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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
7 CFR Part 457
[Docket ID FCIC–23–0004]
RIN 0563–AC83
Actual Production History (APH) and
Other Crop Insurance Transparency;
Corrections
Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
AGENCY:
On June 29, 2023, the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation revised the
Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI)
Regulations, Common Crop Insurance
Policy (CCIP) Basic Provisions, and the
General Administrative Regulations. In
reviewing the changes made, FCIC
found some incorrect references and
conflicting provisions that were not
updated to accurately incorporate the
changes, and a grammatical error was
included in the amendatory
instructions. This document makes the
corrections.
DATES: Effective August 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Francie Tolle; telephone (816) 926–
7730; email francie.tolle@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication
should contact the USDA Target Center
at (202) 720–2600 or 844–433–2774.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
and the General Administrative
Regulations in subpart G of part 400
(Actual Production History) (7 CFR
400.51 through 400.56). The rule moved
existing regulatory language from 7 CFR
part 400 (subpart G) into the CCIP Basic
Provisions and obsoleted subpart G.
Since the publication of the rule, FCIC
has identified several references to
subpart G that need correction to refer
to CCIP Basic Provisions. Additionally,
the rule revised production reporting
requirements for producers to report
‘‘current’’ year production rather than
‘‘previous’’ year production. Since the
publication of the rule, FCIC has found
similar references to ‘‘previous’’ year
production in various Crop Provisions
that need to be corrected to ‘‘current’’
year for consistency with changes made
in the rule. Lastly, the final rule allowed
for enterprise units and whole farm
units to be identified by the actuarial
documents. FCIC has identified
conflicting provisions that need to be
updated. This document makes the
corrections in the following Provisions:
• Common Crop Insurance Policy
Basic Provisions (7 CFR 457.8);
• Texas Citrus Fruit Crop Insurance
Provisions (7 CFR 457.119);
• Arizona-California Citrus Crop
Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 457.121);
• Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance
Provisions (7 CFR 457.131); and
• California Avocado Crop Insurance
Provisions (7 CFR 457.175).
CFR part 400, subpart G’’ and add
‘‘section 3(f)(1) and section 5’’ in their
place;
■ c. In section 22, in paragraph (a)
introductory text, remove the words
‘‘(For example’’ and add ‘‘(for example’’
in their place; and
■ d. In section 34:
■ i. Revise paragraph (a)(2)(iii);
■ ii. In paragraph (a)(3)(i)(A)(1), remove
the words ‘‘Special Provisions’’ and add
‘‘actuarial documents’’ in their place;
and
■ iii. In paragraph (a)(3)(v) introductory
text, remove the words ‘‘, even though
you elected revenue protection for all
your crops’’.
The revision reads as follows:
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457
§ 457.119 Texas citrus fruit crop insurance
provisions.
Acreage allotments, Crop insurance,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 457 is
corrected by making the following
amendments:
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PART 457—COMMON CROP
INSURANCE REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 457
continues to read as follows:
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Background
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l), 1506(o).
The Common Crop Insurance
Regulations in 7 CFR part 457 were
revised by a final rule with request for
comments published in the Federal
Register on June 29, 2023 (88 FR 42015–
42026). Changes were made in that rule
to the Area Risk Protection Insurance
(ARPI) Basic Provisions (7 CFR part
407), Common Crop Insurance Policy
(CCIP) Basic Provisions (7 CFR 457.8),
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2. In § 457.8 in the ‘‘Common Crop
Insurance Policy’’:
■ a. In section 3, in paragraph (f)(1)
introductory text, remove the words
‘‘specified in the Special Provisions’’
and add ‘‘specified in the Crop
Provisions or Special Provisions’’ in
their place;
■ b. In section 21, in paragraph (f)(1),
remove the words ‘‘section 3(f)(1) and 7
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34. Units
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) Enterprise units must be allowed
by the actuarial documents;
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■ 3. In § 457.119 in the ‘‘Texas Citrus
Fruit Crop Provisions’’ in section 3,
revise paragraphs (f) and (g) to read as
follows:
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3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage
Levels, and Prices
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(f) Your approved yield will be
determined in accordance with sections
3 and 5 of the Basic Provisions.
(g) Instead of reporting your
production for the current crop year, as
required by section 3(f)(1) of the Basic
Provisions, there is a lag year and you
are required to report production from
two crop years ago by the production
reporting date, e.g., 2023 crop year
production must be reported by the
production reporting date for the 2025
crop year.
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■ 4. In § 457.121 in the ‘‘ArizonaCalifornia Citrus Crop Provisions’’ in
section 3 revise paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
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3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage
Levels, and Prices
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(b) Instead of reporting your
production of marketable fresh fruit for
the current crop year, as required by
section 3(f)(1) of the Basic Provisions,
there is a lag year and you are required
to report production from two crop
years ago by the production reporting
date, e.g., 2023 crop year production
must be reported by the production
reporting date for the 2025 crop year.
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■ 5. In § 457.131 in the ‘‘Macadamia Nut
Crop Provisions’’, section 3:
■ i. In paragraph (c), remove the words
‘‘The yield used to compute your
production guarantee will be
determined in accordance with Actual
Production History (APH) regulations, 7
CFR part 400, subpart G, and applicable
policy provisions’’ and add ‘‘Your
approved yield will be determined in
accordance with sections 3 and 5 of the
Basic Provisions’’ in their place; and
■ ii. Revise paragraph (d).
The revision reads as follows:
§ 457.131 Macadamia nut crop insurance
provisions.
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*
*
3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage
Levels, and Prices
*
*
*
*
*
(d) Instead of reporting your
production for the current crop year, as
required by section 3(f)(1) of the Basic
Provisions, there is a lag year and you
are required to report production from
two crop years ago by the production
reporting date, e.g., 2023 crop year
production must be reported by the
production reporting date for the 2025
crop year.
*
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■ 6. In § 457.175, in the ‘‘California
Avocado Crop Provisions’’, in section 3,
revise paragraph (e) and the last two
sentences of paragraph (f)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 457.175 California avocado crop
insurance provisions.
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3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage
Levels, and Prices
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(e) Instead of reporting your
production for the current crop year as
required by section 3(f)(1) of the Basic
Provisions, you are required to report
the production for the crop year that
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ended on the October 31 immediately
preceding the cancellation date, e.g.,
2023 crop year production must be
reported by the production reporting
date for the 2025 crop year.
(f) * * *
(2) * * * The percentages will be
those described in sections 3 and 5 of
the Basic Provisions. All other
provisions of sections 3 and 5 of the
Basic Provisions apply.
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Marcia Bunger,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE–2017–BT–TP–0012]
RIN 1904–AD47
Energy Conservation Program: Test
Procedure for Room Air Conditioners
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
AGENCY:
On March 29, 2021, the U.S.
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’)
published a final rule that amended the
test procedure for room air conditioners
(‘‘room ACs’’). This document corrects
errors in the amended regulatory text as
it appeared in the March 2021 final rule.
Neither the errors nor the corrections in
this document affect the substance of
the rulemaking or any conclusions
reached in support of the final rule.
DATES: Effective August 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–
5904. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–1777. Email:
sarah.butler@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
DOE published a final rule in the
Federal Register on March 29, 2021,
amending the procedure for room ACs
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at title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (‘‘CFR’’), part 430, subpart
B, appendix F (‘‘appendix F’’). 86 FR
16446. Since publication of the final
rule, DOE identified errors in the
regulatory text for the room AC test
procedure. The first identified error in
the regulatory text is in section 4.2.1 of
appendix F, which states, ‘‘If the unit
has an inactive mode, as defined in
section 2.14 of this appendix, as defined
in section 2.17 of this appendix,
measure and record the average inactive
mode power, Pia, in watts.’’ Since the
term ‘‘inactive mode’’ is defined in
section 2.14, the phrase ‘‘as defined in
section 2.17’’ is erroneous and should
be removed from that sentence. The
second error is in section 5.3.6, in
which the term ‘‘AECia/om’’ is defined to
mean ‘‘annual energy consumption in
inactive mode of off mode, in kWh/year,
determined in section 5.1 of this
appendix.’’ Section 5.1 correctly defines
‘‘AECia/om’’ as annual energy
consumption in inactive mode and off
mode. Thus, the definition in section
5.3.6 should read ‘‘annual energy
consumption in inactive mode and off
mode, in kWh/year, determined in
section 5.1 of this appendix.’’ Similarly,
the definition for ‘‘AECia/om’’ in sections
5.2.2 and 5.3.7 should also read ‘‘annual
energy consumption in inactive mode
and off mode, in kWh/year, determined
in section 5.1 of this appendix.’’
II. Need for Correction
As published, the regulatory text in
the March 2021 final rule may result in
confusion as to the meaning of these
terms and the references to provisions
elsewhere in the test procedure. Because
this final rule would simply correct
errors in the text without making
substantive changes in the March 2021
final rule, the changes addressed in this
document are technical in nature.
III. Procedural Issues and Regulatory
Review
DOE has concluded that the
determinations made pursuant to the
various procedural requirements
applicable to the March 2021 final rule
remain unchanged for this final rule
technical correction. These
determinations are set forth in the
March 2021 final rule. 86 FR 16446,
16472.
Pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B),
DOE finds that there is good cause to
not issue a separate notice to solicit
public comment on the changes
contained in this document. Issuing a
separate notice to solicit public
comment would be impracticable,
unnecessary, and contrary to the public
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[FR Doc No: 2023-18689]
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Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 /
Rules and Regulations
[[Page 59789]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
7 CFR Part 457
[Docket ID FCIC-23-0004]
RIN 0563-AC83
Actual Production History (APH) and Other Crop Insurance
Transparency; Corrections
AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: On June 29, 2023, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
revised the Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Regulations, Common
Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP) Basic Provisions, and the General
Administrative Regulations. In reviewing the changes made, FCIC found
some incorrect references and conflicting provisions that were not
updated to accurately incorporate the changes, and a grammatical error
was included in the amendatory instructions. This document makes the
corrections.
DATES: Effective August 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francie Tolle; telephone (816) 926-
7730; email [email protected]. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means of communication should contact the USDA
Target Center at (202) 720-2600 or 844-433-2774.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Common Crop Insurance Regulations in 7 CFR part 457 were
revised by a final rule with request for comments published in the
Federal Register on June 29, 2023 (88 FR 42015-42026). Changes were
made in that rule to the Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Basic
Provisions (7 CFR part 407), Common Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP) Basic
Provisions (7 CFR 457.8), and the General Administrative Regulations in
subpart G of part 400 (Actual Production History) (7 CFR 400.51 through
400.56). The rule moved existing regulatory language from 7 CFR part
400 (subpart G) into the CCIP Basic Provisions and obsoleted subpart G.
Since the publication of the rule, FCIC has identified several
references to subpart G that need correction to refer to CCIP Basic
Provisions. Additionally, the rule revised production reporting
requirements for producers to report ``current'' year production rather
than ``previous'' year production. Since the publication of the rule,
FCIC has found similar references to ``previous'' year production in
various Crop Provisions that need to be corrected to ``current'' year
for consistency with changes made in the rule. Lastly, the final rule
allowed for enterprise units and whole farm units to be identified by
the actuarial documents. FCIC has identified conflicting provisions
that need to be updated. This document makes the corrections in the
following Provisions:
Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (7 CFR
457.8);
Texas Citrus Fruit Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR
457.119);
Arizona-California Citrus Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR
457.121);
Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 457.131);
and
California Avocado Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR
457.175).
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457
Acreage allotments, Crop insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 457 is corrected by making the following
amendments:
PART 457--COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS
0
1. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l), 1506(o).
0
2. In Sec. 457.8 in the ``Common Crop Insurance Policy'':
0
a. In section 3, in paragraph (f)(1) introductory text, remove the
words ``specified in the Special Provisions'' and add ``specified in
the Crop Provisions or Special Provisions'' in their place;
0
b. In section 21, in paragraph (f)(1), remove the words ``section
3(f)(1) and 7 CFR part 400, subpart G'' and add ``section 3(f)(1) and
section 5'' in their place;
0
c. In section 22, in paragraph (a) introductory text, remove the words
``(For example'' and add ``(for example'' in their place; and
0
d. In section 34:
0
i. Revise paragraph (a)(2)(iii);
0
ii. In paragraph (a)(3)(i)(A)(1), remove the words ``Special
Provisions'' and add ``actuarial documents'' in their place; and
0
iii. In paragraph (a)(3)(v) introductory text, remove the words ``,
even though you elected revenue protection for all your crops''.
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 457.8 The application and policy.
* * * * *
Common Crop Insurance Policy
* * * * *
34. Units
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) Enterprise units must be allowed by the actuarial documents;
* * * * *
0
3. In Sec. 457.119 in the ``Texas Citrus Fruit Crop Provisions'' in
section 3, revise paragraphs (f) and (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 457.119 Texas citrus fruit crop insurance provisions.
* * * * *
0
3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage Levels, and Prices
* * * * *
(f) Your approved yield will be determined in accordance with
sections 3 and 5 of the Basic Provisions.
(g) Instead of reporting your production for the current crop year,
as required by section 3(f)(1) of the Basic Provisions, there is a lag
year and you are required to report production from two crop years ago
by the production reporting date, e.g., 2023 crop year production must
be reported by the production reporting date for the 2025 crop year.
* * * * *
0
4. In Sec. 457.121 in the ``Arizona-California Citrus Crop
Provisions'' in section 3 revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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Sec. 457.121 Arizona-California citrus crop insurance provisions.
* * * * *
3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage Levels, and Prices
* * * * *
(b) Instead of reporting your production of marketable fresh fruit
for the current crop year, as required by section 3(f)(1) of the Basic
Provisions, there is a lag year and you are required to report
production from two crop years ago by the production reporting date,
e.g., 2023 crop year production must be reported by the production
reporting date for the 2025 crop year.
* * * * *
0
5. In Sec. 457.131 in the ``Macadamia Nut Crop Provisions'', section
3:
0
i. In paragraph (c), remove the words ``The yield used to compute your
production guarantee will be determined in accordance with Actual
Production History (APH) regulations, 7 CFR part 400, subpart G, and
applicable policy provisions'' and add ``Your approved yield will be
determined in accordance with sections 3 and 5 of the Basic
Provisions'' in their place; and
0
ii. Revise paragraph (d).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 457.131 Macadamia nut crop insurance provisions.
* * * * *
3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage Levels, and Prices
* * * * *
(d) Instead of reporting your production for the current crop year,
as required by section 3(f)(1) of the Basic Provisions, there is a lag
year and you are required to report production from two crop years ago
by the production reporting date, e.g., 2023 crop year production must
be reported by the production reporting date for the 2025 crop year.
* * * * *
0
6. In Sec. 457.175, in the ``California Avocado Crop Provisions'', in
section 3, revise paragraph (e) and the last two sentences of paragraph
(f)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 457.175 California avocado crop insurance provisions.
* * * * *
3. Insurance Guarantees, Coverage Levels, and Prices
* * * * *
(e) Instead of reporting your production for the current crop year
as required by section 3(f)(1) of the Basic Provisions, you are
required to report the production for the crop year that ended on the
October 31 immediately preceding the cancellation date, e.g., 2023 crop
year production must be reported by the production reporting date for
the 2025 crop year.
(f) * * *
(2) * * * The percentages will be those described in sections 3 and
5 of the Basic Provisions. All other provisions of sections 3 and 5 of
the Basic Provisions apply.
* * * * *
Marcia Bunger,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
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