Agricultural Marketing Service May 31, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will raise user fees for cotton producers for 2005 crop cotton classification services under the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act. The 2004 user fee for this classification service was $1.65 per bale. This rule will raise the fee for the 2005 crop to $1.85 per bale with the program. This fee and the existing reserve are sufficient to cover the costs of providing classification services, including costs for administration and supervision.