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Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2008 Amendments), 69521-69526 [E8-27397]
Download as PDF 69521 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 224 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 1205 [Docket No. AMS–CN–08–0040; CN–08–002] Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2008 Amendments) Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending 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 is removing Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers that were absorbed into other HTS categories since the last assessment adjustment. DATES: Effective Date: December 19, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: cprice-sewell on PROD1PC64 with RULES 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 This rule has been determined to be not significant for the purpose of Executive Order 12866; and therefore, VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:43 Nov 18, 2008 Jkt 217001 has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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 (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118) (‘‘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 (Pub. L. 101–624) 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. This rule increases 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 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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 Priced 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). E:\FR\FM\19NOR1.SGM 19NOR1 69522 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 19, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 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). Total Assessment The total assessment per kilogram of raw cotton is obtained by adding the $1 per bale equivalent assessment of 5208530000 5210120000 5211210025 5211210035 5211210050 5211290090 5604900000 5702991010 5702991090 6109100005 6109100009 6110202065 6110202075 6111206040 6111305040 6115198010 6115929000 6115936020 6203424005 6203424010 6203424015 6203424020 6203424025 6203424030 6203424035 6203424040 6203424045 A proposed rule was published on July 24, 2008, with a comment period of July 24 through September 22, 2008 (73 FR 43166). AMS received one comment from a cotton producer association. The comment indicated support of the proposed amendment stating that it would increase the value assigned to imported cotton, and that it is important that domestically produced and imported cotton be assessed equally. The comment also indicated support for removing the HTS numbers that were absorbed into the other HTS categories since the last assessment adjustment. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC64 with RULES Regulatory Flexibility Act and Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) [5 U.S.C. 601– 612], AMS has examined the economic impact of this rule on small entities. The purpose of t he 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 rule would only affect importers of cotton and cotton-containing products and would raise the VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:43 Nov 18, 2008 Jkt 217001 $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 amended 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 6203424050 6203424055 6203424060 6204624005 6204624010 6204624020 6204624025 6204624030 6204624035 6204624040 6204624045 6204624050 6204624055 6204624060 6204624065 6205202015 6205202020 6205202025 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 amended 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. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 USDA 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: 6205202030 6205202035 6205202046 6205202050 6205202060 6205202065 6205202070 6205202075 6206303010 6206303020 6206303030 6206303040 6206303050 6206303060 6210405020 6303110000 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 or cotton other than Upland. Importers who import only products that are eligible to be labeled as 100 percent organic under the National Organic Program (7 CFR Part 205) and who are not a split operation, are exempt from payment of assessments. AMS previously 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, 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 E:\FR\FM\19NOR1.SGM 19NOR1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 19, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 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 amending the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations to adjust the importer supplemental assessment to be the same as that levied on domestic cotton producers. The rule does not impose additional recordkeeping requirements on importers. There are no Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this rule. 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. Chapter 35) the information collection requirements 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 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 and 7 U.S.C. 7401.’’ 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. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC64 with RULES * * * * * (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) * * * VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:43 Nov 18, 2008 Jkt 217001 IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE [Raw cotton fiber] 69523 IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued [Raw cotton fiber] HTS No. 5201000500 5201001200 5201001400 5201001800 5201002200 5201002400 5201002800 5201003400 5201003800 5204110000 5204200000 5205111000 5205112000 5205121000 5205122000 5205131000 5205132000 5205141000 5205210020 5205210090 5205220020 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 PO 00000 Conv. fact. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 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Frm 00004 0.4009 0.4009 0.4009 1.1455 1.1455 1.1455 0.5727 1.1455 0.526 0.8889 1.1111 1.1111 1.1111 0.5556 0.0556 0.1111 1.0444 1.1 0.0778 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 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Cents/kg. 0.3958 0.3958 0.3958 1.1311 1.1311 1.1311 0.5655 1.1311 0.5194 0.8777 1.0971 1.0971 1.0971 0.5486 0.0549 0.1097 1.0312 1.0861 0.0768 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 HTS No. 6005440080 6006211000 6006221000 6006231000 6006241000 6006310040 6006310080 6006320040 6006320080 6006330040 6006330080 6006340040 6006340080 6006410085 6006420085 6006430085 6006440085 6101200010 6101200020 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 E:\FR\FM\19NOR1.SGM Conv. fact. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19NOR1 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 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 Cents/kg. 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 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 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 19, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 69525 IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued [Raw cotton fiber] [Raw cotton fiber] [Raw cotton fiber] cprice-sewell on PROD1PC64 with RULES HTS No. 6108210020 6108310010 6108310020 6108320010 6108320015 6108320025 6108910005 6108910015 6108910025 6108910030 6108920030 6109100007 6109100012 6109100014 6109100018 6109100023 6109100027 6109100037 6109100040 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 Conv. fact. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 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 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 14:43 Nov 18, 2008 Cents/kg. 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 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 Jkt 217001 HTS No. 6114301020 6114303030 6116101300 6116101720 6116926420 6116926430 6116926440 6116928800 6117809510 6117809540 6201121000 6201122010 6201122050 6201122060 6201134030 6201921000 6201921500 6201922010 6201922021 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 PO 00000 Conv. fact. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Frm 00005 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 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 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Cents/kg. 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 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 HTS No. 6204322010 6204322030 6204322040 6204423010 6204423030 6204423040 6204423050 6204423060 6204522010 6204522030 6204522040 6204522070 6204522080 6204533010 6204594060 6204622010 6204622025 6204622050 6204633510 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 E:\FR\FM\19NOR1.SGM Conv. fact. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19NOR1 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 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 Cents/kg. 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 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 69526 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 19, 2008 / Rules and Regulations IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE— Continued [Raw cotton fiber] [Raw cotton fiber] cprice-sewell on PROD1PC64 with RULES HTS No. 6211320070 6211330010 6211330030 6211330035 6211330040 6211420010 6211420020 6211420025 6211420060 6211420070 6211430010 6211430030 6211430040 6211430050 6211430060 6211430066 6212105020 6212109010 6212109020 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 Conv. fact. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 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 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 14:43 Nov 18, 2008 Cents/kg. 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 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 Jkt 217001 HTS No. Conv. fact. 6302910035 6302910045 6302910050 6302910060 6303910010 6303910020 6304111000 6304190500 6304191000 6304191500 6304192000 6304910020 6304920000 6505302070 6505901540 6505902060 6505902545 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. * * * Cents/kg. 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 * 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 * Dated: November 13, 2008. James E. Link, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. E8–27397 Filed 11–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Parts 91 and 105 [Docket No.: FAA–2005–21829; Amendment Nos. 91–305, 105–13] RIN 2120–AI85 Parachute Equipment and Packing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FAA is amending the regulations governing the packing interval for certain types of parachutes. Currently, the FAA prohibits most parachutes from being used or carried aboard an aircraft and available for emergency use unless they have been packed within the previous 120 days. New reliability data from the parachute industry and other sources indicate that the packing interval should be increased; therefore, we are lengthening the interval from 120 to 180 days. This final rule revises the parachute packing interval and ensures safe use. DATES: This amendment becomes effective December 19, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning this final rule, contact Kim Barnette, AFS–350, Aircraft Maintenance Division, General PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Aviation and Avionics Branch, AFS– 350, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 493–4922; facsimile (202) 267–5115, email kim.a.barnette@faa.gov. For legal questions concerning this final rule, contact Ed Averman, Regulations Division, AGC–210, FAA Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267–3147; facsimile (202) 267–7971, email ed.averman@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA’s authority to issue rules on aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency’s authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, part A, subpart iii, section 44701. Under that section, the FAA is charged with promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations and minimum standards in the interest of safety for inspecting, servicing, and overhauling aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances. This rule is within the scope of that authority because it affects the airworthiness of parachutes used for airborne emergencies and sport applications. Background The majority of nonmilitary parachutes used in the United States are either sport parachutes or parachutes used for emergency purposes. Nearly all sport parachutes are used for skydiving and use a ‘‘dual parachute system.’’ Dual parachute systems contain a ‘‘main’’ parachute and a second parachute called a ‘‘reserve’’ parachute, to be used if the main parachute fails. The other commonly used parachute is a single-unit emergency parachute, often worn in case of emergency when operating special aircraft like gliders or aerobatic airplanes. The FAA issued a rule in 1978 requiring that all main and most reserve parachutes be packed every 120 days. Before 1978, the FAA required that all parachutes be packed every 60 days. The FAA extended the packing interval to 120 days because new synthetic parachute materials like nylon and Dacron were becoming commonplace. Parachutists had found the synthetic material was just as reliable after being packed for 120 days as it was after 60 days. E:\FR\FM\19NOR1.SGM 19NOR1
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