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USDA/FSA RIN: 0560-AH81 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Cotton Program Changes for Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, Upland Cotton, and Extra Long Staple Cotton 
Abstract: The final rule will establish and revise cotton program regulations required to implement provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill. Ongoing programs for which regulations are amended are the: (1) Recourse seed-cotton loan program for upland and ELS cotton; (2) non-recourse marketing assistance loans for upland cotton and ELS cotton; and (3) the ELS competitiveness payment program. New regulations are established for the Economic Adjustment Assistance to Users of Upland Cotton Program, a new program established by the 2008 Farm Bill to provide cash payments to domestic upland cotton users. The 2008 Farm Bill requires substantive changes to existing programs that must be reflected in the regulations, including a change in the way the world price for upland cotton is calculated and a reduction in the rate paid for cotton storage. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 1427   
Legal Authority: PL 110-246   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    09/16/2008 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice  07/25/2008  73 FR 43400   
Final Rule  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Deirdre Holder
Branch Chief, Regulatory Analysis and PRA Requirements Branch
Department of Agriculture
Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-0572
Phone:202 205-5851
Email: deirdre.holder@usda.gov