Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1421, et. seq., Public Law 81439, as amended; Food Security Act of 1985, Public Law 99-198, as amended; Joint Resolution Making Appropriations for Government Agencies for Fiscal Year 1987, Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Public Law 100-203; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-66; National Wool Act Amendments of 1993, Public Law 103-130; Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, Public Law 104-127; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Law 106-78; Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-224; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106-387.

OBJECTIVES:

To improve and stabilize farm income, to assist in bringing about a better balance between supply and demand of the commodities, and to assist farmers in the orderly marketing of their crops.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use; Direct Loans. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Loans and loan deficiency payments (LDP's) give farmers a means of promoting more orderly marketing. Loans to producers may be "nonrecourse" which means that producers have the option of forfeiting the collateral to CCC at loan maturity in full satisfaction of the loan obligation; or "recourse" for low quality grain, or un-ginned seed cotton, which means that producers must repay the loans by maturity." If market prices are above the support level producers may repay their loans at the original loan principal plus interest and market their commodities. When market prices are low, most nonrecourse commodity loan repayments are less than the original loan principal plus interest. Eligible commodities for loans are feed grains, wheat, rice, peanuts, tobacco, upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton, sugar, soybeans, crambe, canola, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, and sunflower seed. LDP's are offered for feed grains, wheat, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, crambe, canola, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, and sunflower seed. If the loan repayment rates for these commodities are less than the established loan levels, producers may, for most commodities that are eligible for a nonrecourse loan, agree to forego such loan and elect to receive an LDP. The LDP payment rate equals the amount by which the loan rate exceeds the loan repayment rate in effect at the time the LDP application is approved, or the delivery date for commodities delivered directly to processor, buyer, or warehouse from the field. LDP's and any gain realized from repaying a loan at a level lower than the original loan level are subject to a $75,000 per "person" payment limitation, except for crops produced in 1999, for which the payment limitation is $150,000 per "person". Applicant Eligibility:

Owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on an eligible farm that has produced the eligible commodities or, in the case of sugar, a processor or refiner who meets program requirements as announced by the Secretary.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

Owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm that has produced the eligible commodities, meets program requirements as announced by the Secretary, and maintains beneficial interest in the commodity. Credentials/Documentation:

Record of farming operation must be on file in the FSA county office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination:

None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102.

Application Procedure:

In the case of warehouse-stored commodities, producer or Cooperative Marketing Association presents warehouse receipts to the FSA county office (warehouse-stored peanut and tobacco loans are made through producer associations). In the case of farm-stored commodities (including sugar), producer/processor or Cooperative Marketing Association requests a loan at the FSA county office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110.

Award Procedure:

Applications are approved by the FSA upon determination that applicant and commodity are eligible.

Deadlines:

Loans and LDP's are available for wheat, barley, oats, canola, flaxseed, crambe, and rapeseed and loans are available for quota peanuts pledged as collateral for farm-stored loans through March 31 of the year following the year in which the crop is normally harvested. Loans and LDP's are available for rice, corn, grain sorghum, cotton, soybeans, safflower, sunflower seed and mustard seed through May 31 of the year following the year in which the crop is normally harvested. Loans are available for sugar through September 30.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:

Approximately 3 days.

Appeals:

Applications may be reviewed by county, State, or national offices. Renewals:

None.

Formula and Matching Requirements:

Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:

Assistance is generally available for 9 months or less, and is normally disbursed on a lump-sum basis.

Reports:

Necessary loan documents will be held at the county FSA office. Audits:

Periodic and required spot checks of farm-stored grain will be made by the county FSA office. Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector General, USDA.

Records:

Not applicable.

Account Identification:

12-4336-0-3-351.

Obligations:

(Commodity Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments) FY 07 $9,493,383,881; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:

Direct payments (Purchases): Range and average not available. Loans: $162 to $1,006,400. Average: $22,959.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Not available.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

Program regulations published in the Federal Register 7 CFR, Chapter XIV, Parts 1421, 1425, 1427, 1430, 1434, 1435, 1446, and 1464; announcements issued to news media and letters to producers; " FSA Commodity Fact Sheets," no cost: The Price Support Program," BI-4-USDA, no cost; Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, STOP 0532, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20250-0532.

Regional or Local Office:

Consult the local telephone directory for location of the FSA county office. If no listing, get in touch with appropriate FSA State office listed under the Farm Service Agency section of Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office:

Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Price Support Division, STOP 0512, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20250-0512. Telephone: (202) 720-7901.

Web Site Address:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

RELATED PROGRAMS:

10.155, Marketing Agreements and Orders. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable.

10.053 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

FEDERAL AGENCY:

FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION:

Agricultural Act of 1970, Title II, Section 204, Public Law 90-484, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 450j; Public Law 91-524; Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, Public Law 93-86; Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended, Public Law 95-113; Food and Agriculture Act of 1981, Public Law 97-98; Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, Title I, Public Law 99-198; Public Laws 99-190 and 99-349; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624, as amended; Public Laws 104-37, 104-180, 105-86, 105-277, 106-78 and 106-387.

OBJECTIVES:

To protect dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products who through no fault of their own, are directed to remove their milk or dairy products from commercial markets because of contamination from pesticides which have been approved for use by the Federal government. Dairy farmers can also be indemnified because of contamination with chemicals or toxic substances, nuclear radiation or fallout.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Fair market value for the milk is paid to the dairy farmer who is unable to market because of any of the violating substances, and the fair market value of the dairy product is paid to the manufacturer who is unable to market because of pesticide residue. No payment may be made to any dairy farmer or any manufacturer whose milk or dairy product was removed from the market as a result of his negligence or his willful failure to follow procedures prescribed by the Federal government.

Applicant Eligibility:

Dairy farmers whose milk has been removed from the market by a public agency because of residue of any violating substance in such milk. Manufacturers of dairy products whose product has been removed from the market by a public agency because of pesticide residue in such product. This program is also available in Puerto Rico.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

Credentials/Documentation:

In the case of a dairy farmer, the notice removing the milk from the market along with a record of past marketing records for milk to determine the quantity and value of the milk not marketed, the violating substance involved and the uses of such violating substances during the previous 24 months. In the case of the manufacturer of dairy products, the notice removing the product from the market and sufficient data to determine the value of the product. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Preapplication Coordination:

None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:

Producers must file an application for payment on Form FSA-373 with the local county FSA office. Manufacturers must file information on the cause and amount of their loss with the local county FSA office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110.

Award Procedure:

Initial approval is made by the county FSA committee. Final approval is made by the Price Support Division in Washington, DC.

Deadlines:

Claims must be filed by December 31 following the fiscal year in which the loss is incurred.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:

From 60 to 90 days.

Appeals:

Applicants may appeal to the county Farm Service Agency Committee and to the FSA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Appeals and Litigation Group, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0570.

Renewals:

Not applicable.

Formula and Matching Requirements:

Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:

Payment is made by Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) check after claim approval.

Reports:

None.

Audits:

Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector General, USDA. Records:

The dairy farmer and the manufacturer of dairy products must keep any records in applying for a payment for 3 years following the year in which an application for payment was filed.

Account Identification:

12-3314-0-1-351.

Obligations:

(Direct Payments) FY 07 $0; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:

$88 to $95,000; $40,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

None.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

Program regulations were published in the Federal Register, 7 CFR, 760, and announced through the news media, Handbook 3-LD, Circulars and regulations issued by FSA.

Regional or Local Office:

Consult the local telephone directory for location of the county FSA office. If no listing, contact the appropriate State FSA office listed under the Farm Service Agency section of Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office:

Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0512. Telephone: (202) 720-7641. Web Site Address:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

RELATED PROGRAMS:

10.500, Cooperative Extension Service.

Not applicable.

10.054 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM (ECP)

FEDERAL AGENCY:

FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION:

Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, Title IV, Public Law 95-334, 16 U.S.C. 22012205, as amended.

OBJECTIVES:

To enable farmers to perform emergency conservation measures to control wind erosion on farmlands, to rehabilitate farmlands damaged by wind erosion, floods, hurricanes, or other natural disasters and to carry out emergency water conservation or water enhancing measures during periods of severe drought. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Following a natural disaster, the county FSA committee determines, with concurrence from the State FSA committee, to make the program available in the county. Emergency cost- sharing is limited to new conservation problems created by natural disasters which, if not treated will impair or endanger the land, materially affect the productive capacity of the land, represent damage that is unusual in character and, except for wind erosion, is not the type that would recur frequently in the same area and will be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be required to return the land to productive agricultural use. Eligible drought situations for water enhancing measures must be determined by the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, FSA. Applicant Eligibility:

Any agricultural producer who as owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm or ranch, including associated groups, and bears a part of the cost of an approved conservation practice in a disaster area, is eligible to apply for costshare conservation assistance. This program is also available in Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

Credentials/Documentation:

Identification as an eligible person and proof of contribution to the cost of performing the conservation practice. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Preapplication Coordination:

None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O.12372.

Application Procedure:

Eligible persons may submit an application on Form AD-245, for cost-sharing,

at the county FSA office for the county in which the affected land is located. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110.

Award Procedure:

The county FSA committee reviews, prioritizes, and may approve applications in whole or in part. Approvals cannot exceed the county allocation of Federal funds for that purpose.

Deadlines:

Applications for payment must be filed with the county FSA committee by a prescribed date. The conservation practice for which cost-shares have been approved must be completed during the program year, within the time specified by the county FSA committee, and such performance reported to the county office within a specified time.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:

From 2 to 3 weeks.

Appeals:

Participants may appeal to county FSA committee, State FSA committee, or National Appeals Division (NAD) on any determination. Matters that are generally applicable to all producers are not appealable.

Renewals:

Certain approvals may be extended by the FSA county committee, when necessary, with proper justification.

Formula and Matching Requirements:

Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

Practice cost-share approvals are given on a fiscal year basis. The approvals specify the time that the practice must be carried out. Payment is by check or electronic funds transfer following completion of the measure.

Reports:

Not applicable.

Audits:

Recipients are subject to audit by the Office of Inspector General, USDA. Records:

Maintained in the county FSA office and Federal record centers for a specified

number of years.

Account Identification:

12-3316-0-1-453.

Obligations:

(Direct payments) FY 07 $0; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:

$50 to $64,000; $2,681.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Not available.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

Program regulations published in the Federal Register at 7 CFR, Part 701.

Program is announced through the news media in the county area designated as a disaster area.

Regional or Local Office:

Farmers are advised to contact their local county FSA office after a natural disaster has occurred to determine whether the program is available in the county and to determine eligibility for emergency cost-share assistance. Consult the local telephone directory for location of the county FSA office. If no listing, get in touch with the appropriate State FSA office listed in the Farm Service Agency section of Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office:

USDA/FSA/CEPD, Stop 0513, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-0513. Telephone: (202) 720-6221.

Web Site Address:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

RELATED PROGRAMS:

10.404, Emergency Loans.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

Not applicable.

10.055 DIRECT AND COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS PROGRAM

(DCP)

FEDERAL AGENCY:

FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZATION:

The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill). OBJECTIVES:

To provide income support to eligible producers of covered commodities. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

With respect to Fiscal Year 2002 payments, CCC will offer to enter into a contract with eligible producers of covered commodities on October 1, 2002 through the date announced by CCC. With respect to Fiscal Years 2003 through 2007, CCC shall offer to annually enter into a contract with an eligible producer on a farm having base acreage with respect to a covered commodity at the beginning of each such fiscal year 2003 through 2007 through the date announced by CCC for each such year.

Applicant Eligibility:

To be eligible for payments under DCP, owners, operators, landlords, tenants, or sharecroppers must (1) share in the risk of producing a crop on base acres on a farm enrolled in DCP, and be entitled to share in the crop available for marketing from the base acres, or would have shared had a crop been produced; (2) annually report the use of the farm's cropland acreage; (3) comply with conservation and wetland protection requirements on all of their land; (4) comply with planting flexibility requirements; (5) use the base acres for agricultural or related activities; and (5) protect all base acres from erosion, including providing sufficient cover as determined necessary by the county FSA committee, and control weeds.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

DCP provides payments to eligible producers on farms enrolled for the 2002 through 2007 crop years.

Credentials/Documentation:

As a condition of eligibility for direct and counter-cyclical payments, the operator or owner must submit a report of all cropland acreage on the farm. Reports of production evidence for all covered commodities shall be provided to the county committee of the county where the farm is administratively located, by farm and crop in such manner as required by CCC on a CCC-approved standard, uniform form designated by CCC. When disposition of production has

been through commercial channels, CCC may require the producer to furnish documentary evidence in order to verify the information provided on the report of production.

Preapplication Coordination:

None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:

The CCC-509 must be submitted. The following documents are required and applicable determinations must be made before the county committee can approve a producer's share on the CCC-509 for payment: (1) a farm operating plan (CCC-502 and related forms); (2) an average adjusted gross income certification (CCC-526); (3) a certification of compliance with highly erodible land and wetland conservation provisions (AD-1026). A certification of the acreage of all cropland on the farm (FSA-578) is needed before final payments can be issued.

Award Procedure:

Producers may elect to receive their direct payments in two installments per year: (1) the first payment, available in December of the fiscal year, is up to 50 percent of the total payment; (2) the balance of the total direct payment is available in October of the fiscal year after the fiscal year the payment is earned. Producers who do not elect to take the first direct payment will receive the entire direct payment at this time. Producers may elect to receive up to three countercyclical payments per year: (1) first partial payments are available in October of the calendar year in which the crop is harvested. These payments cannot exceed 35 percent of the total projected payment; (2) second partial payments, up to 70 percent of the projected payment, minus the amount of the first partial payment, are available the following February (the year after the crop is harvested); (3) final payments are made after the end of the marketing year for the crop. Producers who do not elect to take the first and second advance payments will receive the entire counter-cyclical payment at this time.

Deadlines:

Please contact the program contact listed in the Information Contacts section below.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:

Approval of payments depends on farmer compliance with conservation and wetland protection requirements on all of the producers' farms, planting flexibility requirements and other eligibility requirements mentioned above, and is fairly routine and prompt.

Appeals:

A producer may obtain reconsideration and review of any adverse determination made under this part in accordance with the appeal regulations found at parts 11 and 780 of Title 7 Agriculture.

Renewals:

Farm producers must apply for DCP on an annual basis and can opt out of participating in DCP for any year if they so choose.

Formula and Matching Requirements:

For each covered commodity, the direct payment for each crop year equals 85 percent of the farm's base acreage times the farm's direct payment yield times the direct payment rate. For each covered commodity, the counter-cyclical payment for each crop year equals 85 percent of the farm's base acreage times the farm's counter-cyclical payment yield times the counter-cyclical payment rate. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:

The DCP payment schedule for 2002 and 2003 crop years is in the hyperlink provided below. The payment schedule for the 2004-2007 crop years parallels the schedule for the 2003 crop year.

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/dcp03.htm.

Reports:

A certification of the acreage of all cropland on the farm (FSA-578) is needed before final payments can be issued.

Audits:

Recipients under this program are subject to audit by the Office of the Regional Inspector General, USDA.

Records:

An owner or any other individual or entity receiving assistance for DCP shall maintain and retain financial books and records which will permit verification of all transactions for at least 3 years, following the end of the calendar year in which assistance was provided.

Account Identification:

12-4336-0-3-351.

Obligations:

Direct Payments: FY 07 $4,357,871,511.55; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not reported. Counter-Cyclical Payments: FY 07 $3,765,561,623; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:

Not applicable.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Not available.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

Program is announced through news media and in letters to agricultural producers in the counties. Regulations published in the Federal Register, 7 CFR

Part 1412.

Regional or Local Office:

Consult the local phone directory for location of the nearest county FSA office. If no listing, contact the appropriate State FSA office listed in the Farm Service Agency section of Appendix IV of the Catalog or on the WEB at

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/edso/.

Headquarters Office:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Production Emergencies and Compliance Division, Compliance Branch, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington DC 20250-0514. Telephone: (202) 720-9882.

Web Site Address:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

RELATED PROGRAMS:

None.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

All producers meeting eligibility requirements may receive assistance. Applications are non-competitive.

10.056 FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOANS

FEDERAL AGENCY:

FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZATION:

15 U.S.C. 714, et seq.

OBJECTIVES:

To encourage the construction of on farm grain storage capacity and to help farmers adapt to identity preserved storage and handling requirements for genetically enhanced production.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Loans.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Loans are used to finance the purchase and construction of new storage structures, handling equipment and drying equipment, and to finance the remodeling of existing storage structures. The loan amount is limited to $100,000 times the number of borrowers liable for each loan. Applicant Eligibility:

An eligible borrower is any person who, as landowner, landlord, operator, producer, tenant, leaseholder, or sharecropper: (1) Has a satisfactory credit history and demonstrates an ability to repay the debt arising under this program using a financial statement acceptable to CCC prepared within 90 days of the date of application; (2) has no delinquent Federal debt defined by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 at the time of loan disbursement; (3) is a producer of a facility loan commodity as defined by CCC; (4) demonstrates a need for increased storage capacity as defined by CCC if the applicant is applying for a loan for a storage structure; (5) provides proof of crop insurance offered under the Federal Crop Insurance Program for crops of economic significance on all farms operated by the borrower in the county where the storage facility is located; (6) is in compliance with USDA provisions for highly erodible land and wetlands provisions according to 7 CFR Part 12; (7) demonstrates compliance with any applicable local zoning, land use, and building codes for the applicable farm storage facility structures; (8) provides proof of flood insurance if CCC determines such insurance is necessary to protect the interests of CCC, and proof of all peril structural insurance, to CCC annually; (9) demonstrates compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act regulations at 40 CFR, Parts 1500- 1508; and (10) has not been convicted under Federal or State law of a controlled substance violation under 7 CFR Part 718.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

Applicants/borrowers are the direct beneficiaries when they meet all eligibility criteria. Landowners, landlords, operators, producers, tenants, leaseholders, or sharecroppers are the beneficiaries.

Credentials/Documentation:

Applicants must establish that they have a need for additional storage capacity. The applicant must establish that he has the ability to repay the loan. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination:

None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:

Application Form CCC-185 provided by the Farm Service Agency must be presented, with supporting information, to the FSA county office serving the applicant's county. FSA personnel assist applicants in completing their application forms. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure:

FSA State and County Committees are authorized to approve these loans after applicants are determined eligible.

Applications must be filed at least 15 calendar days in advance of the day when

the FSA County Committee meets. Loan approvals by the FSA County Committee expire 4 months after the approval date unless extended for up to another 4 months.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:

The approval process may take from 2 to 6 weeks.

Appeals:

Applicants for loans may appeal adverse actions taken against them. The applicant is given an opportunity to appeal the decision to the National Appeals Division.

Renewals:

The loan term is 7 years. The term of the loan may not be extended. The loan is repaid in equal annual installments of principal and interest amortized over the loan term.

Formula and Matching Requirements:

None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:

The amount of the loan is determined after construction takes place. A 15 percent down payment is required. The loan is disbursed by check as soon as the cost is determined, all loan documents have been prepared and all security documents have been filed.

Reports:

Borrowers are required to maintain the collateral in good condition and to keep property taxes and insurance current.

Audits:

Collateral is inspected by CCC annually.

Records:

Borrowers are required to annually submit proof of crop insurance, flood

insurance (if applicable), hazard insurance, and property taxes.

Account Identification:

12-4158-0-3-351; 12-3301-0-1-351.

Obligations:

(Direct Loans) FY 07 est $1,238,327; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
From $1000 to $100,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Not available.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

(1) A fact sheet, press release, forms, and directives are available. Regulations at 7 CFR Part 1436 were first published in the Federal Register under an interim rule on May 11, 2000. After comments were evaluated, regulations at 7CFR Part 1436 were revised with the publication of a final rule on January 18, 2001. Regional or Local Office:

Consult the appropriate FSA State office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office:

Farm Service Agency, Director, Price Support Division, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-7935. Web Site Address:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/psd/FSFL.html.

RELATED PROGRAMS:

None.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

Not applicable.

10.066 LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LAP)

FEDERAL AGENCY:

FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION:

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106-387. OBJECTIVES:

To provide direct payments to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses due to drought, hot weather, disease, insect infestation, fire, hurricane, flood, fire, earthquake, severe storm, or other disasters during the 2000 crop year. Benefits will be provided to eligible livestock producers only in those counties where a severe natural disaster occurred. A county must have been approved as a primary disaster area under a Secretarial disaster designation or Presidential disaster declaration after January 1, 2000, and subsequently approved for participation in the Livestock Assistance Program (LAP) by the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Deadlines:

LAP provides direct payments to eligible livestock producers who suffered 40 percent or greater grazing loss for three or more months due to a natural disaster.

There are no use restrictions on the benefits received under this program. Applicant Eligibility:

An applicant must meet all of the following conditions as determined by the approving official: (1) May not have total annual gross revenue in excess of $2.5 million; (2) must have grazing land in a county or parish or part of a county or parish approved for LAP; and (3) suffered a 40 percent or greater grazing loss for 3 consecutive months during the LAP payment period approved for the county. An applicant must also be an established livestock producer who is: (1) Actively engaged in farming; (2) a citizen of, or legal resident alien in the United States; (3) a farm cooperative, private domestic corporation, partnership, or joint operation in which a majority interest is held by the members, stockholders, or partners who are citizens of, or legal resident alien of the United States; (4) any Indian tribe or tribal organization of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; (5) any organization under the Indian Reorganization Act or Financing Act; and (6) any economic enterprise under the Indian Financing Act of 1974.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

An applicant must meet all of the following conditions as determined by the approving official: (1) May not have total annual gross revenue in excess of $2.5 million; (2) payment limitation for 2000 LAP benefits is $40,000 per person as determined according to 7 CFR Part 1439, and 1-PL, Part 4; (3) be actively engaged in farming with at least 10 percent of gross revenue derived from production of livestock; (4) must have grazing land in a county or parish or part of a county or parish approved for LAP; and (5) suffered a 40 percent or greater grazing loss for 3 consecutive months during the LAP payment period approved for the county. An applicant must also be an established livestock producer who is: (1) Actively engaged in farming; (2) a citizen of, or legal resident alien in the United States; (3) a farm cooperative, private domestic corporation, partnership, or joint operation in which a majority interest is held by the members, stockholders, or partners who are citizens of, or legal resident alien of the United States; (4) any Indian tribe or tribal organization of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act; (5) any organization under the Indian Reorganization Act or Financing Act; and (6) any economic enterprise under the Indian Financing Act of 1974. Credentials/Documentation:

Applicants must certify: (1) Percent of grazing losses for each type of grazing, number of eligible livestock and date of ownership during the payment period by livestock type and weight class, and number of grazing acthat support eligible livestock; (2) that annual gross revenue is not in excess of $2.5 million; and (3) derives at least 10 percent of gross revenue from the production of livestock. Preapplication Coordination:

None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure:

Applicants visit the county or parish Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in the eligible county or parish to make application, certify eligibility and report percent of grazing loss, number of grazing acres, and number of eligible livestock by type and weight on Form CCC-740.

Award Procedure:

LAP 1999 all application data was uploaded by computer to the FSA national data processing center in Kansas City, MO on February 25, 2000. Totals were tabulated to determine if authorized funding would be exceeded. Based upon the number of applicants and total dollar value of applications, a national payment factor of .46 was established. This factor is being applied to all calculated payments before issuance to the producer. The 2000 LAP factor will be determined at a later date.

Deadlines:

Please contact the program contact listed in the Information Contacts section below.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:

Unknown at this time.

Appeals:

Applicants may appeal to the county and State FSA committees and to the National Appeals Division. Producers' grazing losses in excess of the maximum grazing loss for the county are not appealable.

Renewals:

Not applicable.

Formula and Matching Requirements:

Formula and matching requirements are not considered under this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:

Payment is made by check or direct deposit after determining applicant eligibility.

Reports:

There are no reports due for post assistance requirements under this program. Audits:

Recipients under these programs are subject to audit by the Office of the Regional Inspector General, USDA.

Records:

Livestock producers or any other individual or entity receiving assistance for LAP shall maintain and retain financial books and records which will permit verification of all transactions for at least 3 years, following the end of the

calendar year in which assistance was provided. Account Identification:

12-4336-0-3-351.

Obligations:

(Direct Payments) FY 07 $326,774,990; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:

There is no minimum amount of assistance which may be received by an individual applicant. The national "person" limit (before national factoring) is $40,000. In 2001: $10 to $40,000; $875. For the 2002 LAP unknown at this time.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Not available.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

Program is announced through news media and in letters to agricultural producers in the county. Regulations published in the Federal Register, 7 CFR Part 1439. Agency procedures are listed in Handbook 1-DAP. LAP Fact Sheet may be located on line at

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/pubfacts.htm.

Regional or Local Office:

Headquarters Office:

Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Production, Emergencies, and
Compliance Division, Emergency Preparedness and Program Branch, Stop
0517, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0517.
Telephone: (202) 720-7641.

Web Site Address:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

RELATED PROGRAMS:

10.054, Emergency Conservation Program; 10.404, Emergency Loans; 10.450, Crop Insurance; 10.451, Noninsured Assistance; 10.452, Disaster Reserve Assistance.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

All producers meeting eligibility requirements may receive assistance subject to the national payment factor. Applications are non-competitive.

10.069 CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)

FEDERAL AGENCY:

FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION:

Food Security Act of 1985, Title XII, Public Law 99-198, as amended; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624; Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, Public Law 104-127. OBJECTIVES:

To protect the Nation's long-term capability to produce food and fiber; to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation, improve water quality, and create a better habitat for wildlife.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Payments for Specified Use.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Eligible owners or operators may place highly erodible or other environmentally sensitive land into a 10-15 year contract. The participant, in return for annual payments, agrees to implement a conservation plan approved by the local conservation district for converting highly erodible cropland or other environmentally sensitive land to a long-term resource conserving cover i.e., eligible land must be planted with a vegetative cover, such as, perennial grasses, legumes, fobs, shrubs, or trees. The participant agrees to reduce the aggregate total of allotments and quotas by an amount based on the ratio of the total cropland acreage on each farm, to the total acreage on each farm subject to the CRP contract. Financial and technical assistance are available to participants to assist in the establishment of a long-term resource conserving cover. Applicant Eligibility:

An individual, partnership, association, Indian Tribal ventures corporation, estate, trust, other business enterprises or other legal entities and, whenever applicable, a State, a political subdivision of a State, or any agency thereof may submit an offer to enroll acreage.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

If their offer is accepted for enrollment, an individual, partnership, association, Indian Tribal ventures, corporation, estate, trust, other business enterprises or other legal entities and, whenever applicable, a State, political subdivision of State, or any agency thereof may earn benefits. Credentials/Documentation:

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