[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11764-11776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6984]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
7 CFR Part 1205

[CN-96-002]


1996 Proposed Amendment to Cotton Board Rules and Regulations 
Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service proposes to amend the 
Cotton Board Rules and Regulations by raising 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 that paid on domestically produced 
cotton. The proposed value reflects the 12-month average price received 
by U.S. farmers for Upland cotton for calendar year 1995.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 22, 1996.


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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this proposed rule to Craig Shackelford, Chief, Research and 
Promotion Staff, Cotton Division, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456, Room 2641-
S, Washington, D.C. 20090-6456, or by facsimile (202) 690-1718. Three 
copies of all written materials shall be submitted, and they will be 
made available for public inspection in the office of the Cotton 
Division, Washington, D.C. during regular business hours. All comments 
should reference docket number, date, and page number of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Shackelford, (202) 720-2259.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12778, 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 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.
    The Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has 
considered the economic impact of this action on small entities 
pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
    There are an estimated 10,000 importers who are presently subject 
to rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Cotton Research and 
Promotion Order. This rule would 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 would raise the assessments paid by the 
importers under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. Even though 
the assessment would be raised, the increase is small and would not 
significantly affect small businesses. The AMS Administrator therefore 
has certified that this rule will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    In compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations (5 CFR Part 1320) which implement the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) of 1980 (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.
    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. 
Proposed rules implementing the amended Order were published in the 
Federal Register on December 17, 1991, (56 FR 65450). The final 
implementing rules were published on July 1 and 2, 1992, (57 FR 29181) 
and (57 FR 29431), respectively.
    This proposed rule would increase 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 adopted the use 
of the calendar year average price received by U.S. farmers for Upland 
cotton as a benchmark for the value of domestically produced cotton. 
The source for this 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.
    The current value of imported cotton as published in the Federal 
Register (60 FR 36033) on July 13, 1995 for the purpose of calculating 
supplemental assessments on imported cotton is $1.5057 per kilogram. 
This number was calculated using the annual average price received by 
farmers for Upland cotton during the calendar year 1994 which was 
$0.683 per pound. Using the Average Price Received by U.S. farmers for 
Upland cotton for the calendar year 1995, which is $0.802 per pound, 
the new value of imported cotton would be $1.6931 per kilogram. The 
proposed value is $0.1874 per kilogram greater than the previous value.
    An example of the 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  500) 
or
$0.004409 per kg. (1  226.8)
    Supplemental assessment of 5/10 of one percent of the value of 
the cotton converted to kilograms.

Average price received $0.768 per pound or $1.6931 per kg. (0.768 
x  2.2046) = 1.6931.
5/10 of one percent of the average price in kg. equals $0.008465 per 
kg. (1.6931  x  .005)

    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 Sec. 0.008465 per kg. which equals 
$0.012874 per kg.

The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.011938 per kilogram of 
imported cotton. The proposed assessment is $0.012874, an increase of 
$0.000936 per kilogram. This increase reflects the increase in the 
Average Price of Upland Cotton Received by U.S. Farmers during the 
period January through December 1995.
    Since the value of cotton is the basis of the supplemental 
assessment calculation and the figures shown in the

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right hand column of the Import Assessment Table 1205.510(b)(3) are a 
result of such a calculation, these figures have been revised. These 
figures indicate the total assessment per kilogram due for each 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) number subject to assessment.
    As a result of changes in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, numbering 
revisions to the Import Assessment Table used in the Cotton Research 
and Promotion program were necessary. These changes are as follows:
    Numbers Deleted:

5205250000
5205450000
6203492010

    Numbers Changed:

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                Old number                   New number                           Comment                       
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5209430020...............................      5209430030  Use same conversion factor.                          
5209430040...............................      5209430050  Use same conversion factor.                          
5311004000...............................      5311004020  Use same conversion factor.                          
5806200000...............................      5806200010                                                       
                                               5806200020  Use same conversion factor.                          
6115199010...............................      6115198010  Use same conversion factor.                          
6115922000...............................      6115929200  Use same conversion factor.                          
6115932020...............................      6115926020  Use same conversion factor.                          
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    Two other changes are proposed to lessen the administrative burden 
for importers. The first simplifies the process to determine if the 
minimum value of cotton has been imported to warrant payment of the 
assessment. The second lengthens the amount of time that an exemption 
certificate remains valid.
    The Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990 provided 
for the establishment of a de minimis (a minimum) volume or value of 
imported cotton under which no assessment would be paid. Section 
1205.510(b)(3)(I) provides that any cotton imported in which the value 
of the cotton is less than $220.99 shall not be subject to the 
assessment. When the de minimis value was first implemented in 1992, 
the 220.99 equaled $2.00 in cotton assessment. The U.S. Customs Service 
does not collect assessments of $2.00 or less. Each subsequent year, 
with the adjustment of the assessment on imported cotton, the amount of 
assessment due on cotton has increased or decreased in relation to the 
change in the minimum import assessment fee of $2.00.
    The agency proposes to change the de minimis value of cotton to a 
fluctuating value that will always yield an assessment of $2.00.
    Section 1205.510(b)(6)(I) provides for an importer to claim an 
exemption from the assessment under specific conditions. The exemption 
is valid for 120 days. This proposal would lengthen that period so that 
exemption certificates issued by the Cotton Board would be valid for 1 
year from the date of issue.

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 
proposed to be 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), (b)(3), and (b)(6)(i) 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 $1.6931 per kilogram.
    (3) The following table contains Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 
classification numbers and corresponding conversion factors and 
assessments. The left column of the following table indicates the HTS 
classifications of imported cotton and cotton-containing products 
subject to assessment. The center column indicates the conversion 
factor for determining the raw fiber content for each kilogram of the 
HTS. HTS numbers for raw cotton have no conversion factor in the table. 
The right column indicates the total assessment per kilogram of the 
article assessed.
    (i) Any line item entry of cotton appearing on Customs entry 
documentation in which the value of the cotton contained therein 
results in the calculation of an assessment of two dollars ($2.00) or 
less will not be subject to assessments as described in this section.
    (ii) In the event that any HTS number subject to assessment is 
changed and such change is merely a replacement of a previous number 
and has no impact on the physical properties, description, or cotton 
content of the product involved, assessments will continue to be 
collected based on the new number.

                         Import Assessment Table                        
                           [Raw Cotton Fiber]                           
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                                               Conversion     Cents per 
                   HTS No.                       factor          kg.    
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5201000000..................................        0             1.2874
5201000500..................................        0             1.2874
5201001200..................................        0             1.2874
5201001400..................................        0             1.2874
5201001800..................................        0             1.2874
5201002200..................................        0             1.2874

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* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (i) A request for such exemption must be submitted to the Cotton 
Board by the importer, prior to the importation of the cotton product. 
The Cotton Board will then issue, if deemed appropriate, a numbered 
exemption certificate valid for 1 year from the date of issue. The 
exemption number should be entered by the importer on the Customs entry 
documentation in the appropriate location as determined by the U.S. 
Customs Service.
* * * * *
    Dated: March 18, 1996.
Lon Hatamiya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-6984 Filed 3-21-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P