[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 69529]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-22180]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 27

[Doc. No. AMS-CN-22-0061]


Redefining Bona Fide Cotton Spot Markets

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: On August 1, 2023, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
published a rule amending the regulation that redefines two of the 
seven designated spot markets and changing the names of the affected 
markets. The amendatory language in this rule did not provide 
instructions necessary to effectuate the changes in the Code of Federal 
Regulations. This action corrects the names and definitions of the two 
affected cotton spot markets.

DATES: Effective October 6, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Meredith, Division Director, 
Cotton Market News, Cotton & Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 3275 Appling 
Road, Room 10, Memphis, TN 38133. Telephone: (901) 384-3300, or Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final rule published in the Federal 
Register on August 1, 2023 (88 FR 49993) revised the regulations 
concerning bona fide spot market definitions, redefining which counties 
and states compose each of these spot markets. Specifically, the rule 
removed the terms ``East Texas and Oklahoma'' and ``West Texas'', and 
added the terms ``East Texas and South Texas'' and ``West Texas, 
Kansas, and Oklahoma.'' Furthermore, the rule removed the definitions 
of ``East Texas and Oklahoma'' and ``West Texas'' and added the 
definitions of ``East Texas and South Texas'' and ``West Texas, Kansas, 
and Oklahoma'' in their place. This action corrects the names and 
definitions of the two spot markets.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 27

    Commodity futures, Cotton.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Agricultural 
Marketing Service amends 7 CFR part 27 with the following technical 
amendment:

PART 27--[Amended]

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1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 27 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 15b, 7 U.S.C. 473b, 7 U.S.C. 1622(g).

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2. Amend Sec.  27.93:
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a. Revising the introductory paragraph of the extract;
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b. By removing the definitions of ``East Texas and Oklahoma'' and 
``West Texas'' and;
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c. By adding the definitions of ``East Texas and South Texas'' and 
``West Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma'' in their place.
    The additions and revision read as follows:


Sec.  27.93  Bona fide spot markets.

    The following markets have been determined, after investigation, 
and are hereby designated to be bona fide spot markets within the 
meaning of the act:
    Southeastern; North Delta; South Delta; East Texas and South Texas; 
West Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma; Desert Southwest; and San Joaquin 
Valley. Such markets will comprise the following areas:
* * * * *

East Texas and South Texas

    Texas counties east of and including Montague, Wise, Parker, Erath, 
Comanche, Mills, San Saba, Mason, Sutton, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, 
Webb, Zapata, Star, and Hidalgo counties.

West Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma

    All counties in Kansas and Oklahoma, all Texas counties not 
included in the East Texas, South Texas, and Desert Southwest Markets, 
and the New Mexico counties of Union, Quay, Curry, Roosevelt, and Lea.
* * * * *

Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-22180 Filed 10-5-23; 8:45 am]
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