Washington, DC, USA
December 23, 2011
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 80278-80280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32926]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 27 and 28
[Doc. AMS-CN-11-0066]
RIN 0581-AD19
Revision of Cotton Classification Procedures for Determining Cotton Leaf Grade
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to revise the procedure for determining the official leaf grade for Upland and Pima cotton. The leaf grade is a part of the official classification which denotes cotton fiber quality used in cotton marketing and manufacturing of cotton products. Currently, the leaf grade is determined by visual examination and comparison to the Official Cotton Standards by qualified cotton classers. This proposed revision would replace the classer's leaf determination with the instrument leaf measurement made by the High Volume Instrument (HVI) system used in official cotton classification for Upland Cotton since 1991.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 9, 2012.
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