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Title 7

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  1. Title 7 —Agriculture
  2. Subtitle B —Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
  3. Chapter I —Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture
  4. Subchapter A —Commodity Standards and Container Requirements
  5. Part 28 —Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards
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Title 7AgriculturePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations of the Department of Agriculture27 – 5099
Chapter IAgricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture27 – 209
Subchapter ACommodity Standards and Container Requirements27 – 45
Part 28Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards28.1 – 28.961
Subpart ARequirements Under the United States Cotton Standards Act28.1 – 28.165
Definitions28.1 – 28.2
§ 28.1Meaning of words.
§ 28.2Terms defined.
Administrative and General28.3 – 28.9
§ 28.3Director.
§ 28.4Classing offices.
§§ 28.5-28.6 [Reserved]
§ 28.7Area Director, Classing Office; responsibility.
§ 28.8Classification of cotton; determination.
§ 28.9Inspection; sampling; classification.
Requests for Classification and Comparison28.15 – 28.19
§ 28.15Classification and comparison; requests.
§ 28.16Request for return of samples.
§ 28.17Filing of requests for classification or comparison.
§ 28.18One request only for classification.
§ 28.19Withdrawal or rejection of classification request.
Licensing of Warehouses and Gins for Sampling28.20 – 28.24
§ 28.20When license is required.
§ 28.21Eligibility and application.
§ 28.22Authority granted by license.
§ 28.23Suspension or revocation of license.
§ 28.24Surrender of license certificate.
Drawing, Submission and Disposition of Samples28.25 – 28.30
§ 28.25Samples for Form A determination.
§ 28.26Samples for Form C determination.
§ 28.27Samples for Form D determination.
§ 28.28Lost or damaged samples.
§ 28.29Return of samples.
§ 28.30Samples not returned are property of Department.
Violations28.31 – 28.32
§ 28.31Denial of service.
§ 28.32Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices; violations.
Classification28.35 – 28.40
§ 28.35Method of classification.
§ 28.36Order of classification.
§ 28.37Exposing of samples for classification.
§ 28.38Lower class (of two samples) to determine classification.
§ 28.39 [Reserved]
§ 28.40Terms defined; cotton classification.
Sample or Type Comparison28.45 – 28.47
§ 28.45Scope of comparison; requests.
§ 28.46Method of submitting samples and types.
§ 28.47Statement of finding for comparisons.
Certificates and Memoranda28.55 – 28.60
§ 28.55Issuance of memoranda and certificates.
§ 28.56Form A and Form D memorandum.
§ 28.57Form C certificate.
§ 28.58New memorandum or certificate; issuance.
§ 28.59Lost memorandum or certificate may be replaced by duplicate.
§ 28.60Surrender of memoranda or certificates.
Reviews28.65 – 28.68
§ 28.65Provisions for reviews.
§ 28.66Review procedure.
§ 28.68Withdrawal of application for review.
Practical Forms of Cotton Standards28.105 – 28.107
§ 28.105Practical forms of cotton standards.
§ 28.106Universal cotton standards.
§ 28.107Original cotton standards and reserve sets.
Fees and Costs28.115 – 28.126
§ 28.115Fees and costs; payment.
§ 28.116Amounts of fees for classification; exemption.
§ 28.117Fee for new memorandum or certificate.
§ 28.118When no fee collected for new certificate or memorandum.
§ 28.119Fee when request for classification is withdrawn.
§ 28.120Expenses to be borne by party requesting classification.
§ 28.121Advance deposits.
§ 28.122Fee for practical classing examination.
§ 28.123Costs of practical forms of cotton standards.
§ 28.124Payments; procedure.
§ 28.125No voiding or modifying claims for payment.
§ 28.126Loaning of forms and exhibits.
Adjustment of Contract Disputes28.160 – 28.162
§ 28.160Cotton examiners on foreign exchanges.
§ 28.161Disputes involving contracts for shipment of cotton from United States.
§ 28.162Procedure.
Publications Media28.165
§ 28.165OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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