Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Determination of Whether to Conduct a Referendum Regarding 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act

Docket Number: AMS–CN–20–0091

Summary

This notice announces the Department's determination, based on a review by the Agricultural Marketing Service, that it is not necessary to conduct a referendum among producers and importers on continuation of the 1990 amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act. The 1990 amendments require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a review to determine whether to hold a continuance referendum. Although USDA is of the view that a referendum is not needed, it will initiate a sign-up period, as required by the Act, to allow cotton producers and importers the opportunity to request a continuance referendum.

Contact

Shethir M. Riva, Director, Research and Promotion Division, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406, telephone (540) 361-2726, or email at CottonRP@usda.gov.

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