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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 approved 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.
Obligations: (Direct cash payments) FY 92 $88,159,089; FY 93 est

$41,222,000; and FY 94 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $10 to $50,000; $3,411.

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.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: As determined and an-

nounced by the Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation, based upon market conditions which exist at the time

the agreement are executed.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.
Audits: Periodic and required spot checks of farm-stored grain will

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.
Obligations: (Direct payments) FY 92 $14,155,982 FY 93 est

$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.
Audits: Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector Gener-

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.
Obligations: (Direct payments) FY 92 $954,450; FY 93 est $407,591;

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
AUTHORIZATION: Agriculture, Rural Development and Related

Agencies Appropriations Acts of 1980, Public Law 96-108, 93
Stat. 821, 835 and 1981; Public Law 96-528, 94 Stat. 3095 and

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

totaling $34,032,212 for installation of best management practices; cumulative obligations for all activities will total $64,000,000 through 1993, after $6.0 million in prior year funds were rescind

ed. No funds are requested for fiscal year 1993. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program is

announced through news media and in letters to agricultural producers in the county; also through program handbooks and factsheets (issued by ASCS-USDA). Regulations published in the Fed

eral Register, 7 CFR, Part 700. 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 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. Commercial Telephone: (202) 720-6221. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.054, Emergency Conservation Program;

10.063, Agricultural Conservation Program; 10.064, Forestry Incentives Program; 10.416, Soil and Water Loans; 10.901, Resource Conservation and Development; 10.902, Soil and Water Conservation; 10.764, Resource Conservation and Development Loans; 10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention; 15.607, Envi

ronmental Contaminant. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: The RCWP provided techni

cal and cost-share funds for the installation of Best Management Practices to reduce bacterial count, control sediment, nutrients, pesticides, animal waste and similar pollutants. Examples of selected projects are: Westport River Watershed, Massachusetts, $658,055 to treat 473 critical acres; Rock Creek Project, Idaho, $5,367,913 to treat 28,159 critical acres; and Highland Silver Lake, Illinois Project, $3,965,661 to treat 6,525 critical acres which con

tribute to pollute the 600 acre lake. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: A total of 64 Project

applications were evaluated by the National Coordinating Committee, composed of representatives of six USDA agencies and EPA. Twenty-one applications were recommended to the Secretary for approval, and announcement. The criteria used for selecting the projects included: (1) Severity of the water quality problems and explanation of pollutants; (2) demonstration of public benefits that would result from treatment of problems; (3) description of the project area; (4) treatment and BMP's needed; (5) costs of project including technical assistance estimates; (6) suitability of project for testing programs, policies and procedures for NPS pollution control; (7) monitoring and evaluation potential; and (8) estimated participation, local commitment and interagency cooperation.

grasses, legumes, forbs, shrubs, or trees. The participant agrees to reduce the aggregate total of acreage bases, allotments, and quotas for the contract period for each farm which contains land that is subject to a Conservation Reserve Program contract 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 permanent vegetative

cover. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: An individual, partnership, association, corpora

tion, estate, trust, other business enterprises or other legal entities and, whenever applicable, a State, a political subdivision of a State, or any agency thereof owning or operating private crop

lands, and State or local government croplands may apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: An individual, partnership, association, corpo

ration, estate, trust, other business enterprises or other legal entities and, whenever applicable, a State, political subdivision of State, or any agency thereof owning or operating private crop

lands, and State or local government croplands will benefit. Credentials/Documentation: The cropland must be owned or operat

ed for not less than three years prior to the close of the annual signup period, unless the land was acquired by will or succession or the Department determines that ownership was not acquired for the purpose of placing the land in the conservation reserve. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No.

A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: An environmental impact assessment

has been prepared for this program. This program is excluded

from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Submit a rental rate per acre bid to the local

ASCS office that serves the area in which the farm or ranch is located during the announced signup period. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A

110. Award Procedure: The Department will notify persons whose bids

are accepted as soon as practicable after the close of the signup. Deadlines: The rental rate per acre bid must be filed at the county

ASCS office by the end of the announced signup period. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 7 to 90 days. Appeals: Participant may appeal any determination to county ASC

committee or office, State committee or Deputy Administrator, except determinations concerning land eligibility may be appealed

to the Soil Conservation Service. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Annual rental payments are

made at the rate set in the accepted bid. A one time cost-share payment is made when approved conservation practices are estab

lished. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Annual rental payments in

cash or generic commodity certificates will be made for 10-15 years. A cost-share payment up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing conservation practices will be made after the practice is es

tablished.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.
Audits: Recipients are subject to audit by the Office of Inspector

General, USDA.
Records: Maintained in county ASCS office and Federal Record

centers for a specified number of years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 12-3319-0-1-302.
Obligations: FY 92 $1,660,266,000; FY 93 est $1,779,663,000; and FY

94 est $1,826,593,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $50 to $50,000; $5,324. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal years 1986 through

1992, contracts were signed through the eleventh signup covering 35.4 million acres. Each contract covers an average of 99 acres with an average rental rate of $49.29. Acres enrolled for crop

10.069 CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM

(CRP)

FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND

CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI

CULTURE 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. OBJECTIVES: To protect the Nation's long-term capability to

produce food and fiber; to reduce soil erosion; to reduce sedimentation; to improve water quality; to create a better habitat for fish and wildlife; to curb production of some surplus commodities; and

to provide some needed income support for farmers. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Eligible owners or operators may

place highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland 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 environmentally sensitive land to a less intensive use, i.e., cropland must be planted with a vegetative cover, such as, perennial

years as follows: 1986 -2 million acres; 1987 - 13.7 million acres; 1988 - 8.8 million acres; 1989 - 5.4 million acres; 1990 - 4.1 million acres; 1991 ..5 million acres; and 1992 - 1.0 million acres. The average soil erosion reduction on land contracted in CRP is 19 tons

per acre per year. This is the latest actual data. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program is

announced through news media and in letters toagricultural producers in the county. Regulations published in the Federal Regis

ter, 7 CFR, Part 704 and Part 1410. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult the local telephone directory for

location of the county ASCS office. If no listing, contact the appropriate State ASCS office listed in the ASCS section of Appen

dix 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: 10.054, Emergency Conservation Program;

10.063, Agricultural Conservation Program; 10.064, Forestry Incentives Program; 10.068, Rural Clean Water Program; 10.070, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program; 10.416, Soil and Water Loans; 10.764, Resource Conservation and Development Loans; 10.901, Resource Conservation and Development; 10.902, Soil and Water Conservation; 10.904, Watershed Protection and

Flood Prevention; 15.607, Environmental Contaminant. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: All offers will be

screened at both the local and national level to determine the acceptability of the rental rate bid. In addition, offers not located within designated public wellhead areas or requiring an easement will be evaluated in terms of cost for the environmental benefits obtained. Acres accepted will be limited to pre-announced levels for each signup period.

10.070 COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY

CONTROL PROGRAM

(CRBSCP)

Wyoming and Clark county, Nevada. This program is excluded

from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from cover

age under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.” An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for

review. Application Procedure: Eligible persons may make application on

Form CRSC-1, for cost-share assistance, 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 Cir

cular No. A-110. Award Procedure: The county ASC committee may approve applica

tions in whole, or partially, within the county allocation of Feder

al funds for cost-share assistance. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: None. Appeals: Participants may appeal any determination to the county

ASC committee, State ASC committee, or Deputy Administrator,

State and County Operations, USDA. Renewals: Certain practice approvals may be extended by the county

ASC committee. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Cost-share assistance levels

must be funded up to 70 percent of total cost. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Long-term contracts of 3 to

10 years. Cost-share assistance is paid when the practice is per

formed.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.
Audits: Subject to audit by Office of the Inspector General, USDA.
Records: Records are maintained in the county ASCS office and

Federal record centers for a specified number of years.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 12-3318-0-1-304.
Obligations: (Direct payments) FY 92 $15,714,515; FY 93 est

$15,434,649; and FY 94 est $8,499,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The range has not been

identified. The average is $20,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The on-farm land treatment ac

complishments from inception of the projects are: Grand Valley Project (1979-92) 53,000 total treated acres, 354 miles of ditch linins/pipeline installed, 4,505 acres treated for land leveling, 38 ir. rigation sprinkler systems installed on 619 acres, and salt load reduction of 56,653 tons; Uinta Project (1980-92) 137,000 treated acres, 515 miles of ditch linings/pipeline installed, 2,239 acres treated for land leveling, 1040 irrigation sprinkler systems installed on 67,399 acres, and salt load reduction of 55,485 tons; big Sandy Project (1988-92) 15,750 treated acres, 14 miles of ditch linings/ pipeline installed, 35 irrigation sprinkler systems installed on 3,207 acres, and salt load reduction of 21,585 tons; Lower Gunnison #1, 2, and 3 (1988-92) 169,000 treated acres, 48 miles of ditch linings/ pipeline installed, 706 acres treated for land leveling, 6 irrigation sprinkler systems installed on 172 acres, and salt load reduction of 24,772 tons; McElmo Creek Project (1987-92) 21,550 treated acres, 20 miles of ditch linings/pipeline installed, 49 irrigation sprinkler systems installed on 949 acres, and salt load reduction of 3,561

tons. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Guidelines are

announced through the news media and in letters to agricultural producers in the county. Regulations will be published in the Fed

eral Register, Part 702. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult the local telephone directory for

location of the county ASCS office. If there is no listing, get in touch with the appropriate State ASCS office listed in the ASCS section of Appendix IV of the Catalog.

FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND

CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI

CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of

1974, as amended, Section 202c of Title II, 43 U.S.C. 1592c. OBJECTIVES: To provide financial and technical assistance to: (1)

Identify salt source areas; (2) develop project plans to carry out conservation practices to reduce salt loads; (3) install conservation practices to reduce salinity levels; (4) carry out research, education, and demonstration activities; (5) carry out monitoring and evaluation activities; and (6) to decrease salt concentration and salt loading which causes increased salinity levels within in the Colorado River and to enhance the supply and quality of water avail

able for use in the United States and the Republic of Mexico. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Eligible owners or operators in

approved project areas may receive cost-share assistance to treat

salinity problems caused by agricultural irrigation activities. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: A participant may be any of the following: an

owner, landlord, operator, or tenant of eligible lands: Individual, Indian tribe, partnership, firm, association, corporation, joint stock company, conservation district, estate, trust, irrigation district or company, and State or local public or nonpublic entity not de

scribed above. Beneficiary Eligibility: Any person in the Colorado River basin will

benefit who uses or reuses water for irrigation, domestic, munici

pal or industrial water supply or for fish and wildlife habitat. Credentials/Documentation: Any eligible landowner or operator who

controls land in an identified salt source area is eligible to apply for cost-share assistance. This program is currently available in Mesa, Dolores, Delta, Montezuma, and Montrose counties, Colorado; Duchesne and Uinta counties, Utah; Sweetwater county,

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;

10.054, Emergency Conservation Program; 10.064, Forestry Incentives Program; 10.068, Rural Clean Water Program; 10.764, Resource Conservation and Development Loans; 10.902, Soil and Water Conservation; 10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood Pre

vention. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: For fiscal year 1993:

$4,137,512 for the Uinta Basin, Utah unit; $2,697,449 for the Grand Valley, Colorado unit; $1, 281,212 for the McElmo Creek, Colorado unit; $3,992,048 for the Lower Gunnison, Colorado unit; $1,322,079 for the Big Sandy River, Wyoming unit; $250,200 for the Moapa Valley, Nevada unit; and $102,500 for planning studies in the Price-San Rafael, Utah; San Juan, New Mexico; and Moapa Valley, Nevada units. Funds are to be used to reduce salt loads by

the use of irrigation reorganization and land treatment practices. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The type and severity

of salinity problems; the need to correlate on the farm conservation treatment with canal and lateral improvement; estimated cost; extent of the salinity problem; proximity to water bodies; land use charges; offsite effects; onsite environmental effects; other resource problems; seasonal nature of salinity reduction practices to be installed; applicants' ability to complete practices in the shortest time practical; and positive or negative effects on wildlife.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Non-Statutory - Direct pay-

ment based on CCC contract fees to warehousemen adjusted for
warehouse density levels within a State. Hourly rate for non-peri-
odic examination work. (Hourly rate may be adjusted for CCC's

interest in warehouse.) Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Direct payment is based on

computed annual level of reimbursement paid quarterly. An adjustment may be made in final payment for failure to maintain ex

amination frequency specified by CCC in Schedule of Rates. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:As requested by CCC.
Audits: The Comptroller General of the United States or his duly

authorized representatives of the Department of Agriculture will
have access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers,
or documents related to the Agreement. Periodic reviews of the

examination program will be conducted. Records: Maintain records for review and references as required by

CCC and by applicable State requirements. Minimum record re

tention is six years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 12-4336-0-1-351.
Obligations: (Direct payments) FY 92 $1,300,000; FY 93 est

$1,400,000; and FY 94 est $1,400,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $4,400 to $340,000;

$98,806. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In excess of 35 percent of the

examinations of warehouses having a CCC storage agreement are

now conducted by cooperating State agencies. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Applicable

Storage Agreements, warehouse examiner handbooks, CCC policy

memoranda. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Chief, Warehouse Examination Division,

Kansas City Commodity Office, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City,

MO 64141-0205. Telephone: (816) 926-6843. Headquarters Office: Director, Storage Contract Division, Agricul

tural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202)

720-4018. RELATED PROGRAMS: None. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Commodity Credit Corpora

tion Cooperative Agreements are currently in effect with the States of Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyo

ming. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Regulatory State ware

house law, active State enforcement program, and willingness to incorporate CCC examination requirements into State examination procedures.

10.071 FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION IN WAREHOUSE EXAMINATION AGREEMENT

(Warehouse Examination)

FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND

CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI

CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as

amended, 15 U.S.C. 714 (i); Talmadge-Aiken Act, 7 U.S.C. 450. OBJECTIVES: To arrange for cooperation between Commodity

Credit Corporation (CCC) and the State agency in the examination and inspection of warehouses having a CCC storage agree

ment and a State warehouse license. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: State agency may receive direct

payment for warehouse examinations made in compliance with State laws and regulations and in accordance with CCC examina

tion policy. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: The applicant must be a State government

agency. Beneficiary Eligibility: Commodity Credit Corporation will benefit. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants must be State agencies which

engage in warehouse examinations and inspections. 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 State agencies may make application

in writing to the Deputy Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Deputy Administrator, Commodity Operations, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Washington, DC 20250. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Cir

cular No. A-110. Award Procedure: The Commodity Credit Corporation through the

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) will provide training and evaluation in CCC examination policy and procedures through an Interim Training Agreement prior to the

award of a Cooperative Agreement. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Six months to three years. Appeals: State Agency ma appeal to the Contracting Officer, Com

modity Credit Corporation, Washington, DC. Renewals: Renewed annually.

10.072 WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM

(WRP)

FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND

CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI

CULTURE
AUTHORIZATION: Food Security Act of 1985, Title XII, Public

Law 99-198, as amended; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990, Title XIV, Section 1237, Public Law 101-624,

104 Statute 3584, 7 U.S.C. 3837. OBJECTIVES: To restore and protect farmed wetlands, prior convert

ed wetlands, wetlands formed under natural condition, riparian areas, and eligible buffer areas for landowners who have eligible land on which they agree to enter into a permanent or long-term easement with the Secretary. The goal of WRP is to have 1,000,000 acres of land enrolled by the end of the 1995 calendar

year. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use.

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