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 104 STAT. 3432 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 Regulations. reduction in the upland cotton crop acreage base described in paragraph (2)(A). "(ii) FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT. — Not later than January 1 of the calendar year in which the crop is harvested, the Secretary shall make a final announcement of the program. The announcement shall include, among other information determined necessary by the Secretary, an announcement of the uniform percentage reduction in the upland cotton crop described in paragraph (2)(A). "(iii) OPTIONAL PROGRAMS IN EARLY PLANTING AREAS.— The Secretary shall allow producers in early planting areas to elect to participate in the program on the terms of the acreage limitation program— "(I) first announced for the crop under clause (i); or "(II) as subsequently revised under clause (ii), if the Secretary determines that the producers may be unfairly disadvantaged by the revision. "(D) DESIRED CARRY-OVER.— The Secretary shall carry out an acreage limitation program described in paragraph (2) for a crop of upland cotton in a manner that will result in a ratio of carry-over to total disappearance of 30 percent, based on the Secretary's most recent projection of carry- over and total disappearance at the time of announcement of the acreage limitation program. For the purpose of this subparagraph, the term 'total disappearance' means all upland cotton utilization, including total domestic, total export, and total residual disappearance. ' (2) ACREAGE LIMITATION PROGRAM.— "(A) UNIFORM PERCENTAGE REDUCTION. —Except as provided in paragraph (3), if an upland cotton acreage limitation program is announced under paragraph (1), the limitation shall be achieved by applying a uniform percentage reduction (from 0 to 25 percent) to the upland cotton crop acreage base for the crop for each upland cotton-producing farm. "(B) CoMPUANCE.—Except as provided in section 504, producers who knowingly produce upland cotton in excess of the permitted upland cotton acreage for the farm, as established in accordance with subparagraph (A), shall be ineligible for upland cotton loans and payments with respect to that farm. "(C) CROP ACREAGE BASES.—Upland cotton crop acreage bases for each crop of upland cotton shall be determined under title V. "(D) ACREAGE DEVOTED TO CONSERVATION USES. —A number of acres on the farm shall be devoted to conservation uses, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. Such number shall be determined by multiplying the upland cotton crop acreage base by the percentage reduction required by the Secretary. The number of acres so determined is hereafter in this subsection referred to as 'reduced acreage'. The remaining acreage is hereafter in this subsection referred to as permitted acreage'. Permitted acreage may be adjusted by the Secretary as provided in paragraph (3) and in section 504.

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