Payment Programs for Shorn Wool, Wool on Unshorn Lambs, and Mohair (1991-1995)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1468

RIN 0560-AD68

Payment Programs for Shorn Wool, Wool on Unshorn Lambs, and

Mohair (1991-1995)

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this final rule is to adopt, with certain

changes, the interim rule published in the Federal Register on

September 16, 1994 (59 FR 47530). This final rule amends the

regulations that set forth the 1991-1995 wool and mohair payment

programs as authorized by the National Wool Act of 1954, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Hartman, Program Specialist,

CFSA, USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C., 20013, telephone 202-720-

6235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

This rule has been determined to be significant for purposes of

Executive Order 12866 and therefore has been reviewed by OMB.

Environmental Evaluation

It has been determined by an environmental evaluation that this

action will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human

environment. Therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an

Environmental Impact Statement is needed.

Federal Assistance Program

The title and number of the Federal Assistance Program, as found in

the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance to which this rule applies

are: National Wool Act Payments--10.059.

Executive Order 12778

This final rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive

Order 12778. The provisions of this final rule do not preempt State

laws and are not retroactive to 1992 and prior crop years except as

provided in Section 1468.18(d). Before any judicial action may be

brought regarding the provisions of this regulation, the administrative

appeal provisions set forth at 7 CFR 780 must be exhausted.

Executive Order 12372

This program/activity is not subject to the provisions of Executive

Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State

and local officials. See notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V,

published at 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983).

Paperwork Reduction Act

The amendments to 7 CFR part 1468 set forth in this final rule do

not impose any additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements which

[[Page 22461]] require the approval of OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et

seq.

Comments

A general description of the statutory basis for this final rule

was set forth in the interim rule published on September 16, 1994, (59

FR 47530). The interim rule provided 60 days for comments. No comments

were received during the interim rule comment period of September 16

through November 15, 1994. This final rule provides that in determining

net proceeds for shorn wool or mohair, effective for 1993 and

subsequent marketing years, marketing charges for commissions, coring,

or grading shall not be deducted. This rule provides authorized

representatives of USDA and CCC access to the premises of buyers and

sellers of wool and mohair in order to inspect their records for

authenticity.

This provision had been accidentally omitted when the wool

regulations and mohair regulations were combined in 1991. This final

rule also clarifies the definition of nonmarketing charges to make it

consistent with the calculation of net proceeds and net proceeds for

payment purposes.

Section 1468.18(d) was inadvertently omitted from the interim rule.

This provision was accidently omitted when the mohair regulations and

the wool regulations were combined in 1991 (56 FR 40233, August 14,

1991). This final rule, in part, merely reinstates the omitted

provision.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1468

Grant program-agriculture, Livestock, Mohair, Reporting and

recordkeeping, Wool.

Accordingly, the interim rule amending 7 CFR part 1468 published on

September 16, 1994, (59 FR 47530) is adopted as final with the

following changes:

PART 1468--WOOL AND MOHAIR

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1468 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1781-1787; 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c.

2. In Sec. 1468.3 the definition of ``Nonmarketing charges'' is

revised to read as follows:

Sec. 1468.3 Definitions.

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Nonmarketing charges means charges paid by or for the account of

the producer that are not directly related to improving the

marketability of the shorn wool or mohair, such as, but not limited to,

storage bags, advances, interest on advances, shearing, and association

dues, and are not deducted from the producer's gross proceeds to

determine net proceeds for payment purposes and are deducted from gross

proceeds to determine net proceeds.

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3. Section 1468.18 is amended by adding paragraph (d) to read as

follows:

Sec. 1468.18 Maintenance and inspection of records.

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(d) At all times during regular business hours, authorized

representatives of CCC or USDA shall have access to the premises of the

applicant, of the marketing agency, and of the person who furnished

evidence to an applicant for use in connection with the application, in

order to inspect, examine, and make copies of the books, records, and

accounts, and other written data as specified in paragraphs (a), (b),

and (c) of this section.

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 1, 1995.

Bruce R. Weber,

Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.

[FR Doc. 95-11180 Filed 5-5-95; 8:45 am]

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