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 APPLICATION FOR QUALIFICATION OF STATE SORGHUM BOARD 

 (Under the Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order) 

This information is requested in order to determine the qualification of a State 

sorghum organization for identification as a Qualified State Sorghum Organization pursuant 

to §1221.128 of the Sorghum Promotion and Research Order ("Order"), (7 CFR §1221.128). 

For purposes of this Application, the term "Act" shall mean the Commodity Promotion and 

Research, and Information Act of 1996, Subtitle E of Title XIX of the Food, Agriculture, 

Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-624, and any amendments thereto. The 

term "Board" shall mean the Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Board. 

 (1) Organizations receiving qualification from the Secretary will be entitled to 

submit requests for funding to the Board pursuant to §1221.112(j) of the Order. Only one 

sorghum producer organization per State may be qualified. State-legislated sorghum 

promotion, research, and information organizations may request qualification and will be 

considered first for qualification by the Secretary. If a State-legislated sorghum 

promotion, research, and information organization does not elect to seek qualification 

from the Secretary within a specified time period as determined by the Secretary, or does 

not meet eligibility requirements as specified by the Secretary, then any State sorghum 

producer organization whose primary purpose is to represent sorghum producers within a 

State, or any other State organization that has sorghum producers as part of its 

membership, may request qualification. 

Qualification shall be based, in addition to other available information, upon a 

factual report submitted by the organization that shall contain information deemed 

relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination, including 

the following: 

a) The geographic territory covered by the organization’s active membership; 

b) The nature and size of the organization’s active membership, proportion of 

active membership accounted for by producers, a map showing the sorghum producing 

counties in which the organization has active members, the volume of sorghum produced 

in each such county, the number of sorghum producers in each such county, and the size 

of the organization’s active sorghum producer membership in each such county; 

c) The extent to which the sorghum producer membership of such organization 

is represented in setting the organization’s policies; 

d) Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization; 

e) Sources from which the organizations operating funds are derived; 

f) The functions of the organization; 

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g) The ability and willingness of the organization to further the purpose and 

objectives of the Act; and 

h) The primary consideration in determining the eligibility of an organization 

shall be whether its sorghum producer membership consists of a sufficiently large 

number of sorghum producers who produce a relatively significant volume of sorghum to 

reasonably warrant its qualification to submit requests for funding to the Board. Any 

sorghum producer organization found eligible by the Secretary under this Section will be 

qualified by the Secretary, and the Secretary’s determination as to eligibility shall be 

final. 

(2) In addition to statements addressing the eligibility requirements, the 

applicant organization should provide the following information: 

a) Name and address of applicant organization; 

b) The name, title, phone number, and email address of the chairperson or other 

chief elected officer; 

c) The name, title, phone number, and email of the chief staff officer 

d) If this sorghum promotion entity is authorized by State statute, please identify 

the statute by title (and attach a copy); and 

e) Describe any in-State programs for sorghum promotion, research, consumer 

information, industry information programs the applicant currently conducts. 

Note: 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 30 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. 

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 

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

family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in 

any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by 

program or incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American 

Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA

through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at 

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of 

the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender.