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The Cotton Online Processing System (COPS) provides web screens that allow warehouse operators to view all bales under a loan and to certify Forfeiture, Quarterly and Final Storage Invoices on line. Whenever the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) sells its owned inventory, merchants are able to view Sale Invitations and Catalogs, place their bid for selected lots, and if awarded to them, receive the Buyer Invoice on line.

For additional COPS information, please contact:

Kansas City Commodity Office Bulk Commodities Division, Mail Stop 8748 P. O. Box 419205 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205
Telephone: (816) 926-6662 Fax: (816) 926-1426 E-Mail: bcdscb@kcc.usda.gov

Please refer to the following fact sheets at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/pubfacts.htm for additional cotton information:

Extra Long Staple Cotton - Summary of 2002 Commodity Loan Program Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments Upland Seed Cotton - Locking the Adjusted World Price for Loan Deficiency Payments on Upland Seed Cotton Upland Cotton: Summary of 2002 Commodity Loan and Payment Program USDA Registry for Cotton Merchants

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The Special Competitive Provisions for Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton, also known as Pima cotton, began in the fall of 1999 to help domestic mills and exporters to be competitive in the world market.

To be eligible for payment, Domestic Users and Exporters are required to sign an agreement and comply with all rules and regulations of the ELS cotton program. The payment rate is announced by a rate report every Thursday in Washington, D. C., for the following Friday through Thursday, which is also known as the rate week.

The following information is effective August 1, 2003.

7 CFR Part 1427 - Cotton - Subpart G--Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment (txt) (pdf) CCC-1045ELS, Extra Long Staple Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement (pdf) CCC-1045ELS-1, Weekly Consumption/Application for Payment Report for Extra Long Staple Cotton (pdf) CCC-1045ELS-2, Extra Long Staple Cotton User Marketing Certificate Program Exporter Application for Payment (pdf) SF-3881, ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form NOTE: This form must be completed and accompany all agreements. Failure to submit this form will result in a delay in issuing an Agreement. This form is used to establish electronic payment information.

Border Crossing Documentation
CRD-05-01 - Through Bills of Lading from the Port of Memphis, Tennessee

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The Upland Cotton User Marketing Certificate program, also known as Step 2, began in the fall of 1991 as an incentive for American produced cotton to be domestically consumed or exported. The Step 2 program was enacted to help domestic mills and exporters to compete in the world market.

To be eligible for payment, Domestic Users and Exporters are required to sign an agreement and comply with all rules and regulations of the Upland Cotton Step 2 program. The payment rate is announced by a rate report every Thursday in Washington, D. C. for the following Friday through Thursday, which is also known as the rate week.

The following information is effective August 1, 2003.

7 CFR Part 1427 - Cotton - Subpart C--Upland Cotton User Marketing Certificates (txt) (pdf) CCC-1045UP, Upland Cotton Domestic User/Exporter Agreement CCC-1045UP-1, Weekly Consumption/Application for Payment Report for Upland Cotton CCC-1045UP-2, Upland Cotton User Marketing Certificate Program Exporter Application for Payment SF-3881, ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form NOTE: This form must be completed and accompany all agreements. Failure to submit this form will result in a delay in issuing an Agreement. This form is used to establish electronic payment information.

Border Crossing Documentation
CRD-05-01 - Through Bills of Lading from the Port of Memphis, Tennessee

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For information on ELS and Upland Cotton, contact:

Kansas City Commodity Office Contract Reconciliation Division Financial Review Branch, Mail Stop 8758 P. O. Box 419205 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205

Telephone: (816) 926-6663 Fax: (816) 823-1805 E-Mail: crdfrb@kcc.usda.gov

Express Mail Address: Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office Contract Reconciliation Division Financial Review Branch, Mail Stop 8758 6501 Beacon Drive Kansas City, Missouri 64133-4676 Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.