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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
7 CFR Part 760
RIN 0560–AH45
2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster
Programs; 2006 Livestock Assistance
Grant Program
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: This final rule sets forth the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) regulations
for the 2005 Section 32 Hurricane
Disaster Programs in response to
emergency agricultural situations
caused by the 2005 hurricanes Dennis,
Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma in
certain counties in Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and Texas. The rule establishes four
hurricane disaster programs to provide
funds to eligible producers who suffered
eligible losses, and a grant program that
will provide funds to the respective
States to enable them to assist
aquaculture producers having losses
related to the aforementioned
hurricanes. This final rule also sets forth
provisions related to the 2006 Livestock
Assistance Grant Program.
DATES: This final rule is effective
January 8, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Sharp, Director, Production,
Emergencies, and Compliance Division;
Farm Service Agency; United States
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0517,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0517; telephone
(202) 720–7641; e-mail
Diane.Sharp@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Final Rule
In 2005 hurricanes Dennis, Katrina,
Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma, in applicable
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counties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas,
destroyed and damaged trees, killed
livestock, and adversely impacted crop
production, including aquaculture, thus
severely limiting the purchasing power
of farmers engaged in the production of
agricultural commodities. Section 32 of
the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended
(Section 32), provides discretionary
authority for the Secretary of
Agriculture (the Secretary) to use
Section 32 funds to reestablish farmers’
purchasing power by making payments
to them in connection with the normal
production of agricultural commodities
produced for domestic consumption.
The FSA published an interim final
rule on May 10, 2006, with a 30-day
comment period which ended on June
9, 2006. The interim final rule provided
that the Secretary would use an
estimated $250 million in funds
available under Section 32 to restore
purchasing power to farmers affected by
the significant and widespread
destruction caused by the named
hurricanes, in those counties in the
named States that received a
Presidential or Secretarial Designation
as a primary county. Accordingly, for
eligible losses suffered as a result of the
aforementioned hurricanes, the
Secretary determined that assistance
would be provided by establishment of
four hurricane disaster programs to
provide direct payments to eligible
producers who suffered eligible losses;
and one grant program that will provide
funds to the named States in order to
enable these States to assist aquaculture
producers. These programs include: (1)
Hurricane Indemnity Program (HIP), (2)
Feed Indemnity Program (FIP), (3)
Livestock Indemnity program (LIP), (4)
Tree Indemnity Program (TIP), and (5)
Aquaculture Grant Program. These
programs operate under regulations
codified in 7 CFR part 760.
Comments and Changes to Final Rule
Seven respondents provided
comments to FSA during the 30-day
comment period. One comment was
received from an individual, four
comments were received from
associations representing various
producer interests, and two comments
were received from advocacy
organizations. All comments received
were in support of the 2005 Section 32
Hurricane Disaster Programs and
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expressed the need for the programs
because of the losses caused by
hurricane destruction. Some of the
commenters addressed issues about
other, already existing regulations and
issues which were not part of the
interim final rule for which no
comments were invited. Therefore,
these issues are not addressed. A few
editorial changes have been made in the
text of the regulation for clarity and to
facilitate the application of the
regulations. The definition of deer has
been removed because it, as provided in
the interim rule, did not include all
categories of eligible deer.
′Comment: Three commenters
expressed concern that the disaster
programs were not available to
producers in DeSoto County, Florida.
Response: This rule addressed the
hurricane destruction only in those
counties in the named States that
received a Presidential or Secretarial
Designation as a primary county. DeSoto
County was not so designated and
therefore the disaster programs are not
available for losses in that county. No
change to the final rule was made as a
result of these comments.
′Comment: One commenter expressed
concern that payments under TIP would
be paid only to eligible owners.
Response: The text of the background
of the interim rule did state that TIP
payments would be provided to eligible
owners. However, the regulatory text at
760.502 is actually broader in that TIP
payments are also made to those who
bear financial responsibility and who
have incurred costs, which includes
lessees. Accordingly, no change to the
final rule was made as a result of this
comment.
′Comment: Two commenters sought
clarification of the provisions which
describe the exclusion from these
disaster programs of individuals or
entities whose adjusted gross income
(AGI) is in excess of $2.5 million
without including the stipulation that
individuals or entities are eligible if
75% or more of the $2.5 million is
earned from agricultural enterprises.
Response: A change to the final rule
will be made to clarify the provision
that an individual or entity may be
considered to meet the AGI
requirements if not less than 75% of the
individual’s or entity’s average AGI for
the three tax years immediately
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preceding the applicable crop year is
derived from farming or ranching
operations.
′Comment: One commenter suggested
that the initial breeding and raising of
horses should be deemed part of
agricultural production, and that horses
are an agricultural product regardless of
the activity in which the horse may be
used. Therefore, the definitions of
‘‘commercial use’’ and ‘‘farming
operation’’ should be modified to
indicate a commercial horse breeding
operation, by itself, would satisfy the
applicable definitions.
Response: FSA does not agree that a
horse, or any animal, is an agricultural
product without regard to the purpose,
use, or activity for which it is used.
Regardless of whether the animal is a
horse, goat, sheep, cattle or other
livestock, no animal is automatically
considered an agricultural product
based solely on the kind of livestock. No
change to the final rule was made as a
result of this comment.
′Comment: One commenter
questioned why FIP excludes ‘‘* * *
donkeys, mules, or other large solidhoofed herbivorous mammals’’ but LIP
includes ‘‘* * * mule or donkey.’’
Response: Each of these two livestock
programs was designed to be consistent
with previous livestock programs
implemented by FSA. Administering
similar programs in a consistent manner
reduces the burden placed on producers
and ensures that these programs are
consistent with similar previous FSA
programs. Accordingly, FSA determined
to include equine animals (horses,
donkeys, and mules) as an eligible
category under LIP, and determined to
include horses as an eligible category of
livestock because of the change in the
definition of livestock included in
Public Law 109–97. No change to the
final rule was made as a result of this
comment.
′Comment: One commenter suggested
that the word ‘‘produced’’ be removed
from the requirements for eligibility
under both FIP and LIP as it pertains to
animals because, the commenter
claimed, animals such as race horses
would thus not be eligible if they were
produced for reasons other than
commercial use as part of a farming
operation.
Response: The purpose and use of any
animal, including a horse, is critical to
determining whether the requirements
of Section 32 are met. Any animal,
including a horse, which was produced
and maintained for reasons other than
commercial use as part of a farming
operation would not meet the criteria
required under the authority provided
by Section 32. No change to the final
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rule was made as a result of this
comment.
′Comment: One commenter requested
clarification as to what FSA deems to be
farming or ranching activities for these
disaster programs.
Response: FSA defers to how the
producer classified and reported the
income of the farming enterprise to IRS.
The producer decision of how to report
such income reflects the business
practices of that enterprise. FSA
determinations about such farming or
ranching activities, when necessary,
will be determined by documents filed
with IRS for the applicable year. No
change to the final rule was made as a
result of this comment.
′Comment: Two commenters
expressed concern about HIP providing
disaster benefits to eligible producers
who receive either a Federal Crop
Insurance Program or the Non Insured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
payment. One commenter asked that
FSA let ‘‘small and limited farmers and
ranchers participate in this program
without regard to having received * * *’’
such a payment. Another commenter
asked that FSA waive the requirement
for those who agree to obtain coverage
in the future, stating that the limitations
of HIP payments to those who receive
either a crop insurance or NAP payment
places a disproportionate impact upon
limited resource and socially
disadvantaged farmers.
Response: Of the 5 disaster programs
offered under the 2005 Section 32
Hurricane Disaster Programs, only HIP
benefits are predicated on participants
having received a crop insurance or
NAP payment. HIP is a ‘‘top up’’
program that will supplement crop
insurance or NAP payments because of
emergency agricultural situations that
crop insurance or NAP payments did
not adequately meet. Because HIP is
intended to supplement crop insurance
or NAP payments, waiving this
requirement for those who agree to
obtain coverage in the future would
delay implementation of the program.
Also, both NAP and the catastrophic
level of crop insurance are available at
no cost to limited resource producers
who request that the fees for same be
waived. Further, some previous disaster
programs have had the stipulation that
payments be made based on the proviso
that future coverage be obtained and in
many instances such future coverage
was not obtained. No change to the final
rule was made as a result of this
comment.
′Comment: One commenter stated that
under HIP there seemed no need for
FSA to determine that a producer who
applies for benefits will be eligible to
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receive a payment if damage occurred
due to an eligible hurricane and due to
a cause of loss which includes
hurricanes.
Response: A change to section
760.202(a)(3)(vi) in the final rule will be
made to delete ‘‘hurricane.’’
• Comment: One commenter stated
concern that no rationale is offered for
excluding FIP assistance for losses of
beef cattle, buffalo/beefalo, and dairy
cattle weighing less than 500 pounds
and that because many producers have
realized drastically lower-than-projected
income from their 2005 calves, FIP
assistance for these producers for all of
their livestock losses is critical to
restoring their buying power.
Response: The purpose of FIP is to
provide monetary assistance to eligible
livestock owners, or cash lessees, for
feed losses or increased feed costs that
occurred as a result of an applicable
hurricane. The program is not designed
or authorized to provide assistance for
the loss or reduction of projected
income. In general, livestock under a
certain weight are normally still nursing
and obtaining most of their nutrition
from their mother. Therefore, generally,
there is no, or minimal, feed loss
associated with respect to such animals.
No change to the final rule was made as
a result of this comment.
• Comment: One commenter
expressed concern that there would be
insufficient funds to cover all losses,
thus producing a ‘first-come, first-serve’
allocation system that would favor the
most informed producers without
accounting for less informed producers
who are at least equally in need of
assistance.
Response: FSA is confident that
sufficient funds are available to cover all
eligible losses. These programs are
available to all eligible producers on an
equal basis. No change to the final rule
was made as a result of this comment.
• Comment: One commenter urged
FSA to provide for producers who
suffered eligible losses in multiple
counties to apply for disaster benefits in
one county office; and absent this
provision, to make the date a producer
files his first application in any county
office the application date for his filings
in all other county offices.
Response: Based on the fact that
severe devastation occurred, very little
documentation is available to support
reported losses. Therefore FSA
determined to require producers to
apply in each county where loss
occurred in order to enable each FSA
county office to validate the loss in that
county and to maintain the integrity of
the program. As stated previously, FSA
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is confident that sufficient funds are
available to cover all losses so there is
no need for time-stamping when an
application is filed. No change to the
final rule was made as a result of this
comment.
• Comment: One commenter asks that
payments under these Section 32
programs not be subject to
administrative offset.
Response: The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 requires that,
with only limited exceptions such as
loan proceeds from the federal Farm
Loan Program, all federal disbursements
be subject to administrative offset. No
change to the final rule was made as a
result of this comment.
• Comment: One commenter asked
that the dates of the application period
be included in the rule.
Response: The application period for
the disaster programs began on May 17,
2005, prior to the comment period
deadline. As yet no end date has been
established. To arbitrarily include an
end date for the application period in
the final rule might limit the time
during which applications can be taken,
to the detriment of some eligible
producers. No change to the final rule
was made as a result of this comment.
Producers will be notified of the end of
the enrollment period through the
issuance of press releases and
newsletters.
• Comment: One commenter stated
that the tomato is a fruit grown on a
vine and thus meets the definition of
vine and should be eligible for benefits
under the disaster programs.
Response: The tomato plant grows
with a weak, woody, inflexible stem
and, is traditionally considered to be a
vegetable for farm program purposes.
2006 Section 32 Livestock Assistance
Grant Program
Since the issuance of the interim rule
that established the 2005 Section 32
Disaster Programs, USDA has
determined that significant losses of
forage have occurred in several States as
the result of severe droughts. As a result
of this determination, and taking into
account the limited availability of
Section 32 funds, FSA will administer
a limited program to provide assistance
to livestock producers where forage was
adversely affected by drought in
counties reaching D3 or D4 Drought on
the U.S. Drought Monitor, during March
7 to August 31, 2006, in the States of:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas,
Wisconsin and Wyoming. Under the
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Livestock Assistance Grant Program,
FSA will provide grants to the State
governments of these States to assist
livestock producers who suffered forage
losses as part of a farming operation in
eligible counties. Among other
conditions in the grant, the amount of
each grant will be based on the number
of adult beef cattle and sheep from each
eligible county uniformly prorated to
insure that available funding is not
exceeded. Accordingly, a new Subpart
H is added to 7 CFR Part 760.
Executive Order 12866
This rule has been determined to be
economically significant under
Executive Order 12866 and has been
reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget. A Cost-Benefit Analysis
was completed and is summarized
below. It is also available from the
contact person cited above.
Executive Order 12372
This program is not subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372,
which requires intergovernmental
consultation with State and local
officials. See the Notice related to 7 CFR
part 3015, subpart V, published at 48 FR
29115 (June 24, 1983).
Executive Order 12612
This rule does not have Federalism
implications that warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
This rule will not have a substantial
direct effect on States or their political
subdivisions, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government.
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed in
accordance with Executive Order 12988.
This rule is not retroactive and it does
not preempt State law. Before any
judicial action may be brought regarding
the provisions of this rule the
administrative appeal provisions of 7
CFR parts 11 and 780 must be
exhausted.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
This rule contains no Federal
mandates under the regulatory
provisions of Title II of the UMRA for
State, local, and tribal government or
the private sector. Therefore, this rule is
not subject to the requirements of
sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA.
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved the information collection
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required to support this program and
assigned it OMB Control number 0560–
0257. Copies of the information
collection may be obtained from Debbie
O’Donoghue, phone: (202)720–6605; email: Debbie.Odonoghue@wdc.usda.gov.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996
The Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, (Pub.
L. 104–121) (SBREFA) requires that an
agency delay the effective date of a
major rule for 60 days from the date of
publication to allow for Congressional
review. This rule has not been
determined to be major under SBREFA.
In addition, section 808 of SBREFA
allows an agency to make a major
regulation effective immediately if the
agency finds there is good cause to do
so. Accordingly, FSA finds that it would
be contrary to the public interest to
delay implementation of this rule
because it would significantly delay
assistance to the many people affected
by the hurricane disasters addressed by
this rule. This rule is thus effective
immediately.
Environmental Evaluation
The environmental impacts of this
rule have been considered consistent
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts
1500 1508), and regulations of the Farm
Service Agency (FSA) of the Department
of Agriculture (USDA) for compliance
with NEPA, 7 CFR part 799. A
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment (PEA) was completed and it
was determined that the Proposed
Action does not have the potential to
significantly impact the quality of the
human environment, and, therefore,
FSA has issued a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect
to the 2005 Hurricane Assistance
programs which include the Hurricane
Indemnity Program, Feed Indemnity
Program, Livestock Indemnity program,
Tree Indemnity Program, Aquaculture
Grant Program, and the 2006 Livestock
Assistance Grant Program. A copy of the
Final PEA and FONSI are on file and
available to the public in the
Administrative Record at the address
specified in the ADDRESSES section of
this rule.
Government Paperwork Elimination
Act
FSA is committed to compliance with
the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act (GPEA) and the Freedom to E-File
Act, which require Government
agencies in general and FSA in
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particular to provide the public the
option of submitting information or
transacting business electronically to
the maximum extent possible. The
regulation is available at https://
www.fsa.usda.gov under the heading
‘Other Partners.’ Applications may be
submitted at the FSA county offices.
E-Government Act Compliance
CCC is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act to promote the
use of the Internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes. For
information pertinent to E–GOV
compliance related to this rule, please
contact the person named above under
the information contact section.
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Summary of Economic Impacts
As a result of 2005 hurricanes, 261
counties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas
were designated as Presidential and
Secretarial primary disaster counties. A
wide variety of crops were damaged
because of the diversity of production in
the affected areas. Damaged crops
include feed grains, soybeans, upland
cotton, rice, sugarcane, nursery plants,
fruits, vegetables, pecans, pasture,
livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. In
response to this situation, FSA
established four hurricane disaster
programs for producers and a grant
program for affected States. Their
respective impacts are summarized as
follows:
1. HIP. HIP payments are expected to
be about $59 million. This estimate is
based on 30 percent of the sum of the
total payments reported by the RMA
and total payment estimates for the NAP
program. According to RMA, crop loss
indemnities are estimated at $187
million. Based on the participation rates
in the hurricane impacted States, it is
estimated that approximately $10
million will be issued under NAP. Thus,
HIP payments are estimated to total
about $56 million (.30 x $187 million)
plus about $3 million (.30 x $10
million). Therefore, crop loss payments
are estimated to total about $59 million.
2. FIP. The value of expected claims
under the 2005 FIP is approximately $5
million. For those producers who have
suffered losses due to the 2005
hurricanes, and qualify for payments
under the 2005 FIP, their farm income
losses will be somewhat offset or
reduced by these payments, and they
and their local communities will benefit
accordingly.
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3. LIP. The value of expected claims
under the 2005 LIP is $25 million based
on projections from applications on file
as of September 5, 2006. The impacts of
the LIP on any sector of the economy,
including livestock feed prices,
livestock prices, and consumer prices,
are not expected to be measurable.
However, for those producers who have
suffered losses due to the 2005
hurricanes, and qualify for payments
under the LIP, their farm income losses
will be somewhat offset or reduced by
these payments, and they and their local
communities will benefit accordingly.
4. TIP. FSA estimates the cost of the
TIP to be between $31.6 million and
$56.6 million with a point estimate of
$35.1 million. Over 90 percent of the
program funds will go to the Florida
citrus industry.
5. Aquaculture grants were provided
as follows: Alabama, $5,037,500;
Florida, $3,662,500; Louisiana,
$4,512,500; Mississippi, $10,762,500;
North Carolina, $312,500; and Texas,
$712,500. Funding of $25 million was
expended.
6. Livestock Grant Program. To
provide assistance to livestock
producers whose forage has been
adversely impacted by severe drought in
2006, $50 million has been allocated for
block grants to States. Based on the
counties declared drought disaster areas
and NASS statistics on the number of
livestock in each applicable county of
each State, funds are being distributed
as follows:
LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE GRANT
PROGRAM
List of Subjects for 7 CFR Part 760
Disaster assistance, Hurricane,
Indemnity payments, Livestock.
For the reasons set forth above, the
interim rule of May 10, 2006, amending
7 CFR part 760 is adopted as final with
the following changes:
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PART 760—INDEMNITY PAYMENT
PROGRAMS
1. The authority citation for part 760
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 612c; Pub. L. 106–387,
114 Stat. 1549; Pub. L. 107–76, 115 Stat. 704.
2. Subparts B through G are revised
and subpart H is added to read as
follow:
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Subpart B—General Provisions for the 2005
Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Programs
Sec.
760.101 Eligible counties, hurricanes and
disaster periods.
760.102 Applicability.
760.103 Administration of HIP, FIP, LIP, and
TIP.
760.104 Definitions.
760.105 Application for payment.
760.106 Limitations on payments and other
benefits.
760.107 Appeals.
760.108 Offsets, assignments, and debt
settlement.
760.109 Records and inspections thereof.
760.110 Refunds; joint and several liability.
760.111 Paperwork Reduction Act assigned
number.
Subpart C—Hurricane Indemnity Program
760.201 Applicability.
760.202 Producer eligibility.
760.203 Payment calculation.
Subpart D—Feed Indemnity Program
Grant amount
($)
State
Alabama ................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
Colorado ...............................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Kansas ..................................
Louisiana ..............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
Missouri ................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska ..............................
New Mexico ..........................
North Dakota ........................
Oklahoma .............................
South Dakota ........................
Texas ....................................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
976,011
2,405,043
2,015,485
1,283,883
149,705
11,391
948,511
958,437
704,980
759,916
2,726,909
933,443
3,627,091
1,512,932
1,807,850
6,594,374
4,299,137
16,101,487
575,062
1,608,352
Grand Total ...................
50,000,000
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760.301 Applicability.
760.302 Definitions.
760.303 Eligible livestock and producers.
760.304 Application process.
760.305 Payment calculation.
Subpart E—Livestock Indemnity Program
760.401 Applicability.
760.402 Definitions.
760.403 Eligible owners, contract growers
and livestock.
760.404 Application process.
760.405 Payment calculation.
Subpart F—Tree Indemnity Program
760.501 Applicability.
760.502 Eligible producers and stands.
760.503 Application process.
760.504 Payment calculation.
Subpart G—Aquaculture program
760.601 Funds availability.
Subpart H—2006 Livestock Assistance
Grant Program
760.701 Funds availability.
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Subpart B—General Provisions for the
2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster
Programs
§ 760.101 Eligible counties, hurricanes
and disaster periods.
Producers who have suffered certain
losses due to 2005 Hurricanes Dennis,
Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma (2005
hurricanes) in the following counties
(eligible counties) are eligible to enroll
in the programs made available under
subparts B through F of this part. The
‘Disaster Period’ is the time period in
which losses occurred that would be
considered eligible for the programs
under subparts B through F of this part.
Funds for the programs in subparts B
through G are made available under
Section 32 of the Act of August 24,
1935, as amended (Section 32).
Disaster period
State
County
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§ 760.102
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Tate .........................
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Tunica ......................
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Shelby ......................
Trinity .......................
Tyler .........................
Walker .....................
Applicability.
(a) This part establishes the terms and
conditions under which the following
programs will be administered with
respect to producers affected by 2005
hurricanes in eligible counties:
(1) Hurricane Indemnity Program
(HIP);
(2) Feed Indemnity Program (FIP);
(3) Livestock Indemnity Program
(LIP);
(4) Tree Indemnity Program (TIP); and
(5) Aquaculture grants to States.
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(b) The amount that may be expended
for payments under subparts B through
G of this part shall not exceed the
amount of Section 32 funds made
available by the Secretary for the
administration of these programs.
(c) To be eligible for payments under
these programs, producers must comply
with all applicable provisions under
subparts B through G of this part and,
in the case of State grants, by the State.
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and TIP.
Administration of HIP, FIP, LIP,
(a) These programs are administered
under the general supervision of the
Administrator, FSA.
(b) FSA representatives do not have
authority to modify or waive any of the
provisions of the regulations of subparts
B through F of this part.
(c) The State FSA committee shall
take any action required by the
regulations of subparts B through F of
this part that the county FSA committee
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has not taken. The State committee shall
also:
(1) Correct, or require a county
committee to correct, any action taken
by such county committee that is not in
accordance with the regulations of
subparts B through F of this part; or
(2) Require a county committee to
withhold taking any action that is not in
accordance with subparts B through F of
this part.
(d) No provision or delegation to a
State or county FSA committee shall
preclude the Administrator, FSA,
Deputy Administrator for Farm
Programs, FSA or a designee or other
such person, from determining any
question arising under the program or
from reversing or modifying any
determination made by a State or county
FSA committee.
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§ 760.104
Definitions.
The following definitions in this
section apply to the programs in
subparts B through G of this part. The
terms defined in part 718 of this chapter
and parts 1400 and 1437 of this title
shall also be applicable, except where
they conflict with the definitions set
forth in this section.
Application means the ‘2005
Hurricane Disaster Programs
Application’ form issued by FSA.
Application period means the date
established by the Deputy Administrator
for producers to apply for program
benefits.
Bush means a thick densely branched
woody shrub grown for the production
of an annual crop for commercial
market for human consumption.
Commercial use means used in the
operation of a business activity engaged
in as a means of livelihood for profit by
the eligible producer.
Crop insurance means an insurance
policy reinsured by the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation under the
provisions of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act, as amended.
Farming operation means a business
enterprise engaged in the production of
agricultural products.
Fruit tree means a woody perennial
plant having a single main trunk,
commonly exceeding 10 feet in height
and usually devoid of branches below,
but bearing a head of branches and
foliage or crown of leaves at the summit
that is grown for the production of an
annual crop, including nuts, for
commercial market for human
consumption.
Owner means one who had legal
ownership of the trees, bushes, vines, or
livestock for which benefits are being
requested under subparts B through F,
on the day such plant or livestock
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perished or suffered losses due to an
eligible hurricane as set forth § 760.101.
Stand means a contiguous acreage of
the same crop of trees, bushes, or vines,
and excludes container-grown crops.
Tier means the geographic bands of
damage generally correlating to the
severity of damage caused by the
maximum sustained winds of the
applicable hurricanes.
Vine means a plant from which an
annual fruit crop is produced for
commercial market for human
consumption, such as grape, kiwi, or
passion fruit, that has a flexible stem
supported by climbing, twining, or
creeping along a surface.
§ 760.105
Application for payment.
(a) A producer who applies for any
program under subparts B through F
shall file an application and any
required supporting documentation in
the county FSA office serving the
county where the eligible loss occurred;
or in the case of FIP, where the eligible
livestock were physically located on the
applicable date.
(b) The application must be filed
during the application period
announced by FSA.
(c) Payments may be made for eligible
losses suffered by an eligible producer
who is now deceased or is a dissolved
entity if a representative who currently
has authority to enter into a contract for
the producer signs the application for
payment. Proof of authority to sign for
the deceased producer or dissolved
entity must be provided. If a producer
is now a dissolved general partnership
or joint venture, all members of the
general partnership or joint venture at
the time of dissolution or their duly
authorized representatives must sign the
application for payment.
(d) Data furnished by the applicant
will be used to determine eligibility for
program benefits. Furnishing the data is
voluntary; however, without all
required data program benefits will not
be approved or provided.
(e) A minor child shall be eligible to
apply for program benefits so long as all
eligibility requirements are met and one
of the following conditions exist:
(1) The right of majority has been
conferred upon the minor by court
proceedings or statute;
(2) A guardian has been appointed to
manage the minor’s property, and the
applicable program documents are
executed by the guardian; or
(3) A bond is furnished under which
a surety guarantees any loss incurred for
which the minor would be liable had
the minor been an adult.
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§ 760.106 Limitations on payments and
other benefits.
(a) Separate payment limitations
apply to HIP, FIP, LIP, and TIP. No
‘person’ as determined under part 1400
of this title shall receive more than
$80,000 under each of these programs.
(b) An individual or entity whose
adjusted gross income is in excess of
$2.5 million, as determined under part
1400 of this title, shall not be eligible to
receive benefits under this part for HIP,
FIP, LIP, and TIP; except that the
individual or entity may be considered
to meet the adjusted gross income
requirement if not less than 75 percent
of the individual’s or entity’s average
adjusted gross income for the three tax
years immediately preceding the
applicable crop year is derived from
farming or ranching operations.
(c) As a condition to receive benefits
under subparts B through F, a producer
must have been in compliance with the
provisions of parts 12 and 718 of this
title for the 2005 crop year and must not
otherwise be barred from receiving
benefits under any law.
(d) An individual or entity
determined to be a foreign person under
part 1400 of this title shall not be
eligible to receive benefits under
subparts B through F of this part.
§ 760.107
Appeals.
The appeal regulations set forth at
parts 11 and 780 of this title apply to
determinations made pursuant to
subparts B through F of this part.
§ 760.108 Offsets, assignments, and debt
settlement.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, any payment or
portion thereof to any producer shall be
made without regard to questions of title
under State law and without regard to
any claim or lien against the
commodity, or proceeds thereof, in
favor of the owner or any other creditor
except agencies of the U.S. Government.
The regulations governing offsets and
withholdings found at part 792 of this
chapter apply to payments made under
subparts B through F of this part.
(b) Any producer entitled to any
payment may assign any payments in
accordance with regulations governing
the assignment of payments found at
part 1404 of this title.
§ 760.109
Records and inspection thereof.
Producers receiving payments under
the programs in subparts B through F or
any other person who furnishes
information for the purposes of enabling
such producer to receive a payment
under subparts B through F of this part
shall maintain any books, records, and
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accounts supporting any information so
furnished for 3 years following the end
of the year during which the application
for payment was filed. Producers
receiving payments or any other person
who furnishes such information to FSA
shall permit authorized representatives
of USDA and the General Accounting
Office during regular business hours to
inspect, examine, and to allow such
persons to make copies of such books,
records, and to enter upon, inspect and
verify all applicable livestock and
acreage in which the applicant has an
interest for the purpose of confirming
the accuracy of the information
provided by the applicant.
§ 760.110
liability.
Refunds; joint and several
In the event there is a failure to
comply with any term, requirement, or
condition for payment or assistance
arising under subparts B through F of
this part, and if any refund of a payment
to FSA shall otherwise become due in
connection with this part, all payments
made in regard to such matter shall be
refunded to FSA together with interest
and late-payment charges as provided
for in part 792 of this chapter.
§ 760.111 Paperwork Reduction Act
assigned number.
The information collection required to
support the regulations of subparts B
through F of this part has been approved
by OMB and assigned OMB control
number 0560–0257.
Subpart C—Hurricane Indemnity
Program
§ 760.201
Applicability.
This subpart sets forth the terms and
conditions applicable to the Hurricane
Indemnity Program (HIP). Benefits will
be provided under this subpart to
producers who have received a crop
insurance indemnity from the Risk
Management Agency (RMA) based on
the associated loss criteria set forth in §
760.202(a)(1) as provided to FSA by
RMA; and to producers who have
received Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP) payments
under part 1437 of this title based on the
provisions of § 760.202(a)(1). HIP
benefits will be provided under this
subpart to eligible producers who
suffered losses due to 2005 hurricanes
as set forth in § 760.101.
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§ 760.202
Producer eligibility.
A producer who applies for benefits
under this subpart will be eligible to
receive a payment if both of the
following apply:
(a) The producer received a crop
insurance indemnity from RMA or a
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NAP payment under part 1437 of this
title for crop losses:
(1) In an eligible county;
(2) Recorded by RMA or FSA as being
due to a 2005 hurricane and the loss
occurred during a disaster period as set
forth in § 760.101; and
(3) Were due to any of the following
causes of loss:
(i) Excessive moisture, precipitation,
and/or rain;
(ii) Flood;
(iii) Excessive wind;
(iv) Cyclone;
(v) Tornado;
(vi) Tropical depression;
(vii) Storm surge; or
(viii) Salinity due to salt water
intrusion; and
(b) An application is filed in
accordance with § 760.105.
§ 760.203
Payment calculation.
The disaster benefits under this
subpart will be equal to the smaller of:
(a) 30 percent of the RMA crop
insurance indemnity or 30 percent of
the NAP payment for eligible crop
losses as provided in § 760.202(a)(1),
and adding the crop insurance premium
for the indemnity as provided in §
760.202(a)(1); or
(b) 95 percent of the expected value
of the crop in the absence of a disaster,
as determined by RMA for insured
crops, using information from the crop
policy; and by FSA for NAP crops, using
the producer’s price and yield, minus
the following:
(1) The value of the production as
counted by RMA for insured crops to
establish the indemnity and by FSA for
NAP crops to establish the NAP
payment;
(2) The crop’s eligible indemnity or
NAP payment for eligible crop losses
determined in accordance with §
760.202(a)(1); and
(3) Adding the crop insurance
premium for the indemnity as provided
in § 760.202(a)(1).
Subpart D—Feed Indemnity Program
§ 760.301
Applicability.
This subpart sets forth the terms and
conditions applicable to the Feed
Indemnity Program (FIP). FIP benefits
will be provided under this subpart to
eligible owners and cash lessees, but not
both, for the same livestock, for feed
losses or increased feed costs that
occurred in eligible counties during the
disaster period as set forth in § 760.101.
§ 760.302
Definitions.
The following definitions are
applicable for all purposes of
administering FIP.
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Adult beef bulls means male bovine
animals that were at least 2 years old
and used for breeding purposes on the
beginning date of the applicable disaster
period as set forth in § 760.101.
Adult beef cows means female bovine
animals that had delivered one or more
offspring before the beginning date of
the applicable disaster period as set
forth in § 760.101. A first-time bred beef
heifer shall also be considered an adult
beef cow if it was pregnant on the
beginning date of the applicable disaster
period as set forth in § 760.101.
Adult buffalo and beefalo bulls means
male animals of those breeds that were
at least 2 years old and used for
breeding purposes on the beginning date
of the applicable disaster period as set
forth in § 760.101.
Adult buffalo and beefalo cows means
female animals of those breeds that had
delivered one or more offspring before
the beginning date of the applicable
disaster period as set forth in § 760.101.
A first-time bred buffalo or beefalo
heifer shall also be considered to be an
adult buffalo or beefalo cow if it was
pregnant on the beginning date of the
applicable disaster period as set forth in
§ 760.101.
Adult dairy bulls means male bovine
animals of a breed used for producing
milk for human consumption that were
at least 2 years old and used for
breeding dairy cows on the beginning
date of the applicable disaster period as
set forth in § 760.101.
Adult dairy cows means female
bovine animals used for the purpose of
providing milk for human consumption,
that had delivered one or more offspring
before the beginning date of the
applicable disaster period as set forth in
§ 760.101. A first-time bred dairy heifer
shall also be considered an adult dairy
cow if it was pregnant on the beginning
date of the applicable disaster period as
set forth in § 760.101.
Goats means domesticated, ruminant
mammals of the genus Capra, including
Angora goats.
Horses means domesticated horses,
and does not include donkeys, mules or
other large solid-hoofed herbivorous
mammals.
Non-adult beef cattle means male,
female or neutered male bovine animals
that weighed 500 pounds or more on the
beginning date of the applicable disaster
period as set forth in § 760.101, but do
not meet the definition of adult beef
cows or bulls.
Non-adult buffalo/beefalo means
male, female or neutered male animals
of those breeds that weighed 500
pounds or more on the beginning date
of the applicable disaster period as set
forth in § 760.101, but do not meet the
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definition of an adult buffalo or beefalo
cow or bull.
Non-adult dairy cattle means male,
female or neutered male bovine
livestock, of a breed used for the
purpose of providing milk for human
consumption, that weighed 500 pounds
or more on the beginning date of the
applicable disaster period as set forth in
§ 760.101, but do not meet the
definition adult dairy cows or bulls.
Sheep means domesticated, ruminant
mammals of the genus Ovis.
§ 760.303 Eligible livestock and
producers.
(a) To be considered eligible, livestock
must meet all the following conditions:
(1) Be adult or non-adult dairy cattle,
beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, horses,
sheep, goats or deer as defined in §
760.302;
(2) Been physically located in an
eligible county on the beginning date of
the applicable disaster period as set
forth in § 760.101;
(3) Been maintained for commercial
use as part of a farming operation on the
beginning date of the applicable disaster
period as set forth in § 760.101;
(4) Not have been produced and
maintained for reasons other than
commercial use as part of a farming
operation. Such excluded uses include,
but are not limited to wild free roaming
animals or animals used for recreational
purposes, such as pleasure, hunting,
pets, or for show.
(b) To be considered an eligible
livestock producer, a producer must
have:
(1) Owned or cash-leased, but not
both for the same livestock, eligible
livestock on the beginning date of the
applicable disaster period as provided
in § 760.101; and
(2) Suffered a feed loss or an
increased feed cost during the
applicable disaster period as set forth in
§ 760.101 with respect to feed used for
the eligible livestock.
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§ 760.304
Application process.
(a) Applicants must submit to FSA a
completed application in accordance
with § 760.105, and any other
supporting documentation as
determined by FSA to be necessary to
make a determination of the eligibility
of the applicant. Supporting documents
include but are not limited to: Purchase
records; veterinarian records; bank or
other loan papers; rendering truck
receipts; Federal Emergency
Management Agency and National
Guard records; written contracts;
production records; Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) records; property tax
records; private insurance documents;
and other similar documents.
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§ 760.305
Payment calculation.
(a) FIP payments are calculated by
multiplying the national payment rate
for each of the following livestock
categories by the number of eligible
livestock in each category. The payment
rate represents the cost of the amount of
corn needed to maintain 1 animal unit
for a specified period of time.
(b) The eligible livestock categories
are:
(1) Adult beef cows or bulls;
(2) Non-adult beef cattle;
(3) Adult buffalo or beefalo cows or
bulls;
(4) Non-adult buffalo or beefalo;
(5) Adult dairy cows or bulls;
(6) Non-adult dairy cattle;
(7) Goats;
(8) Sheep;
(9) Horses; and
(10) Deer.
Subpart E—Livestock Indemnity
Program
§ 760.401
Applicability.
(a) This subpart sets forth the terms
and conditions applicable to the
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).
Benefits will be provided under this
subpart to eligible livestock owners and
contract growers, but not both for the
same livestock loss, for certain livestock
deaths that occurred in eligible counties
during the disaster period as set forth in
§ 760.101.
(b) Eligible livestock owners and
contract growers will be compensated in
accordance with § 760.405 for eligible
livestock deaths that occurred in eligible
counties during the disaster period as
set forth in § 760.101.
§ 760.402
Definitions.
The following definitions are
applicable for all purposes of
administering LIP.
Adult beef bull means a male bovine
animal that was at least 2 years old and
used for breeding purposes before it
died.
Adult beef cow means a female bovine
animal that had delivered one or more
offspring before dying. A first-time bred
beef heifer shall also be considered an
adult beef cow if it was pregnant at the
time it died.
Adult buffalo and beefalo bull means
a male animal of those breeds that was
at least 2 years old and used for
breeding purposes before it died.
Adult buffalo and beefalo cow means
a female animal of those breeds that had
delivered one or more offspring before
dying. A first-time bred buffalo or
beefalo heifer shall also be considered
an adult buffalo or beefalo cow if it was
pregnant at the time it died.
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Adult dairy bull means a male bovine
animal of a breed used for producing
milk for human consumption that was
at least 2 years old and used for
breeding dairy cows before it died.
Adult dairy cow means a female
bovine animal used for the purpose of
providing milk for human consumption
that had delivered one or more offspring
before dying. A first-time bred dairy
heifer shall also be considered an adult
dairy cow if it was pregnant at the time
it died.
Buck means a male goat.
Contract means, with respect to
contracts for the handling of livestock,
a written agreement between a livestock
owner and another individual or entity
setting the specific terms, conditions
and obligations of the parties involved
regarding the production of livestock or
livestock products.
Doe means a female goat.
Equine animal means a domesticated
horse, mule or donkey.
Ewe means a female sheep.
Goat means a domesticated, ruminant
mammal of the genus Capra, including
Angora goats. Goats will be further
delineated by sex (bucks and does) and
age (kids).
Kid means a goat less than 1 year old.
Lamb means a sheep less than 1 year
old.
Non-adult beef cattle means male,
female or neutered male bovines that do
not meet the definition of adult beef
cows or bulls. Non-adult beef cattle is
further delineated by weight categories
of less than 400 pounds, and 400
pounds or more at the time they died.
Non-adult buffalo or beefalo means a
male, female or neutered male animal of
those breeds that do not meet the
definition of adult buffalo/beefalo cow
or bull. Non-adult buffalo or beefalo is
further delineated by weight categories
of less than 400 pounds, and 400
pounds or more at the time of death.
Non-adult dairy cattle means male,
female or neutered male bovine
livestock, of a breed used for the
purpose of providing milk for human
consumption, that do not meet the
definition of adult dairy cows or bulls.
Non-adult dairy cattle is further
delineated by weight categories of less
than 400 pounds, and 400 pounds or
more at the time they died.
Poultry means domesticated chickens,
turkeys, ducks and geese. Poultry will
be further delineated by sex, age and
purpose of production, as determined
by FSA.
Ram means a male sheep.
Sheep means domesticated, ruminant
mammals of the genus Ovis. Sheep will
be further delineated by sex (rams and
ewes) and age (lambs).
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Swine means domesticated
omnivorous pigs, hogs, and boars. Swine
will be further delineated by sex and
weight as determined by FSA.
§ 760.403 Eligible owners, contract
growers and livestock.
(a) To be considered eligible, a
livestock owner must have had legal
ownership of the eligible livestock on
the day the livestock died.
(b) To be considered eligible, a
contract grower on the day the livestock
died must have had:
(1) A written agreement with the
owner of eligible livestock setting the
specific terms, conditions and
obligations of the parties involved
regarding the production of livestock;
and
(2) Control of the livestock that died.
(c) To be considered eligible, livestock
must meet all the following:
(1) Be adult or non-adult dairy cattle,
beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, equine,
sheep, goats, swine, poultry or deer.
(2) Died as a direct result of an
applicable disaster, in an eligible county
and during the applicable disaster
period as set forth in § 760.101;
(3) Been maintained for commercial
use as part of a farming operation on the
day they died; and before dying;
(4) Not have been produced or
maintained for reasons other than
commercial use as part of a farming
operation, including but not limited to
wild free roaming animals or animals
used for recreational purposes, such as
pleasure, hunting, pets, or for show.
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§ 760.404
Application process.
(a) Applicants must submit to FSA a
completed application in accordance
with § 760.105 and other supporting
documents as determined by FSA to be
necessary for making determinations of
the eligibility of the applicant.
Supporting documents must show:
evidence of loss; current physical
location of livestock in inventory; and
physical location of claimed livestock at
the time of death.
(b) Applicants must provide adequate
proof that the death of the eligible
livestock occurred during the applicable
disaster period, and the death was a
direct result of the occurrence of a 2005
hurricane as provided in § 760.101. The
quantity and kind of livestock that died
as a direct result of the applicable
disaster may be documented by:
Purchase records; veterinarian records;
bank or other loan papers; rendering
truck receipts; Federal Emergency
Management Agency and National
Guard records; written contracts;
production records; IRS records;
property tax records; private insurance
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documents; and any other similar
documents.
(c) Certifications of livestock deaths
by third parties may be accepted only if
both the following conditions are met:
(1) The livestock owner or livestock
contract grower, as applicable, certifies
in writing:
(i) That there is no other
documentation of death available;
(ii) The number of livestock, by
category as determined by the Deputy
Administrator, in inventory at the time
the applicable disaster occurred;
(iii) Other details necessary for FSA to
determine the certification acceptable;
and
(2) The third party has provided to
FSA their telephone number and
address, and a statement containing:
(i) Specific details about their
knowledge of the livestock deaths;
(ii) Their affiliation to the livestock
owner or contract grower; and
(iii) The accuracy of the deaths
claimed by the livestock owner or
contract grower; and
(iv) Other details necessary for FSA to
determine the certification acceptable.
§ 760.405
Payment calculation.
(a) Under LIP, separate payment rates
are established for eligible livestock
owners and eligible contract growers in
accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c)
of this section. LIP payments are
calculated by multiplying the national
payment rate, as determined in
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, by
the number of eligible livestock in each
category, as provided in paragraph (d) of
this section. The payment calculated for
an eligible contract grower for an
eligible livestock category shall be
reduced by the amount of any
compensation received from the
contractor for the loss of income from
the dead livestock.
(b) The LIP payment rate for eligible
livestock owners is based on 75 percent
of the average fair market value of the
livestock.
(c) The LIP payment rates for eligible
contract growers is based on 75 percent
of the average income loss sustained by
the contract grower with respect to the
dead livestock.
(d) The categories of eligible livestock
are as follows:
(1) Adult beef cows;
(2) Adult beef bulls;
(3) Non-adult beef cattle;
(4) Adult buffalo or beefalo cows;
(5) Adult buffalo or beefalo bulls;
(6) Non-adult buffalo/beefalo;
(7) Adult dairy cows;
(8) Adult dairy bulls;
(9) Non-adult dairy cattle;
(10) Swine, sows, boars, barrows, gilts
over 150 pounds;
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(11) Swine, sows, boars, barrows, gilts
50 to 150 pounds;
(12) Swine, feeder pigs under 50
pounds;
(13) Goats, bucks;
(14) Goats, does;
(15) Goats, kids;
(16) Sheep, rams;
(17) Sheep, ewes;
(18) Sheep, lambs;
(19) Deer;
(20) Chickens, layers, roasters;
(21) Chickens, broilers, pullets;
(22) Chickens, chicks;
(23) Turkeys, toms, fryers, roasters;
(24) Turkeys, poults;
(25) Ducks;
(26) Ducks, ducklings;
(27) Geese, goose;
(28) Geese, gosling; and
(29) Equine.
Subpart F—Tree Indemnity Program
§ 760.501
Applicability.
(a) This subpart sets forth the terms
and conditions applicable to the Tree
Indemnity Program (TIP). Benefits will
be provided under this subpart for
eligible fruit trees, bushes, and vines
that were lost or damaged during the
disaster period as set forth in § 760.101.
(b) Compensation will be based on
expenses incurred for replanting,
rehabilitation, cleanup, and debris
removal.
(c) No benefits shall be provided
when the loss:
(1) Occurred in any county other than
an eligible county, or
(2) Was not the result of an eligible
disaster as set forth in § 760.101.
§ 760.502
Eligible producers and stands.
(a) An eligible fruit tree, bush, and/or
vine producer is one who bears
financial responsibility and who has
incurred costs of at least $90 per acre for
replanting, rehabilitation, cleanup, or
debris removal, excluding crop
production.
(b) An eligible stand must:
(1) Be physically located in an eligible
county;
(2) Have been impacted during a 2005
hurricane as set forth in § 760.101; and
(3) Be grown for commercial use.
§ 760.503
Application process.
(a) Applicants must submit a
completed application and report of
acreage identifying the geographic
location and number of acres in the
disaster-affected stand of claimed fruit
trees, bushes, and vines in accordance
with part 718 of this chapter, and any
other supporting documentation for
FSA to determine the eligibility of the
applicant.
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(b) Applicants must certify and
provide adequate proof that the
expenses incurred to eligible fruit trees,
bushes, or vines occurred during the
applicable disaster period and that the
loss or damage was a direct result of a
2005 hurricane, as set forth in §
760.101.
(c) The quantity and kind of fruit
trees, bushes, or vines that died or were
damaged as a result of the applicable
disaster may be documented by;
purchase records; bank or other loan
documents; Federal Emergency
Management Agency and National
Guard records; IRS records; property tax
records; private insurance documents;
and similar documents.
§ 760.504
Payment calculation.
(a) TIP payments shall be calculated
by multiplying the following national
payment rate for the applicable tier by
the number of eligible acres, excluding
but not limited to such things as
drainage ditches and canals, in a stand
of fruit trees, bushes, or vines by the
producer’s share in such crop:
(1) Tier I—$750;
(2) Tier II—$300;
(3) Tier III—$200; and
(4) Tier IV—$90.
(b) If the actual expenses incurred for
damage are greater than the value
associated with the tier based on the
location of the stand, the applicant may
submit documentation to FSA to request
the stand be placed in the next lowernumbered tier which represents a
greater level of loss and a higher
payment rate. Regardless of the
expenses incurred the stand can only be
placed in the next lower-numbered tier.
adversely affected by drought in
counties reaching D3 or D4 Drought on
the U.S. Drought Monitor, during March
7 to August 31, 2006, in the States of:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas,
Wisconsin and Wyoming. Under the
Livestock Assistance Grant Program,
FSA will provide grants to the State
governments of these States to assist
livestock producers who suffered forage
losses as part of a farming operation in
eligible counties. The amount of each
grant will be based on the number of
adult beef cattle and sheep from each
eligible county uniformly prorated to
insure that available funding is not
exceeded. Producers in eligible counties
in those States who suffered forage
losses as part of a farming operation are
eligible for assistance under these
grants. Among other conditions of these
grants, assistance provided by a State
under such a grant to an applicant shall
not exceed $10,000, except for general
partnerships and joint ventures in
which case assistance shall not exceed
$10,000 times the number of members
that constitute the general partnership
or joint venture.
Signed in Washington, DC January 4, 2007.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Subpart G—Aquaculture Program
11 CFR Part 104
§ 760.601
[Notice 2006—23]
Funds availability.
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FSA will provide block grants to the
states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas
where aquaculture was adversely
affected by 2005 hurricanes as set forth
in § 760.101. Producers in eligible
counties in those states who raise
aquaculture species in a controlled
environment as part of a farming
operation and who have not received
assistance under other disaster programs
for the same aquaculture losses are
eligible to receive these funds. Funds
provided by a State to a farming
operation under such a grant shall not
exceed $80,000.
Subpart H—2006 Livestock Assistance
Grant Program
§ 760.701
Funds availability.
FSA will administer a limited
program to provide assistance to
livestock producers where forage was
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Statement of Policy: ‘‘Purpose of
Disbursement’’ Entries for Filings With
the Commission
Federal Election Commission.
Statement of Policy.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Political committees and
other persons required to file campaign
finance reports with the FEC must
itemize certain disbursements and, for
each itemized disbursement, must
provide information including a brief
description of the purpose of the
disbursement. The ‘‘purpose of
disbursement’’ entry, when considered
along with the identity of the
disbursement recipient, must be
sufficiently specific to make the purpose
of the disbursement clear. The guidance
below includes a non-exhaustive list of
‘‘purpose of disbursement’’ entries that
are generally acceptable, and a non-
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exhaustive list of terms that are
generally not acceptable.
DATES: Effective as of January 9, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard T. Ewell, Attorney, 999 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–
1650 or (800) 424–9530, or Debbie
Chacona, Branch Chief, Party/Non-Party
Branch, Reports Analysis Division, 999
E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463,
(202) 694–1130 or (800) 424–9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Political
committees and other persons required
to file campaign finance reports with the
FEC must itemize certain disbursements
and, for each itemized disbursement,
must provide the full name and address
of the recipient, the date the
disbursement was made, and a brief
statement or description of why the
disbursement was made. See 2 U.S.C.
434(b); 11 CFR 104.3(b)(3) and (4),
104.10(b)(4), 104.17(b)(3) and
300.36(b)(2)(iii). The ‘‘purpose of
disbursement’’ entry, when considered
along with the identity of the
disbursement recipient, must be
sufficiently specific to make the purpose
of the disbursement clear. 11 CFR
104.3(b)(3)(i)(B) and (4)(i)(A). The
Commission’s regulation requiring a
description of the purpose of each
itemized disbursement includes
examples of descriptions that are
acceptable (e.g., ‘‘dinner expenses,’’
‘‘salary,’’ ‘‘travel expenses’’) and
examples that are unacceptable (e.g.,
‘‘advance,’’ ‘‘miscellaneous’’). Neither
list is exhaustive.
The Commission solicited comments
on a draft of this policy statement on
November 2, 2006. Two comments were
received. After reviewing the comments
received, the Commission has decided
to publish the policy statement with one
change. As suggested by a commenter,
the Commission has added ‘‘ConsultingPolitical’’ to the examples of generally
insufficient descriptions. In light of this
change, the Commission has also added
examples of descriptions that would be
generally sufficient, such as
‘‘Consulting-Media,’’ ‘‘ConsultingFundraising,’’ ‘‘Consulting-Polling,’’
‘‘Consulting-Legal’’ and ‘‘ConsultingGet-Out-The-Vote.’’
The Commission recognizes that the
‘‘purpose of disbursement’’ entries,
when linked to information provided
about the recipient of the payment, may
provide sufficient disclosure. For
example, a disbursement to an office
supply vendor for the stated purpose of
‘‘Supplies’’ provides adequate and
acceptable disclosure, while a
disbursement to a committee staff
member for the same purpose of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
7 CFR Part 760
RIN 0560-AH45
2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Programs; 2006 Livestock
Assistance Grant Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule sets forth the Farm Service Agency (FSA)
regulations for the 2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Programs in
response to emergency agricultural situations caused by the 2005
hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma in certain
counties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and Texas. The rule establishes four hurricane disaster programs to
provide funds to eligible producers who suffered eligible losses, and a
grant program that will provide funds to the respective States to
enable them to assist aquaculture producers having losses related to
the aforementioned hurricanes. This final rule also sets forth
provisions related to the 2006 Livestock Assistance Grant Program.
DATES: This final rule is effective January 8, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Sharp, Director, Production,
Emergencies, and Compliance Division; Farm Service Agency; United
States Department of Agriculture, STOP 0517, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-0517; telephone (202) 720-7641; e-mail
Diane.Sharp@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Final Rule
In 2005 hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma, in
applicable counties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, and Texas, destroyed and damaged trees, killed livestock, and
adversely impacted crop production, including aquaculture, thus
severely limiting the purchasing power of farmers engaged in the
production of agricultural commodities. Section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935, as amended (Section 32), provides discretionary authority for
the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to use Section 32 funds to
reestablish farmers' purchasing power by making payments to them in
connection with the normal production of agricultural commodities
produced for domestic consumption.
The FSA published an interim final rule on May 10, 2006, with a 30-
day comment period which ended on June 9, 2006. The interim final rule
provided that the Secretary would use an estimated $250 million in
funds available under Section 32 to restore purchasing power to farmers
affected by the significant and widespread destruction caused by the
named hurricanes, in those counties in the named States that received a
Presidential or Secretarial Designation as a primary county.
Accordingly, for eligible losses suffered as a result of the
aforementioned hurricanes, the Secretary determined that assistance
would be provided by establishment of four hurricane disaster programs
to provide direct payments to eligible producers who suffered eligible
losses; and one grant program that will provide funds to the named
States in order to enable these States to assist aquaculture producers.
These programs include: (1) Hurricane Indemnity Program (HIP), (2) Feed
Indemnity Program (FIP), (3) Livestock Indemnity program (LIP), (4)
Tree Indemnity Program (TIP), and (5) Aquaculture Grant Program. These
programs operate under regulations codified in 7 CFR part 760.
Comments and Changes to Final Rule
Seven respondents provided comments to FSA during the 30-day
comment period. One comment was received from an individual, four
comments were received from associations representing various producer
interests, and two comments were received from advocacy organizations.
All comments received were in support of the 2005 Section 32 Hurricane
Disaster Programs and expressed the need for the programs because of
the losses caused by hurricane destruction. Some of the commenters
addressed issues about other, already existing regulations and issues
which were not part of the interim final rule for which no comments
were invited. Therefore, these issues are not addressed. A few
editorial changes have been made in the text of the regulation for
clarity and to facilitate the application of the regulations. The
definition of deer has been removed because it, as provided in the
interim rule, did not include all categories of eligible deer.
Comment: Three commenters expressed concern that the
disaster programs were not available to producers in DeSoto County,
Florida.
Response: This rule addressed the hurricane destruction only in
those counties in the named States that received a Presidential or
Secretarial Designation as a primary county. DeSoto County was not so
designated and therefore the disaster programs are not available for
losses in that county. No change to the final rule was made as a result
of these comments.
Comment: One commenter expressed concern that payments
under TIP would be paid only to eligible owners.
Response: The text of the background of the interim rule did state
that TIP payments would be provided to eligible owners. However, the
regulatory text at 760.502 is actually broader in that TIP payments are
also made to those who bear financial responsibility and who have
incurred costs, which includes lessees. Accordingly, no change to the
final rule was made as a result of this comment.
Comment: Two commenters sought clarification of the
provisions which describe the exclusion from these disaster programs of
individuals or entities whose adjusted gross income (AGI) is in excess
of $2.5 million without including the stipulation that individuals or
entities are eligible if 75% or more of the $2.5 million is earned from
agricultural enterprises.
Response: A change to the final rule will be made to clarify the
provision that an individual or entity may be considered to meet the
AGI requirements if not less than 75% of the individual's or entity's
average AGI for the three tax years immediately
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preceding the applicable crop year is derived from farming or ranching
operations.
Comment: One commenter suggested that the initial breeding
and raising of horses should be deemed part of agricultural production,
and that horses are an agricultural product regardless of the activity
in which the horse may be used. Therefore, the definitions of
``commercial use'' and ``farming operation'' should be modified to
indicate a commercial horse breeding operation, by itself, would
satisfy the applicable definitions.
Response: FSA does not agree that a horse, or any animal, is an
agricultural product without regard to the purpose, use, or activity
for which it is used. Regardless of whether the animal is a horse,
goat, sheep, cattle or other livestock, no animal is automatically
considered an agricultural product based solely on the kind of
livestock. No change to the final rule was made as a result of this
comment.
Comment: One commenter questioned why FIP excludes ``* * *
donkeys, mules, or other large solid-hoofed herbivorous mammals'' but
LIP includes ``* * * mule or donkey.''
Response: Each of these two livestock programs was designed to be
consistent with previous livestock programs implemented by FSA.
Administering similar programs in a consistent manner reduces the
burden placed on producers and ensures that these programs are
consistent with similar previous FSA programs. Accordingly, FSA
determined to include equine animals (horses, donkeys, and mules) as an
eligible category under LIP, and determined to include horses as an
eligible category of livestock because of the change in the definition
of livestock included in Public Law 109-97. No change to the final rule
was made as a result of this comment.
Comment: One commenter suggested that the word
``produced'' be removed from the requirements for eligibility under
both FIP and LIP as it pertains to animals because, the commenter
claimed, animals such as race horses would thus not be eligible if they
were produced for reasons other than commercial use as part of a
farming operation.
Response: The purpose and use of any animal, including a horse, is
critical to determining whether the requirements of Section 32 are met.
Any animal, including a horse, which was produced and maintained for
reasons other than commercial use as part of a farming operation would
not meet the criteria required under the authority provided by Section
32. No change to the final rule was made as a result of this comment.
Comment: One commenter requested clarification as to what
FSA deems to be farming or ranching activities for these disaster
programs.
Response: FSA defers to how the producer classified and reported
the income of the farming enterprise to IRS. The producer decision of
how to report such income reflects the business practices of that
enterprise. FSA determinations about such farming or ranching
activities, when necessary, will be determined by documents filed with
IRS for the applicable year. No change to the final rule was made as a
result of this comment.
Comment: Two commenters expressed concern about HIP
providing disaster benefits to eligible producers who receive either a
Federal Crop Insurance Program or the Non Insured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP) payment. One commenter asked that FSA let
``small and limited farmers and ranchers participate in this program
without regard to having received * * *'' such a payment. Another
commenter asked that FSA waive the requirement for those who agree to
obtain coverage in the future, stating that the limitations of HIP
payments to those who receive either a crop insurance or NAP payment
places a disproportionate impact upon limited resource and socially
disadvantaged farmers.
Response: Of the 5 disaster programs offered under the 2005 Section
32 Hurricane Disaster Programs, only HIP benefits are predicated on
participants having received a crop insurance or NAP payment. HIP is a
``top up'' program that will supplement crop insurance or NAP payments
because of emergency agricultural situations that crop insurance or NAP
payments did not adequately meet. Because HIP is intended to supplement
crop insurance or NAP payments, waiving this requirement for those who
agree to obtain coverage in the future would delay implementation of
the program. Also, both NAP and the catastrophic level of crop
insurance are available at no cost to limited resource producers who
request that the fees for same be waived. Further, some previous
disaster programs have had the stipulation that payments be made based
on the proviso that future coverage be obtained and in many instances
such future coverage was not obtained. No change to the final rule was
made as a result of this comment.
Comment: One commenter stated that under HIP there seemed
no need for FSA to determine that a producer who applies for benefits
will be eligible to receive a payment if damage occurred due to an
eligible hurricane and due to a cause of loss which includes
hurricanes.
Response: A change to section 760.202(a)(3)(vi) in the final rule
will be made to delete ``hurricane.''
Comment: One commenter stated concern that no rationale is
offered for excluding FIP assistance for losses of beef cattle,
buffalo/beefalo, and dairy cattle weighing less than 500 pounds and
that because many producers have realized drastically lower-than-
projected income from their 2005 calves, FIP assistance for these
producers for all of their livestock losses is critical to restoring
their buying power.
Response: The purpose of FIP is to provide monetary assistance to
eligible livestock owners, or cash lessees, for feed losses or
increased feed costs that occurred as a result of an applicable
hurricane. The program is not designed or authorized to provide
assistance for the loss or reduction of projected income. In general,
livestock under a certain weight are normally still nursing and
obtaining most of their nutrition from their mother. Therefore,
generally, there is no, or minimal, feed loss associated with respect
to such animals. No change to the final rule was made as a result of
this comment.
Comment: One commenter expressed concern that there would
be insufficient funds to cover all losses, thus producing a `first-
come, first-serve' allocation system that would favor the most informed
producers without accounting for less informed producers who are at
least equally in need of assistance.
Response: FSA is confident that sufficient funds are available to
cover all eligible losses. These programs are available to all eligible
producers on an equal basis. No change to the final rule was made as a
result of this comment.
Comment: One commenter urged FSA to provide for producers
who suffered eligible losses in multiple counties to apply for disaster
benefits in one county office; and absent this provision, to make the
date a producer files his first application in any county office the
application date for his filings in all other county offices.
Response: Based on the fact that severe devastation occurred, very
little documentation is available to support reported losses. Therefore
FSA determined to require producers to apply in each county where loss
occurred in order to enable each FSA county office to validate the loss
in that county and to maintain the integrity of the program. As stated
previously, FSA
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is confident that sufficient funds are available to cover all losses so
there is no need for time-stamping when an application is filed. No
change to the final rule was made as a result of this comment.
Comment: One commenter asks that payments under these
Section 32 programs not be subject to administrative offset.
Response: The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires
that, with only limited exceptions such as loan proceeds from the
federal Farm Loan Program, all federal disbursements be subject to
administrative offset. No change to the final rule was made as a result
of this comment.
Comment: One commenter asked that the dates of the
application period be included in the rule.
Response: The application period for the disaster programs began on
May 17, 2005, prior to the comment period deadline. As yet no end date
has been established. To arbitrarily include an end date for the
application period in the final rule might limit the time during which
applications can be taken, to the detriment of some eligible producers.
No change to the final rule was made as a result of this comment.
Producers will be notified of the end of the enrollment period through
the issuance of press releases and newsletters.
Comment: One commenter stated that the tomato is a fruit
grown on a vine and thus meets the definition of vine and should be
eligible for benefits under the disaster programs.
Response: The tomato plant grows with a weak, woody, inflexible
stem and, is traditionally considered to be a vegetable for farm
program purposes.
2006 Section 32 Livestock Assistance Grant Program
Since the issuance of the interim rule that established the 2005
Section 32 Disaster Programs, USDA has determined that significant
losses of forage have occurred in several States as the result of
severe droughts. As a result of this determination, and taking into
account the limited availability of Section 32 funds, FSA will
administer a limited program to provide assistance to livestock
producers where forage was adversely affected by drought in counties
reaching D3 or D4 Drought on the U.S. Drought Monitor, during March 7
to August 31, 2006, in the States of: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Under the Livestock Assistance
Grant Program, FSA will provide grants to the State governments of
these States to assist livestock producers who suffered forage losses
as part of a farming operation in eligible counties. Among other
conditions in the grant, the amount of each grant will be based on the
number of adult beef cattle and sheep from each eligible county
uniformly prorated to insure that available funding is not exceeded.
Accordingly, a new Subpart H is added to 7 CFR Part 760.
Executive Order 12866
This rule has been determined to be economically significant under
Executive Order 12866 and has been reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget. A Cost-Benefit Analysis was completed and is summarized
below. It is also available from the contact person cited above.
Executive Order 12372
This program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and
local officials. See the Notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V,
published at 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983).
Executive Order 12612
This rule does not have Federalism implications that warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment. This rule will not have a
substantial direct effect on States or their political subdivisions, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order
12988. This rule is not retroactive and it does not preempt State law.
Before any judicial action may be brought regarding the provisions of
this rule the administrative appeal provisions of 7 CFR parts 11 and
780 must be exhausted.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule contains no Federal mandates under the regulatory
provisions of Title II of the UMRA for State, local, and tribal
government or the private sector. Therefore, this rule is not subject
to the requirements of sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA.
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection
required to support this program and assigned it OMB Control number
0560-0257. Copies of the information collection may be obtained from
Debbie O'Donoghue, phone: (202)720-6605; e-mail:
Debbie.Odonoghue@wdc.usda.gov.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
(Pub. L. 104-121) (SBREFA) requires that an agency delay the effective
date of a major rule for 60 days from the date of publication to allow
for Congressional review. This rule has not been determined to be major
under SBREFA. In addition, section 808 of SBREFA allows an agency to
make a major regulation effective immediately if the agency finds there
is good cause to do so. Accordingly, FSA finds that it would be
contrary to the public interest to delay implementation of this rule
because it would significantly delay assistance to the many people
affected by the hurricane disasters addressed by this rule. This rule
is thus effective immediately.
Environmental Evaluation
The environmental impacts of this rule have been considered
consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA),
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the regulations of the Council on Environmental
Quality (40 CFR parts 1500 1508), and regulations of the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for compliance
with NEPA, 7 CFR part 799. A Programmatic Environmental Assessment
(PEA) was completed and it was determined that the Proposed Action does
not have the potential to significantly impact the quality of the human
environment, and, therefore, FSA has issued a Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) with respect to the 2005 Hurricane Assistance programs
which include the Hurricane Indemnity Program, Feed Indemnity Program,
Livestock Indemnity program, Tree Indemnity Program, Aquaculture Grant
Program, and the 2006 Livestock Assistance Grant Program. A copy of the
Final PEA and FONSI are on file and available to the public in the
Administrative Record at the address specified in the ADDRESSES section
of this rule.
Government Paperwork Elimination Act
FSA is committed to compliance with the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act (GPEA) and the Freedom to E-File Act, which require
Government agencies in general and FSA in
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particular to provide the public the option of submitting information
or transacting business electronically to the maximum extent possible.
The regulation is available at https://www.fsa.usda.gov under the
heading `Other Partners.' Applications may be submitted at the FSA
county offices.
E-Government Act Compliance
CCC is committed to complying with the E-Government Act to promote
the use of the Internet and other information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information
and services, and for other purposes. For information pertinent to E-
GOV compliance related to this rule, please contact the person named
above under the information contact section.
Summary of Economic Impacts
As a result of 2005 hurricanes, 261 counties in Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas were designated as
Presidential and Secretarial primary disaster counties. A wide variety
of crops were damaged because of the diversity of production in the
affected areas. Damaged crops include feed grains, soybeans, upland
cotton, rice, sugarcane, nursery plants, fruits, vegetables, pecans,
pasture, livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. In response to this
situation, FSA established four hurricane disaster programs for
producers and a grant program for affected States. Their respective
impacts are summarized as follows:
1. HIP. HIP payments are expected to be about $59 million. This
estimate is based on 30 percent of the sum of the total payments
reported by the RMA and total payment estimates for the NAP program.
According to RMA, crop loss indemnities are estimated at $187 million.
Based on the participation rates in the hurricane impacted States, it
is estimated that approximately $10 million will be issued under NAP.
Thus, HIP payments are estimated to total about $56 million (.30 x $187
million) plus about $3 million (.30 x $10 million). Therefore, crop
loss payments are estimated to total about $59 million.
2. FIP. The value of expected claims under the 2005 FIP is
approximately $5 million. For those producers who have suffered losses
due to the 2005 hurricanes, and qualify for payments under the 2005
FIP, their farm income losses will be somewhat offset or reduced by
these payments, and they and their local communities will benefit
accordingly.
3. LIP. The value of expected claims under the 2005 LIP is $25
million based on projections from applications on file as of September
5, 2006. The impacts of the LIP on any sector of the economy, including
livestock feed prices, livestock prices, and consumer prices, are not
expected to be measurable. However, for those producers who have
suffered losses due to the 2005 hurricanes, and qualify for payments
under the LIP, their farm income losses will be somewhat offset or
reduced by these payments, and they and their local communities will
benefit accordingly.
4. TIP. FSA estimates the cost of the TIP to be between $31.6
million and $56.6 million with a point estimate of $35.1 million. Over
90 percent of the program funds will go to the Florida citrus industry.
5. Aquaculture grants were provided as follows: Alabama,
$5,037,500; Florida, $3,662,500; Louisiana, $4,512,500; Mississippi,
$10,762,500; North Carolina, $312,500; and Texas, $712,500. Funding of
$25 million was expended.
6. Livestock Grant Program. To provide assistance to livestock
producers whose forage has been adversely impacted by severe drought in
2006, $50 million has been allocated for block grants to States. Based
on the counties declared drought disaster areas and NASS statistics on
the number of livestock in each applicable county of each State, funds
are being distributed as follows:
Livestock Assistance Grant Program
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Grant amount
State ($)
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Alabama................................................. 976,011
Arizona................................................. 2,405,043
Arkansas................................................ 2,015,485
Colorado................................................ 1,283,883
Florida................................................. 149,705
Georgia................................................. 11,391
Kansas.................................................. 948,511
Louisiana............................................... 958,437
Minnesota............................................... 704,980
Mississippi............................................. 759,916
Missouri................................................ 2,726,909
Montana................................................. 933,443
Nebraska................................................ 3,627,091
New Mexico.............................................. 1,512,932
North Dakota............................................ 1,807,850
Oklahoma................................................ 6,594,374
South Dakota............................................ 4,299,137
Texas................................................... 16,101,487
Wisconsin............................................... 575,062
Wyoming................................................. 1,608,352
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Grand Total......................................... 50,000,000
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List of Subjects for 7 CFR Part 760
Disaster assistance, Hurricane, Indemnity payments, Livestock.
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For the reasons set forth above, the interim rule of May 10, 2006,
amending 7 CFR part 760 is adopted as final with the following changes:
PART 760--INDEMNITY PAYMENT PROGRAMS
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1. The authority citation for part 760 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 612c; Pub. L. 106-387, 114 Stat. 1549; Pub.
L. 107-76, 115 Stat. 704.
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2. Subparts B through G are revised and subpart H is added to read as
follow:
Subpart B--General Provisions for the 2005 Section 32 Hurricane
Disaster Programs
Sec.
760.101 Eligible counties, hurricanes and disaster periods.
760.102 Applicability.
760.103 Administration of HIP, FIP, LIP, and TIP.
760.104 Definitions.
760.105 Application for payment.
760.106 Limitations on payments and other benefits.
760.107 Appeals.
760.108 Offsets, assignments, and debt settlement.
760.109 Records and inspections thereof.
760.110 Refunds; joint and several liability.
760.111 Paperwork Reduction Act assigned number.
Subpart C--Hurricane Indemnity Program
760.201 Applicability.
760.202 Producer eligibility.
760.203 Payment calculation.
Subpart D--Feed Indemnity Program
760.301 Applicability.
760.302 Definitions.
760.303 Eligible livestock and producers.
760.304 Application process.
760.305 Payment calculation.
Subpart E--Livestock Indemnity Program
760.401 Applicability.
760.402 Definitions.
760.403 Eligible owners, contract growers and livestock.
760.404 Application process.
760.405 Payment calculation.
Subpart F--Tree Indemnity Program
760.501 Applicability.
760.502 Eligible producers and stands.
760.503 Application process.
760.504 Payment calculation.
Subpart G--Aquaculture program
760.601 Funds availability.
Subpart H--2006 Livestock Assistance Grant Program
760.701 Funds availability.
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Subpart B--General Provisions for the 2005 Section 32 Hurricane
Disaster Programs
Sec. 760.101 Eligible counties, hurricanes and disaster periods.
Producers who have suffered certain losses due to 2005 Hurricanes
Dennis, Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma (2005 hurricanes) in the
following counties (eligible counties) are eligible to enroll in the
programs made available under subparts B through F of this part. The
`Disaster Period' is the time period in which losses occurred that
would be considered eligible for the programs under subparts B through
F of this part. Funds for the programs in subparts B through G are made
available under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended
(Section 32).
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Disaster period
State County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DENNIS KATRINA OPHELIA RITA WILMA
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Alabama............................. Autauga................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Baldwin................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Bibb................... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Butler................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Chambers............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Choctaw................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Clarke................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Clay................... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Cleburne............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Coffee................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Colbert................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Conecuh................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Covington.............. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Crenshaw............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Cullman................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Dallas................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Escambia............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Geneva................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Greene................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Hale................... 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Henry.................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Houston................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Jefferson.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Lamar.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Lauderdale............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Lowndes................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Macon.................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Marengo................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Marion................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Mobile................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Monroe................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Perry.................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Pickens................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Pike................... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Randolph............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Sumter................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Tuscaloosa............. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Washington............. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Wilcox................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Alabama............................. Winston................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Bay.................... 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Brevard................ ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Broward................ ................ 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Calhoun................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Charlotte.............. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Collier................ ................ 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Dixie.................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Escambia............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Franklin............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Gadsden................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Glades................. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Gulf................... 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Hardee................. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Hendry................. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Highlands.............. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Holmes................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Indian River........... ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Jackson................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Jefferson.............. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Lee.................... ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Leon................... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Levy................... 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Liberty................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
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Florida............................. Martin................. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Miami-Dade............. ................ 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Monroe................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Okaloosa............... 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Okeechobee............. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Palm Beach............. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. St. Lucie.............. ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Santa Rosa............. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Sarasota............... ................ ................ ................ ................ 10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida............................. Taylor................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Wakulla................ 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Walton................. 7/10/05-9/8/05 8/24/05-10/23/05 ................ ................ .................
Florida............................. Washington............. 7/10/05-9/8/05 ................ ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Acadia................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Allen.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Ascension.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Assumption............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Avoyelles.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Beauregard............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Bienville.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Bossier................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Caddo.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Calcasieu.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Caldwell............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Cameron................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Catahoula.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Claiborne.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Concordia.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... De Soto................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... East Baton Rouge....... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... East Carroll........... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... East Feliciana......... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Evangeline............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Franklin............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Grant.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Iberia................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Iberville.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Jackson................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Jefferson.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Jefferson Davis........ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Lafayette.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Lafourche.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... La Salle............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Lincoln................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Livingston............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Madison................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Morehouse.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Natchitoches........... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Orleans................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Ouachita............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Plaquemines............ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Pointe Coupee.......... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Rapides................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Red River.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Richland............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Sabine................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... St. Bernard............ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... St. Charles............ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... St. Helena............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... St. James.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... St. John the Baptist... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... St. Landry............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... St. Martin............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... St. Mary............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... St. Tammany............ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Tangipahoa............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Tensas................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Terrebonne............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Union.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Vermilion.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Vernon................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... Washington............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
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Louisiana........................... Webster................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... West Baton Rouge....... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... West Carroll........... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Louisiana........................... West Feliciana......... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Louisiana........................... Winn................... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Adams.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Alcorn................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Amite.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Attala................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Benton................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Bolivar................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Calhoun................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Carroll................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Chickasaw.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Choctaw................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Claiborne.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Clarke................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Clay................... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Coahoma................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Copiah................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Covington.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... De Soto................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Forrest................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Franklin............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... George................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Greene................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Grenada................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Hancock................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Harrison............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Hinds.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Holmes................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Humphreys.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Issaquena.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Itawamba............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Jackson................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Jasper................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Jefferson.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Jefferson Davis........ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Jones.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Kemper................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Lafayette.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Lamar.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Lauderdale............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Lawrence............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Leake.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Lee.................... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Leflore................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Lincoln................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Lowndes................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Madison................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Marion................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Marshall............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Monroe................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Montgomery............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Neshoba................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Newton................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Noxubee................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Oktibbeha.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Panola................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Pearl River............ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Perry.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Pike................... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Pontotoc............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Mississippi......................... Prentiss............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Quitman................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Rankin................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Scott.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Sharkey................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Simpson................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Smith.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Stone.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Sunflower.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
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Mississippi......................... Tallahatchie........... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Tate................... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Tippah................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Tishomingo............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Tunica................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Union.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ ................ .................
Mississippi......................... Walthall............... ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Warren................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Washington............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Wayne.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Webster................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Wilkinson.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Winston................ ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Yalobusha.............. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
Mississippi......................... Yazoo.................. ................ 8/29/05-10/28/05 ................ 9/23/05-11/22/05 .................
North Carolina...................... Brunswick.............. ................ ................ 9/11/05-11/10/05 ................ .................
North Carolina...................... Carteret............... ................ ................ 9/11/05-11/10/05 ................ .................
North Carolina....................