cattle's milk. It is estimated that during fiscal year 1993, $100,000 in payments will be paid to producers who have suffered losses due to these contamination problems. Payments are estimated to total$100,000 in fiscal year 1993. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program reg ulations were published in the Federal Register, 7 CFR, 760, and announced through the news media, Handbook 3-LD, Circulars and regulations issued by ASCS. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult the local telephone directory for location of the county ASCS office. If no listing, get in touch with appropriate State ASCS office listed under the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service section of Appendix IV of the Catalog Headquarters Office: Emergency Operations and Livestock Program Division, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-7673. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.500, Cooperative Extension Service; 66.502, Pesticides Control Research. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 10.054 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM (ECP) FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, Title IV, Public Law 95-334, 16 U.S.C. 2201-2205. OBJECTIVES: To enable farmers to perform emergency conservation measures to control wind erosion on farmlands, or 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: 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. Severe drought situations for water enhancing measures are to be determined by the Deputy Administrator, State and County Operations, ASCS. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any person 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 cost-share conservation assistance. This program is available in Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Beneficiary Eligibility: Any person 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, iseligible to apply for cost-share conservation assistance. This program is available in Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 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. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O.12372. Application Procedure: Eligible persons make application on Form ACP-245, for cost-sharing, at the county ASCS office for the county in which the land is located. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110. Award Procedure: The county Agricultural Stabilization and Conser vation (ASC) committee must approve applications in whole or in part within the county allocation of Federal funds for that pur pose. Deadlines: Application for payment must be filed with the county ASC 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 ASC committee, and such performance reported to the county office within a specified time. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 2 to 3 weeks. Appeals: Participant may appeal to county ASC committee or office, State committee, or Deputy Administrator, State and County Op erations, on any determination. Renewals: Certain approvals may be extended by the ASC county committee, when necessary, with proper justification. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Cost-share payment is required. The agricultural producer pays a portion of the conservation practice. County committees shall establish levels of cost-sharing for each practice for which payments may be made by ASCS as follows: 1) Not to exceed 64 percent of the first $62,500 of the eligible cost of restoring the loss; 2) not to exceed 40 percent of the second $62,500 of restoring the loss; 3) not to exceed 20 percent of the eligible cost above $125,000 to restore the loss; and 4) not to exceed $200,000 for total cost-sharing paid to one person for a dis aster loss. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 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 follow ing completion of the measure. Reports: Not applicable. General, USDA. centers for a specified number of years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3316-0-1-453. $43,600,540; and FY 94 est $2,760,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $50 to $64,000; $1,780. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: As a result of natural disasters in fiscal year 1992, $8,854,177 in cost-share and technical assistance was paid to farmers and ranchers in 41 States to help rehabilitate farmland damaged by drought, flood, hurricane, tornado, and fire. In fiscal year 1993, it is estimated that $43.6 million in cost-share and technical assistance will be provided to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters in fiscal years 1992 and 1993. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program reg ulations published in the Federal Register, 7 C.F.R., Part 701. Program is announced through the news media in the county area designated as a disaster area. Also, Program Handbook 1-ECP is issued by ASCS. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Farmers are advised to contact their local county ASCS office after a natural disaster has occurred to determine eligibility for emergency cost-share assistance. Consult the local telephone directory for location of the county ASCS office. If no listing, get in touch with the appropriate State ASCS office listed in the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service section of Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-6221. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.063, Agricultural Conservation Program; 10.404, Emergency Loans. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 10.055 FEED GRAIN PRODUCTION STABILIZATION (Feed Grain Direct Payments) FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended, Public Law 80-806; Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, Public Law 81-439; Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, Public Law 97-98; Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, Public Law 99-198; 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; Disaster Assistance Act of 1988, Public Law 100-387; Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-707; Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 as amended, Public Law 101-82; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624; Crime Control Act of 1990, Public Law 101-647; Dire Emergency Supplementary Appropriations Act, Public Law 102-229; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991, Public Law 102-237. OBJECTIVES: To assure adequate production for domestic and for eign demand, to protect income for farmers, to take into account Federal costs, to enhance the competitiveness of United States exports, to combat inflation, to conserve our natural resources, and to comply with statutory requirements. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: To be eligible for 1993 crop pro gram benefits, program participants agree to reduce their historical tract. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm where the commodity is planted that meets program requirements as announced by the Secretary. Beneficiary Eligibility: Owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm where the commodity is planted that meets program require ments as announced by the Secretary. Credentials/Documentation: Record of farming operation must be on file in the ASCS county office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Farm operator visited ASCS office prior to a prescribed final date to sign Form CCC-477, contracting to participate and share in planted acres and to report planted acreage for harvest on Form ASCS-578. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: The 1993 program sign-up will held from March 1, through April 30, 1993. Producers report acreages and compliance with program requirements by specified dates which vary by State and within States. Producers sign a contract before any payments are made. Contact State or county ASCS offices for applicable deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approval of payments depends upon farmer certification of acreage and other eligibility, and is fairly routine and prompt when it is determined that a payment is required. Appeals: If producer questions yields or other determinations, he may appeal to the ASCS county office within 15 days after being notified. Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. modity certificate, based on compliance with the contract, is made ment. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Applicant reports any disaster (when applicable) which would affect crop yield. Audits: Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector Gener al, USDA. Account Identification: 12-4336-0-3-351. $2,475,689,423; FY 93 est $4,967,349,000; and FY 94 est $3,543,000,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Up to $250,000 per person. As of December 31, 1992, the average deficiency payment per producer for the 1991 feed grain crop was $2,955 and an estimated $1,881, for the 1992 crop. (Cotton, feed grain, wheat and rice deficiency and diversion payments, in total, may not exceed $50,000 to any one person for the 1991 through 1995 crop years. The total of any (1) gains realized by repaying a loan at a level lower than the original loan level; (2) deficiency payments for wheat or feed grains attributable to a reduction in the statutory loan level; and (3) loan deficiency payments may not exceed $75,000 per person for each of the 1991 through 1995 crops. The total payment limitation, which includes inventory reduction payments and payments representing compensation for resource adjustment (other than diversion payments and cost-share assistance) or public access for recreation, combined with the above mentioned payments, is $250,000 per person for each of the 1991 through 1995 crops.) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: For the 1992 feed grain crop, there were 757,166 participating farms which received total deficiency payments of $1,482,524,000 through December 31, 1993. All 1992 crop deficiency payments are being made in cash. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND ITERATURE: Program reg. ulations are published in the Federal Register. Announcements issued to news media and letters to producers. "ASCS Production Adjustment/Price Support Programs," BI-3 USDA, no cost; Final Impact Analysis and Fact Sheet, no cost; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult the local telephone directory for location of the ASCS county office. If no listing, get in touch with appropriate ASCS State office listed in the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Section of Appendix IV of the Catalog Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Policy Analysis, Agri cultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-4418. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.052, Cotton Production Stabilization; 10.058, Wheat Production Stabilization; 10.065, Rice Production Stabilization. 10.058 WHEAT PRODUCTION STABILIZATION (Wheat Direct Payments) FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE amended, Public Law 80-806; Agricultural Act of 1949, as amend- plemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 102-229. OBJECTIVES: To assure adequate production for domestic and for eign demand, to protect income for farmers, to take into account Federal costs, to enhance the competitiveness of United States exports, to combat inflation, to conserve our natural resources, and to comply with statutory requirements. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: To be eligible for 1993 crop pro gram benefits, producers are not required to reduce their historical plantings -- crop acreage base -- of wheat. A 0 percent acreage reduction program is in effect. Benefits include target price "deficiency" payments which, under the standard program, are made if wheat prices during the months of June 1993 through October 1993 average below the target price of $4.00 per bushel. In addition, to compensate for adjusted commodity price support rates, emergency compensation (also known as "Findley") payments may be made, if the average market price falls below the basic price support rate, to provide the same total return to the producer as if price support rates had not been adjusted. The maximum payment rate per bushel is the difference between the target price and the national average price support rate of $2.86 per bushel. Producers who request such payments will receive 50 percent of the estimated deficiency payment in cash after a program contract is signed and before compliance with program requirements is met. Program contracts are binding and liquidated damages will be assessed for failure to fulfill the terms of the contract. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Owner, landlord, tenant or sharecropper on a farm where the commodity is planted that meets program requirements as announced by the Secretary. Beneficiary Eligibility: Owner, landlord, tenant or sharecropper on a farm where the commodity is planted that meets program require ments as announced by the Secretary. Credentials/Documentation: Record of farming operation must be on file in the ASCS county office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Farm operator visited ASCS office prior to a prescribed final date to sign Form CCC-477, contracting to participate and share in planted acres, and to report planted acreage for harvest on Form ASCS-578. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: The 1993 program sign-up will be held from March 1, 1993 through April 30, 1993. Producers report acreages and compliance with program requirements by specified dates which vary by State and within States. Producers sign a contract before any payments are made. Contact State or county ASCS offices for ap plicable deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approval of payments depends upon farmer certification of acreage and other eligibility, and is fairly routine and prompt when it is determined that a payment is required. Appeals: If producer questions yields or other determinations, he may appeal to the ASCS county office within 15 days of being no tified. Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. modity certificate, based on compliance with the contract, is made ment. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Applicant reports any disaster (when applicable) which would affect crop yield. Audits: Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector Gener al, USDA. Account Identification: 12-4336-0-3-351. $1,784,788,227; FY 93 est $1,959,188,000; and FY 94 est $1,905,000,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Up to $250,000 per person. As of December 31, 1992, the average deficiency payment per producer for the 1991 crop was $4,238 and an estimated $2,703 for the 1992 crop. (Cotton, feed grain, wheat and rice deficiency and diversion payments, in total, may not exceed $50,000 to any one person for the 1991 through 1995 crop years. The total of any (1) gains realized by repaying a loan at a level lower than the original loan level; (2) deficiency payments for wheat or feed grains attributable to a reduction in the statutory loan level; and (3) loan deficiency payments may not exceed $75,000 per person for each of the 1991 through 1955 crops. The total payment limitation, which includes inventory reduction payments and payments representing compensation for resource adjustment (other than diversion payments and cost-share assistance) or public access for recreation, combined with the above mentioned payments, is $250,000 per person for each of the 1991 through 1995 crops.) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: As of December 31, 1992, cu mulative data for the 1991 crop included 462,882 participating farms receiving deficiency payments of $2,246,351,000, all in cash. For the 1992 crop, 432,569 farms enrolled 64,974,175 million acres (82.2 percent of the total acreage base) of wheat base into the acreage reduction program. Producers were required to reduce their acreage base by 5.0 percent to gain program benefits. Through December 31, 1992, these 432,569 enrolled farms received total deficiency payments of $1,347,883,000. All 1992 crop deficiency payments are being made in cash. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program reg ulations published in the Federal Register. Announcements issued to news media and letters to producers. "ASCS Production Adjustment/Price Support Programs,” BI-3 USDA, no cost; Final Impact Analysis and Fact Sheet, no cost; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult the local telephone directory for location of the ASCS county office. If no listing, get in touch with appropriate ASCS State office listed in Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Section of Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Policy Analysis, Agri cultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-4418. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.052, Cotton Production Stabilization; 10.055, Feed Grain Production Stabilization; 10.065, Rice Produc tion Stabilization. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 10.059 NATIONAL WOOL ACT PAYMENTS (Wool and Mohair Price Support Payments) FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: National Wool Act of 1954, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1781-1787, Public Law 83-690; Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, Public Law 99-198; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508; Food, Agriculture, Conserva tion, and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624. OBJECTIVES: To encourage continued domestic production of wool at prices fair to both producers and consumers in a manner which will assure a viable domestic wool industry in the future. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Payments when required are made to growers to supplement farm income. No restrictions are placed on the use of these funds. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any person who owns sheep, lambs, or angora goats for 30 days or more, sells shorn wool or unshorn lambs or mohair produced therefrom during the marketing year, and meets a regulatory definition of the term "person”. Beneficiary Eligibility: Any person who owns sheep, lambs, or angora goats for 30 days or more, sells shorn wool or unshorn lambs or mohair produced therefrom during the marketing year, and meets a regulatory definition of the term "person”. Credentials/Documentation: Application for payment supported by appropriate sales document. Producers are required to complete a farm operating plan for payment eligibility review. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102. Application Procedure: Producer files application for payment (Na tional Wool Act - Form CCC-1155) and farm operating plan for payment eligibility review (Form CCC-502) at local ASCS county office. The wool and mohair producers turn in bill of sale to ASCS county office with the application form. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A 110. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: Sixty days following the end of the marketing year. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approval of applications for payment are fairly routine and prompt. Appeals: Applicants may appeal to the county ASCS office within 15 days after being notified. Renewals: Not applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. April, following the marketing year. Reports: Not applicable. al, USDA. Records: Applicants are required to keep records of production, pur chases, and sales for 3 years after the end of marketing year. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-4336-0-3-351. $181,100,000; and FY 94 est $177,600,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Wool $1 to $200,000; Mohair - $1 to $200,000. In fiscal year 1992, the average wool payment was $2,020 and the average mohair payment was $4,650. (In fiscal years 1991 and 1992 the respective maximum per-pound sales value on which wool and mohair payments were made was 4 times the 1990 and 1991 calendar year national average market price received for wool and mohair, respectively. Separate pay. ment limits will be in effect for 1991 through 1995 as follows: $200,000 for 1991 marketings, $175,000 for 1992 marketings, $150,000 for 1993 marketings, and $125,000 for 1994 and 1995 marketings. Price support payments for wool and mohair do not count against the payment limit in effect for wheat, feedgrains, rice, upland cotton, and ELS cotton.) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1992, $134,401,451 was paid to wool producers and $52,646,701 was paid to mohair producers for calendar year 1991 marketings. Approximately $124,100,000 will be paid to wool producers and $57,000,000 to mohair producers in fiscal year 1993 for calendar year 1992 mar. ketings. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program reg. ulations published in Federal Register, 7 CFR, Part 1468. Wool and Mohair Price Support Payment Programs Handbook 8-LD issued by ASCS. Announcements issued to news media and letters to producers. "ASCS Wool and Mohair Fact Sheets,” no cost, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult the local telephone directory for location of the ASCS county office. If no listing, get in touch with appropriate ASCS State office listed in the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service section of AppendixIV of the Cata log. Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Policy Analysis, Agri cultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of (202) 720-6734. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) 10.062 WATER BANK PROGRAM FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Water Bank Act, Public Law 91-559, Public Law 96-182. OBJECTIVES: To conserve surface waters; preserve and improve the Nation's Wetlands; increase migratory waterfowl habitat in nesting, breeding and feeding areas in the U.S.; and secure environ mental benefits for the Nation. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Agreements are for 10 years with eligible landowners to help preserve important nesting, breeding, and feeding areas of migratory waterfowl. During the agreement, the participants agree in return for annual payments not to drain, Agriculture as a participating county. Also, Program Handbook 1 WBP, issued by ASCS. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: For more information on this and other re lated programs, consult the local telephone directory for location of the county ASCS office where your land is located. If a listing is not present, get in touch with appropriate State ASCS office listed in the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service section of Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-6221. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.900, Great Plains Conservation; 10.902, Soil and Water Conservation; 15.611, Wildlife Restoration. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 10.063 AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM (ACP) burn, fill, or otherwise destroy the wetland character of such areas and not to use areas for agricultural purposes, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary carries out the program in harmony with wetlands programs administered by the Secretary of the Interior and uses technical and related services of appropriate State, Federal, and private conservation agencies to assure proper co ordination. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Landowners and operators of specified types of wetlands in designated important migratory waterfowl nesting, breeding and feeding areas. Beneficiary Eligibility: Landowners and operators of specified types of wetlands in designated important migratory waterfowl nesting, breeding and feeding areas. Credentials/Documentation: Identification as an owner and/or opera tor of eligible land; a conservation plan developed in cooperation with the local soil and water conservation district; and proof of required compliance. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Make application at the county ASCS office for the county in which the land is located. Applicants must develop an approved conservation plan with local soil and water conservation district representatives. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110. Award Procedure: The county Agricultural Stabilization and Conser vation (ASC) committee must approve applications within the county allocation of Federal funds for that purpose. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: The period officially specified for the program year. Appeals: Participants may appeal to County ASC Committee or Office State Committee, or Deputy Administrator, State and County Operations, on any determination. Renewals: Subject to mutual agreement between the Secretary and the participants, within program provisions specified by the Secre tary, for additional 10-year periods. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Annual payments may be made within the announced rate structures, for the eligible acreage. Participant must undertake needed land and water management meas ures. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Annual payments will be made for 10 years, and may be continued for additional periods of 10 years if mutually agreed to at the rates offered by the Secre tary. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Performance reports, if any annual payments are made in advance of performance. (Statistical reports are made by adminis tering offices.) Audits: Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector Gener al, USDA. Records: Maintained in the county ASC office and Federal record centers for a specified number of years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3320-0-1-302. $21,802,030; and FY 94 est $17,130,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: From $7 to $66 per acre; $15.00. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1992, approximate ly 988 agreements were signed with land owners to protect 102,750 acres. From 1983 through September 1992, 6,031 agree ments were signed covering 671,446 acres. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program reg ulations published in the Federal Register, 7 CFR Part 752. Program is announced through the news media and in letters to eligible participants in the county area designated by the Secretary of FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, Sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(1), and 17, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590g-5900, 590p(a), 590p(1), and 590q, Sections 1001-1008 and 1010; Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended; Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 15011508 and 1510; Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended, Section 1501, Public Law 95-113; Energy Security Act of 1980, Section 259, Public Law 96-294. OBJECTIVES: Control of erosion and sedimentation, encourage vol untary compliance with Federal and State requirements to solve point and nonpoint source pollution, improve water quality, encourage energy conservation measures, and assure a continued supply of necessary food and fiber for a strong and healthy people and economy. The program will be directed toward the solution of critical soil, water, energy, woodland, and pollution abatement problems on farms and ranches. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Conservation practices are to be used on agricultural land and must be performed satisfactorily and in accordance with applicable specifications. The wildlife conservation practices must also conserve soil or water. Program participants are responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of practices installed with cost-share assistance. The cost-share assistance does not apply if the primary purpose is to bring new land into produc tion. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any person who as owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm or ranch, including associated groups, bears a part of the cost of an approved conservation practice is eligible to apply for cost-share assistance. This program is available to farmers and ranchers in the 50 States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Beneficiary Eligibility: Any person who as owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm or ranch, including associated groups, bears a part of the cost of an approved conservation practice is eligible to apply for cost-share assistance. This program is available to farmers and ranchers in the 50 States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Credentials/Documentation: Identification as an eligible person and proof of contribution to the cost of performing the practice. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A. 87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. |