§ 1471.3 Affidavit of producers of ring spun pima cotton yarn.

In addition to any applicable information requirements in § 1471.1, a producer of ring spun cotton yarn must annually provide an affidavit that affirms:

(a) During the calendar year immediately preceding the payment, the yarn spinner used pima cotton to produce ring spun cotton yarns in the U.S. measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form;

(b) In the prior calendar year, the yarn spinner actually produced the quantity, measured in pounds, of ring spun cotton yarns measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form, reported on the affidavit;

(c) The yarn spinner maintains supporting documentation about such production during the prior calendar year that shows the actual quantity of such yarns produced, and evidencing the yarns as ring spun pima cotton yarns measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form; and

(d) The dollar amount of pima cotton purchased during the prior calendar year that was used in spinning any cotton yarns, and for which the producer maintains supporting documentation.