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PROPOSED RULES: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops,
Published: 2008-12-03
This proposed rule would amend the regulations used to
administer the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program
by increasing the amount of funding per proposal to $500,000 in a given
year, extending the allowable length of an activity to 5 years; and by
allowing up to five approved projects for any one TASC participant at
any given
RULES: Agricultural Management Assistance Program,
Published: 2008-11-20
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is amending
the regulations for the Agricultural Management Assistance program
(AMA). Section 2801 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Act) amended the Agricultural Management Assistance program (AMA)
by: Expanding the program's geographic scope to include Hawaii; and
providing
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-11-06
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to
request a revision for a currently approved information collection in
support of the CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM102) based on
current program levels and participants. CCC is not requesting a
revision or
RULES: Cotton Program Changes for Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, Upland Cotton, and Extra Long Staple Cotton,
Published: 2008-11-05
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is revising regulations
as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008
Farm Bill) to administer loan and payment programs for upland cotton
and extralong staple (ELS) cotton producers and establishing new
regulations to specify payment provisions for domestic users of upland
cotton.
NOTICES: Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program,
Published: 2008-10-01
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Biomass Crop Assistance
Program (BCAP). BCAP is a new program authorized by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). The EIS will
assess the potential environmental impacts of alternatives for
administration and
NOTICES: Cotton and Peanuts; 2008-Crop Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments,
Published: 2008-07-25
As announced by this notice, the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) is implementing provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) regarding Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL)
and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) for 2008 crop cotton and peanuts.
The 2008 Farm Bill authorizes the continuation of the MAL and LDP
programs
NOTICES: Agricultural Management Assistance Program,
Published: 2008-07-24
The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Act)
expanded the geographic scope of the AMA Program to include the State
of Hawaii. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) administers AMA under
the general supervision of the Chief of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), who is one of the vice presidents of CCC.
CCC announces
NOTICES: Emerging Markets Program,
Published: 2008-07-16
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is
inviting proposals for the 2009 Emerging Markets Program (EMP). The
intended effect of this notice is to solicit applications from the
private sector and from government agencies for FY 2009 and award funds
in October 2008. The EMP is administered by personnel of the Foreign
Agricultural
NOTICES: Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program,
Published: 2008-07-16
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is
inviting proposals for the 2009 Foreign Market Development Cooperator
(Cooperator) program. The intended effect of this notice is to solicit
applications from eligible applicants and award funds in October 2008.
The Cooperator program is administered by personnel of the Foreign
NOTICES: Market Access Program,
Published: 2008-07-16
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is
inviting proposals for the 2009 Market Access Program (MAP). The
intended effect of this notice is to solicit applications from eligible
applicants and award funds in October 2008. The MAP is administered by
personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
NOTICES: Quality Samples Program,
Published: 2008-07-16
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces it is
inviting proposals for the 2009 Quality Samples Program (QSP). The
intended effect of this notice is to solicit applications from eligible
applicants and award funds in October 2008. QSP is administered by
personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
NOTICES: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program,
Published: 2008-07-16
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is
inviting proposals for the 2009 Technical Assistance for Specialty
Crops (TASC) program. The intended effect of this notice is to solicit
applications from the private sector and from government agencies for
FY 2009 and award funds in October 2008. The TASC program is
administered by
NOTICES: Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility,
Published: 2008-07-14
As announced by this notice, the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) is implementing the provisions of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) regarding payment limitation
and payment eligibility provisions (including the average adjusted
gross income limitation) for the 2008 crop, fiscal, or program year.
The 2008 Farm
NOTICES: 2008 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program,
Published: 2008-06-30
As announced by this notice, the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) is implementing the provisions of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) regarding direct and counter
cyclical payments for the 2008 crop year. The 2008 Farm Bill authorizes
direct and countercyclical payments, with some changes, that were
previously
NOTICES: 2008-Crop Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments for Loan Commodities Except Cotton and Peanuts,
Published: 2008-06-10
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will extend Marketing
Assistance Loans (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) 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
NOTICES: Public Hearing on New Entrant's 2008 Crop Cane Sugar Marketing Allotment,
Published: 2008-06-04
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 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. CCC also requests comments on the evidence
CCC should require from a new entrant to demonstrate eligibility for a
NOTICES: Conservation Reserve Program; Critical Feed Use,
Published: 2008-05-30
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces the
opportunity to allow Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 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. Producers will be required to
obtain a modified
RULES: Cotton World Price Determination,
Published: 2008-05-27
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is revising the Upland
Cotton regulations to use Far East prices instead of Northern Europe
prices in determining the upland cotton adjusted world price (AWP). The
change is being made because of changes in the market and in the
available price data. The AWP is used to determine repayment rates for
marketing
NOTICES: Public Hearing on New Entrant's 2008-Crop Cane Sugar Marketing Allocation,
Published: 2008-05-20
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) issues this notice to
advise 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. Andino Energy Enterprises,
L.L.C., is
NOTICES: In-Handling Charges for Commodities Pledged As Collateral for Marketing Assistance Loan,
Published: 2008-05-08
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will discontinue
reimbursing producers or warehouse operators for inhandling charges.
This begins with the 2008crop for all commodities except cotton.
Producers must pay or provide for all inhandling charges on warehouse
stored commodities before CCC will accept commodities as collateral for
a warehousestored
RULES: Tobacco Transition Payment Program,
Published: 2008-04-29
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is revising the Tobacco
Transition Payment Program (TTPP) regulations to expand the information
provided in quarterly notices to tobacco manufacturers and importers
about the assessments due to CCC. Assessments are based on market
shares, CCC has concluded that certain information formerly not
included may be
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-04-02
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on an extension with revision
of a currently approved information collection. This information
collection is necessary to support the procurement of agricultural
commodities for
NOTICES: Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program,
Published: 2008-01-24
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces the
availability of funding for the Emerging Markets Program (EMP) for
fiscal year (FY) 2008. The intended effect of this notice is to solicit
applications from the private sector and from government agencies for
FY 2008 and award funds in early 2008. The EMP is administered by
personnel of the
NOTICES: Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing Allotments and Company Allocations, 2006-Crop Final and 2007-Crop Initial; Domestic Sugar Program,
Published: 2008-01-08
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice
to publish the final 2006crop cane state allotments and company
allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet processors for the period from
October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 (fiscal year (FY) 2007).
This notice also publishes the 2007crop (FY 2008) cane state
allotments and company
