# 7 CFR § 28.17: Filing of requests for classification or comparison

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.17

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 28.17
- **Heading:** Filing of requests for classification or comparison
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > SUBCHAPTER A—COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS > PART 28—COTTON CLASSING, TESTING, AND STANDARDS > Subpart A—Requirements Under the United States Cotton Standards Act > requests for classification and comparison

## Text

All requests for classification or comparison leading to Form A, Form D memoranda or, Form C certificates shall be filed with the Classing Office which serves the territory in which the cotton is located. Samples which are submitted to any Classing Office for classification or comparison may be referred by such Classing Office to another Classing Office for classification or comparison.
[52 FR 30881, Aug. 18, 1987]

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 28.1 § 28.1 Meaning of words.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.1.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.2 § 28.2 Terms defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.2.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.3 § 28.3 Director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.3.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.4 § 28.4 Classing offices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.4.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.7 § 28.7 Area Director, Classing Office; responsibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.7.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.8 § 28.8 Classification of cotton; determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.8.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.9 § 28.9 Inspection; sampling; classification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.9.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.15 § 28.15 Classification and comparison; requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.15.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.16 § 28.16 Request for return of samples.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.16.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.17 § 28.17 Filing of requests for classification or comparison.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.17.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.18 § 28.18 One request only for classification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.18.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.19 § 28.19 Withdrawal or rejection of classification request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.19.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.20 § 28.20 When license is required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.20.md)
- [7 CFR § 28.21 § 28.21 Eligibility and application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-28.21.md)

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