[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: 7CFR1205.322]

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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_Cotton Research and Promotion Order
 
Sec. 1205.322  Establishment and membership.

    (a) There is hereby established a Cotton Board composed of:
    (1) Representatives of cotton producers, each of whom shall have an 
alternate, selected by the Secretary from nominations submitted by 
eligible producer organizations within a cotton-producing state, as 
certified pursuant to Sec. 1205.341, or, if the Secretary determines 
that a substantial number of producers are not members of or their 
interests are not represented by any such eligible organizations, from 
nominations made by producers in a manner authorized by the Secretary, 
and
    (2) Representatives of cotton importers, each of whom shall have an 
alternate, selected by the Secretary from nominations submitted by 
eligible importer organizations, as certified pursuant to Sec. 
1205.342, or, if the Secretary determines that a substantial number of 
importers are not members of or their interests are not represented by 
any such eligible organization, from nominations made by importers in a 
manner authorized by the Secretary.
    (b) Representation on the Cotton Board shall be as follows:
    (1) Each cotton-producing state shall have at least one member and 
an additional member for each 1 million bales or major fraction (more 
than half) thereof of cotton produced in the state and marketed above 
one million bales during the period specified in the regulations for 
determining Board membership; and

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    (2) Cotton importers shall be represented by an appropriate number 
of representatives, as determined by the Secretary, of importers of 
cotton subject to assessment during the period specified in the 
regulations for determining Board membership. That number shall not be 
less than two members. The initial importer representation on the Board 
shall consist of four representatives. The Secretary may, after 
consultation with organizations representing importers, reduce or 
increase the number of importer representatives, in the manner 
prescribed by the Secretary.

[56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991]