[Federal Register: October 23, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 205)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 65029-65030]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
7 CFR Part 457
Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Forage Seeding Crop Provisions
AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulation
which was published Wednesday, August 15, 2001 (66 FR 42729-42730).
This document pertains to the Forage Seeding Crop Provisions for 2004
and subsequent crop years.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arden Routh, Risk Management
Specialist, Product Development Division, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture, 6501 Beacon
Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64133, telephone (816) 926-7730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Need for Correction
The final rule published on August 15, 2001, has a June 30 contract
change date and a September 30 cancellation/sales closing date for
South Dakota counties with both fall and spring seeded forage. The
final planting date for fall seeded forage in these counties
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is September 1. Thus, that final rule allows producers to purchase crop
insurance 30 days beyond the final planting date. In order to maintain
the integrity and actuarial soundness of the crop insurance program, it
is necessary that producers' decisions regarding their participation in
the program occur before they have any information on imminent or
actual damages to their crops. Accordingly, for South Dakota counties
with both fall and spring seeded forage, the cancellation/sales closing
date is being changed to July 31 and the contact change date is being
changed to April 30.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457
Crop Insurance.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 457 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 457--COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l), 1506(p).
Sec. 457.151 [Corrected]
2. Revise sections 4 and 5 of the crop provisions in Sec. 457.151
to read as follows:
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4. Contract Changes.
In accordance with section 4 of the Basic Provisions, the contract
change date is November 30 preceding the cancellation date for counties
with a March 15 cancellation date and April 30 preceding the
cancellation date for all other counties.
5. Cancellation and Termination Dates.
In accordance with section 2 of the Basic Provisions, the
cancellation and termination dates are:
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Cancellation and
State and county termination dates
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California, Nevada, New Hampshire, New July 31.
York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota counties
for which the Special Provisions designate
both fall and spring final planting dates,
and Vermont.
South Dakota counties for which the Special March 15.
Provisions designate only a spring final
planting date, and all other states.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2002.
Ross J. Davidson, Jr.,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 02-26924 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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