[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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 September 4, 2007, through November 
30, 2007. 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 November 
30, 2007.
    (a) Before the sign-up period begins, FSA shall establish a list of 
known, eligible, Upland cotton producers in the country that it serves 
during the representative period, and AMS shall also establish a list of 
known, eligible Upland cotton importers.
    (b) Before the start of the sign-up period, AMS 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 September 4, 2007, may particiapte in the sign-up period by 
submitting a signed, written request for a continuance referendum, along 
with a copy of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection form 7501 showing 
payment of a cotton assessment for calendar year 2006. Importers must 
submit their requests and supporting documents to USDA, FSA, DAFO, 
Attention: Rick Pinkston, P.O. Box 23103, Washington, DC 20026-3103. All 
requests and supporting documents must be received by November 30, 2007.
    (c) Each person on the county FSA office lists may participate in 
the sign-

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up period. Eligible producers must date 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 officer where FSA administratively 
maintains and processes the producer's farm records. It is the 
responsibility of the person to provide the information need 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 the 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 November 30, 2007.

[72 FR 51161, Sept. 6, 2007]