Form SWL-ORB Official Referendum Ballot

Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education & Industry Information Program (Referendum)

Referendum Ballot (SWL-ORB)

Referendum - Ballot

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FORM APPROVED OMB NO. 0581-NEW


United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing Service


OFFICIAL REFERENDUM BALLOT


Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order


To be counted, completed ballots must be received by the

U.S. Department of Agriculture on Month xx, 20xx, by

xx:xx p.m. Eastern Time.


NOTE: Only one vote will be counted for each eligible domestic manufacturer and importer. Incomplete ballots will be INVALID and will not be counted in the referendum.


I. CERTIFICATION


I Manufactured and Shipped within the United States or Imported to the United States __________________ million board feet of softwood lumber during the period Month xx, 20xx to Month xx, 20xx.


Legibly write-in the correct number of board feet of softwood lumber you manufactured and shipped within the United States or imported to the United States during the period Month xx, 20xx to Month xx, 20xx. (One cubic meter = 423.7760007 board feet.) Do not include softwood lumber exported from the United States. Please submit documentation to support the above amount along with your ballot to USDA.


II. VOTE

Instructions: Mark one box only.


Do you favor implementing the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order?


YES NO


III. SIGNATURE


ALL BALLOTS MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED BELOW IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED.

I CERTIFY that I am the person authorized to cast this ballot and that the information contained on this ballot is true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and is made in good faith. If this ballot is being cast on behalf of any group of individuals, partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in the manufacture or importation of softwood lumber, I also CERTIFY that I have the authority to cast this ballot.


X ______________________________ _____________

SIGNATURE DATE



________________________________

COMPANY NAME BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER



IV. MAILING

Return ballot in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope.




FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION OR MISREPRESENTATION OF IDENTITY ON THIS GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT MAY RESULT IN A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $10,000, OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR BOTH. (18 U.S.C. 1001)



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required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.


The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program (not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.


SWL-ORB (06/10)

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