Organic Exemption Request Form Cotton Board

OMB No. 0581-0093

The information on this form is required to make a determination concerning a person’s eligibility for exemption from 

assessments under research and promotion programs. 

Type of Operation:  Producer  Importer 

Please complete the following: 

Applicant’s First and Last Name:

Company 

name: Phone:

Street 

address: Fax:

City/State/Zip 

code: E-mail: 

Tax ID # Importer 

ID #

In order to be exempt, the above-named company must meet all of the following (please check):

 

 Operates under an approved organic system plan authorized under the USDA-AMS organic 

regulations (7 CFR Part 205) and maintains a valid organic certificate issued by an AMS 

accredited certifying agent. 

 Produces or imports products eligible to be labeled “organic” or “100% organic” under the USDA 

organic regulations. 

 Is subject to assessments under the research and promotion program for which this exemption 

is requested.



A copy of this company’s organic farm or organic handling operation certificate and 

addendum provided by a USDA-accredited certifying agent under the OFPA must be

attached. Importers should attach a copy of a certificate or equivalency agreement for the 

eligible product as established under NOP. 

Certification Statement 

I hereby certify that my annual (basis of assessment, including but not limited to production or 

importation is an estimated total ___________ (bales and lbs., or kilograms), with _____________ (bales 

and lbs., or kilograms) organic” and/or “100% organic” and ___________( bales and lbs., or kilograms) 

non-organic. 

____________________________ _____________________________ _____________ Signature Title Date

Any false statement or misrepresentation may result in a fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both 

(18 U.S.C. 1001). 

Please return this form to: Cotton Board

5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1900

Memphis, TN 38157

AMS-15 (Rev. 12/15) Destroy previous editions. See reverse for burden/non-discrimination statement
NOTE: The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (U.S.C. 522a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 

amended. The authority for requesting this information to be supplied on this form is from the applicable commodity legislation for research and 

promotion programs. Furnishing the requested information is necessary for the administration of this program. Submission of Tax Identification 

Number (TIN) or importer identification number is mandatory and will be used to determine affiliation or entity identity.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection 

of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0093. The 

time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. 

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race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, 

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program or incident. 

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