Agency: Farm Service Agency

Years: 2000 200120022003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Pages: 12

[FR Doc 02-32804] 1.Farm Service Agency

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the reinstatement and revision of previously approved information collections with respect to the acreage report for the NonInsured Crop Disaster

Published: 2002-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-31118] 2. Biologically Engineered Low-Nicotine Tobaccos

In a notice published in the Federal Register on May 15, 2002, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) invited comments from the public about whether the biologicallyengineered, lownicotine Burley Tobacco type 31V and related tobaccos should be considered quota or nonquota tobacco. The preponderance of public comments supported these tobaccos being

Published: 2002-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-30702] 3.RIN: 0560-AG55

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending its regulations to revise the provisions governing how densely a producer's acreage must be planted in order for the full acre to be considered planted for program purposes in the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program and other programs. Under the revised rule the amount of a field considered planted

Published: 2002-12-03 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-29820] 4. Information Collection; Horse Breeder Loan Program

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of currently approved information collection that supports the Horse Breeder Loan program. This program is to provide loans to the horse breeders who have suffered economic losses

Published: 2002-11-25 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-27683] 5. Equitable Relief From Ineligibility

This rule implements provisions of section 1613 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Act) relating to relief to participants in certain cases for certain Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation programs. The relief applies to cases where the applicant for
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relief took action to the applicant's

Published: 2002-10-31 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-25923] 6. Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

The Secretary of Agriculture intends to renew the charter of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Secretary on ways to encourage Federal and State beginning farmer programs to provide joint financing to beginning farmers and ranchers, and other methods of creating new farming

Published: 2002-10-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-25841] 7. Notice of Funds Availability; 2002 Livestock Compensation Program

This Notice announces the availability of $752 million under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (section 32) to implement the 2002 Livestock Compensation Program (LCP). Livestock feed supplies and grazing availability have been significantly reduced due to the extreme drought that has occurred throughout much of the United States during 2001

Published: 2002-10-10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-25271] 8. 2002 Farm Bill Regulations--Termination of Peanut Market Quota Program and

This rule takes two actions to reflect new law enacted in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Act). First, rules for the now terminated (as to 2002 and subsequent crops) marketing quota program for peanuts are removed. Second, the ``reserve stock level'' for fluecured tobacco (used to set quotas) is changed. These two actions

Published: 2002-10-09 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-24428] 9. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Horse

This document contains a correction to the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) published Friday July 5, 2002, for the Horse Breeder Loan Program. The loss calculation formula in the NOFA incorrectly calculated losses other than foal losses by inadvertently penalizing horse breeders who generated income form foal loss. This document corrects the

Published: 2002-09-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-22670] 10. Farm Service Agency; Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic

The Commodity Credit Corporation and the Farm Service Agency announce the availability of the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The draft PEIS assesses the potential environmental impacts of alternatives to be considered in the administration of the CRP. The draft PEIS also

Published: 2002-09-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-22437] 11.Farm Service Agency

This Notice announces the availability of $150 million under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (section 32) and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)owned nonfat dry milk (NDM) to implement the 2002 Cattle Feed Program (CFP). This program will provide feed assistance to foundation beef cattle operations in Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, and

Published: 2002-09-03 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-19259] 12. Emergency Conservation Program

This proposed rule would revise the regulations for the Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP), the Forestry Incentives Program (FIP) and the regulations for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). Existing ACP contracts would continue, however, to be subject to the previously published regulations. The ECP revisions are those needed to reflect

Published: 2002-08-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-17598] 13. Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice announces the intention of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request approval for information collection necessary to allow USDA's County Based Agency (CBA) customers to securely and confidently share data and receive services electronically. Authority for obtaining information

Published: 2002-07-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-17451] 14. Information Collection; Request for Direct Loan Assistance

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of currently approved information collection for a form used in support of the FSA, Farm Loan Programs (FLP). This extension of information collection does not involve any revisions

Published: 2002-07-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-17123] 15. Commodity Credit Corporation Request for Reinstatement of an Approval for an

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to request a reinstatement for an information collection previously approved in support of the FSA and CCC Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures regulations. Provisions in the

Published: 2002-07-09 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-17122] 16. Information Collection; Tobacco Marketing Quota Referendum Ballot

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of a currently approved information collection associated with
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Tobacco Marketing Quota Referendum Ballot. This information collection is necessary for tobacco

Published: 2002-07-09 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-16827] 17. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Horse

This Notice announces the availability of funding to implement the Horse Breeder Loan Program as required by section 759 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (Act) (Pub. L. 10776), which was enacted November 28, 2001. The Act directed the Secretary to implement a

Published: 2002-07-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-16474] 18. Collecting Guaranteed Loss Payments From FSA Farm Loan Program Borrowers

This action revises the regulations governing the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) guaranteed farm loan programs by adding a provision clarifying that any amounts paid by FSA on account of the liabilities of the guaranteed loan borrower will constitute a Federal debt owing to FSA by the guaranteed loan borrower. FSA may use all remedies available to

Published: 2002-07-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-15248] 19. Sale and Purchase of Flue-Cured Tobacco Across County Lines (Florida and

This rule amends regulations that govern tobacco quotas and allotments to allow the transfer by sale of a fluecured quota in either Georgia or Florida to another farm, for production on that farm, in another county in that State. The Farm Service Agency (the Agency) held a referendum of producers to determine their opinion on the sale of

Published: 2002-06-18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-15249] 20. Limitations on the Amount of Farm Service Agency Guaranteed Loans

This rule amends the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) regulations by providing that the specific dollar amount of guaranteed loan limits will be increased annually based on an annual index of prices paid by farmers.

Published: 2002-06-18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-12076] 21.Farm Service Agency

This notice invites comments about whether the biologically engineered Burley Tobacco Type 31V and related tobaccos should be considered quota or nonquota tobacco for the 2003 and subsequent crop years.

Published: 2002-05-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-10165] 22.Farm Service Agency

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces its intention to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). The Draft PEIS will assess the potential environmental impacts of alternatives for administration of the CRP and ECP. Under the CRP, the

Published: 2002-04-24 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-9735] 23. Public Meetings of Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that meetings of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (Committee) will be held to discuss various beginning farmer issues, including recommendations drafted at last year's meetings.

Published: 2002-04-19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-7422] 24. Dairy Indemnity Payment Program

This final rule amends the authority citation for the Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP) regulations to cover the expenditure of additional funds appropriated under the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. The DIPP indemnifies dairy farmers and manufacturers for losses

Published: 2002-03-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 02-7220] 25. Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program

This rule finalizes an interim rule implementing the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program (LMAAP). The program is designed to help restore purchasing power and enable producers to make significant changes in production practices to adjust to import competition by providing financial assistance to sheep and lamb

Published: 2002-03-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency