[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1205.27]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1205_COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart_Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period
 
Sec.  1205.27  Participation in the sign-up period.

    The sign-up period will be from June 3, 2002, through August 30, 
2002. Those persons who favor the conduct of a continuance referendum 
and who wish to request that USDA conduct such a referendum may do so by 
submitting such request in accordance with this section. All requests 
must be received by the appropriate USDA office by August 30, 2002.
    (a) Before the sign-up period begins, FSA shall establish a list of 
known, eligible, Upland cotton producers in the county that it serves 
during the representative period, and shall also establish a list of 
known, eligible Upland cotton importers.
    (b) Before the start of the sign-up period, USDA shall mail a 
request form to each known, eligible, cotton importer. Importers who 
wish to request a referendum and who do not receive a request form in 
the mail by June 3, 2002, may participate in the sign-up period by 
submitting a signed, written request for a continuance referendum, along 
with a copy of a U.S. Customs form 7501 showing payment of a cotton 
assessment for calendar year 2001. Importers must submit their requests 
and supporting documents to USDA, FSA, ORAS, Attention: Phil Brockman, 
PO Box 23278, Washington, DC 20026-3278. All requests and supporting 
documents must be received by the appropriate FSA office by August 30, 
2002.
    (c) Each person on the county FSA office lists may participate in 
the sign-up period. Eligible producers must date

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and sign their name on the ``County FSA Office Sign-up Sheet.'' A person 
whose name does not appear on the county FSA office list may participate 
in the sign-up period. Such person must be identified on FSA-578 during 
the representative period or provide documentation that demonstrates 
that the person was a cotton producer during the representative period. 
Cotton producers not listed on the FSA-578 shall submit at least one 
sales receipt for cotton they planted during the representative period. 
Cotton producers must make requests to the county FSA office where the 
producer's farm is located. If the producer's land is in more than one 
county, the producer shall make request at the county office where FSA 
administratively maintains and processes the producer's farm records. It 
is the responsibility of the person to provide the information needed by 
the county FSA office to determine eligibility. It is not the 
responsibility of the county FSA office to obtain this information. If 
any person whose name does not appear on the county FSA office list 
fails to provide at least one sales receipt for the cotton they produced 
during the representative period, the county FSA office shall determine 
that such person is ineligible to participate in the sign-up period, and 
shall note ineligible in the remarks section next to the person's name 
on the county FSA office sign-up sheet. In lieu of personally appearing 
at a county FSA office, eligible producers may request a sign-up form 
from the county FSA office where the producer's farm is located. If the 
producer's land is in more than one county, the producer shall make the 
request for the sign-up form at the county office where FSA 
administratively maintains and processes the producer's farm records. 
Such request must be accompanied by a copy of at least one sales receipt 
for cotton they produced during the representative period. The 
appropriate FSA office must receive all completed forms and supporting 
documentation by August 30, 2002.

[67 FR 21169, Apr. 30, 2002]