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3 Prior to appointment, the spouse of a member of the armed forces as defined in paragraph b4iii of this section must submit to the employing agency copies of:
i Documentation showing the member was released or discharged from active duty due to his or her death while on active duty;
ii Documentation verifying the member of the armed forces was killed while serving on active duty;
iii Documentation verifying the widow or widowers marriage to the member of the armed forces i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage; and iv A statement certifying that the individual seeking to use the authority is the un-remarried widow or widower of the service member.

h Agency reporting requirements. 1
As required by Executive Order 13832, each agency shall report annually by December 31st of each year to OPM and the Department of Labor on:
i The number of positions made available under the military spouse hiring authority;
ii The number of applications submitted under the military spouse hiring authority;
iii The number of military spouses appointed under the military spouse hiring authority during the preceding fiscal year; and iv Actions taken to advertise the military spouse hiring authority, and any other actions taken to promote the hiring of military spouses.
2 As required by section 573d of Public Law 115232, each agency shall report annually until August 13, 2023, and separate from the report required in paragraph h1 of this section on the following:
i The number of relocating and nonrelocating spouses of current military members appointed under this authority;
ii The types of positions filled by title, series, and grade level; and iii The effectiveness of this hiring authority.
3 Agencies should send their reports electronically to OPMs Employee Services, VETS Office at militaryspouse@opm.gov.
4 Agencies are also required to send their reports separately and directly to Department of Labor DOL at milspouse@dol.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 1205
Doc. No. AMSCN200097A

Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Procedures for Conduct of Sign-Up Period Agricultural Marketing Service AMS, Department of Agriculture USDA.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:

This direct final rule reopens the voting period and amends rules and regulations regarding dates for a 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 Order provided for in the Cotton Research and Promotion Act Act amendments of 1990.
DATES: This direct rule is effective October 18, 2021, without further action or notice, unless significant adverse comment is received by October 6, 2021.
If significant adverse comment is received, AMS will publish a timely withdrawal of the amendment in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the addresses specified below. All comments will be made available to the public. Please do not include personally identifiable information such as name, address, or other contact information or confidential business information that you do not want publicly disclosed. All comments may be posted on the internet and can be retrieved by most internet search engines. Comments may be submitted anonymously.
Comments, identified by AMSCN
200097A, may be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http
www.regulations.gov. Please follow instructions for submitting comments.
In addition, comments may be submitted by mail or hand delivery to Cotton Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100
Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406.
Comments should be submitted in triplicate. All comments received will be made available for public inspection at Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. A
copy of this document may be found at:
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shethir M. Riva, Director, Research and SUMMARY:

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Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406; telephone 540 361
2726, facsimile 540 3611199, or email at CottonRP@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background The Cotton Research and Promotion Order 7 CFR part 1205 was amended in 1991, following a referendum that July. These amendments provided for:
1 Importer representation on the Cotton Board by an appropriate number of persons, to be determined by USDA, who import cotton or cotton products into the U.S. and who USDA selects from nominations submitted by importer organizations certified by USDA; 2 assessments levied on imported cotton and cotton products at a rate determined in the same manner as for U.S. cotton; 3 increased amount USDA can be reimbursed for conducting a referendum from $200,000 to $300,000; 4 reimbursement of government agencies that assist in administering the collection of assessments on imported cotton and cotton products; and 5 termination of producers right to demand a refund of assessments.
On December 18, 2020, USDA issued a determination based on its review 85
FR 82426 not to conduct a referendum regarding the 1991 amendments to the Order; however, the Act provides that USDA shall nevertheless conduct a referendum at the request of 10 percent or more of the total number of eligible producers and importers that voted in the most recent referendum.
Furthermore, the Act provides for a sign-up period during which eligible cotton producers and importers may request that USDA conduct a referendum on continuation of the 1991
amendments to the Order.
Pursuant to section 8c of the Act, USDA provided all eligible Upland cotton producers and importers of cotton and cotton-containing products an opportunity to sign up and request a continuance referendum regarding the 1991 amendments to the Order from June 21, 2021, until July 2, 2021 86 FR
20255. During the counting and verification of sign-up requests, the AMS learned that the United States Postal Service USPS erroneously closed the Post Office Box AMS used to receive sign-up requests, and USPS
returned mail contained within the box.
Given this error by the USPS and not knowing how many pieces of mail were contained in the box, the AMS
determined it is necessary to reopen the sign-up period to allow for any eligible
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