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75 Fed. Reg. 66201 (October 27, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1450). This rule implements the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 65995 (October 27, 2010) (record of decision). This document presents the Record of Decision regarding FSA implementation of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 60715 (October 1, 2010) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is issuing this notice to publish the modifications to the fiscal year 2010 State sugar marketing allotments and company allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet processors. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 50847 (August 18, 2010) (notice). CCC is amending a previous final rule that implemented the 2008 Farm Bill provisions for the cotton program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.44067 (July 28, 2010) (interim rule). The Commodity Credit Corporation is amending the Conservation Reserve Program regulations to implement provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The changes include adding alfalfa to the definition of agricultural commodity for the purposes of determining cropping history, adding incentives for limited resource farmers and Indian tribes, adding pollinator habitat incentives, adding a provision allowing preference for local residents in accepting competitive offers, adding an additional waiver provision to exclude certain acreage for CRP county acreage maximums, and clarifying the limited harvesting and grazing activities that may be allowed on CRP land. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.41963 (July 20, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1413). This rule implements specific requirements for the Durum Wheat Quality Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.41365 (July 16, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 760 and 1430). This rule specifies regulations for the Dairy Product Price Support Program and amends regulations for the Dairy Indemnity Payment Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.41397 (July 16, 2010) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1429). The Commodity Credit Corporation proposes regulations to implement the new Asparagus Revenue Market Loss Assistance Payment Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.39493 (July 9, 2010) (notice and request for comments). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's intention to request a revision for a currently approved information collection in support of the foreign donation of agricultural commodities. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.39135 (July 8, 2010) (interim rule). This rule establishes the Commodity Credit Corporation regulations for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 38456 (July 2, 2010) (notice; request for comments). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation’s intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the CCC Facility Guarantee Program based on re-estimates. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 38073 (July 1, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved information collection for the Food Aid Request Entry System. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 32737 (June 9, 2010) (notice and request for comments). This notice requests comments on an extension of a currently approved information collection to determine whether representatives or survivors of a producer are entitled to receive payments earned by a producer who dies, disappears, or is declared incompetent before receiving payments or other disbursements. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 31609 (June 3, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1470). The Natural Resources Conservation Service is publishing a final rule that addresses the comments received on the interim final rule for the Conservation Stewardship Program and makes other minor adjustments to improve clarity of the rule. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 27165 (May 14, 2010) (interim rule). This rule amends the Conservation Reserve Program regulations to add provisions for incentives to retired or retiring owners or operators to transition land enrolled in CRP to a beginning or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher for production. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 26188 (May 11, 2010) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2011 Emerging Markets Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 26191 (May 11, 2010) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2011 Foreign Market Development Cooperator program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 26194 (May 11, 2010) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2011 Market Access Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 26185 (May 11, 2010) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces it is inviting proposals for the 2011 Quality Samples Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 26193 (May 11, 2010) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2011 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 25832 (May 10, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Farm Service Agency and the Commodity Credit Corporation are seeking comments on the extension of a currently approved information collection in support of the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 25103 (May 7, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 760, 783 and 1416). This rule implements specific requirements for the Tree Assistance Program authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 19185 (April 14, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 760, 1400, 1412, and 1421). This rule amends the regulations for the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program for the 2008 through 2012 crop years and Average Crop Revenue Election Program for the 2009 through 2012 crop years. The amendments clarify various provisions in the regulations and extend benefits to additional producers. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 18472 (April 12, 2010) (notice). In fiscal year 2010, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program funds will be available to owners and operators of agricultural and nonindustrial private forest lands who participate in approved Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative project areas. This notice solicits proposals from potential partners. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 18146 (April 9, 2010) (notice). This notice announces that a minimum of $25 million in financial assistance will be made available in fiscal year 2010 for the Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program and solicits proposals from potential partners who seek to enter into agreements. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 17555 (April 7, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1, 3, 205, 735, 800, 900, 1170, and 1435). This final rule adjusts civil monetary penalties imposed by agencies within USDA to incorporate an inflation adjustment. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 17683 (April 7, 2010) (notice). This notice announces the availability of technical and financial assistance funding in fiscal year 2010 through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative to eligible participants in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 16719 (April 2, 2010) (notice). This notice announces the availability of approximately $20.7 million in Agricultural Water Enhancement Program financial assistance during fiscal year 2010. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 15403 (March 29, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Commodity Credit Corporation is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved information collection associated with procurement of agricultural commodities for foreign donation. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 11837 (March 12, 2010) (notice). This notice announces the availability of up to $44,158,381 of technical and financial assistance funding in fiscal year 2010 through the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative for agricultural producers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 9380 (March 2, 2010) (notice). This notice announces the availability of financial assistance funds in fiscal year 2010 for up to $50 million in the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative and $25 million in the Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program through the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 7438 (February 19, 2010) (notice of availability and request for comments). This notice announces the completion of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to examine the potential environmental consequences associated with implementing changes to the Conservation Reserve Program, and to assist in developing new regulations. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6263 (February 8, 2010) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1450). The Commodity Credit Corporation proposes regulations to implement the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program. This rule specifies the requirements for eligible participants, biomass conversion facilities, and biomass crops and materials, and it provides notice of final termination of the existing Notice of Funds Availability. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 887 (January 7, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 100). The Commodity Credit Corporation is amending the regulations that specify payment eligibility and payment limitation requirements for participants in CCC-funded programs. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 66567 (December 16, 2009) (correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435). This document makes corrections to the Sugar Program definitions. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 64591 (December 8, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1465). This final rule sets forth the policies and procedures implementing the Agricultural Management Assistance Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 63116 (December 2, 2009) (notice; request for comments). This notice seeks comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved information collection request that is necessary to support the procurement of agricultural commodities for domestic and export food donation programs. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 58938 (November 16, 2009) (notice and request for comments). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection procedure in support of the Regulations--Financing Commercial Sales of Agricultural Commodities under Title I, Public Law 83-480; Request for Vessel Approval, Form CCC-105 and Request for Vessel Approval, Form CCC-105 (cotton); and Declaration of Sale, Form FAS-359. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 51550 (October 7, 2009) (notice and request for comments). This notice announces the intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation to request a revision of a currently approved information collection in support of the CCC's Dairy Export Incentive Program based on re-estimates. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 48005 (September 21, 2009) (interim final rule; extension of comment period). An interim final rule with request for comment establishing the program framework for implementation of the Conservation Stewardship Program was published on July 29, 2009. This document extends the comment period to provide the public an opportunity to comment upon the implementation of the program through the first sign-up and ranking period that closes September 30, 2009. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 48014 (September 21, 2009) (notice and request for comments). This notice solicits comments on proposed revisions to the fee rate schedule for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102). View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 48052 (September 21, 2009) (Notice of Availability and request for comments). This notice announces that the Foreign Agricultural Service, on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation, is issuing a set of guidelines for the administration and implementation of Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Pilot Project. This notice formally requests public review of and comments on the Interim Guidelines. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 46559 (September 10, 2009) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is issuing this notice to publish the 2008-crop state sugar marketing allotments and company allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet processors, and changes to allotments that have occurred since the establishment of the fiscal year 2009 overall allotment quantity. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 46027 (September 8, 2009) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1485). This proposed rule would revise and amend the regulations used to administer the Market Access Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 45606 (September 3, 2009) (Notice of Intent and request for comments). This notice announces the intent to complete a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement assessing the environmental impacts of changes to the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 42170 (August 21, 2009) (interim final rule; amendment with reopening of comment period). This document amends the January 21, 2009, interim final rule amending the program regulations for the Grassland Reserve Program, and reopens the public comment period until September 21, 2009. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 41581 (August 18, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1436). The Commodity Credit Corporation is amending the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Sugar Storage Facility Loan regulations to implement provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 41674 (August 18, 2009) (notice; Finding of No Significant Impact). This notice announces a Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the implementation of changes to the Farm Storage Facility Loan program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 39915 (August 10, 2009) (Notice of Availability and request for comments). This notice announces that the Farm Service Agency has completed a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the administration and implementation of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 39240 (August 6, 2009) (advanced notice of proposed rulemaking). This advanced notice of proposed rulemaking solicits comments on options to reform the USDA, Commodity Credit Corporation, Facility Guarantee Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 37499 (July 29, 2009) (interim final rule with request for comments). This interim final rule, with request for comment, sets forth the policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to implement the Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by the 2008 Act amendments. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 33988 (July 14, 2009) (notice). Notice is hereby given that nominations are being sought for twenty qualified persons to serve on the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 31578 (July 2, 2009) (interim final rule; correction with reopening of public comment period). This correction to the interim final rule amending the program regulations for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program clarifies that the right of enforcement is a condition placed upon the award of financial assistance and does not constitute an acquisition. This document also asks for public input on key programmatic implementation questions and reopens the public comment period. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 31567 (July 2, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 760, 1400 and 1439). This rule implements the general eligibility provisions for all the supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and the specific requirements for the Livestock Indemnity Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30907 (June 29, 2009) (interim rule with request for comments). This rule amends the Conservation Reserve Program regulations to update the terms and conditions of enrolling acreage and other eligibility requirements to implement certain provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 27767 (June 11, 2009) (notice). This NOFA announces that funds are being made available for certain provisions of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program in order to provide matching payments to certain persons or entities for the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material delivered to qualified biomass conversion facilities. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 26281 (June 2, 2009) (interim final rule; amendment with reopening of public comment). The Natural Resources Conservation Service previously published an interim final rule with request for comment amending the program regulations for the Wetlands Reserve Program. That interim final rule made a change not necessitated by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and this amendment revises these provisions to further the practical administration of the program and re-opens the public comment period for the interim final rule, as amended, for an additional 30 days. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 25615 (May 29, 2009) (interim final rule; amendment; extension of comment period). The Commodity Credit Corporation previously published an interim final rule with request for comment amending the program regulations for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. This document amends the interim final rule by expanding the ability of CCC to include an expansion of the exception regarding conservation practices on public land, and extends the comment period on the provisions in this amendment. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 22510 (May 13, 2009) (notice and request for comments). The Commodity Credit Corporation intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program and is requesting the public to provide comments and inputs on the preliminary proposed program alternatives and environmental concerns. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 22089 (May 12, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1487). This final rule amends the regulations to incorporate changes into three existing Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops provisions. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19485 (April 29, 2009) (notice; request for comments). The Commodity Credit Corporation is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of the following currently approved information collection: Assignment of Payments and Joint Payment Authorization. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19495 (April 29, 2009) (notice of funds availability). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2010 Emerging Markets Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19492 (April 29, 2009) (notice of funds availability). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2010 Foreign Market Development Cooperator program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19501 (April 29, 2009) (notice of funds availability). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2010 Market Access Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19498 (April 29, 2009) (notice of funds availability). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces it is inviting proposals for the 2010 Quality Samples Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19494 (April 29, 2009) (notice of funds availability). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2010 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 15913 (April 8, 2009) (notice; request for comments). The Farm Service Agency is seeking comments on an extension, with revision, of a currently approved information collection designed to analyze the effect of the CCC's Conservation Reserve Program on opportunities for recreational activities. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 15644 (April 7, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1421 and 1434). The Commodity Credit Corporation is revising regulations to administer the Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments programs for wheat, feed grains, soybeans, other oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, honey, wool and mohair. The amendments will add large chickpeas, beginning with the 2009 crop year, to the list of pulse crops eligible for assistance and provide separate rates for long and medium grain rice beginning with the 2008 crop year. The amendments will also allow producers to store collateral in Federally and State-licensed warehouses that do not have a CCC storage agreement. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 15359 (April 6, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435). The Commodity Credit Corporation is amending regulations to administer the sugar loan and sugar marketing allotment program through 2012. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 14768 (April 1, 2009) (notice of public meetings; request for comments). The Farm Service Agency, on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation, is holding public meetings to solicit comments on the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 13062 (March 26, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 48 C.F.R. Part 470; 7 C.F.R. Parts 1496, 1499, 1599). This final rule amends the regulations to administer the Food for Progress Program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program by making revisions to provide greater clarity, and amends the Agriculture Acquisition Regulation to specify the criteria that is used in determining whether a commodity is considered to be a product of the United States. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 13174 (March 26, 2009) (notice of request for proposals; reopening of proposal submission period). The Commodity Credit Corporation published a Notice of Request for Proposals to solicit proposals from potential partners to enter into partnership agreements with the Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service. This notice reopens the deadline for proposals until April 1, 2009, and provides NRCS State Conservationists up to 2 weeks following the deadline to submit their letter of review. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10674 (March 12, 2009) (interim final rule; correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1465). This document corrects language in the November 20, 2008, interim final rule amending the program regulations for the Agricultural Management Assistance Program regarding the application of the payment limitation to joint operations. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10674 (March 12, 2009) (interim final rule; correction; extension of comment period) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1465). This document corrects language in the January 15, 2009, interim final rule amending the Environmental Quality Incentives Program regarding payment attributions specified in the regulation which governs payment limitations and eligibility determinations for CCC-funded programs. This document also extends the comment period and asks for public input on key programmatic implementation questions. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10225 (March 10, 2009) (notice of request for proposals; request for public comment). This notice informs potential partners and producers of the availability of Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative funds and other assistance and solicits proposals to enter into partnership agreements with NRCS to enhance conservation outcomes on agricultural and nonindustrial private forest land. It also requests public comment on how the program can contribute to the Nation's efforts on energy, climate change, and carbon sequestration. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 9586 (March 5, 2009) (notice). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 9586 (March 5, 2009) (notice). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's intention to request a revision for a currently approved information collection process in support of the Foreign Market Development Cooperator's Program and the Market Access Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 6352 (February 9, 2009) (correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1412). This document corrects a rule published on December 29, 2008, related to the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 6117 (February 5, 2009) (interim rule; reopening and extension of comment period). The Commodity Credit Corporation published an interim rule on December 29, 2008 revising rules about payment limitation and payment eligibility for Farm Programs. This notice extends the comments period by 60 days on the amendments to the regulations that will apply to 2009 and subsequent crop, program, or fiscal year benefits for programs subject to the provisions in our regulations. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 3983 (January 22, 2009) (notice of availability of program funds). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces the availability of an additional $23 million of technical and financial assistance funds in fiscal year 2009 through the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative to agricultural producers in eligible states. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 3855 (January 21, 2008) (interim final rule with request for comments) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1415). This interim final rule sets forth how USDA will implement the Grasslands Reserve Program in response to the changes made to the program by section 2403 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and incorporates other changes to the regulation for clarification or program administrative improvement. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 2809 (January 16, 2009) (interim final rule with request for comment) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1491). This rulemaking implements changes to Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program made by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and makes administrative improvement to the program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 2293 (January 15, 2009) (interim final rule with request for comment) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1466). This interim final rule with request for comment amends the existing Environmental Quality Incentives Program regulations to incorporate programmatic changes as authorized by amendments in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 2317 (January 15, 2009) (interim rule with request for comment) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1467). This interim final rule sets forth how the Wetlands Reserve Program will be implemented in response to changes made to the program by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and incorporates other changes to the regulation for clarification or program administration improvement. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 2040 (January 14, 2009) (notice of request for proposals). This notice informs agricultural producers of the availability of Agricultural Water Enhancement Program funds and solicits proposals from potential partners. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 671 (January 7, 2009) (notice; correction). The Foreign Agricultural Service published a document in the Federal Register of December 18, 2008, concerning funds availability and inviting applications for the Emerging Markets Program. The document contained incorrect dates. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 79284 (December 29, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1412). This rule implements the provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 regarding the direct and counter-cyclical payment program for the 2008 through 2012 crop years as well as Average Crop Revenue Election program payments for the 2009 through 2012 crop years. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 79267 (December 29, 2008) (interim rule). The Commodity Credit Corporation is revising regulations as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make changes in payment eligibility, payment attribution, maximum income limits, and maximum dollar benefit amounts for participants in CCC-funded programs. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 77000 (December 18, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the FY 2009 Emerging Markets Program. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 76568 (December 17, 2008) (advanced notice of proposed rulemaking). This advanced notice of proposed rulemaking solicits comments on options to reform the USDA, Commodity Credit Corporation, Export Credit Guarantee Program. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 76331 (December 16, 2008) (notice; Finding of No Significant Impact). This notice announces that the Commodity Credit Corporation has completed a Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and is issuing a Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the implementation of changes to the Conservation Reserve Program and changes to the Farmable Wetlands Program authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 73764 (December 4, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1430). This rule amends the regulations for the Milk Income Loss Contract Program to extend the program from October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2012; increases the percentage rate for the payment calculation after fiscal year 2008; increases the payment quantity limitation of eligible pounds of milk per operation beginning in FY 2009; and provides for an adjustment to the MILC payment rate if feed costs increase above a specified level. It also adjusts the milk price support program regulations to specify that support purchases will only be made from manufacturers and not from third parties such as brokers. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 73617 (December 3, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1487). This proposed rule would amend the regulations used to administer the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program by increasing the amount of funding per proposal, extending the allowable length of an activity, and by allowing up to five approved projects for any one TASC participant at any given time. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 66010 (November 6, 2008) (notice; request for comments). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's intention to request a revision for a currently approved information collection in support of the CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program based on current program levels and participants. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 65715 (November 5, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). The Commodity Credit Corporation is revising regulations as required by the 2008 Farm Bill to administer loan and payment programs for upland cotton and extra-long staple cotton producers and establishing new regulations to specify payment provisions for domestic users of upland cotton. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 63387 (October 24, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1496, 1499, 1599; 48 C.F.R. Part 470). This proposed rule would amend the regulations to administer the Food for Progress Program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. It would also amend the Agriculture Acquisition Regulation. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 57047 (October 1, 2008) (notice; request for comments). This notice informs the public that the Commodity Credit Corporation intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program and to solicit public comment on potential program alternatives and environmental concerns. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 43400 (July 25, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is implementing provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 regarding Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments for 2008 crop cotton and peanuts. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 43205 (July 24, 2008) (notice). This notice announces the availability of an additional $2.5 million of technical and financial assistance funds in fiscal year 2008 through the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to participating States. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 40832 (July 16, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2009 Emerging Markets Program. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 40835 (July 16, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2009 Foreign Market Development Cooperator program. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 40837 (July 16, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2009 Market Access Program. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 40839 (July 16, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2009 Quality Samples Program. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 40841 (July 16, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2009 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 40283 (July 14, 2008) (notice). Through this notice, the Commodity Credit Corporation will be able to commence administration of payment limitation and payment eligibility provisions applicable to commodity and conservation programs for the 2008 crop, fiscal, or program year. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 36839 (June 30, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is implementing the provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 regarding direct and counter-cyclical payments for the 2008 crop year. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 32675 (June 10, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation will extend Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments for the 2008 crop. The loan commodities covered by this Federal Register Notice include: wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans, rice, sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, graded and non-graded wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 32260 (June 6, 2008) (proposed rule; withdrawal). On November 21, 2007, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published a proposed rulemaking to increase the Federal speculative position limits for certain agricultural commodity contracts set out in Commission regulation 150.2. The Commission has determined to withdraw the proposed rulemaking. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 32261 (June 6, 2008) (proposed rule; withdrawal). On November 27, 2007, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published proposed rules to create a "risk management exemption" from Federal speculative position limits-the limits on the size of speculative positions that traders may hold or control in futures and futures equivalent option contracts on certain designated agricultural commodities. The Commission has determined to withdraw these proposed rules. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 31809 (June 4, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation will hold a public hearing to receive comments on providing an allocation to a new entrant sugarcane processor in Louisiana and possible impacts on existing cane processors and producers. The Agency also requests comments on the evidence it should require from a new entrant to demonstrate eligibility for a marketing allocation. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 31053 (May 30, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces the opportunity to allow Conservation Reserve Program participants with certain established vegetative cover to voluntarily modify the CRP contract to utilize certain CRP land enrolled for a critical feed use this year without a rental reduction. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 30274 (May 27, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). The Commodity Credit Corporation is revising the Upland Cotton regulations to use Far East prices instead of Northern Europe prices in determining the upland cotton adjusted world price. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 29107 (May 20, 2008) (notice). This notice advises sugarcane processors and growers that they may request a public hearing as a result of an application made by a new sugarcane processor, Andino Energy Enterprises, L.L.C., for a cane sugar allocation starting with the 2008 crop year. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 26361 (May 9, 2008) (notice; extension). NRCS and CCC published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2008, a document stating "Notice of the Conservation Security Program, (CSP-08-01) sign up." This notice extends the sign-up period end date from May 16, 2008, to May 30, 2008, in the Summary and Supplementary Information sections of the previously published document. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 26074 (May 8, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation will discontinue reimbursing producers or warehouse operators for in-handling charges, beginning with the 2008-crop for all commodities except cotton. Producers must pay or provide for all in-handling charges on warehouse-stored commodities before CCC will accept commodities as collateral for a warehouse-stored marketing assistance loan, and they must pay or provide for the payment of in-handling charges for farm-stored commodities that are delivered to a warehouse in settlement of a farm-stored marketing assistance loan. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 23065 (April 29, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1463). The Commodity Credit Corporation is revising the Tobacco Transition Payment Program regulations to expand the information provided in quarterly notices to tobacco manufacturers and importers about the assessments due to CCC. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 19456 (April 10, 2008) (notice; correction). This notice provides corrections to the Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation Service announcement published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2008. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 16246 (March 27, 2008) (notice). This document announces the Conservation Security Program Fiscal Year 2008 sign-up, CSP-08-01 that will be open from April 18, 2008 through May 17, 2008, in selected 8-digit watersheds. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 4172 (January 24, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces the availability of funding for the Emerging Markets Program for fiscal year 2008, and solicits applications from the private sector and from government agencies. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 1314 (January 8, 2008) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is issuing this notice to publish the final 2006-crop cane state allotments and company allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet processors for the period from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. This notice also publishes the 2007-crop cane state allotments and company allocations based on an 8.450 million short tons, raw value overall allotment quantity of domestic sugar. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 71606 (December 18, 2007) (notice). The Farm Service Agency and the Risk Management Agency are reopening and extending the comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, Cash and Share Lease Provisions for Future Farm Programs, for 30 days from the date of this notice. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 65658 (November 23, 2007) (final rule; notice of stay) (to be codified at 17 C.F.R. Part 38). The Commission notifies all designated contract markets that, until further notice, the Acceptable Practices contained in paragraph (b) of Core Principle 15 in Appendix B to 17 C.F.R. Part 38 are stayed indefinitely. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 65483 (November 21, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 17 C.F.R. Part 150). The Commission is proposing to increase limits for all single-month and all-months-combined positions in all commodities except oats, based on the formula set out in Commission Regulation 150.5(c). The Commission is also proposing to aggregate traders' positions for purposes of ascertaining compliance with Federal speculative position limits under certain circumstances. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 63242 (November 8, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 718, 761-769, 1405). This rule simplifies and clarifies FSA's direct loan regulations, implements the recommendations of the USDA Civil Rights Action Team, meets the objectives of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and separates FSA's direct Farm Loan Programs regulations from the Rural Development mission area's loan program regulations. View this document.

72 Fed Reg. 55105 (September 28, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 718). This advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeks comments with respect to the manner in which so-called "combination" or "flex" leases are viewed by the Department of Agriculture in the administration of various programs that are administered by the Farm Service Agency and the Risk Management Agency. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 54347 (September 25, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the uniform rates that Commodity Credit Corporation will pay for storage, handling, and other associated costs for 2007 crop of peanuts to the warehouse operators operating under a Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Peanut Storage Agreement. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 48829 (August 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1430). This rule amends the regulations for the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program as authorized by the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to extend the payment calculation at 34 percent for the month of September 2007. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 35217 (June 27, 2007) (notice). The agency pays warehouse operators approved under the Uniform Grain and Rice Storage Agreement, Peanut Storage Agreement, Cotton Storage Agreement and the Sugar Storage Agreement storage, handling, and other associated costs for commodities forfeited to CCC. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 28901 (May 23, 3007) (proposed rule) (to be codified 7 C.F.R. Part 1485). The agency is soliciting comments on whether to amend and revise the regulation at 7 C.F.R. part 1485 for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of the program. The Market Access Program is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 26772 (May 11, 2007) (notice). The agency is announcing authorization, under certain conditions, of emergency and temporary storage for the 2007 crops of wheat, corn, sorghum and feed grains, and temporary storage for the 2007 crops of soybeans, rice and other commodities deemed storable by the agency. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8961 (February 28, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the intent of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Farm Service Agency to request the renewal of a currently approved information collection. This information collection is used by CCC and FSA to document or determine whether representatives or survivors of a producer are entitled to receive payments earned by a producer who dies, disappears, or is declared incompetent before receiving payments or other disbursements. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8682 (February 27, 2007) (notice). The CCC is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension and revision of an approved information collection. CCC procures various processed foods and commodities to be exported and donated for use in humanitarian food aid programs. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 6450 (February 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. 1496). This rule adopts new procedures to be used by the Commodity Credit Corporation in the evaluation of bids in connection with the procurement of commodities for foreign donation. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 6435 (February 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. 1496). This rule sets forth the Commodity Credit Corporation regulations for the 2006 Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 1311 (January 11, 2007) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces the availability of funding for the 2007 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 76961 (December 22, 2006) (notice). The Farm Service Agency and the Commodity Credit Corporation are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of a currently approved information collection used in support of the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. The information collected is needed to determine eligibility to obtain NAP assistance. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 75934 (December 19, 2006) (notice). This notice announces Amendment 2 to the Commodity Credit Corporation's Cotton Storage Agreement. This amendment alters the agreement that regulates the storage of CCC interest and commercial cotton in warehouses throughout the United States. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 70735 (December 6, 2006) (notice). This notice implements section 3011 of the Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2006 which authorizes the 2005 Louisiana Sugarcane Hurricane Disaster Assistance Program (2005 Program). View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 68529 (November 27, 2006) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is announcing that the inventoried farmer-stock peanuts will be available for sale as unrestricted use on November 29, 2006 on the Internet at http://www.theseam.com. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 66432 (November 15, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1400). This rule amends the regulations of the Commodity Credit Corporation governing payment limitation and payment eligibility and the limitation on the maximum allowable adjusted gross income for program participants. Currently, 7 C.F.R. Part 1400, subpart G, exempts Indian tribes from all requirements of the AGI limitation for payment eligibility without providing a definition of Indian tribe. This rule defines "Indian tribe" consistent with the definition used by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other rules utilized by CCC, FSA and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in their programs. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 66496 (November 15, 2006) (notice). This notice announces that the Commodity Credit Corporation will make available for sale a portion of its grain inventory beginning November 20, 2006, via the Internet at http://www.GrainLink.com. This is the first time that CCC will use GrainLink to provide online marketing services to sell bulk grain, including wheat, rice, soybeans, barley, corn, grain sorghum, and oats that CCC owns via the Internet. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 66142 (November 14, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435). The Commodity Credit Corporation proposes to clarify Sugar Program regulations for the sugar marketing allotment program. This rule proposes to clarify eligibility requirements for processors to receive reassigned sugar marketing allocations deducted from other processors with insufficient supply to fill their allocations. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 66157 (November 14, 2006) (notice). This notice sets forth the final 2005-crop and initial 2006-crop cane state allotments and company allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet processors. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 65711 (November 9, 2006) (final rule; correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1430). This document corrects a change made by a final rule published October 31, 2006 amending the regulations for the 2005 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program (DDAP-II). View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 64655 (October 31, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This final rule implements a portion of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery of 2006 to provide assistance to producers and first-handlers of the 2005 crop of cottonseed in counties which were declared a natural disaster area by the President of the United States, and contiguous counties, due to Hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, Wilma or a related condition in 2005. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 63688 (October 31, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1430). This rule sets forth the regulations for the 2005 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program. This program will assist dairy producers by providing payments to those who suffered dairy production and milk spoilage losses due to hurricanes or a related condition in 2005. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 60413 (October 13, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1421 and 1427). This document corrects changes made by final rules published on June 6, 2006, and August 30, 2006, amending the regulations for the Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation. A correction is needed because the final rule of June 6 erroneously deleted provisions required by Cotton Marketing Cooperative Associations and an amendatory instruction in the August 30, 2006 rule, intended to correct that error, inadvertently amended the wrong sections of the regulations. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 56468 (September 27, 2006) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is issuing a Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the implementation of the Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program. EFCRP provides cost-share assistance for cleanup and replanting for those owners or operators of non-industrial forest land and school trust land that experienced a loss of 35 percent or more of merchantable timber directly related to hurricanes that occurred during the 2005 calendar year. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 54401 (September 15, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1413, 1446, 1470, 1479, 1480, 1481 and 1482). This action removes regulations rendered obsolete by expiration of their statutory authority and the ending of their respective programs. There are no impacts on past or current program operations. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 53051 (September 8, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435). The Commodity Credit Corporation is soliciting comments and views on whether to revise the regulations at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435 for the purpose of regulating the marketing of sugar derived from imported beet thick juice. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 52738 (September 7, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1437). This rule changes how the Commodity Credit Corporation handles certain claims under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for "tropical" regions, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other specified areas. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 51422 (August 30, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1421, 1423, and 1427). This rule amends in several ways the regulations governing the cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 46184 (August 11, 2006) (notice). This notice advises warehouse operators operating under a Commodity Credit Corporation Peanut Storage Agreement of the storage and handling rates applicable to the 2006 crop of peanuts. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 45744 (August 10, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1421). The Commodity Credit Corporation is reopening and extending the comment period for the subject proposed rule, which involves loan and purchase programs related to grain security for marketing assistance loans. The original comment period for the proposed rule closed August 2, 2006, and CCC is reopening and extending it for 60 days from the date of this notice. CCC also will consider any comments received from August 2, 2006, to the date of this notice. This action responds to requests from the public to provide more time to comment on the proposed rule. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 43992 (August 3, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1483). This proposed rule would establish regulations applicable to the Quality Samples Program. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 42749 (July 28, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1425). This final rule amends the regulations for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) governing Cooperative Marketing Associations. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 42567 (July 27, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1491). On behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, hereafter referred to as the Agency, is amending the Interim Final Rule implementing the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program to clarify certain program policies and legal requirements. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 42017 (July 26, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1423). This document corrects the final rule published on June 22, 2006, amending the regulations covering the storage of commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 40641 (July 18, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1402). This rule amends regulations of the Commodity Credit Corporation relating to marketing procedures for commodities in CCC inventory to update agency provisions and provide for commodity sales through Internet-based marketing systems. This rule is intended to modernize and streamline CCC commodity marketing procedures. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 39761 (July 13, 2006) (notice). This notice announces that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has determined to renew the charter of its Global Markets Advisory Committee. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 39280 (July 12, 2006) (notice). This notice announces the intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation to request an extension of a currently approved information collection in support of Export Enhancement Program and Dairy Export Incentive Program. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 38599 (July 7, 2006) (notice). This notice announces the intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation to request an extension and revision of currently approved information collections in support of the Regulations--Financing Commercial Sales of Agricultural Commodities under Title I of Public Law 83-480; Request for Vessel Approval, Form CCC-105 and Request for Vessel Approval, Form CCC-105 (cotton); and Declaration of Sale, Form FAS-359. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 37857 (July3, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1421). This rule proposes changes to the regulations governing the Marketing Assistance Loan Programs of the Commodity Credit Corporation that are authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. CCC is proposing to no longer require a Federally-licensed warehouse operator, or in a State with a warehouse licensing programs, a State-licensed warehouse operator to execute a CCC storage agreement. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 37889 (July 3, 2006) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces, for the 2006 crops of wheat, corn, and other feed grains, the acceptance of collateral for marketing assistance loans, warehouse receipts issued by a warehouse storing such commodity in outside storage, subject to the conditions outlined in this notice. This notice is intended to ensure adequate availability of storage space at harvest for producers seeking warehouse-stored marketing assistance loans for grain. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 35771 (June 22, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1423). This rule revises the regulations covering the storage of commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 35860 (June 22, 2006) (notice). This notice advises warehouse operators operating under a Commodity Credit Corporation Peanut Storage Agreement of provisions that may not be altered, even through changes made to the public tariff of the warehouse. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 31457 (June 19, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1421). This document corrects the final rule published on June 6, 2006, amending the regulations for the Marketing Assistance Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation. A correction is needed because an amendatory instruction inadvertently amended the wrong paragraphs. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 32415 (June 6, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1421 and 1427). This rule amends regulations governing the Marketing Assistance Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 35147 (June 5, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1421). This document corrects the final rule published on June 6, 2006, amending the regulations for the Marketing Assistance Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 31915 (June 2, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1410). This final rule amends the Conservation Reserve Program regulations to implement provisions of Public Law 109-148 that provide for enrollment in the CRP of private non-industrial forest land that experienced a loss of 35 percent or more of merchantable timber in the States suffering forestry damage directly related to hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, Dennis, and Wilma. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 30318 (May 26, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This rule proposes amending regulations governing the cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation that is authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 30373 (May 26, 2006) (notice). This notice sets forth the establishment and adjustments to the sugar overall allotment quantity for the 2005-crop year which runs from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 30318 (May 26, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This rule proposes amending regulations governing the cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation that is authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 30373 (May 26, 2006) (notice). This notice sets forth the establishment and adjustments to the sugar overall allotment quantity for the 2005-crop year which runs from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 30318 (May 26, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This rule proposes amending regulations governing the cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation that is authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 30373 (May 26, 2006) (notice). This notice sets forth the establishment and adjustments to the sugar overall allotment quantity for the 2005-crop year which runs from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 19805 (April 18, 2006) (final rule; correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1437). This document corrects the final rule published on March 17, 2006, amending the regulations for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. A correction is needed to correct an amendatory instruction that inadvertently omitted several references.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 19851 (April 18, 2006) (notice). This notice announces the termination of the Upland Cotton User Marketing Certificate Program, commonly referred to as the Step 2 Program.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 19621 (April 17, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1430). This rule amends the regulations for the Milk Income Loss Contract Program as authorized by the Agriculture Reconciliation Act of 2005 to extend the program from October 1, 2005, to September 30, 2007. This rule also decreases the percentage rate for the payment calculation and removes the transition rule required at the beginning of the program.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 17767 (April 7, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1496). This proposed rule proposes additional changes related to a proposed rule published by the Commodity Credit Corporation on December 16, 2005, entitled "Procurement of Commodities for Foreign Donation," to specifically recognize CCC’s obligations under the cargo preference legislation of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and to clarify the "extenuating circumstances" that may preclude awards on the basis of lowest-landed cost.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 16198 (March 31, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435). This rule amends the sugar program regulations of the Commodity Credit Corporation.       View this document.

71 Fed Reg. 13737 (March 17, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1437). The Commodity Credit Corporation adopts as final, with change, an interim final rule amending the regulations for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Also, a clarification is made in the regulations regarding the submission of acreage reports, and obsolete program provisions are removed.       View this document.

71 Fed Reg. 13737 (March 17, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1437). The Commodity Credit Corporation adopts as final, with change, an interim final rule amending the regulations for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Also, a clarification is made in the regulations regarding the submission of acreage reports, and obsolete program provisions are removed.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 11139 (March 6, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1415). The United States Department of Agriculture is publishing a final rule implementing the Grassland Reserve Program.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 10831 (March 3, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1439). This document corrects the final regulations published on March 31, 2005, and May 25, 2005, that provided the regulations for the 2003-2004 Livestock Assistance Program, and American Indian Livestock Feed Program. This correction clarifies that all eligible cattle must be intended for food use.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 8926 (February 22, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This document corrects the final regulations published on January 26, 2006 to provide assistance to producers and first-handlers of the 2004 crop of cottonseed in counties declared a disaster by the President due to 2004 hurricanes and tropical storms. A correction is needed to change a reference from "cotton" to "cottonseed."       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 7445 (February 13, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). The Farm Service Agency and the Commodity Credit Corporation are soliciting comments and views on whether to revise the regulations at 7 C.F.R. parts 735 and 1427 for the purpose of addressing the storage of upland cotton and its impact on loan eligibility.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 6399 (February 8, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1496). The Department of Agriculture will conduct a public meeting to discuss the proposed rule, Procurement of Commodities for Foreign Donation, published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2005 (70 FR 74717).       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 6250 (February 7, 2006) (notice). This document announces the sign-up CSP-06-01 for the Conservation Security Program (CSP). This sign-up will be open from February 13, 2006, through March 31, 2006, in selected 8-digit watersheds in all 50 States, Guam, and the Caribbean.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 6033 (February 6, 2006) (notice). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation’s intention to request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved information collection process in support of the Foreign Market Development Cooperation Program and the Market Access Program.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 4231 (January 26, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This final rule codifies portions of the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005, enacted on October 13, 2004 Public Law 108-324 ("2004 Act") to provide assistance to producers and first-handlers of the 2004 crop of cottonseed in counties declared a disaster by the President of the United States due to 2004 hurricanes and tropical storms. Other 2004 Act disaster provisions for other crops were implemented under separate rules.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 3790 (January 24, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1493). This advanced notice of proposed rulemaking solicits comments on options to reform the USDA, CCC, Supplier Credit Guarantee Program.       View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 3442 (January 23, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1496). The Commodity Credit Corporation is reopening and extending the comment period for the proposed rule, Procurement of Commodities for Foreign Donation. The original comment period for the proposed rule closed January 17, 2006, and CCC is reopening and extending it for 45 days from the date of this notice.       View this document.

71 Fed Reg. 86 (January 3, 2006) (notice). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation’s intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops.      
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70 Fed. Reg. 76735 (December 28, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces the availability of approximately $9 million in funding for the Emerging Markets Program for fiscal year 2006.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 76738 (December 28, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2007 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 76740 (December 28, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2006/2007 Market Access Program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 76742 (December 28, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces the availability of $2.5 million in funding for the 2006 Quality Samples Program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 76230 (December 23, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation announces the availability of funding for the 2006 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 74717 (December 16, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1496). This proposed rule would adopt new procedures to be used by the Commodity Credit Corporation in the evaluation of bids in connection with the procurement of commodities for donation overseas.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 72979 (December 8, 2005) (notice). This notice sets forth the interpretation the Commodity Credit Corporation will use in administering the regulations set forth at 7 C.F.R. Part 1463 with respect to the Tobacco Transition Assessments.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 67988 (November 9, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of an approved information collection supporting the regulation of 7 CFR Part 1404, which provides for the voluntary assignment of cash payments made by Farm Service Agency or CCC to a third party. In addition, a payment recipient may voluntarily elect to have a cash payment made jointly to the payment recipient and a third party.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 67342 (November 7, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This rule finalizes an interim final rule published June 20, 2005 that was effective August 5, 2005, amending the Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 67410 (November 7, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is providing notification to all interested parties regarding additional actions pursuant to the September 20, 2005 announcement to ease transportation issues exacerbated by Hurricane Katrina. CCC is seeking proposals from interested parties for unloading barges of agricultural commodities located in the New Orleans area to make them available to transport 2005-crop agricultural commodities.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 65877 (November 1, 2005) (notice). This notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) and the CCC Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP) based on re-estimates.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 62293 (October 31, 2005) (notice). This notice announces the intention of the Farm Service Agency and the Commodity Credit Corporation to request an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection. This information collection is used to support payment eligibility and payment limitation determinations for multiple programs including the Conservation Reserve Program, Price Support Programs, the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 61113 (October 20, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation is issuing this notice which sets forth the establishment and adjustments to the sugar overall allotment quantity for the 2004 crop year (FY 2005) which runs from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 58179 (October 5, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporationis providing notification to all interested parties regarding additional actions announced on September 20, 2005, to reduce stress on the grain transportation system caused by Hurricane Katrina. The industry-focused actions include: (1) Assisting with the movement of barges of damaged corn from New Orleans; (2) providing incentives for alternative storage of grain; and (3) encouraging alternative shipping patterns to relieve pressure on the Mississippi River transportation system. CCC is seeking proposals from interested parties for: (1) barge movements of damaged corn from New Orleans; (2) alternative grain storage; and (3) offers to move grain through locations alternative to the Central Gulf.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 57520 (October 3, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1437). This proposed rule would change the handling of claims for specified "tropical" regions for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 56113 (September 26, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1430). This rule sets forth the regulations for the 2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program. This program will assist dairy producers by providing payments to those who suffered dairy production and milk spoilage losses due to hurricanes in 2004.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 54893 (September 19, 2005) (notice). This notice announces the intention of the Farm Service Agency and the Commodity Credit Corporation to request renewal of the information collection currently approved and used in support of the FSA and CCC Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 53103 (September 7, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435). The Commodity Credit Corporation proposes several changes to the sugar program regulations.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 52283 (September 2, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1405). This final rule sets forth the Commodity Credit Corporation's policy with respect to implementation of the discretionary authority provided to it by Public Law 108-470, which allows for the collection of assessments levied on the marketings of agricultural commodities. Generally, these assessments are required, under State and Federal law, to be paid from CCC marketing assistance loan proceeds by a producer who markets the commodity or are required to be collected by the first purchaser of the commodity.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 41608 (July 20, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1469). The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published an amendment to the interim final rule for the Conservation Security Program (CSP) on March 25, 2005, (70 FR 15201), with a comment period expiring July 25, 2005. By this notice, NRCS is extending the period during which it will accept public comment on the amended interim final rule for CSP to September 9, 2005. This extension is to give the public additional time to comment on key issues that have been raised regarding the implementation of the program under the amended interim final rule.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 36919 (June 28, 2005) (notice). This notice requests public comment on the documents to be used by the Commodity Credit Corporation in the administration of the Tobacco Transition Payment Program with respect to successor-in-interest contracts, which allow a tobacco quota holder or a tobacco producer who is participating in this program to transfer their rights and obligations to a third-party.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 36536 (June 24, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This rule proposes regulations to implement provisions of the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005, enacted on October 13, 2004 to provide assistance to producers and first-handlers of the 2004 crop of cottonseed in counties declared a disaster by the President of the United States due to 2004 hurricanes and tropical storms.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 35367 (June 20, 2005) (interim final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1427). This rule amends and requests comment on the Extra Long Staple Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation. This rule changes the ELS cotton price used to calculate the payment rate from the "average domestic spot price quotation for base quality U.S. Pima cotton" to the "American Pima c.i.f. Northern Europe" price.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 33798 (June 10, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1421). This rule sets out regulations governing the use of designated marketing associations in connection with the making of marketing assistance loans for peanuts and the making of loan deficiency payments in lieu of such loans.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 33043 (June 7, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1405). This proposed rule, if adopted, would provide that the Commodity Credit Corporation will deduct from marketing assistance loan proceeds an amount equal to any assessment required under State or Federal law to be paid by a producer who markets the commodity, or by the first purchaser of the commodity.       View this document.

69 Fed. Reg. 29920 (May 25, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1439). This regulation sets forth the terms and conditions of the 2003/2004 American Indian Livestock Feed Program.       View this document.

69 Fed. Reg. 30009 (May 25, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1430). This proposed rule invites comments on a new program, the 2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program, as authorized by the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2005.       View this document.

69 Fed. Reg. 28181 (May 17, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1435). This document corrects the final regulations published on September 13, 2004 that amended the Sugar Program regulations of the Commodity Credit Corporation by revising several definitions used in the program and the sugar marketing allotment regulations with respect to the reassignment of processors' allocation deficits. A correction is needed to restore two paragraphs that were inadvertently removed and add a clarifying paragraph.       View this document.

69 Fed. Reg. 23963 (May 6, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with revision of an approved information collection associated with the intermodal transportation services.       View this document.

69 Fed. Reg. 22628 (May 2, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a revision and extension of the collection of information used in support of motor carrier transportation services needed to meet domestic and export food assistance program needs.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg 20349 (April 19, 2005) (notice). The Natural Resources Conservation Service published in the Federal Register of March 25, 2005 (70 FR 15277), a document concerning the FY 2005 Conservation Security Program sign-up process. The notice contained a typographic error that may impact program implementation. This document corrects that error.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 17141 (April 4, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 723). This rule provides regulations for the Tobacco Transition Payment Program, as required by Title VI of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, ending the tobacco marketing quota and price support loan programs.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 17051 (April 4, 2005) (notice). This notice announces the intent of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Farm Service Agency to request extension of the information collection currently used in support of the CCC and FSA Farm Loan Programs.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 163392 (March 31, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1479). This rule sets forth the terms and conditions of the 2003/2004 Livestock Assistance Program as provided for by the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005. Under LAP, assistance will be available to livestock producers for either 2003 or 2004 grazing losses in a county that was designated as a primary disaster county by the President or the Secretary of Agriculture after January 1, 2003, for certain losses occurring through December 31, 2004. Assistance will be made available in the same manner as was provided under the 2002 LAP.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 16476 (March 31, 2005) (notice). The Commodity Credit Corporation nd the Farm Service Agency are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of an approved information collection associated with the acreage report for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. This information collection is needed to administer the program.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 16476 (March 31, 2005) (notice). This notice announces the intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to request a revision and extension of a currently approved information collection that is necessary to support the procurement of agricultural commodities for CCC's domestic and export food donation programs.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 16477 (March 31, 2005) (notice). This document announces assistance under the Farm Service Agency’s Tree Assistance Program egulations in 7 C.F.R. Part 783 as authorized by the Military Construction and Appropriations Act, 2005. The first part of this notice announces the availability of assistance for claims under TAP related to Orchardists and Forest Land Owners. The second part proposes funding for special Tree Assistance Program benefits with respect to Pecan Tree Producers.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 15725 (March 29, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1479). This rule implements portions of the Military Construction, Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 enacted October 13, 2004 , to authorize crop-loss disaster assistance for producers who suffered 2003, 2004, or 2005 crop losses caused by damaging weather and related conditions. Also included under this rule is authority for disaster assistance specifically for producers in Virginia, and producers of fruit and vegetable crops located in North Carolina that suffered losses due to adverse weather and related conditions that occurred in 2003.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 15201 (March 25, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1469). This document establishes an amendment to the interim final rule governing activities under the Conservation Security Program which is administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 15277 (March 25, 2005)(notice). This document announces the sign-up CSP-05-01 for the Conservation Security Program. This sign-up will be open from March 28, 2005, through May 27, 2005, in selected 8-digit watersheds in all 50 States and the Caribbean.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 14578 (March 23, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1466). Under the regulations of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Natural Resources Conservation Service will review and update national priorities for implementation based upon information gained from state and national listening sessions and response to this document.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 13433 (March 21, 2005) (notice). This notice extends until October 31, 2005, the period in which CCC will automatically reduce any Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payments to satisfy a producer’s obligation to repay unearned 2003-crop advance counter-cyclical payments. Scheduled payments received during this period include 2004-crop final direct payments, 2004-crop advance counter-cyclical payments, and 2005-crop advance direct payments.       View this document.

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