[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27818-27823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13525]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 1205

[CN-98-002]


1998 Amendment to Cotton Board Rules and Regulations Adjusting 
Supplemental Assessment on Imports

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the 
Cotton Board Rules and Regulations by lowering the value assigned to 
imported cotton for the purpose of calculating supplemental assessments 
collected for use by the Cotton Research and Promotion Program. This 
action is required by this regulation on an annual basis to ensure that 
the assessments collected on imported cotton and the cotton content of 
imported products remain similar to those paid on domestically produced 
cotton.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma McDill, (202) 720-2145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

    This rule has been determined to be ``not significant'' for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866, and, therefore, has not been 
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.

Executive Order 12988

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil 
Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect. This 
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 the ruling.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) AMS has considered the economic impact 
of this action on small entities and has determined that its 
implementation will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small businesses.
    There are an estimated 16,000 importers who are presently subject 
to rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Cotton Research and 
Promotion Order. This rule will affect importers of cotton and cotton-
containing products. The majority of these importers are small 
businesses under the criteria established by the Small Business 
Administration. This rule will lower the assessments paid by the 
importers under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. Even though 
the assessment would be lowered, the decrease is small and will not 
significantly affect small businesses.
    The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.012412 per kilogram 
of imported cotton. The amended assessment is $0.011850, a decrease of 
$0.000562 or a 4.5 percent decrease from the current assessment. From 
January through December 1997 approximately $20 million was collected 
at the $0.012412 per kilogram rate. Should the volume of cotton 
products imported into the U.S. remain at the same level in 1998, one 
could expect the decreased assessment to generate $19.1 million or a 
4.5 percent decrease from 1997.

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 contained in the regulation to be amended have been 
previously approved by OMB and were assigned control number 0581-0093.

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 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). Proposed rules implementing the amended Order 
were 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.
    This rule will decrease the value assigned to imported cotton in 
the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations (7 CFR 1205.510 (b)(2)). This 
value is used to calculate supplemental assessments on imported cotton 
and the cotton content of imported products. Supplemental assessments 
are the second part of 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.
    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 agency has adopted the 
practice of assigning the calendar year average price received by U.S. 
farmers for Upland cotton to represent the value of imported cotton. 
This is done so that the assessment on domestically produced cotton and 
the assessment on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported 
products remain similar. The source for the average price statistic is 
``Agricultural Prices'', a publication of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (NASS) of the Department of Agriculture. Use of the 
average price figure in the calculation of supplemental assessments on 
imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products yields an 
assessment that approximates assessments paid on domestically produced 
cotton in the prior calendar year.
    The current value of imported cotton as published in the Federal 
Register (62 FR 46412) on September 2, 1997, for the purpose of 
calculating supplemental assessments on imported cotton is $1.6005 per 
kilogram. This number was calculated using the annual average price 
received by farmers for Upland cotton during the calendar year 1996 
which was $0.726 per pound and multiplying by the conversion factor

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2.2046. Using the Average Price Received by U.S. Farmers for Upland 
Cotton for the calendar year 1997, which is $0.675 per pound, the new 
value of imported cotton is $1.4881 per kilogram. The amended value is 
$0.1124 per kilogram less than the previous value.
    An example of the complete assessment formula and how the various 
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<divide>500)
or $0.004409 per kg. (1<divide>226.8).

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

The 1997 calendar year average price received by producers for Upland 
cotton is $0.675 per pound or $1.4881 per kg. (0.675  x  
2.2046)=1.4881.
Five tenths of one percent of the average price in kg. equals $0.007441 
per kg. (1.4881  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 $0.007441 per kg. which equals $0.011850 
per kg.
    The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.012412 per kilogram 
of imported cotton. The amended assessment is $0.011850, a decrease of 
$0.000562 per kilogram. This decrease reflects the decrease in the 
Average Price of Upland Cotton Received by U.S. Farmers during the 
period January through December 1997.
    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 Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (HTS) number subject to assessment.
    Eight HTS numbers subject to assessment pursuant to this regulation 
and found in the assessment table have been changed. In order to 
maintain consistency between the HTS and the assessment table, the 
changes to these eight numbers have been incorporated into the 
assessment table. The last two digits of these numbers were changed to 
provide for statistical reporting purposes and involve no physical 
change to the products they represent. Therefore, the assessment rate 
is not affected by the change. The assessment rate for each of the 
eight numbers has been applied to each of the new replacement numbers 
in the assessment table. The following table represents the changes:

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                                                                                    Conversion      Assessment  
                             Old No.                                  New No.         factor         cents/kg.  
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5208523040......................................................      5208523045          1.1455          1.3574
5208524040......................................................      5208524045          1.1455          1.3574
5208524060......................................................      5208524065          1.1455          1.3574
5208592020......................................................      5208592025          1.1455          1.3574
5208592090......................................................      5208592095          1.1455          1.3574
5209516030......................................................      5209516035          1.1455          1.3574
5209590020......................................................      5209590025          1.1455          1.3574
5211590020......................................................      5211590025          0.6873          0.8145
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    A proposed rule with a request for comments was published in the 
Federal Register (63 FR 15336) on March 31, 1998. No comments were 
received during the comment period (March 31 through April 30, 1998).

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 
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, paragraphs (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 average prices received by U.S. 
farmers will be calculated annually. Such 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 $1.4881 per kilogram.
    (3) * * *
    (ii) * * *

                         Import Assessment Table                        
                           [Raw cotton fiber]                           
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                                                         Conv.    Cents/
                        HTS No.                          fact.     kg.  
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5201000500............................................   0        1.185 
5201001200............................................   0        1.185 
5201001400............................................   0        1.185 
5201001800............................................   0        1.185 
5201002200............................................   0        1.185 
5201002400............................................   0        1.185 
5201002800............................................   0        1.185 
5201003400............................................   0        1.185 
5201003800............................................   0        1.185 
5204110000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5204200000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205111000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205112000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205121000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205122000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205131000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205132000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205141000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205210020............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205210090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205220020............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205220090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205230020............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205230090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205240020............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205240090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205310000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205320000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205330000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205340000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205410020............................................   1.1111   1.3167

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5205410090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205420020............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205420090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205440020............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5205440090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5206120000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5206130000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5206140000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5206220000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5206230000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5206240000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5206310000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5207100000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5207900000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5208112020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208112040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208112090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208114020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208114060............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208114090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208118090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208124020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208124040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208124090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208126020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208126040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208126060............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208126090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208128020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208128090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208130000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208192020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208192090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208194020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208194090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208196020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208196090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208224040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208224090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208226020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208226060............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208228020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208230000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208292020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208292090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208294090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208296090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208298020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208312000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208321000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208323020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208323040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208323090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208324020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208324040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208325020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208330000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208392020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208392090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208394090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208396090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208398020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208412000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208416000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208418000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208421000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208423000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208424000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208425000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208430000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208492000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208494020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208494090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208496010............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208496090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208498090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208512000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208516060............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208518090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208523020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208523045............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208523090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208524020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208524045............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208524065............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208525020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208530000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208592025............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208592095............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208594090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5208596090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209110020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209110035............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209110090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209120020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209120040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209190020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209190040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209190060............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209190090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209210090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209220020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209220040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209290040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209290090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209313000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209316020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209316035............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209316050............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209316090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209320020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209320040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209390020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209390040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209390060............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209390080............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209390090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209413000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209416020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209416040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209420020............................................   1.0309   1.2216
5209420040............................................   1.0309   1.2216
5209430030............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209430050............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209490020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209490090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209516035............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209516050............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209520020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209590025............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209590040............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5209590090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5210114020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210114040............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210116020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210116040............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210116060............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210118020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210120000............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210192090............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210214040............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210216020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
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5210218020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210314020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210314040............................................   0.6873   0.8145
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5210318020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
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5210416000............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210418000............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210498090............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210514040............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210516020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210516040............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5210516060............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211110090............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211120020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211190020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211190060............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211210025............................................   0.4165   0.4936
5211210035............................................   0.4165   0.4936
5211210050............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211290090............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211320020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211390040............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211390060............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211490020............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211490090............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5211590025............................................   0.6873   0.8145
5212146090............................................   0.9164   1.0859
5212156020............................................   0.9164   1.0859
5212216090............................................   0.9164   1.0859
5509530030............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5509530060............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5513110020............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5513110040............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5513110060............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5513110090............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5513120000............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5513130020............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5513210020............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5513310000............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5514120020............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5516420060............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5516910060............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5516930090............................................   0.4009   0.4751
5601210010............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5601210090............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5601300000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5602109090............................................   0.5727   0.6786
5602290000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5602906000............................................   0.526    0.6233
5604900000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5607902000............................................   0.8889   1.0533
5608901000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5608902300............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5609001000............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5609004000............................................   0.5556   0.6584
5701104000............................................   0.0556   0.0659
5701109000............................................   0.1111   0.1317
5701901010............................................   1.0444   1.2376
5702109020............................................   1.1      1.3035
5702312000............................................   0.0778   0.0922
5702411000............................................   0.0722   0.0856
5702412000............................................   0.0778   0.0922
5702421000............................................   0.0778   0.0922

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5702913000............................................   0.0889   0.1053
5702991010............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5702991090............................................   1.1111   1.3167
5703900000............................................   0.4489   0.5319
5801210000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5801230000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5801250010............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5801250020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5801260020............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5802190000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5802300030............................................   0.5727   0.6786
5804291000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5806200010............................................   0.3534   0.4188
5806200090............................................   0.3534   0.4188
5806310000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
5806400000............................................   0.4296   0.5091
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5808900010............................................   0.5727   0.6786
5811002000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
6001106000............................................   1.1455   1.3574
6001210000............................................   0.8591   1.018 
6001220000............................................   0.2864   0.3394
6001910010............................................   0.8591   1.018 
6001910020............................................   0.8591   1.018 
6001920020............................................   0.2864   0.3394
6001920030............................................   0.2864   0.3394
6001920040............................................   0.2864   0.3394
6002203000............................................   0.8681   1.0287
6002206000............................................   0.2894   0.3429
6002420000............................................   0.8681   1.0287
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* * * * *
    Dated: May 15, 1998.
Mary E. Atienza,
Deputy Administrator, Cotton Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-13525 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P