mendations. The highest priority consideration was given to the most severe WQ problems adversely affecting the environment. Favorable consideration was given to those projects demonstrating public benefits involving multi-agency cleanup efforts for longterm solutions. 10.064 FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (FIP) Application Procedure: Eligible persons make application on Form ACP-245 for annual cost-sharing, or on ACP-310 for long-term agreements. Applications may be filed at any time during the year at the county ASCS office in the county where the land is located. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: The county ASC committee must approve appli cations in whole, or in part, within the county allocation of Feder al funds for that purpose. Deadlines: Application for payment must be filed with the county ASC committee after the practice is completed. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 30 to 60 days. Appeals: Participants may appeal any determination to county ASC committee or office, State committee, or Deputy Administrator, USDA. Renewals: Certain approvals may be extended by the county ASC committee. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Cost-share payments. Payment rates range up to 75 percent of cost. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Practice cost-share approvals are given on a fiscal year basis as specified in approvals. Longterm agreements of 3 to 10 years are also available. Cost-shares are paid when the practice is performed. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: None. al, USDA. Records: Maintained in ASCS county office and Federal record cen ters for specified number of years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3315-0-1-302. $234,681,000; and FY 94 est $150,400,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $3 to $3,500; $990. Pool ing agreement $50 to $10,000; $1,600. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1992, $188.9 mil lion in cost-share assistance was paid to farmers and ranchers. Ap proximately $208.3 million will be paid in fiscal year 1993. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program is announced through news media and in letters to agricultural producers in the county. Program handbooks and leaflets issued by ASCS-USDA. Regulations published in the Federal Register, Part 701. 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 available, 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: 10.069, Conservation Reserve Program; 10.054, Emergency Conservation Program; 10.064, Forestry Incentives Program; 10.068, Rural Clean Water Program; 10.416, Soil and Water Loans; 10.901, Resource Conservation and Development; 10.764, Resource Conservation and Development Loans; 10.902, Soil and Water Conservation; 10.904, Watershed Protec tion and Flood Prevention; 15.607, Environmental Contaminant. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: In 1993, $20 million was allo cated to 106 Water Quality Incentive Projects (WQIP) in 42 States. WQIP's protect ground and surface water from potential contamination by agricultural nonpoint sources of pollution through the use of incentive payments to secure changes in management systems. An additional $5.0 million was allocated to fund other priority water quality initiatives. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: States submitted re quests for water quality incentive projects (WQIP's). WQIP's were competitively selected, after multi-agency review and recom FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, Public Law 95-313. OBJECTIVES: To bring private non-industrial forest land under inten sified management; to increase timber production; to assure adequate supplies of timber; and to enhance other forest resources through a combination of public and private investments on the most productive sites on eligible individual or consolidated owner ships of efficient size and operation. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Cost-sharing of up to 65 percent of the total cost is available under the Forestry Incentives Program for tree planting, timber stand improvement, and site preparation for natural regeneration. Special forestry practices may be approved if needed for a significant and unique local condition for which national FIP practices are not adequate. Owners of non-industrial private forest lands of 1,000 acres or less, capable of producing industrial wood crops are eligible for Forestry Incentives Program cost-sharing. In order for an individual within a county to receive Forestry Incentives Program funds, the county must be designated as a Forestry Incentives Program county by the State committee in consultation with the State Forester. A forest management plan developed by the State Forester and landowner is required for participation in FIP. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: A private individual, group, association, Indian Tribe or other native group, corporation (except corporations whose stocks are publicly traded) or other legal entity which owns "non-industrial” private forest lands capable of producing industrial wood crops is eligible to apply for cost-sharing assistance. Cost-share agreements are limited to eligible ownerships of land of not more than 1,000 acres of non-industrial private forest land, capable of producing at least 50 cubic feet of wood per acre per year, except by special approval. This program is available to eligible landowners in the United States or any commonwealth, terri tory or possession of the United States. Beneficiary Eligibility: A private individual, group, association, Indian Tribe or other native group, corporation (except corporations whose stocks are publicly traded) or other legal entity which owns "non-industrial” private forest lands capable of producing industrial wood crops is eligible to apply for cost-sharing assistance. Cost-share agreements are limited to eligible ownerships of land of not more than 1,000 acres of non-industrial private forest land, capable of producing at least 50 cubic feet of wood per acre per year, except by special approval. This program is available to eligible landowners in the United States or any commonwealth, terri tory or possession of the United States. 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. Application Procedure: Eligible persons make application on Form ACP-245 for annual cost-sharing, or on Form FIP-11 for longterm cost-sharing agreements. Applications may be filed at any time during the year at the county ASCS office for the designated 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 ASC committee reviews applications for approval in whole or in part within the county allocation of Federal funds for the Forestry Incentives Program. Deadlines: As announced by county ASC committee. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Generally from 30 to 60 days. Appeals: Participants may appeal any determination to county ASC committee, or county ASC office, State committee or Deputy Ad ministrator, USDA. Renewals: Extension of time to complete a practice may be granted, if requested by the applicant before approval expires or within 15 days after the expiration date. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Essential factors used to allo cate funds to States are: (1) Acreage; (2) number of eligible owners; (3) productivity potential and; (4) need for reforestation. Cost-shares under Forestry Incentives Program are limited to not more than 65 percent of the total cost. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Normally the length of the program is from 1-to-10 years. There may be certain restrictions on time limits on certain practices to be performed. Cost-shares are paid when the practice is performed. The assistance is award ed by performance. Reports: None. al, USDA. Records: Maintained in county ASCS office and Federal record cen ters for a specified number of years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3336-0-1-302. $14,017,000; and FY 94 est $11,504,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $50 to $10,000 per year; $1,600. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: For fiscal year 1992, $13 million in cost-share assistance was paid to owners of forest land. It is estimated that approximately $14.3 million in cost-share assistance will be paid to owners of forest land in fiscal year 1993, and $12.5 million will be paid in fiscal year 1994. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program is announced through news media and notices to all applicants and private forest owners on record and all interested governmental agencies and agricultural organizations. Program handbook issued by ASCS. Program regulations published in the Federal Register, Part 701. 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 available, 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: 10.063, Agricultural Conservation Program. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 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, 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 Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 102-299; 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 U.S. exports, and to conserve our natural resources. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The 1993 crop rice program in cludes a 5 percent acreage reduction program. To be eligible 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 require ments 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 operations 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 E.O. 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102. Application Procedure: Farm operator visits ASCS office prior to a prescribed final date to sign application Form ASCS-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 No. A-110. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: The 1993 program signup is from March 1, 1993 through April 30 1993. Producers must report acreages and compliance 10.065 RICE PRODUCTION STABILIZATION (Rice 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, 7 U.S.C. 1441, Public Law 81-439; Agricultural 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. Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-7923. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.052, Cotton Production Stabilization; 10.055, Feed Grain Production Stabilization; 10.058, Wheat Pro duction Stabilization, EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. with program requirements by specified dates which vary by States. Producers must sign a contract before any payments are made. The final portion of deficiency payments will be paid after February 1, 1994. Marketing certificate payments must be requested within 30 days from the day the rice was sold or redeemed from loan. Loan deficiency and marketing certificate payments may be requested only for rice which meets all requirements for price support loan eligibility. Contact State or county ASCS of fices 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 quests an advance payment. 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. $522,004,175; FY 93 est $745,924,000; and FY 94 est $629,000,000. 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 $14,997 and an estimated $8,678 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: As of December 31, 1992, cu mulative data for the 1991 crop included 18,442 participating farms which received total deficiency payments of $458,318,000, all in cash. For the 1992 crop, 18,586 participating farms received $264,347,000 in deficiency payments through December 31, 1992. All 1992 crop deficiency payments are being made in cash. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program reg ulations published in Federal Register. Announcements issued to news media. "ASCS Production Adjustment/Price Support Programs," BI-3 USDA no cost; Draft Impact Analysis, Final Impact Analysis and Fact Sheet · no cost; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washing ton, 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 10.066 EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURE STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended, Sections 4 and 5, 62 Stat. 1070, as amended, 1072, 15 U.S.C. 7146 and 714c; Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, Sections 407 and 601-113, 63 Stat. 1055, as amended, 100 Stat. 926, 7 U.S.C. 1427 and 1471-1471j. OBJECTIVES: To provide emergency feed assistance to eligible live stock owners, in a State, county, or area approved by the Executive Vice President, CCC, where because of disease, insect infestation, flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, hail storm, hot weather, cold weather, freeze, snow, ice, and winterkill, or other natural disaster, a livestock emergency has been determined to exist. These programs also provide feed assistance to eligible livestock owners for the preservation and maintenance of livestock in any county contiguous to a county where a livestock emergency has been determined to exist. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Direct payments are for unrestrict ed use. Feed on which cost-sharing is received and CCC-owned feed grain purchased or donated: (a) Must be fed to the producer's livestock; (b) may not be resold; and (c) must be utilized during the established feeding period. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following con ditions as determined by the approving official: (1) For emergency feed and emergency feed assistance programs: (a) Suffered a substantial loss of feed production on the farm; and (b) have insufficient feed to maintain the livestock on the farm for the emergency period; (2) For prickly pear cactus program: (a) Have prickly pear cactus growing on holdings; and (b) have eligible livestock to use burned prickly pear cactus; (3) For livestock preservation donation program: (a) Suffered a substantial loss of production of livestock feed; (b) suffered a loss of buildings, equipment, supplies, and other related matters; (c) financially unable to purchase feed, or to otherwise participate in any other program authorized under this heading; and (d) have insufficient feed to maintain the livestock on the farm for the emergency period; and (4) For crash feed grain donation program, there is no eligibility requirement to care for livestock that are stranded and unidentified as to owner. Beneficiary Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following conditions as determined by the approving official: (1) For emergency feed and emergency feed assistance programs: (a) Suffered a substantial loss of feed production on the farm; and (b) have insufficient feed to maintain the livestock on the farm for the emergency period; (2) For prickly pear cactus program: (a) Have prickly pear cactus growing on holdings; (b) have eligible livestock to use burned prickly pear cactus; (3) For livestock preservation donation program: (a) Suffered a substantial loss of production of livestock feed; (b) suffered a loss of buildings, equipment, supplies, and other related matters; (c) financially unable to purchase feed, or to otherwise participate in any other program authorized under this heading; and (d) have insufficient feed to maintain the livestock on the farm for the emergency period; and (4) For crash feed grain donation program, there is no eligibility requirement to care for livestock that are stranded and unidentified as to owner. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants must certify ownership of livestock, feed loss, feed available and shall not be eligible to receive assistance if such applicant has an annual gross revenue in excess of $2.5 million; receive less than 10 percent of total annual PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Payments made under the Emer gency Feed Program in fiscal year 1992 totaled $88,159,089. Under the Emergency Feed Assistance Program, 26,005,047 pounds of CCC-owned grain was sold at subsidized prices during fiscal year 1992. Payments made under the Emergency Feed Program in fiscal year 1993 totaled $14,652,544 as of December 31, 1992. Under the Emergency Feed Assistance Program, 806,129 pounds of CCC-owned grain was sold at subsidized prices during the same period in fiscal year 1993. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Procedural handbooks are available in county ASCS offices. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult the local telephone directory for location of the nearest county ASCS office. If no listing, contact the appropriate State ASCS office. Headquarters Office: Emergency Operations and Livestock Pro grams Division, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-5621. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.054, Emergency Conservation Program; 10.404, Emergency Loans. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: There are no funded projects related to this program. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: None. 10.067 GRAIN RESERVE PROGRAM (Farmer-Held and Owned Grain Reserve) gross receipts from the production of grain or livestock; be an established producer or husbander of livestock or a dairy producer who is: (1) A citizen of, or legal resident alien in the United States; (2) 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 aliens of the United States; (3) any Indian tribe or tribal organization of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; and (4) any organization under the Indian Reorganization Act or Financing Act. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: There is no preapplication coordination related to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: (1) Applicants visit the county ASCS office in the eligible county to make application certify eligibility and report feed loss, feed available, and eligible livestock related to the disaster occurrence; and (2) applicants also receive authority to participate in the program as provided by the approving official. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: None. Deadlines: (1) Feeding periods for livestock feed programs shall begin the later of the date the county is approved or the date the owner applies; (2) applications for livestock feed programs or livestock emergencies determined to exist after January 1, 1990, must generally be filed by December 31, of the applicable calendar year in which the livestock emergency occurred. Applications in a county contiguous to a county app ved for disaster assistance must be filed no later than the last day of the 8-month period be. ginning on the date the livestock emergency is determined to exist in the approved county except for the livestock preservation donation program for which contiguous counties are not eligible; and (3) assistance under the crash feed donation program shall be from the time of a sudden natural disaster and cannot exceed the number of days specified by the ASCS Deputy Administrator for State and county operations. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approval is 60 days or less in most cases if complete information is furnished by the applicant. Appeals: Applicants may appeal to county and State ASCS commit tees and to the National Appeals Division. Renewals: Applicants may have their eligibility extended beyond the current application by filing a subsequent application if additional feed does not become available as anticipated. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Formula and matching require ments are not considered under this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Payment is made by: (1) Check for emergency feedand prickly pear cactus program upon presenting satisfactory evidence of cost of feed purchased except for advance payments, or the butane, propane, or kerosene used to burn spines from prickly pear cactus; (2) applicants pay the county ASCS office 50 percent of the posted county price for the CCCowned grain within 5 days of the request to purchase feed grain under the emergency feed assistance program. Purchased grain must be picked up by the purchaser within 10 days. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: 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: Owners, dealers, handlers, and warehousemen shall retain financial books and records that permit verification of all transactions for at least 3 years following the end of the calendar year in which assistance is provided FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-4336-0-3-351. $41,222,000; and FY 94 est $0. FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1445, Public Law 81-439; Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 714, Public Law 80-89; Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, Public Law 97-98; Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, Public Law 99-198; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Public Law 100-203; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624. OBJECTIVES: To insulate sufficient quantities of grain from the market to increase price to farmers. To improve and stabilize farm income and to assist farmers in the orderly marketing of their crops. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: For the 1990 crop wheat reserve and 1992 crop corn, grain sorghum, and barley authorized under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, the loan may be repaid at any time without penalty. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: All producers or approved cooperatives having a CCC loan on wheat, corn, barley, oats or sorghum from an au thorized crop year who provide storage through loan maturity. Beneficiary Eligibility: All producers or approved cooperatives having a CCC loan on wheat, corn, barley, oats or sorghum from an authorized crop year who provide storage through loan maturi ty. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants or members of approved co operatives must have been the producer of the commodity and hold title to an eligible authorized crop or title be vested in the cooperative when applicable. This program is excluded from cov erage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Not applicable. This program is ex cluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Applicant visits, calls, or writes the county office to make application during the announced availability period. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Cir cular Nos. A-102 and A-110. Award Procedure: This program is on a first come, first served basis. Agreements are approved after storage has been provided for in the case of warehouse loans, and after an inspection of the commodity in the case of farm stored loans. Producers must meet commodity eligibility requirements, except that producers are not required to participate in the Acreage Reduction Program in the year reserve is entered unless immediate reserve entry is author ized. Deadlines: Must make application during the announced period of availability. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approval immediate if eligibil ity requirements are met. Appeals: Applications may be reviewed by county, State or national offices. Renewals: Not applicable. At the Secretary's discretion, one six month extension may be authorized. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. nounced by the Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit the agreement are executed. Reports: Not applicable. be made by the ASCS county office. Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector General, USDA. Records: Necessary loan documents, grain reserve agreements, and other documents will be held at the county ASCS office. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-4336-0-3-351. $18,640,000; and FY 94 est $67,380,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $1 to $122,863; $2,661. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Through January 31, 1993, 34,100,000 bushels of wheat were in the reserve from the 1990 crop. . REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program reg ulations published in the Federal Register, Chapter 7, Part 1421; procedural notices, handbooks, and informational literatures are available in the ASCS county offices. 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: Cotton, Grain and Rice Price Support Divi sion, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Tele phone: (202) 720-9886. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.051, Commodity Loans and Purchases. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. tors in approved project areas. The assistance is provided through long-term contracts of 3 to 10 years to install best management practices to solve critical water quality problems resulting from agricultural nonpoint source pollution. The project area must reflect the water quality priority concerns developed through the established water quality management process. Participation is vol untary. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: RCWP is only applicable to privately owned agricultural lands in approved project areas. Any landowner or operator in an approved project area whose land or activity contributes to the area's water quality problems and who has an approved water quality plan may enter into an RCWP contract. An individual partnership, corporation (except corporations whose stock is publicly traded), Indian tribe, irrigation district, or other entities are eligible. Federal, State, or local governments, or subdi visions thereof, except irrigation districts, are not eligible. Beneficiary Eligibility: RCWP is only applicable to privately owned agricultural lands in approved project areas. Any landowner or operator in an approved project area whose land or activity contributes to the area's water quality problems and who has an approved water quality plan may enter into an RCWP contract. An individual partnership, corporation (except corporations whose stock is publicly traded), Indian tribe, irrigation district, or other entities are eligible. Federal, State, local governments, or subdivi sions thereof except irrigation districts, are not eligible. 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: The project area must be identified and approved for RCWP funding. This program is excluded from cov. erage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Eligible persons make application on Form RCWP-1 for request for contract at any time during the year, 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 ASC committee must approve appli cations in whole or in part within the county allocation of Federal funds for that purpose. Deadlines: Applications must be filed with the county ASC commit tee by an announced date. Contact the local county ASCS office for application dates. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 30 to 180 days. Appeals: Participants may appeal any determination to county ASC committee or office, State committee, or Deputy Administrator. Renewals: Certain approvals may be extended by the county ASC committee. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Cost-share payment. Payment rates range up to 75 percent of the cost. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Practice cost-share approvals are given on a fiscal basis as specified in approvals. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: None. al, USDA. Records: Maintained in county ASC office and Federal record cen ters for specified number of years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3337-0-1-304. and FY 94 est $0. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Maximum payment limit ed to $50,000 per individual for life of contract. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Through fiscal year 1992, the RCWP encompassed 21 project areas (4,432 farms) in 35 counties in 22 States with a total of 573,286 critical acres. By the end of fiscal year 1993, 69 percent of critical acres were under contract 10.068 RURAL CLEAN WATER PROGRAM (RWCP) FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE Agencies Appropriations Acts of 1980, Public Law 96-108, 93 3111. OBJECTIVES: (1) To achieve improved water quality in the most cost-effective manner possible in keeping with the provisions of adequate supplies of food, fiber, and a quality environment, and (2) to develop and test programs, policies, and procedures for the control of agricultural nonpoint source pollution. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The experimental RCWP provides financial and technical assistance to private landowners and opera |