Form XMAS-AE Application for Exemption from Assessment

Form Approved OMB 0581-0268

CHRISTMAS TREE PROMOTION BOARD

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM ASSESSMENT

As stated in Section 1214.53 of the Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and Information Order (Exemption from assessments):

Any producer who cuts and sells or importer who imports less than 500 Christmas trees in a fiscal year who desires to claim an exemption from assessments as provided in Section 1214.52 shall apply to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board (Board), on a form provided by the Board, for a certificate of exemption. Such producer or importer shall certify that the producer cut and sold or importer imported less than 500 Christmas trees for the fiscal year for which the exemption is claimed.

CERTIFICATION

(To Be Signed and Dated by Applicant)

I hereby certify that I cut and sold in the United States or imported to the United States less than 500 Christmas trees in 20XX (prior year). I therefore request a certificate of exemption from the Christmas Tree Promotion Board (Board) for the year 20XX.

Signature ____________________________________ Date: ________________

Please Print

Name of Applicant: _________________________________________________

Company Name : _________________________________________

Street Address: ______________________________________________________

City: ________________________________ State: ________________________

Zip Code: ____________________ Telephone No. _________________________

Tax ID# or Business ID#: _________________________________

Please send your completed Certificate of Exemption Application with supporting documentation to verify prior year’s shipments/imports to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board at the following address:

Christmas Tree Promotion Board

Street

City, State Zip

NOTE: The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (U.S.C. 522a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended. The authority for requesting this information to be supplied on this form is the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-127, 110 Stat. 1032 (7 U.S.C. 7411-7425). Furnishing the requested information is necessary for the administration of this program. Submission of Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Business Identification Number is mandatory, and will be used to determine affiliation or entity identification.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0268. The time 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, completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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XMAS-AE (02/14)