of the order or to be exempted therefrom. Such person is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the petition. After the hearing, the Secretary would rule on the petition. The Act provides that the District Court of the United States in any district in which the person is an inhabitant, or has his principal place of business, has jurisdiction to review the Secretary’s ruling, provided a complaint is filed within 20 days from the date of the entry of ruling. Background The Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990 enacted by Congress under Subtitle G of Title XIX of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 on November 28, 1990, contained two provisions that authorized changes in the funding procedures for the Cotton Research and Promotion Program. These provisions are: (1) The assessment of imported cotton and cotton products; and (2) termination of the right of cotton producers to demand a refund of assessments. An amended, the Cotton Research and Promotion Order was approved by producers and importers voting in a referendum held July 17–26, 1991, and the amended Order was published in the Federal Register on December 10, 1991 (56 FR 64470). A proposed rule implementing the amended Order was published in the Federal Register on December 17, 1991 (56 FR 65450). Implementing rules were published on July 1 and 2, 1992 (57 FR 29181) and (57 FR 29431), respectively. The last time AMS proposed to amend the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations, specifically to adjust the total rate of assessment per kilogram of imported cotton collected under the PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Cotton Research and Promotion Program, was on January 12, 2005 (70 FR 2034). This proposed rule resulted from years of consultation with the industry. In the proposed rule, the total rate of assessment would have been calculated by adding together the $1 per bale equivalent assessment and the supplemental assessment, and adjusting the sum to account for the estimated amount of U.S. cotton contained in the imported textile products by the estimated average amount of U.S. cotton contained therein. On November 20, 2006, however, AMS withdrew the proposed rule (71 FR 67072) based on a stakeholder comment questioning the data and the calculation of the proposed importer supplemental assessment. After receiving the comment and other available information, the agency did not believe that the proposed rule would achieve its intended objectives of effectiveness and efficiency. While AMS continues to evaluate this issue and garner additional stakeholders’ input and economic data, AMS is proposing to amend the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations to adjust the importer supplemental assessment to be the same as that levied on domestic cotton producers. This proposed rule would increase the value assigned to imported cotton in the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations (7 CFR 1205.510(b)(2)). The total value is determined by a two-part assessment. The first part of the assessment is levied on the weight of cotton produced or imported at a rate of $1 per bale of cotton, which is equivalent to 500 pounds, or $1 per 226.8 kilograms of cotton. The second value is used to calculate the supplemental assessments on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products. Supplemental assessments are levied at a rate of fivetenths of one percent of the value of domestically produced cotton, imported cotton, and the cotton content of imported products. The supplement assessment is combined with the per bale equivalent to determine the total value and assessment of the imported cotton or cotton-containing products. The Cotton Research and Promotion Rules and Regulations provide for assigning the calendar year weighted average price received by U.S. farmers for Upland cotton to represent the value of imported cotton. This is so that the assessment on domestically produced cotton and the assessment on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products is the same. The source for the average price statistic is Agricultural Prices, a publication of the National Agricultural Statistics Service E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 143 / Thursday, July 24, 2008 / Proposed Rules (NASS) of the Department of Agriculture. Use of the weighted average price figure in the calculation of supplemental assessments on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products will yield an assessment that is the same as assessments paid on domestically produced cotton. The current value of imported cotton as published in the Federal Register (68 FR 27898) for the purpose of calculating supplemental assessments on imported cotton is $0.8267 cents per kilogram. Using the Average Weighted Price received by U.S. farmers for Upland cotton for the calendar year 2007, the new value of imported cotton is $0.9874 cents per kilogram or $0.1607 cents per kilogram more than the previous value. An example of the complete assessment formula and how the figures are obtained is as follows: One bale is equal to 500 pounds. One kilogram equals 2.2046 pounds. One pound equals 0.453597 kilograms. One Dollar Per Bale Assessment Converted to Kilograms A 500-pound bale equals 226.8 kg. (500 × .453597). $1 per bale assessment equals $0.002000 per pound (1/500) or $0.004409 per kg. (1/226.8). Supplemental Assessment of 5/10 of One Percent of the Value of the Cotton Converted to Kilograms. The 2007 calendar year weighted average price received by producers for Upland cotton is $0.496 per pound or $1.093 per kg. (0.496 × 2.2046). Five tenths of one percent of the average price in kg. equals $0.005465 per kg. (1.093 × .005). ebenthall on PRODPC60 with PROPOSALS Total Assessment The total assessment per kilogram of raw cotton is obtained by adding the $1 per bale equivalent assessment of $0.004409 per kg. and the supplemental assessment $0.005465 per kg. which equals $0.009874 per kg. The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.008267 per kilogram of imported cotton. The proposed assessment is $0.009874, an increase of $0.001607 per kilogram. This increase reflects the increase in the Average Weighted Price of Upland Cotton Received by U.S. Farmers during the period January through December 2007. Since the value of cotton is the basis of the supplemental assessment calculation and the figures shown in the right hand column of the Import Assessment Table 1205.510(b) (3) are a result of such a calculation, the figures VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:39 Jul 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 in this table have been revised. These figures indicate the total assessment per kilogram due for each HTS numbers subject to assessment. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection informed the agency that several numbers listed in the Import Assessment Table are no longer used or have been combined with other HTS numbers. The HTS numbers that have been removed from the Import Assessment Table are: 5208530000; 6109100005; 6203424005; 6203424050; 6204624040; 6205202030; 6206303020; 5210120000; 6109100009; 6203424010; 6203424055; 6204624045; 6205202035; 6206303030; 5211210025; 6110202065; 6203424015; 6203424060; 6204624050; 6205202046; 6206303040; 5211210035; 6110202075; 6203424020; 6204624005; 6204624055; 6205202050; 6206303050; 5211210050; 6111206040; 6203424025; 6204624010; 6204624060; 6205202060; 6206303060; 5211290090; 6111305040; 6203424030; 6204624020; 6204624065; 6205202065; 6210405020; 5604900000; 6115198010; 6203424035; 6204624025; 6205202015; 6205202070; 6303110000; 5702991010; 6115929000; 6203424040; 6204624030; 6205202020; 6205202075; 5702991090; 6115936020; 6203424045; 6204624035; 6205202025; 6206303010. A 60-day comment period is provided to comment on the changes to the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations proposed herein. This period is deemed appropriate because this proposal would increase the assessments paid by importers under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. Accordingly, the change proposed in this rule, if adopted, should be implemented as soon as possible. Regulatory Flexibility Act In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) [5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], AMS has examined the economic impact of this rule on small entities. The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of businesses subject to such action so that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. The Small Business Administration defines, in 13 CFR Part 121, small agricultural producers as those having annual receipts of no more than $750,000 and small agricultural service firms (importers) as having receipts of no more than $6,500,000. An estimated 13,000 importers are subject to the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. Most are considered small entities as defined by the Small Business Administration. This proposed rule would only affect importers of cotton and cottoncontaining products and would raise the PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 43167 assessments paid by the importers under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.008267 per kilogram of imported cotton. The proposed assessment is $0.009874, an increase of $0.001607, which was calculated based on the 12month average of monthly weighted average prices received by U.S. cotton farmers. The calculation, and, thus the increase, is dictated by the Cotton Research and Promotion Rules and Regulations, 7 CFR 1205.510. Section 1205.510, ‘‘Levy of assessments’’, indicates that ‘‘the rate of the supplemental assessment on imported cotton will be the same as that levied on cotton produced within the United States.’’ In addition, section 1205.510 provides that the 12-month average of monthly weighted average prices received by U.S. farmers will be used as the value of imported cotton for the purpose of levying the supplemental assessment on imported cotton. Under the Cotton Research and Promotion Program, assessments are used by the Cotton Board to finance research and promotion programs designed to increase consumer demand for Upland cotton in the United States and international markets. In 2007, producer assessments totaled $44 million and importer assessments totaled $30.4 million. According to the Cotton Board, should the volume of cotton products imported into the U.S. remain at the same level in 2007, one could expect the increased assessment to generate approximately $5.9 million. Importers with line-items appearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection documentation with value of the cotton contained therein results of an assessment of two dollars ($2.00) or less will not be subject to assessments. In addition, imported cotton and products may be exempt from assessment if the cotton content of products is U.S. produced, cotton other than Upland, or imported products that are eligible to be labeled as 100 percent organic under the National Organic Program (7 CFR Part 205) and who is not a split operation. The rule does not impose additional recordkeeping requirements on importers. There are no Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this rule. Paperwork Reduction In compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations (5 CFR Part 1320) which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the information collection requirements E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1 43168 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 143 / Thursday, July 24, 2008 / Proposed Rules contained in the regulation to be amended have been previously approved by OMB and were assigned control number 0581–0093. This rule does not result in a change to the information collection and recordkeeping requirements previously approved. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1205 Advertising, Agricultural research, Cotton, Marketing agreements, Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements. For the reasons set forth in the preamble 7 CFR part 1205 is proposed to be amended as follows: PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION 1. The authority citation for Part 1205 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2101–2118. 2. In § 1205.510, paragraph (b)(2) and the table in paragraph (b)(3)(ii) are revised to read as follows: § 1205.510 Levy of assessments. * * * * * (b) * * * (2) The 12-month average of monthly weighted average prices received by U.S. farmers will be calculated annually. Such weighted average will be used as the value of imported cotton for the purpose of levying the supplemental assessment on imported cotton and will be expressed in kilograms. The value of imported cotton for the purpose of levying this supplemental assessment is $0.9874 cents per kilogram. (3) * * * (ii) * * * IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE (Raw Cotton Fiber) ebenthall on PRODPC60 with PROPOSALS HTS No. 5201000500 5201001200 5201001400 5201001800 5201002200 5201002400 5201002800 5201003400 5201003800 5204110000 5204200000 5205111000 5205112000 5205121000 5205122000 5205131000 5205132000 5205141000 5205210020 5205210090 5205220020 VerDate Aug<31>2005 Conv. fact. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 14:39 Jul 23, 2008 Cents/kg. 0.9874 0.9874 0.9874 0.9874 0.9874 0.9874 0.9874 0.9874 0.9874 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 Jkt 214001 IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued (Raw Cotton Fiber) (Raw Cotton Fiber) HTS No. 5205220090 5205230020 5205230090 5205240020 5205240090 5205310000 5205320000 5205330000 5205340000 5205410020 5205410090 5205420020 5205420090 5205440020 5205440090 5206120000 5206130000 5206140000 5206220000 5206230000 5206240000 5206310000 5207100000 5207900000 5208112020 5208112040 5208112090 5208114020 5208114060 5208114090 5208118090 5208124020 5208124040 5208124090 5208126020 5208126040 5208126060 5208126090 5208128020 5208128090 5208130000 5208192020 5208192090 5208194020 5208194090 5208196020 5208196090 5208224040 5208224090 5208226020 5208226060 5208228020 5208230000 5208292020 5208292090 5208294090 5208296090 5208298020 5208312000 5208321000 5208323020 5208323040 5208323090 5208324020 5208324040 5208325020 5208330000 5208392020 5208392090 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Conv. fact. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 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Fmt 4702 0.0722 0.0778 0.0778 0.0889 0.4489 1.1455 1.1455 1.1455 1.1455 1.1455 1.1455 0.5727 1.1455 0.3534 0.3534 1.1455 0.4296 0.5727 0.5727 1.1455 1.1455 0.8591 0.2864 0.8591 0.8591 0.2864 0.2864 0.2864 0.8681 0.2894 0.2894 0.8681 0.8681 0.8681 0.8681 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 0.2894 1.1574 1.1574 1.1574 1.1574 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 0.1157 1.0094 1.0094 Sfmt 4702 Cents/kg. 0.0713 0.0768 0.0768 0.0878 0.4432 1.1311 1.1311 1.1311 1.1311 1.1311 1.1311 0.5655 1.1311 0.3489 0.3489 1.1311 0.4242 0.5655 0.5655 1.1311 1.1311 0.8483 0.2828 0.8483 0.8483 0.2828 0.2828 0.2828 0.8572 0.2858 0.2858 0.8572 0.8572 0.8572 0.8572 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 0.2858 1.1428 1.1428 1.1428 1.1428 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.1142 0.9967 0.9967 HTS No. 6102200010 6102200020 6103421020 6103421040 6103421050 6103421070 6103431520 6103431540 6103431550 6103431570 6104220040 6104220060 6104320000 6104420010 6104420020 6104520010 6104520020 6104622006 6104622011 6104622016 6104622021 6104622026 6104622028 6104622030 6104622060 6104632006 6104632011 6104632026 6104632028 6104632030 6104632060 6104692030 6105100010 6105100020 6105100030 6105202010 6105202030 6106100010 6106100020 6106100030 6106202010 6106202030 6107110010 6107110020 6107120010 6107210010 6107220015 6107220025 6107910040 6108210010 6108210020 6108310010 6108310020 6108320010 6108320015 6108320025 6108910005 6108910015 6108910025 6108910030 6108920030 6109100007 6109100012 6109100014 6109100018 6109100023 6109100027 6109100037 6109100040 E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1 Conv. fact. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1.0094 1.0094 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.2516 0.2516 0.2516 0.2516 0.9002 0.9002 0.9207 0.9002 0.9002 0.9312 0.9312 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.8806 0.3774 0.3774 0.3774 0.3774 0.3774 0.3774 0.3858 0.985 0.985 0.985 0.3078 0.3078 0.985 0.985 0.985 0.3078 0.3078 1.1322 1.1322 0.5032 0.8806 0.3774 0.3774 1.2581 1.2445 1.2445 1.1201 1.1201 0.2489 0.2489 0.2489 1.2445 1.2445 1.2445 1.2445 0.2489 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 Cents/kg. 0.9967 0.9967 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.2484 0.2484 0.2484 0.2484 0.8889 0.8889 0.9091 0.8889 0.8889 0.9195 0.9195 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 0.3726 0.3726 0.3726 0.3726 0.3726 0.3726 0.3809 0.9726 0.9726 0.9726 0.3039 0.3039 0.9726 0.9726 0.9726 0.3039 0.3039 1.1179 1.1179 0.4969 0.8695 0.3726 0.3726 1.2422 1.2288 1.2288 1.1060 1.1060 0.2458 0.2458 0.2458 1.2288 1.2288 1.2288 1.2288 0.2458 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 43170 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 143 / Thursday, July 24, 2008 / Proposed Rules IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued (Raw Cotton Fiber) (Raw Cotton Fiber) (Raw Cotton Fiber) ebenthall on PRODPC60 with PROPOSALS HTS No. 6109100045 6109100060 6109100065 6109100070 6109901007 6109901009 6109901049 6109901050 6109901060 6109901065 6109901090 6110202005 6110202010 6110202015 6110202020 6110202025 6110202030 6110202035 6110202040 6110202045 6110909022 6110909024 6110909030 6110909040 6110909042 6111201000 6111202000 6111203000 6111205000 6111206010 6111206020 6111206030 6111305020 6112110050 6112120010 6112120030 6112120040 6112120050 6112120060 6112390010 6112490010 6114200005 6114200010 6114200015 6114200020 6114200040 6114200046 6114200052 6114200060 6114301010 6114301020 6114303030 6116101300 6116101720 6116926420 6116926430 6116926440 6116928800 6117809510 6117809540 6201121000 6201122010 6201122050 6201122060 6201134030 6201921000 6201921500 6201922010 6201922021 VerDate Aug<31>2005 Conv. fact. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 0.9956 0.3111 0.3111 0.3111 0.3111 0.3111 0.3111 0.3111 1.1837 1.1837 1.1837 1.1837 1.1837 1.1837 1.1837 1.1574 1.1574 0.263 0.263 0.3946 0.263 0.263 1.2581 1.2581 1.0064 1.0064 1.0064 1.0064 1.0064 0.2516 0.7548 0.2516 0.2516 0.2516 0.2516 0.2516 1.1322 0.9435 0.9002 0.9002 0.9002 1.286 0.9002 0.9002 0.9002 0.9002 0.2572 0.2572 0.2572 0.3655 0.8528 1.0965 1.2183 1.0965 1.0965 0.9747 0.3655 0.948 0.8953 0.6847 0.6847 0.2633 0.9267 1.1583 1.0296 1.2871 14:39 Jul 23, 2008 Cents/kg. 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 0.9831 0.3072 0.3072 0.3072 0.3072 0.3072 0.3072 0.3072 1.1688 1.1688 1.1688 1.1688 1.1688 1.1688 1.1688 1.1428 1.1428 0.2597 0.2597 0.3896 0.2597 0.2597 1.2422 1.2422 0.9937 0.9937 0.9937 0.9937 0.9937 0.2484 0.7453 0.2484 0.2484 0.2484 0.2484 0.2484 1.1179 0.9316 0.8889 0.8889 0.8889 1.2698 0.8889 0.8889 0.8889 0.8889 0.2540 0.2540 0.2540 0.3609 0.8421 1.0827 1.2029 1.0827 1.0827 0.9624 0.3609 0.9361 0.8840 0.6761 0.6761 0.2600 0.9150 1.1437 1.0166 1.2709 Jkt 214001 HTS No. 6201922031 6201922041 6201922051 6201922061 6201931000 6201933511 6201933521 6201999060 6202121000 6202122010 6202122025 6202122050 6202122060 6202134005 6202134020 6202921000 6202921500 6202922026 6202922061 6202922071 6202931000 6202935011 6202935021 6203122010 6203221000 6203322010 6203322040 6203332010 6203392010 6203399060 6203422010 6203422025 6203422050 6203422090 6203431500 6203434010 6203434020 6203434030 6203434040 6203498045 6204132010 6204192000 6204198090 6204221000 6204223030 6204223040 6204223050 6204223060 6204223065 6204292040 6204322010 6204322030 6204322040 6204423010 6204423030 6204423040 6204423050 6204423060 6204522010 6204522030 6204522040 6204522070 6204522080 6204533010 6204594060 6204622010 6204622025 6204622050 6204633510 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Conv. fact. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Fmt 4702 1.2871 1.2871 1.0296 1.0296 0.3089 0.2574 0.2574 0.2574 0.9372 1.1064 1.3017 0.8461 0.8461 0.2664 0.333 1.0413 1.0413 1.3017 1.0413 1.0413 0.3124 0.2603 0.2603 0.1302 1.3017 1.2366 1.2366 0.1302 1.1715 0.2603 0.9961 0.9961 0.9961 0.9961 0.1245 0.1232 0.1232 0.1232 0.1232 0.249 0.1302 0.1302 0.2603 1.3017 1.0413 1.0413 1.0413 1.0413 1.0413 0.3254 1.2366 1.0413 1.0413 1.2728 0.9546 0.9546 0.9546 0.9546 1.2654 1.2654 1.2654 1.0656 1.0656 0.2664 0.2664 0.9961 0.9961 0.9961 0.2546 Sfmt 4702 Cents/kg. 1.2709 1.2709 1.0166 1.0166 0.3050 0.2542 0.2542 0.2542 0.9254 1.0925 1.2853 0.8354 0.8354 0.2630 0.3288 1.0282 1.0282 1.2853 1.0282 1.0282 0.3085 0.2570 0.2570 0.1286 1.2853 1.2210 1.2210 0.1286 1.1567 0.2570 0.9835 0.9835 0.9835 0.9835 0.1229 0.1216 0.1216 0.1216 0.1216 0.2459 0.1286 0.1286 0.2570 1.2853 1.0282 1.0282 1.0282 1.0282 1.0282 0.3213 1.2210 1.0282 1.0282 1.2568 0.9426 0.9426 0.9426 0.9426 1.2495 1.2495 1.2495 1.0522 1.0522 0.2630 0.2630 0.9835 0.9835 0.9835 0.2514 HTS No. 6204633530 6204633532 6204633540 6204692510 6204692540 6204699044 6204699046 6204699050 6205302010 6205302030 6205302040 6205302050 6205302080 6206100040 6206403010 6206403030 6206900040 6207110000 6207199010 6207210030 6207220000 6207911000 6207913010 6207913020 6208210010 6208210020 6208220000 6208911010 6208911020 6208913010 6209201000 6209203000 6209205030 6209205035 6209205040 6209205045 6209205050 6209303020 6209303040 6210109010 6210403000 6211111010 6211111020 6211118010 6211118020 6211320007 6211320010 6211320015 6211320030 6211320060 6211320070 6211330010 6211330030 6211330035 6211330040 6211420010 6211420020 6211420025 6211420060 6211420070 6211430010 6211430030 6211430040 6211430050 6211430060 6211430066 6212105020 6212109010 6212109020 E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1 Conv. fact. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 0.2546 0.2437 0.2437 0.249 0.2437 0.249 0.249 0.249 0.3113 0.3113 0.3113 0.3113 0.3113 0.1245 0.3113 0.3113 0.249 1.0852 0.3617 1.1085 0.3695 1.1455 1.1455 1.1455 1.0583 1.0583 0.1245 1.1455 1.1455 1.1455 1.1577 0.9749 0.9749 0.9749 1.2186 0.9749 0.9749 0.2463 0.2463 0.2291 0.0391 0.1273 0.1273 1.1455 1.1455 0.8461 1.0413 1.0413 0.9763 0.9763 0.9763 0.3254 0.3905 0.3905 0.3905 1.0413 1.0413 1.1715 1.0413 1.1715 0.2603 0.2603 0.2603 0.2603 0.2603 0.2603 0.2412 0.9646 0.2412 Cents/kg. 0.2514 0.2406 0.2406 0.2459 0.2406 0.2459 0.2459 0.2459 0.3074 0.3074 0.3074 0.3074 0.3074 0.1229 0.3074 0.3074 0.2459 1.0715 0.3571 1.0945 0.3648 1.1311 1.1311 1.1311 1.0450 1.0450 0.1229 1.1311 1.1311 1.1311 1.1431 0.9626 0.9626 0.9626 1.2032 0.9626 0.9626 0.2432 0.2432 0.2262 0.0386 0.1257 0.1257 1.1311 1.1311 0.8354 1.0282 1.0282 0.9640 0.9640 0.9640 0.3213 0.3856 0.3856 0.3856 1.0282 1.0282 1.1567 1.0282 1.1567 0.2570 0.2570 0.2570 0.2570 0.2570 0.2570 0.2382 0.9524 0.2382 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 143 / Thursday, July 24, 2008 / Proposed Rules Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2101–2118. IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued (Raw Cotton Fiber) ebenthall on PRODPC60 with PROPOSALS HTS No. Conv. fact. 6212200020 6212900030 6213201000 6213202000 6213901000 6214900010 6216000800 6216001720 6216003800 6216004100 6217109510 6217109530 6301300010 6301300020 6302100005 6302100008 6302100015 6302215010 6302215020 6302217010 6302217020 6302217050 6302219010 6302219020 6302219050 6302222010 6302222020 6302313010 6302313050 6302315050 6302317010 6302317020 6302317040 6302317050 6302319010 6302319040 6302319050 6302322020 6302322040 6302402010 6302511000 6302512000 6302513000 6302514000 6302600010 6302600020 6302600030 6302910005 6302910015 6302910025 6302910035 6302910045 6302910050 6302910060 6303910010 6303910020 6304111000 6304190500 6304191000 6304191500 6304192000 6304910020 6304920000 6505302070 6505901540 6505902060 6505902545 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... * * * VerDate Aug<31>2005 0.3014 0.1929 1.1809 1.0628 0.4724 0.9043 0.2351 0.6752 1.2058 1.2058 1.0182 0.2546 0.8766 0.8766 1.1689 1.1689 1.1689 0.8182 0.8182 1.1689 1.1689 1.1689 0.8182 0.8182 0.8182 0.4091 0.4091 0.8182 1.1689 0.8182 1.1689 1.1689 1.1689 1.1689 0.8182 0.8182 0.8182 0.4091 0.4091 0.9935 0.5844 0.8766 0.5844 0.8182 1.1689 1.052 1.052 1.052 1.1689 1.052 1.052 1.052 1.052 1.052 0.6429 0.6429 1.0629 1.052 1.1689 0.4091 0.4091 0.9351 0.9351 0.3113 0.181 0.9935 0.5844 * Cents/kg. 0.2976 0.1905 1.1660 1.0494 0.4664 0.8929 0.2321 0.6667 1.1906 1.1906 1.0054 0.2514 0.8656 0.8656 1.1542 1.1542 1.1542 0.8079 0.8079 1.1542 1.1542 1.1542 0.8079 0.8079 0.8079 0.4039 0.4039 0.8079 1.1542 0.8079 1.1542 1.1542 1.1542 1.1542 0.8079 0.8079 0.8079 0.4039 0.4039 0.9810 0.5770 0.8656 0.5770 0.8079 1.1542 1.0387 1.0387 1.0387 1.1542 1.0387 1.0387 1.0387 1.0387 1.0387 0.6348 0.6348 1.0495 1.0387 1.1542 0.4039 0.4039 0.9233 0.9233 0.3074 0.1787 0.9810 0.5770 * 14:39 Jul 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 Dated: July 21, 2008. Lloyd C. Day, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. E8–16957 Filed 7–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Part 50 [Docket No. APHIS–2006–0193] RIN 0579–AC65 Tuberculosis; Require Approved Herd Plans Prior to Payment of Indemnity Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the payment of indemnity for animals destroyed because of bovine tuberculosis to provide that an approved herd plan must be in place prior to the payment of indemnity, and to provide that 10 percent of the gross indemnity payment be withheld by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service until the conditions of an approved herd plan have been implemented. We are also proposing to amend the regulations to deny payments of Federal indemnity for a herd whose owner has failed to follow the provisions of an approved herd plan, or has violated the conditions of an approved herd plan. We believe these proposed changes would further tuberculosis eradication efforts in the United States and protect livestock not affected with tuberculosis from the disease. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ component/main?main=Docket Detail&d=APHIS-2006-0193 to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0193, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Please state that your DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 43171 comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 2006–0193. Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 690–2817 before coming. Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. C. William Hench, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National Tuberculosis Eradication Program, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, MS 3E20, Ft. Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7378. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Federal regulations implementing the National Cooperative State/Federal Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program for bovine tuberculosis in livestock are contained in 9 CFR part 77, ‘‘Tuberculosis,’’ and in the ‘‘Uniform Methods and Rules—Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication’’ (UMR), January 22, 1999, edition, which is incorporated by reference into the regulations in part 77. Additionally, the regulations in 9 CFR part 50 (referred to below as the regulations) provide for the payment of indemnity to owners of certain animals destroyed because of tuberculosis in order to encourage destruction of animals that are infected with, or at significant risk of being infected with, the disease. Since 1998, a total of 78 livestock herds have become affected with tuberculosis in the United States, and at least 4 of these herds were on premises where herds previously had been affected with tuberculosis and had either been depopulated and the herd owners paid Federal and State indemnity or undergone the approved quarantine, test, and removal program. Research has shown that there are ways to mitigate the spread of infection from wildlife to livestock, and herd plans have been developed for numerous herds specifying the mitigations that owners must implement to prevent reinfection. In order to place more responsibility on owners to adhere to prescribed mitigation measures and protect their herds from reinfection, we are proposing to amend the regulations E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 1205

[Doc. AMS-CN-08-0040; CN-08-002]


Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental 
Assessment on Imports (2008 Amendments)

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to amend 
the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations by increasing the value assigned 
to imported cotton for calculating supplemental assessments collected 
for use by the Cotton Research and Promotion Program. An amendment is 
required to adjust the assessments collected on imported cotton and the 
cotton content of imported products to be the same as those paid on 
domestically produced cotton. In addition, AMS proposes to remove 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers that were absorbed into other 
HTS categories since the last assessment adjustment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this proposed rule to Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and 
Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 
1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2639-S, Washington, DC 20250-0224. 
Comments should be submitted in triplicate. Comments may also be 
submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov. All comments 
received will be made available for public inspection at Cotton and 
Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Room 2639-S, Washington, DC 20250-0224 during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and 
Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 
1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2639-S, Washington, DC 20250-0224, 
telephone (202) 720-6603, facsimile (202) 690-1718, or e-mail at 
Shethir.Riva@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

    The Office of Management and Budget has waived the review process 
required by Executive Order 12866 for this action.

Executive Order 12988

    This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, 
Civil Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect. 
This proposed rule would not preempt any state or local laws, 
regulations, or policies, unless they present an irreconcilable 
conflict with this rule.
    The Cotton Research and Promotion Act provides that administrative 
proceedings must be exhausted before parties may file suit in court. 
Under Section 12 of the Act, any person subject to an order may file 
with the Secretary a petition stating that the order, any provision of 
the plan, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order is not 
in accordance with law and requesting a modification of the order or to 
be exempted therefrom. Such person is afforded the opportunity for a 
hearing on the petition. After the hearing, the Secretary would rule on 
the petition. The Act provides that the District Court of the United 
States in any district in which the person is an inhabitant, or has his 
principal place of business, has jurisdiction to review the Secretary's 
ruling, provided a complaint is filed within 20 days from the date of 
the entry of ruling.

Background

    The Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990 enacted by 
Congress under Subtitle G of Title XIX of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 on November 28, 1990, contained two 
provisions that authorized changes in the funding procedures for the 
Cotton Research and Promotion Program.
    These provisions are: (1) The assessment of imported cotton and 
cotton products; and (2) termination of the right of cotton producers 
to demand a refund of assessments.
    An amended, the Cotton Research and Promotion Order was approved by 
producers and importers voting in a referendum held July 17-26, 1991, 
and the amended Order was published in the Federal Register on December 
10, 1991 (56 FR 64470). A proposed rule implementing the amended Order 
was published in the Federal Register on December 17, 1991 (56 FR 
65450). Implementing rules were published on July 1 and 2, 1992 (57 FR 
29181) and (57 FR 29431), respectively.
    The last time AMS proposed to amend the Cotton Board Rules and 
Regulations, specifically to adjust the total rate of assessment per 
kilogram of imported cotton collected under the Cotton Research and 
Promotion Program, was on January 12, 2005 (70 FR 2034). This proposed 
rule resulted from years of consultation with the industry. In the 
proposed rule, the total rate of assessment would have been calculated 
by adding together the $1 per bale equivalent assessment and the 
supplemental assessment, and adjusting the sum to account for the 
estimated amount of U.S. cotton contained in the imported textile 
products by the estimated average amount of U.S. cotton contained 
therein. On November 20, 2006, however, AMS withdrew the proposed rule 
(71 FR 67072) based on a stakeholder comment questioning the data and 
the calculation of the proposed importer supplemental assessment. After 
receiving the comment and other available information, the agency did 
not believe that the proposed rule would achieve its intended 
objectives of effectiveness and efficiency. While AMS continues to 
evaluate this issue and garner additional stakeholders' input and 
economic data, AMS is proposing to amend the Cotton Board Rules and 
Regulations to adjust the importer supplemental assessment to be the 
same as that levied on domestic cotton producers. This proposed rule 
would increase the value assigned to imported cotton in the Cotton 
Board Rules and Regulations (7 CFR 1205.510(b)(2)). The total value is 
determined by a two-part assessment. The first part of the assessment 
is levied on the weight of cotton produced or imported at a rate of $1 
per bale of cotton, which is equivalent to 500 pounds, or $1 per 226.8 
kilograms of cotton. The second value is used to calculate the 
supplemental assessments on imported cotton and the cotton content of 
imported products. Supplemental assessments are levied at a rate of 
five-tenths of one percent of the value of domestically produced 
cotton, imported cotton, and the cotton content of imported products. 
The supplement assessment is combined with the per bale equivalent to 
determine the total value and assessment of the imported cotton or 
cotton-containing products.
    The Cotton Research and Promotion Rules and Regulations provide for 
assigning the calendar year weighted average price received by U.S. 
farmers for Upland cotton to represent the value of imported cotton. 
This is so that the assessment on domestically produced cotton and the 
assessment on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported 
products is the same. The source for the average price statistic is 
Agricultural Prices, a publication of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service

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(NASS) of the Department of Agriculture. Use of the weighted average 
price figure in the calculation of supplemental assessments on imported 
cotton and the cotton content of imported products will yield an 
assessment that is the same as assessments paid on domestically 
produced cotton.
    The current value of imported cotton as published in the Federal 
Register (68 FR 27898) for the purpose of calculating supplemental 
assessments on imported cotton is $0.8267 cents per kilogram. Using the 
Average Weighted Price received by U.S. farmers for Upland cotton for 
the calendar year 2007, the new value of imported cotton is $0.9874 
cents per kilogram or $0.1607 cents per kilogram more than the previous 
value.
    An example of the complete assessment formula and how the figures 
are obtained is as follows:
    One bale is equal to 500 pounds.
    One kilogram equals 2.2046 pounds.
    One pound equals 0.453597 kilograms.

One Dollar Per Bale Assessment Converted to Kilograms

    A 500-pound bale equals 226.8 kg. (500 x .453597).
    $1 per bale assessment equals $0.002000 per pound (1/500) or 
$0.004409 per kg. (1/226.8).

Supplemental Assessment of 5/10 of One Percent of the Value of the 
Cotton Converted to Kilograms.

    The 2007 calendar year weighted average price received by producers 
for Upland cotton is $0.496 per pound or $1.093 per kg. (0.496 x 
2.2046).
    Five tenths of one percent of the average price in kg. equals 
$0.005465 per kg. (1.093 x .005).

Total Assessment

    The total assessment per kilogram of raw cotton is obtained by 
adding the $1 per bale equivalent assessment of $0.004409 per kg. and 
the supplemental assessment $0.005465 per kg. which equals $0.009874 
per kg.
    The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.008267 per kilogram 
of imported cotton. The proposed assessment is $0.009874, an increase 
of $0.001607 per kilogram. This increase reflects the increase in the 
Average Weighted Price of Upland Cotton Received by U.S. Farmers during 
the period January through December 2007.
    Since the value of cotton is the basis of the supplemental 
assessment calculation and the figures shown in the right hand column 
of the Import Assessment Table 1205.510(b) (3) are a result of such a 
calculation, the figures in this table have been revised. These figures 
indicate the total assessment per kilogram due for each HTS numbers 
subject to assessment.
    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection informed the agency that 
several numbers listed in the Import Assessment Table are no longer 
used or have been combined with other HTS numbers. The HTS numbers that 
have been removed from the Import Assessment Table are: 5208530000; 
6109100005; 6203424005; 6203424050; 6204624040; 6205202030; 6206303020; 
5210120000; 6109100009; 6203424010; 6203424055; 6204624045; 6205202035; 
6206303030; 5211210025; 6110202065; 6203424015; 6203424060; 6204624050; 
6205202046; 6206303040; 5211210035; 6110202075; 6203424020; 6204624005; 
6204624055; 6205202050; 6206303050; 5211210050; 6111206040; 6203424025; 
6204624010; 6204624060; 6205202060; 6206303060; 5211290090; 6111305040; 
6203424030; 6204624020; 6204624065; 6205202065; 6210405020; 5604900000; 
6115198010; 6203424035; 6204624025; 6205202015; 6205202070; 6303110000; 
5702991010; 6115929000; 6203424040; 6204624030; 6205202020; 6205202075; 
5702991090; 6115936020; 6203424045; 6204624035; 6205202025; 6206303010.
    A 60-day comment period is provided to comment on the changes to 
the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations proposed herein. This period is 
deemed appropriate because this proposal would increase the assessments 
paid by importers under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. 
Accordingly, the change proposed in this rule, if adopted, should be 
implemented as soon as possible.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) [5 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.], AMS has examined the economic impact of this rule on 
small entities. The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to 
the scale of businesses subject to such action so that small businesses 
will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. The Small Business 
Administration defines, in 13 CFR Part 121, small agricultural 
producers as those having annual receipts of no more than $750,000 and 
small agricultural service firms (importers) as having receipts of no 
more than $6,500,000. An estimated 13,000 importers are subject to the 
rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Cotton Research and 
Promotion Order. Most are considered small entities as defined by the 
Small Business Administration.
    This proposed rule would only affect importers of cotton and 
cotton-containing products and would raise the assessments paid by the 
importers under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. The current 
assessment on imported cotton is $0.008267 per kilogram of imported 
cotton. The proposed assessment is $0.009874, an increase of $0.001607, 
which was calculated based on the 12-month average of monthly weighted 
average prices received by U.S. cotton farmers. The calculation, and, 
thus the increase, is dictated by the Cotton Research and Promotion 
Rules and Regulations, 7 CFR 1205.510. Section 1205.510, ``Levy of 
assessments'', indicates that ``the rate of the supplemental assessment 
on imported cotton will be the same as that levied on cotton produced 
within the United States.'' In addition, section 1205.510 provides that 
the 12-month average of monthly weighted average prices received by 
U.S. farmers will be used as the value of imported cotton for the 
purpose of levying the supplemental assessment on imported cotton.
    Under the Cotton Research and Promotion Program, assessments are 
used by the Cotton Board to finance research and promotion programs 
designed to increase consumer demand for Upland cotton in the United 
States and international markets. In 2007, producer assessments totaled 
$44 million and importer assessments totaled $30.4 million. According 
to the Cotton Board, should the volume of cotton products imported into 
the U.S. remain at the same level in 2007, one could expect the 
increased assessment to generate approximately $5.9 million.
    Importers with line-items appearing on U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection documentation with value of the cotton contained therein 
results of an assessment of two dollars ($2.00) or less will not be 
subject to assessments. In addition, imported cotton and products may 
be exempt from assessment if the cotton content of products is U.S. 
produced, cotton other than Upland, or imported products that are 
eligible to be labeled as 100 percent organic under the National 
Organic Program (7 CFR Part 205) and who is not a split operation.
    The rule does not impose additional recordkeeping requirements on 
importers.
    There are no Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict 
with this rule.

Paperwork Reduction

    In compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations (5 CFR Part 1320) which implement the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the information collection 
requirements

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contained in the regulation to be amended have been previously approved 
by OMB and were assigned control number 0581-0093. This rule does not 
result in a change to the information collection and recordkeeping 
requirements previously approved.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1205

    Advertising, Agricultural research, Cotton, Marketing agreements, 
Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble 7 CFR part 1205 is 
proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 1205--COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION

    1. The authority citation for Part 1205 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2101-2118.

    2. In Sec.  1205.510, paragraph (b)(2) and the table in paragraph 
(b)(3)(ii) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1205.510  Levy of assessments.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) The 12-month average of monthly weighted average prices 
received by U.S. farmers will be calculated annually. Such weighted 
average will be used as the value of imported cotton for the purpose of 
levying the supplemental assessment on imported cotton and will be 
expressed in kilograms. The value of imported cotton for the purpose of 
levying this supplemental assessment is $0.9874 cents per kilogram.
    (3) * * *
    (ii) * * *

                         Import Assessment Table
                           (Raw Cotton Fiber)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   HTS No.                      Conv. fact.   Cents/kg.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5201000500...................................        0            0.9874
5201001200...................................        0            0.9874
5201001400...................................        0            0.9874
5201001800...................................        0            0.9874
5201002200...................................        0            0.9874
5201002400...................................        0            0.9874
5201002800...................................        0            0.9874
5201003400...................................        0            0.9874
5201003800...................................        0            0.9874
5204110000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5204200000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205111000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205112000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205121000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205122000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205131000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205132000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205141000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205210020...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205210090...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205220020...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205220090...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205230020...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205230090...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205240020...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205240090...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205310000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205320000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205330000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205340000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205410020...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205410090...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205420020...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205420090...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205440020...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5205440090...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5206120000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5206130000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5206140000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5206220000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5206230000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5206240000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5206310000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5207100000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5207900000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5208112020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208112040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208112090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208114020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208114060...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208114090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208118090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208124020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208124040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208124090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208126020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208126040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208126060...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208126090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208128020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208128090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208130000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208192020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208192090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208194020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208194090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208196020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208196090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208224040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208224090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208226020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208226060...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208228020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208230000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208292020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208292090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208294090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208296090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208298020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208312000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208321000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208323020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208323040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208323090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208324020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208324040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208325020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208330000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208392020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208392090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208394090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208396090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208398020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208412000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208416000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208418000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208421000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208423000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208424000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208425000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208430000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208492000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208494020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208494090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208496010...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208496090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208498090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208512000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208516060...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208518090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208523020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208523045...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208523090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208524020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208524045...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208524065...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208525020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208592025...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208592095...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208594090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5208596090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209110020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209110035...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209110090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209120020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209120040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209190020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209190040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209190060...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209190090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209210090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209220020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209220040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209290040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209290090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209313000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209316020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209316035...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209316050...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209316090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209320020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209320040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209390020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209390040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209390060...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209390080...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209390090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209413000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209416020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209416040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209420020...................................        1.0309       1.0179
5209420040...................................        1.0309       1.0179
5209430030...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209430050...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209490020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209490090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209516035...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209516050...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209520020...................................        1.1455       1.1311

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5209590025...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209590040...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5209590090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5210114020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210114040...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210116020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210116040...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210116060...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210118020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210192090...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210214040...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210216020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210216060...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210218020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210314020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210314040...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210316020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210318020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210414000...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210416000...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210418000...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210498090...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210514040...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210516020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210516040...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5210516060...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211110090...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211120020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211190020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211190060...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211320020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211390040...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211390060...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211490020...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211490090...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5211590025...................................        0.6873       0.6786
5212146090...................................        0.9164       0.9049
5212156020...................................        0.9164       0.9049
5212216090...................................        0.9164       0.9049
5509530030...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5509530060...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5513110020...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5513110040...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5513110060...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5513110090...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5513120000...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5513130020...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5513210020...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5513310000...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5514120020...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5516420060...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5516910060...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5516930090...................................        0.4009       0.3958
5601210010...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5601210090...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5601300000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5602109090...................................        0.5727       0.5655
5602290000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5602906000...................................        0.526        0.5194
5607909000...................................        0.8889       0.8777
5608901000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5608902300...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5609001000...................................        1.1111       1.0971
5609004000...................................        0.5556       0.5486
5701104000...................................        0.0556       0.0549
5701109000...................................        0.1111       0.1097
5701901010...................................        1.0444       1.0312
5702109020...................................        1.1          1.0861
5702312000...................................        0.0778       0.0768
5702411000...................................        0.0722       0.0713
5702412000...................................        0.0778       0.0768
5702421000...................................        0.0778       0.0768
5702913000...................................        0.0889       0.0878
5703900000...................................        0.4489       0.4432
5801210000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5801230000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5801250010...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5801250020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5801260020...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5802190000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5802300030...................................        0.5727       0.5655
5804291000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5806200010...................................        0.3534       0.3489
5806200090...................................        0.3534       0.3489
5806310000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
5806400000...................................        0.4296       0.4242
5808107000...................................        0.5727       0.5655
5808900010...................................        0.5727       0.5655
5811002000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
6001106000...................................        1.1455       1.1311
6001210000...................................        0.8591       0.8483
6001220000...................................        0.2864       0.2828
6001910010...................................        0.8591       0.8483
6001910020...................................        0.8591       0.8483
6001920020...................................        0.2864       0.2828
6001920030...................................        0.2864       0.2828
6001920040...................................        0.2864       0.2828
6003203000...................................        0.8681       0.8572
6003306000...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6003406000...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005210000...................................        0.8681       0.8572
6005220000...................................        0.8681       0.8572
6005230000...................................        0.8681       0.8572
6005240000...................................        0.8681       0.8572
6005310010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005310080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005320010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005320080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005330010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005330080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005340010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005340080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005410010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005410080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005420010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005420080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005430010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005430080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005440010...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6005440080...................................        0.2894       0.2858
6006211000...................................        1.1574       1.1428
6006221000...................................        1.1574       1.1428
6006231000...................................        1.1574       1.1428
6006241000...................................        1.1574       1.1428
6006310040...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006310080...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006320040...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006320080...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006330040...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006330080...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006340040...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006340080...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006410085...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006420085...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006430085...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6006440085...................................        0.1157       0.1142
6101200010...................................        1.0094       0.9967
6101200020...................................        1.0094       0.9967
6102200010...................................        1.0094       0.9967
6102200020...................................        1.0094       0.9967
6103421020...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6103421040...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6103421050...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6103421070...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6103431520...................................        0.2516       0.2484
6103431540...................................        0.2516       0.2484
6103431550...................................        0.2516       0.2484
6103431570...................................        0.2516       0.2484
6104220040...................................        0.9002       0.8889
6104220060...................................        0.9002       0.8889
6104320000...................................        0.9207       0.9091
6104420010...................................        0.9002       0.8889
6104420020...................................        0.9002       0.8889
6104520010...................................        0.9312       0.9195
6104520020...................................        0.9312       0.9195
6104622006...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104622011...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104622016...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104622021...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104622026...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104622028...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104622030...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104622060...................................        0.8806       0.8695
6104632006...................................        0.3774       0.3726
6104632011...................................        0.3774       0.3726
6104632026...................................        0.3774       0.3726
6104632028...................................        0.3774       0.3726
6104632030...................................        0.3774       0.3726
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    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2101-2118.

    Dated: July 21, 2008.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E8-16957 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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