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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the CCC-approved Cotton Warehouse Program for CCC.  FSA is amending the regulations that specify the requirements for CCC approved cotton warehouses. The amendment clarifies the definition of Bales Made Available for Shipment (BMAS). CCC-approved cotton warehouses are required to report BMAS, among other data, to CCC every week. The amendment clarifies that bales made available, but not picked up (BNPU), cannot be "counted" as BMAS for longer than two weeks. There is no such time limit in the current regulation. A conforming change will be made to the CCC Cotton Storage Agreement.