[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29111-29112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11822]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc.  AMS-CN-13-0034]


Notice of Meeting of Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton 
Standards

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 
announcing an upcoming meeting of the Advisory Committee on Universal 
Cotton Standards (Committee). The Committee is being convened to 
recommend to the Secretary of Agriculture any changes considered 
necessary to the Universal Cotton Standards and to review freshly 
prepared sets of Universal Cotton Standards for conformity with 
existing standards.

DATES: The meeting dates are June 19-21, 2013. The meeting will convene 
on Wednesday, June 19th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. On Thursday, June 
20, the meeting will continue from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on 
Friday, June 21st meetings will take place from 9:00 a.m. until the 
completion of the review. The deadline to submit written public 
comments is June 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The June 19th meeting will take place at the Raleigh 
Marriott Crabtree Valley, 4500 Marriott Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 
27612. Meetings will re-convene on the morning of June 20th at the 
Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley before relocating to the offices of 
Cotton Incorporated, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, North Carolina 27513 in 
the afternoon. On the morning of June 21st, meetings re-convene at the 
offices of Cotton Incorporated. Information and instructions pertaining 
to the meeting are posted at the following Web address: http://
www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton 
Standards includes representatives of all segments of the U.S. cotton 
industry and the 22 international 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 these 
meetings 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 will be open to the public. The meeting agenda for June 
19th includes presentations of proposed standard for High Volume 
Instrument (HVI) trash measurements and amendments to the Universal 
Cotton Standards Agreement. A formal meeting of the Committee will take 
place on the morning of June 20th, and presentations by invited 
speakers will be made and formal committee action will take place. On 
the afternoon of June 20th, committee members will review the 1986 
original set and reserve sets of standard guide boxes for authenticity. 
New standard guide boxes will then be matched and approved on June 
21st. The final meeting agenda may be viewed at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/AdvisoryCommitteeonUniversalStandards on June 
18, 2013.
    Public Comments: Written comments for the Committee's consideration 
will be accepted through Tuesday, June 11, 2013 via 
www.regulations.gov. Comments received after that date may not be 
reviewed by the Committee before the meeting. AMS strongly prefers 
comments to be submitted electronically; however, written comments may 
also be submitted by Tuesday, June 11, 2013 via mail to Mr. James 
Knowlton, Standardization and Engineering Division, Cotton and Tobacco 
Programs, AMS, USDA, 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38133. 
Instructions for viewing all comments are posted at 
www.regulations.gov.
    Meeting Accommodations: The meeting hotel and Cotton Incorporated 
Offices are ADA compliant, and the USDA provides reasonable 
accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If 
you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this public 
meeting, please notify James Knowlton at [email protected] or 
(901) 384-3030. Determinations for reasonable accommodation will be 
made on a case-by-case basis.

    Dated: May 14, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-11822 Filed 5-16-13; 8:45 am]
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