[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 106 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E8-12221]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket Number: AMS-CN-07-0093; CN-07-007]


Advisory Committee on Universal Standards; Meeting

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces a 
forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton 
Standards.

DATES: June 12, 2008, at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on June 13, 2008, at 9 
a.m. until the review is complete.
    Place: On June 12, at the Peabody Hotel, 149 Union Avenue, Memphis, 
Tennessee 38103. Phone (901) 529-4000.
    On June 13, at USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Cotton and 
Tobacco Programs office at 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38133. 
Phone (901) 384-3000. The meeting is open to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Knowlton, Standardization and 
Engineering Branch, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, 3275 
Appling Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38133; Phone (901) 384-3030, facsimile 
(901) 384-3032, or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee includes representatives of 
all segments of the U.S. cotton industry and the twenty-three overseas 
associations that are signatories to the Universal Cotton Standards 
Agreement which is authorized under the United States Cotton Standards 
Act (U.S.C. 51-65). The purpose of the meeting is: (1) To recommend to 
the Secretary of Agriculture any changes considered necessary to the 
Universal Standards; and (2) to review freshly prepared sets of 
Universal Cotton Standards for conformity with existing standards.
    The meeting is open to the public. Written comments may be 
submitted in advance or following the meeting to Mr. Knowlton. Notice 
of this meeting is provided in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law No. 92-463).

    Dated: May 27, 2008.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-12221 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
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