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USDA/AMS RIN: 0581-AD03 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Softwood Lumber Research and Promotion Order, Establishing Order (FV-10-0015) 
Abstract: The Softwood Lumber Industry's Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) submitted a proposed Order to help increase the demand for softwood lumber. Demand for North American lumber has been very volatile with near record consumption in 2005 followed by a decrease in consumption by over 8 billion board feet between 2006 and 2008. For the softwood lumber industry, supply is relatively inelastic to changes in demand, particularly in the short term. One study estimated that over a decade and thus several cycles, an average one percent drop or increase in demand created a 1.7 percent drop or increase in price. This shows what a positive effect that a small increase in demand could have on the soft wood lumber industry. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 7 USC 7411 to 7425   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/01/2010  75 FR 61001   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/30/2010    
Referendum Procedures  10/01/2010  75 FR 61025   
Comments Period for Paperwork Collection  11/30/2010    
Second NPRM  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sonia Jimenez
Deputy Administrator, Specialty Crops Program
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Room 2535, 14th and Independence Avenue SW, South Building,
Washington, DC 20050-6456
Phone:202 720-4722
Email: sonia.jimenez@usda.gov