In the June 24, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service ("AMS") published a final rule amending rules and regulations regarding the sign-up period for eligible cotton producers and importers to request a continuance referendum on the 1991 amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order provided in the 1990 amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act. The amendments update various dates, name changes, and addresses and make other administrative changes. The rule is effective July 24, 2015.

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