In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with revision of a currently approved information collection in support of the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

This final rule sets forth the policies implementing the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 repealed the Farmland Protection Program (FPP), established by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, and authorized a new farmland protection program. The new program will be

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

Time and date: 3 p.m., May 15, 2003.
Place: Room 104A, Jamie Whitten Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
Status: Open.

Matters to be considered:

1. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Open meeting of May 17, 1999.

2. Memorandum re: Update of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Owned Inventory.

3. Memorandum re:

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION : Commodity Credit Corporation

This notice announces the availability of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds provided under the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 to implement the 2002 Livestock Compensation Program II (LCP II). Livestock for which payments were made under the 2002 Livestock Compensation Program I (LCPI) will not be eligible to generate claims under LCPII.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice to advise the public that CCC has reassigned the unused cane sugar allocations from processors in Hawaii and Puerto Rico to processors in Florida, Louisiana and Texas. State cane allotments were updated to be consistent with revised 2002crop cane sugar production forecasts. Hurricanes

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

This rule implements the 2002-crop Cottonseed Payment Program authorized by section 206 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003. Section 206 requires the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance to producers and firsthandlers of the 2002 crop of cottonseed. Other provisions of Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 will be implemented

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

This rule implements the Tobacco Payment Program authorized by the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003. Section 205 of that Act requires the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance to producers of tobacco. This rule is intended to implement this legislative mandate. Other provisions of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 will be

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

This final rule implements section 2501 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Act) which amended section 524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act which permits CCC to fund the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program. This final rule describes how NRCS intends to implement AMA as authorized by the amendment in the

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the RegulationsFinancing Commercial Sales of Agricultural Commodities under Title I, Public Law 480; Request for Vessel Approval, Form

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

This rule would establish an administrative appeals procedure that would be used by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) with respect to ocean transportation cargo loss and damage claims arising under shipments of agricultural commodities made available by CCC under various foreign donation programs. Whether or not title to the commodities has

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has increased the 2002-crop overall allotment quantity (OAQ) of domestic sugar by 500,000 short tons, raw value (STRV). The beet sugar sector allotment increased to 4.457 million STRV, and the cane sugar sector increased to 3.743 million STRV, for a total OAQ of 8.200 million STRV. CCC has also revised the State

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

This rule implements the Hard White Wheat Incentive Program (HWWIP). This program provides incentive payments to eligible hard white wheat producers in the amount of $0.20 per bushel, with a maximum of 60 bushels of hard white wheat production eligible for payment on each acre planted. Planting certified hard white wheat seed is not an eligibility

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will hold a public hearing to receive comments on providing an allocation to a new entrant processor and allotment to a new entrant State and possible impacts on existing cane processors and producers. CCC will also receive comments on the evidence CCC should require from a new entrant to demonstrate

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will hold a public hearing to receive comments on providing an allocation to a new entrant processor and allotment to a new entrant State and possible impacts on existing cane processors and producers. CCC will also receive comments on the evidence CCC should require from a new entrant to demonstrate

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

The Commodity Credit Corporation is inviting private sector proposals for the 2003 Emerging Markets Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

The Commodity Credit Corporation is inviting proposals for the 2003/2004 Market Access Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation

Commodity Credit Corporation is inviting proposals for the Quality Samples Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation