FD-210 Request for Cotton Classification

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OMB APPROVED – NO: 0581-0008
FOR CCC SALES ONLY:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
COTTON AND TOBACCO PROGRAM

ANNOUNCEMENT

SALE

TAG LIST

REQUEST FOR CLASSIFICATION
1. USDA CLASSING LOCATION (City and State)

DATE

3. SERVICE DESIRED (“X” one)

2. THE UNDERSIGNED REQUESTS (“X” only one block in this section)
ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION

COMPARISON

REVIEW

Ƒ FORM A
Ƒ FORM D
Ƒ FOREIGN GROWTH

Ƒ FORM A
Ƒ FORM A
Ƒ FORM D
Ƒ FORM D
Ƒ FOREIGN GROWTH Ƒ FOREIGN GROWTH

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HVI Classification with Official Color Grade, Leaf Grade, and
Extraneous Matter
HVI Classification

Classification data will be issued on Cotton Program computer listings.
NOTE: See reverse for explanation of services and instructions for submitting
samples.
4. DESCRIPTION OF COTTON (“X” one)

Ƒ Upland Ƒ Pima Ƒ
b. Type Ginning: Ƒ Saw Ƒ Roller
c. Production Area: Ƒ United States
Ƒ Outside United States
a. Growth:

5. SAMPLES ARE (“X” one)

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Other (Specify)

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Freshly drawn and submitted directly from a warehouse licensed by
the Cotton Program, AMS
OTHER (Specify)

(Name of Country)
d. Has any cotton been reginned, repacked, or processed in addition
to normal ginning?

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Yes

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No

e. Does any cotton contain linters, gin waste, or mill waste?
6. DISPOSITION OF SAMPLES

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Yes

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Ƒ Government Loose
Ƒ Hold samples for possible review
Ƒ Owner will pick up
Ƒ Return to owner via (Carrier):

7. CLASSIFICATION DATA TO BE SENT TO APPLICANT (“X”one)

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Owner’s Account No.
8. SAMPLES SUBMITTED
LOT NO.

NO. B/C

No

Fax
Telephone Number
Hold for Pickup

FIRM NAME

TYPE
LOT NO.

Mail

NO. B/C
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

ADDRESS (Street and No., City, State, ZIP Code)

PHONE NUMBER:
LOCATION OF COTTON (Warehouse, City, State)

FD-210 (02-04) (Previous editions of CN-357 are obsolete)

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EXPLANATION OF TYPES OF CLASSING SERVICES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING
SAMPLES
COTTON STANDARDS ACT
1. FORM A MEMORANDUM -- Issued on classification or comparison of samples freshly drawn and submitted
direct to the Classing Office serving the territory in which the cotton is located by a warehouse licensed by the
Cotton Division, AMS.
2. FORM D MEMORANDUM -- Issued as an informative classification or comparison on samples submitted by
the owner of the cotton or his/her agent to the Classing Office serving the territory in which the samples are located.
NOTE: Samples representing cotton produced outside the United States are NOT eligible for Form A or D
classing. (See “Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946,” below.)

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946
Memorandum on Foreign Growth Cotton Samples -- Issued on classification or comparison of samples from cotton
produced outside the United States. Samples should be submitted to the classing Office serving the territory in which
the samples are located. If the samples are located outside the United States, they should be submitted to the Classing
Office designated by the Director of the Cotton Division, AMS.
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 0581-0008. The
time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 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.
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