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e-CFR Data is current as of February 4, 2010
TITLE 7--Agriculture
Subtitle B--REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER A--COMMODITY STANDARDS AND STANDARD CONTAINER REGULATIONS
PART 28--COTTON CLASSING, TESTING, AND STANDARDS
Subpart A--REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNITED STATES COTTON STANDARDS ACT
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| Area Director, Classing Office; responsibility. |
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| Classification of cotton; determination. |
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| Inspection; sampling; classification. |
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| Classification and comparison; requests. |
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| Request for return of samples. |
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| Filing of requests for classification or comparison. |
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| One request only for classification. |
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| Withdrawal or rejection of classification request. |
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| When license is required. |
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| Eligibility and application. |
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| Authority granted by license. |
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| Suspension or revocation of license. |
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| Surrender of license certificate. |
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| Samples for Form A determination. |
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| Samples for Form C determination. |
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| Samples for Form D determination. |
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| Samples not returned are property of Department. |
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| Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices; violations. |
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| Method of classification. |
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| Exposing of samples for classification. |
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| Lower grade (of two samples) to determine classification. |
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| Terms defined; cotton classification. |
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| Scope of comparison; requests. |
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| Method of submitting samples and types. |
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| Statement of finding of Classing Office in comparisons. |
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| Issuance of memoranda and certificates. |
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| Form A and Form D memorandum. |
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| New memorandum or certificate; issuance. |
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| Lost memorandum or certificate may be replaced by duplicate. |
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| Surrender of memoranda or certificates. |
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| Withdrawal of application for review. |
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| Practical forms of cotton standards. |
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| Universal cotton standards. |
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| Original cotton standards and reserve sets. |
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| Amounts of fees for classification; exemption. |
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| Fee for new memorandum or certificate. |
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| When no fee collected for new certificate or memorandum. |
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| Fee when request for classification is withdrawn. |
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| Expenses to be borne by party requesting classification. |
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| Fee for practical classing examination. |
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| Costs of practical forms of cotton standards. |
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| No voiding or modifying claims for payment. |
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| Loaning of forms and exhibits. |
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| Cotton examiners on foreign exchanges. |
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| Disputes involving contracts for shipment of cotton from United States. |
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| OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. |
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Subpart B--CLASSIFICATION FOR FOREIGN GROWTH COTTON
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| Administrative and general. |
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| Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purpose of the Agricultural Marketing Act. |
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| Request for classification and comparison of cotton. |
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| Submission of cotton samples. |
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| Methods of cotton classification and comparison. |
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| Issuance of cotton classification memoranda. |
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| Review of cotton classification. |
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Subpart C--STANDARDS
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| Measurement: humidity; temperature. |
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| Standards for length of staple for American upland cotton. |
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| Original representation of American Pima cotton staple lengths. |
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| Bale of different staple lengths. |
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| Strict Low Middling Color. |
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| Strict Good Ordinary Color. |
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| Good Middling Light Spotted Color. |
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| Strict Middling Light Spotted Color. |
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| Middling Light Spotted Color. |
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| Strict Low Middling Light Spotted Color. |
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| Low Middling Light Spotted Color. |
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| Strict Good Ordinary Light Spotted Color. |
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| Good Middling Spotted Color. |
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| Strict Middling Spotted Color. |
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| Strict Low Middling Spotted Color. |
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| Low Middling Spotted Color. |
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| Strict Good Ordinary Spotted Color. |
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| Strict Middling Tinged Color. |
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| Strict Low Middling Tinged Color. |
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| Low Middling Tinged Color. |
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| Strict Middling Yellow Stained Color. |
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| Middling Yellow Stained Color. |
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| Below Color Grade Cotton. |
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| Alternate title for standards. |
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| United States Cotton Futures Act. |
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| Application of color and leaf grade standards. |
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| Symbols and code numbers. |
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| Official cotton standards for fiber fineness and maturity. |
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| Procedures for air flow tests of micronaire reading. |
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Subpart D--COTTON CLASSIFICATION AND MARKET NEWS SERVICE FOR PRODUCERS
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| Classification of samples. |
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| Responsibilities of licensed gins or warehouses. |
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| Classification of samples and issuance of classification data. |
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Subpart E--COTTON FIBER AND PROCESSING TESTS
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| Requirements as to samples. |
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| Costs of submitting samples. |
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| Limitation of testing services. |
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| Confidential information. |
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| False and misleading information. |
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