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Keep Up With Regulations Under New Administration

Electronic Reporting Rule One example is the rule on electronic reporting of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 300 Summary. This rule has been published for several months and has an effective date of July 2017. OSHA says the mechanism to report the Accident and Illness Summary would be in place by now, but we haven’t heard a peep.

The president’s first pick for secretary of labor was adamantly opposed to this as well as several other changes the

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If you are an active member of a ginning association, you probably know that these organizations typically tend to deal more in the regulatory world than the policy world.

The past few months have been tough for many of us since the new administration has made keeping up with regulations much more difficult than in the past. Well, that’s not exactly right. The government’s law (Administrative Procedures Act) on making rules is exactly the same, but the pace (or lack thereof) at which the rules have come out has left many regulatory changes up in the air.

Department of Labor had in store. Alexander Acosta, the second selection, has yet to be confirmed as of this writing so it may be some time before OSHA moves forward. The agency is likely waiting on whether the program may be scrapped completely.

New Rules Still On The Books A number of executive orders have stopped government from moving on a lot of newer and some older regulations.

Lummus Corporation has available the following quality, high-capacity used gin machinery.

All machinery is offered “as is, where is” (unless noted otherwise) and is subject to prior sale.

“As is” machinery can be repaired/reconditioned for an additional charge.

1 – Consolidated 96” R-5000 Stick Machine* 2 – Consolidated 120” R-5000 Stick Machines* 1 – Lummus 60” overshot Standard Battery Condenser* 1 – Consolidated 72” undershot Standard Battery Condenser* 1 – Consolidated 72” undershot MC Battery Condenser* 1 – Belt-Wide 75-HP Flooded-Suction Hydraulic Booster Pumping Unit

1 – Lummus Bale Handling System for up-packing press 1 – Lot, miscellaneous Burner and Moisture Unit components (contact us for details) * - does not include any Steel Supports or Platforms

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1 – Lubbock Electric Hydraulic Pumping Unit for Gin Dor-Les® or E.E. Dor-Les® Press (single reservoir with multiple motor/pump groups)

1 - Complete 2/141 Gin Plant consisting of: Unloading System with 15” diameter single-lane Powered Telescope, Rock Trap with Trash Vacuum, 72” Unloading Separator/Feed Control with Vacuum Wheel and Flight-Saver, and No. 50 Unloading Fan; First-Stage Drying/Precleaning System with Continental 3 MBTU Burner and No. 40 Push Fan, 54” Tower Dryer, 96” Continental Inclined Cleaner with Vacuum Wheel over 96” Horn 3-Saw Stick Machine (with double 96” x 24” Vacuum Wheels), Second-Stage Drying/Precleaning System with Continental 3 MBTU Burner and No. 40 Push Fan, 54” Tower Dryer, 96” Continental Inclined Cleaner with Vacuum Wheel over 96” Continental 2-Saw Stick Machine; Distribution/Overflow System with Continental 2-Stand Conveyor Distributor and 72” Automatic Overflow Hopper with Breaker Cylinder; Feeding/Ginning System with two (2) Continental 141-Saw Gins (converted) and 96” Comet Supreme Feeders; Lint Cleaning System with four (4) 66” wide Continental 16-D Lint Cleaners (two tandem arrangements); Condensing/Pressing System with 50” Moss Battery Condenser, 20” x 54” Continental Bespress, and Bale Handling System with Bale Push Cart (manual) and Bagger (powered); five (5) Smith 35/40 Centrifugal Fans (only one season of operation)

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While the president has a certain amount of power, one of the things people and businesses across the country had complained about was making rules and regulations bypassing the Administrative Procedures Act. Thus, these executive orders can slow the progression of many new rules but without formal repeal, they will still be on the books… hanging over our heads.

Although the Congressional Review Act has only been used a handful of times since its passing, this Congress has used it with vigor. This seems to be the fastest way to stop the rules 3 template 3/7/14 3:26newer PM Page 1 from taking effect. OSHA has not been immune to the wrath of Congress and has taken at least one CRA hit in March.

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Associations Dedicated To Members These are some of the reasons you need to stay on top of the rules. The best way to do that is by continuing to support ginning associations. They are typically the first to let you know what technical change to a state or federal rule or regulation is happening or about to happen. We are dedicated to keeping our members up to date on the changes as soon as possible. And even better, we will let you know how they affect your business.

Yes, many cotton organizations are policy oriented and meet with members of Congress and their staff regularly. But where the rubber meets the road, so to speak, is how those changes to policy and law become the forms you have to fill out.

Dusty Findley of the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association contributed this article. Contact him at 706-344-1212 or dusty@southern-southeastern.org.

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2017 ■ May 17: PCCA Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ■ May 18: Calcot Ltd. Board of Directors Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz.

■ June 13-15: Cotton Incorporated June Meeting, Dallas, Texas ■ June 15: Calcot Ltd. Board of Directors Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz.

■ June 21-24: CWAA Meeting, The Benson Hotel, Portland, Ore. ■ June 21: Staplcotn/Stapldiscount Board Meeting, Greenwood, Miss.

■ June 21: PCCA Board Meeting and Delegate Body Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ■ June 29-30: Arizona Cotton Ginners and Growers Joint Meeting, Flagstaff, Ariz.

■ July 10-12: Southern Southeastern Mid-Year Board Meeting, Marriott Grand Dunes, Myrtle Beach, S.C. ■ July 10-12: SCGA Summer Meeting, DoubleTree by Hilton Lafayette, Lafayette, La. ■ July 12: Plains Cotton Growers Inc. Board Meeting, Bayer Museum of Agriculture, Lubbock, Texas

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■ July 20: Calcot Ltd. Board of Directors Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz.

■ Aug. 8-10: Cotton Board/Cotton Incorporated Joint Meeting, Durham, N.C. ■ Aug. 16: PCCA Board Meeting and Delegate Body Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ■ Aug. 17-18: 2017 American Cotton Producers/Cotton Foundation Joint Summer Meeting, Westin Buckhead Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.

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■ Aug. 23-25: NCC Mid-Year Board Meeting, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn.

■ Sept. 20: PCCA Annual Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ■ Sept. 20: PCCA Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ■ Sept. 20: Staplcotn/Stapldiscount Annual Meeting, Greenwood, Miss.

■ Sept. 25: Calcot Ltd. Board of Directors/Auditors Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz.

■ Sept. 26: Calcot Ltd. Board of Directors Meeting/90th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz.

■ Oct. 11: Plains Cotton Growers Inc. Board Meeting, Bayer Museum of Agriculture, Lubbock, Texas ■ Oct. 18: PCCA Board Meeting and Delegate Body Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ■ Dec. 5-7: Cotton Board/Cotton Incorporated Joint Meeting, St. Petersburg, Fla.

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■ Nov. 15: PCCA Board Meeting, Lubbock, Texas

■ Dec. 20: PCCA Board Meeting and Delegate Body Meeting, Lubbock, Texas

2018 ■ Jan. 3-5: Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas ■ Feb. 9-11: NCC Annual Meeting, Omni Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas ■ April 5-6: TCGA Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Lubbock, Texas ■ Aug. 20-22: NCC Mid-Year Board Meeting, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville, Tenn.

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