Sheep Promotion Research, and Information Program: Rules and Regulations

This final rule implements provisions of a Sheep and Wool Promotion, Research, Education, and Information Order (Order), which will establish a national, industry-funded sheep and wool promotion, research, and information program. This final rule establishes the collection and remittance process, puts into effect the reporting requirements, identifies and establishes the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification numbers, conversion factors, and assessment rates for imported sheep, sheep meat, wool, and wool products subject to assessment, establishes procedures for calculating, collecting, and remitting assessments on imported sheep, sheep meat, wool, and wool products and establishes the basis for excluding certain imported sheep and sheep products from assessment. Because the Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994 (Act) provides that imported raw wool will be exempted from the collecting provisions, imported raw wool is not subject to assessment.