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PROPOSED RULES: Marketing assistance loans; grain security storage requirements,
Published: 2006-07-03
This rule proposes changes to the regulations governing the
Marketing Assistance Loan Programs of the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) that are authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (2002 Act). CCC is proposing to no longer require a Federally
licensed warehouse operator, or in a State with a warehouse licensing
RULES: Storage warehouses; approval standards,
Published: 2006-06-22
This rule revises the regulations covering the storage of
commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). For the
most part, these commodities are acquired under various mandatory
marketing assistance and price support programs that benefit producers.
This rule will consolidate the regulations for all commodities stored
by CCC into
NOTICES: Marketing Assistance Loan Program; peanut warehouse charges and delivery obligations,
Published: 2006-06-22
This notice advises warehouse operators operating under a
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Peanut Storage Agreement of
provisions that may not be altered, even through changes made to the
public tariff of the warehouse. When CCC transfers title to CCCowned
peanuts in store (i.e., to a thirdparty buyer), the storage and
handling rates applicable
RULES: Grains and similarly handled commodities; cotton; marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments; 2006-2007 crop years; Correction,
Published: 2006-06-19
This document corrects the final rule published on June 6,
2006, amending the regulations for the Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL)
and Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) Program of the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC). A correction is needed because an amendatory
instruction inadvertently amended the wrong paragraphs.
RULES: Grains and similarly handled commodities marketing assistance loans and cotton loan deficiency payments (2006-2007 crop years),
Published: 2006-06-06
This rule amends regulations governing the Marketing
Assistance Loan (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) Program of the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). These amendments affect regulations
governing: (1) Beneficial interest with respect to eligible commodities
delivered to facilities other than licensed warehouses, such as
feedlots, ethanol
RULES: Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program; enrollment of private non-industrial forest land damaged by 2005 hurricanes,
Published: 2006-06-02
This final rule amends the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
regulations to implement provisions of Public Law 109148 (2006 Act)
that provide for enrollment in the CRP of private nonindustrial forest
land that experienced a loss of 35 percent or more of merchantable
timber in the States suffering forestry damage directly related to
hurricanes
PROPOSED RULES: Cotton marketing assistance loan collateral; storage, handling, and ginning requirements,
Published: 2006-05-26
This rule proposes amending regulations governing the cotton
Marketing Assistance Loan Program of the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) that is authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (2002 Act). The major proposed regulatory changes would impact
the administration of the program by amending regulations governing:
The
NOTICES: 2005-crop cane sugar and sugar beet marketing allotments and allocations,
Published: 2006-05-26
This notice sets forth the establishment and adjustments to
the sugar overall allotment quantity (OAQ) for the 2005crop year (FY
2006) which runs from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.
Although CCC already announced all of the information in this notice,
CCC is statutorily required to publish in the Federal Register
determinations
NOTICES: Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program,
Published: 2006-05-05
This Notice announces the availability of the draft
Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the Emergency Forestry
Conservation Reserve Program (EFCRP) of the Commodity Credit
Corporation. EFCRP will provide assistance for owners of forest land
and timber related to losses from hurricanes during the 2005 calendar
year. The draft PEA
RULES: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; Correction,
Published: 2006-04-18
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.
NOTICES: Upland Cotton User Marketing Certificate Program; termination,
Published: 2006-04-18
This notice announces the termination of the Upland Cotton
User Marketing Certificate Program, commonly referred to as the Step 2
Program.
RULES: Milk Income Loss Contract Program,
Published: 2006-04-17
This rule amends the regulations for the Milk Income Loss
Contract (MILC) 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
RULES: Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program; percentages used to advance payments,
Published: 2006-04-10
This final rule implements the provisions of the Agricultural
Reconciliation Act of 2005 regarding percentages used to determine
payment amounts for producers electing to receive advance payments
through the Direct and CounterCyclical Program. Reducing the direct
payment advance percentages shifts payments between fiscal years, but
will have no
PROPOSED RULES: Commodities procurement for foreign donation,
Published: 2006-04-07
This proposed rule proposes additional changes related to a
proposed rule published by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 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
RULES: Sugar program marketing allocations; transfer,
Published: 2006-03-31
This rule amends the sugar program regulations of the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The provisions for transferring
sugar marketing allocation when a mill closes and growers request to
move their allocation are amended. A regulatory deadline, the 20th of
each month, for the program's information reporting requirements is
added. Also, each
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2006-03-20
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.
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2006-03-10
This notice announces the intention of the Farm Service Agency
(FSA) to request an extension and revision for an information
collection currently approved and used in of farm reconstitutions.
RULES: Grassland Reserve Program,
Published: 2006-03-06
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA or the
Department) is publishing a final rule implementing the Grassland
Reserve Program (GRP). The GRP assists landowners and others in
restoring and conserving eligible grassland and certain other lands
through rental agreements and easements. This rule sets forth how the
Secretary of Agriculture
RULES: American Indian Livestock Feed Program; correction,
Published: 2006-03-03
This document corrects the final regulations published on
March 31, 2005, and May 25, 2005, that provided the regulations for the
20032004 Livestock Assistance Program (LAP), and American Indian
Livestock Feed Program (AILFP). This correction clarifies that all
eligible cattle must be intended for food use.
RULES: Cottonseed Payment Program; Correction,
Published: 2006-02-22
This document corrects the final regulations published on
January 26, 2006 to provide assistance to producers and firsthandlers
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.''
PROPOSED RULES: Commodities procurement for foreign donation; Meeting,
Published: 2006-02-08
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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).
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2006-02-06
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to
request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved
information collection process in support of the Foreign Market
Development Cooperation (Cooperator) Program and the Market Access
Program (MAP).
RULES: Cottonseed Payment Program,
Published: 2006-01-26
This final rule codifies portions of the Military Construction
Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2005, enacted on October 13, 2004 Public Law 108324 (``2004 Act'') to
provide assistance to producers and firsthandlers of the 2004 crop of
cottonseed in counties declared a disaster by the President of the
United
NOTICES: Market Development Programs et al.; address change for hand delivered applications,
Published: 2006-01-25
The Commodity Credit Corporation is notifying the public of a
change in address for hand delivery (including FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.)
of applications for the programs referenced above. Deliver to: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Marketing
Operations Staff, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 4932 South
Building,
PROPOSED RULES: Supplier Credit Guarantee Program,
Published: 2006-01-24
This ANPR solicits comments on options to reform the USDA,
CCC, Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP). The purpose of this ANPR
is to invite suggestions on changes to reform the program to reduce the
risk of default, improve the ability to effect a collection on
defaulted obligations, and consider alternative program mechanisms and
forms of
