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United States General Accounting Office                       Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC 20548

          B-286728



          November  16, 2000

          The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
          Chairman
          The Honorable Tom Harkin
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
          United States Senate

          The Honorable Larry Combest
          Chairman
          The Honorable Charles W. Stenholm
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Agriculture
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation, Farm Service
                  Agency: Farm Reconstitutions and Market Assistance for Cottonseed,
                  Tobacco, and Wool and Mohair

          Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit
          Corporation, Farm Service Agency, entitled Farm Reconstitutions and Market
          Assistance for Cottonseed, Tobacco, and Wool and Mohair (RIN: 0560-AG19). We
          received the rule on October 30, 2000. It was published in the Federal Register as a
          final rule on November 2, 2000. 65 Fed. Reg. 65718.

          The final rule implements provisions of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000
          (ARPA) related to the market assistance programs for cottonseed, tobacco, and wool
          and mohair.

          Enclosed is our assessment of Agriculture's compliance with the procedural steps
          required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule.
          Our review indicates that Agriculture complied with the applicable requirements.

          If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers,
          Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO
          evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule is Larry Dyckman, Director,


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