Federal Register: December 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 243)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-21571
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Amendment 2 of the Cotton Storage Agreement
DATES: Effective Date: December 19, 2006.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This notice announces Amendment 2 to the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC's) Cotton Storage Agreement. This amendment alters the agreement that regulates the storage of CCC interest and commercial cotton in warehouses throughout the United States.
SUMMARY:
Cotton storage agreement; amendment 2,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The final rule published in the Federal
Register on August 30, 2006 (71 FR 51422) amended the regulations at 7
CFR 1423.11 regarding delivery and shipping standards for CCCapproved
cotton warehouses. Amendment 2 to the CCC Cotton Storage Agreement
updates Part III, S., Delivery and Shipping Standard, to reflect the
changes in 7 CFR 1423.11. The new Section S redefines the minimum
weekly delivery and shipping standard to 4.5 percent of the CSA
approved storage capacity or the maximum number of bales on hand at any
time during the crop year. A new mandatory reporting requirement is
also included. This provision applies to all cotton shipped from the
warehouse. Questions regarding Amendment 2, or any other aspects of the
CCC Cotton Storage Agreement, should be addressed to Paul Rodriguez at
the Kansas City Commodity Office (816) 9296662 or email
Paul.Rodriguez@kcc.usda.gov.
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Amendment 2 can be found at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/cotton.htm.
Signed at Washington, DC, December 6, 2006.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Timothy R. Murray, Cotton Program Manager, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency, USDA, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 202500553. Telephone: (202) 7206125. Email: tim.murray@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 7202600 (voice and TDD).