MUS-AAE Mushroom Application for Certificate of Exemption

OMB No. 0581-0093

Application for a Certificate of Exemption
Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order

Please Read the Instructions on the Reverse Side before Completion

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(Name of Applicant) (Business Telephone No. With Area Code)

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(Name of Business) (Email address)

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(Physical Business Address) (City) (State) (Zip)

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(Mailing Address if different) (City) (State) (Zip)

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(Tax I.D. No. or Employer ID No.) (Importer No. or Broker No.)

I hereby CERTIFY that my production or importation of mushrooms for fresh use will not exceed 500,000 pounds, on average, for the calendar year in which this exemption is being claimed.

• My actual production or importation in the preceding calendar year was _________pounds.¹

• My estimated production or importation for the calendar year for which this exemption is being claimed should be ___________ pounds.¹

Thereforre, my "on average" production or importation should be ____________ pounds.^{1, 2}

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Name of Applicant (Print) Title

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Signature of Applicant Date

1/ The making of any false statement or representation on this form, knowing it to be false, is a violation of Title 18, §1001 United States Code, which provides for the penalty of a fine of $10,000, imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.

2/ The term “on average” shall be calculated by adding the producer’s or importer’s pounds from the preceding calendar year with the pounds estimated for the calendar year the exemption is being claimed and dividing by two. For example, if a producer’s or importer’s pounds from the preceding year was 450,000 pounds and the pounds estimated for the calendar year the exemption is being claimed is 500,000 pounds, then the total “on average” pounds would be 475,000.

Certification of Exemption Application Instructions

The term "on average" shall be calculated by averaging an applicant's estimated production or importation for the fiscal year for which an exemption is being claimed with the applicant's production or importation in the preceding fiscal year. For example, if the applicant has estimated production for the fiscal year for which an exemption is claimed to be 450,000 pounds and the applicant's actual production in the preceding fiscal year was 500,000 pounds. The total for these two years is 950,000 pounds making the applicant's "on average" production 475,000 pounds. Such a volume of production will make the applicant eligible to claim an exemption from assessments.

The Mushroom Council may require persons receiving an exemption from assessments to provide reports on the disposition of their mushrooms. All persons shall be liable for paying assessments on total production or importation should their "on average" production or importation exceed 500,000 pounds. Any person who desires to renew their exemption from assessments shall reapply to the Mushroom Council for another certificate of exemption. Please type or print this application.

Return completed form to: MUSHROOM COUNCIL

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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 Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. §§6101-6112). Furnishing the requested information is necessary for the administration of this program. Submission of Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN) is mandatory, and will be used to determine affiliation or entity identity.

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 0581-0093. 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, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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