27.2—Terms defined.
As used throughout this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean:
(d) Administrator.
The Administrator of the Service, or any officer or employee of the Service, to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in the Administrator's stead.
(f) Director.
The Director of the Cotton Division, or any officer or employee of the Division to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated to act in the Director's stead.
(g) Marketing Services Office.
A facility of the Cotton Division established under the Act at any point.
(h) Grading Section.
The National Classing Supervision Office at Memphis, Tennessee; performs final review of cotton classification.
(i) Exchange.
Exchange, board of trade, or similar institution or place of business, at, on, or in which a basis grade contract may be made.
(j) Exchange inspection agency.
The inspection agency of the New York Cotton Exchange, the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, the Board of Trade of the city of Chicago, or of any other exchange which may have an organized inspection agency recognized as such by the Director, as the case may be.
(k) Basis grade contract.
Contract of sale of cotton for future delivery mentioned in the Act, made at, on, or in any exchange in compliance with sub section 15b(f) of the Act.
(n)
Classification. The classification of any cotton shall be determined by the quality of a sample in accordance with Official Cotton Standards of the United States for the color grade and the leaf grade of American upland cotton, the length of staple, and fiber property measurements such as micronaire. High Volume Instruments will determine all fiber property measurements except leaf grade and extraneous matter. High Volume Instrument colormeter measurements will be used for determining the official color grade. Cotton classers, designated as such by the Director, will determine the official leaf grade and extraneous matter, and authorized Cotton Program employees will determine all fiber property measurements using High Volume Instruments.
(o) Micronaire determination.
The measure of the fiber fineness and maturity of cotton, in combination, in terms of Micronaire readings as determined by an authorized employee of the Department in accordance with the official cotton standards of the United States for fiber fineness and maturity.