[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22460-22461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11180]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1468

RIN 0560-AD68


Payment Programs for Shorn Wool, Wool on Unshorn Lambs, and 
Mohair (1991-1995)

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this final rule is to adopt, with certain 
changes, the interim rule published in the Federal Register on 
September 16, 1994 (59 FR 47530). This final rule amends the 
regulations that set forth the 1991-1995 wool and mohair payment 
programs as authorized by the National Wool Act of 1954, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Hartman, Program Specialist, 
CFSA, USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C., 20013, telephone 202-720-
6235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Order 12866

    This rule has been determined to be significant for purposes of 
Executive Order 12866 and therefore has been reviewed by OMB.

Environmental Evaluation

    It has been determined by an environmental evaluation that this 
action will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human 
environment. Therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an 
Environmental Impact Statement is needed.

Federal Assistance Program

    The title and number of the Federal Assistance Program, as found in 
the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance to which this rule applies 
are: National Wool Act Payments--10.059.

Executive Order 12778

    This final rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive 
Order 12778. The provisions of this final rule do not preempt State 
laws and are not retroactive to 1992 and prior crop years except as 
provided in Section 1468.18(d). Before any judicial action may be 
brought regarding the provisions of this regulation, the administrative 
appeal provisions set forth at 7 CFR 780 must be exhausted.

Executive Order 12372

    This program/activity is not subject to the provisions of Executive 
Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State 
and local officials. See notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, 
published at 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983).

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The amendments to 7 CFR part 1468 set forth in this final rule do 
not impose any additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements which 
[[Page 22461]] require the approval of OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 
seq.

Comments

    A general description of the statutory basis for this final rule 
was set forth in the interim rule published on September 16, 1994, (59 
FR 47530). The interim rule provided 60 days for comments. No comments 
were received during the interim rule comment period of September 16 
through November 15, 1994. This final rule provides that in determining 
net proceeds for shorn wool or mohair, effective for 1993 and 
subsequent marketing years, marketing charges for commissions, coring, 
or grading shall not be deducted. This rule provides authorized 
representatives of USDA and CCC access to the premises of buyers and 
sellers of wool and mohair in order to inspect their records for 
authenticity.
    This provision had been accidentally omitted when the wool 
regulations and mohair regulations were combined in 1991. This final 
rule also clarifies the definition of nonmarketing charges to make it 
consistent with the calculation of net proceeds and net proceeds for 
payment purposes.
    Section 1468.18(d) was inadvertently omitted from the interim rule. 
This provision was accidently omitted when the mohair regulations and 
the wool regulations were combined in 1991 (56 FR 40233, August 14, 
1991). This final rule, in part, merely reinstates the omitted 
provision.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1468

    Grant program-agriculture, Livestock, Mohair, Reporting and 
recordkeeping, Wool.

    Accordingly, the interim rule amending 7 CFR part 1468 published on 
September 16, 1994, (59 FR 47530) is adopted as final with the 
following changes:

PART 1468--WOOL AND MOHAIR

    1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1468 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1781-1787; 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c.

    2. In Sec. 1468.3 the definition of ``Nonmarketing charges'' is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1468.3  Definitions.

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    Nonmarketing charges means charges paid by or for the account of 
the producer that are not directly related to improving the 
marketability of the shorn wool or mohair, such as, but not limited to, 
storage bags, advances, interest on advances, shearing, and association 
dues, and are not deducted from the producer's gross proceeds to 
determine net proceeds for payment purposes and are deducted from gross 
proceeds to determine net proceeds.
 * * * * *
    3. Section 1468.18 is amended by adding paragraph (d) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1468.18  Maintenance and inspection of records.

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    (d) At all times during regular business hours, authorized 
representatives of CCC or USDA shall have access to the premises of the 
applicant, of the marketing agency, and of the person who furnished 
evidence to an applicant for use in connection with the application, in 
order to inspect, examine, and make copies of the books, records, and 
accounts, and other written data as specified in paragraphs (a), (b), 
and (c) of this section.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 1, 1995.
Bruce R. Weber,
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 95-11180 Filed 5-5-95; 8:45 am]
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