Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: Revised Area Risk Protection Insurance Regulations, Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, General Administrative Regulations

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has issued a rule (7 CFR Part 457), published in the Federal Register on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "Actual Production History and Other Crop Insurance Transparency; Corrections."

The rule was issued by Marcia Bunger, Manager.

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SUMMARY:

On June 29, 2023, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation revised the Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Regulations, Common Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP) Basic Provisions, and the General Administrative Regulations. In reviewing the changes made, FCIC found some incorrect references and conflicting provisions that were not updated to accurately incorporate the changes, and a grammatical error was included in the amendatory instructions. This document makes the corrections.

DATES:

Effective August 30, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Francie Tolle; telephone (816) 926-7730; email francie.tolle@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 or 844-433-2774.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Common Crop Insurance Regulations in 7 CFR part 457 were revised by a final rule with request for comments published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2023 (88 FR 42015-42026). Changes were made in that rule to the Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Basic Provisions (7 CFR part 407), Common Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP) Basic Provisions (7 CFR 457.8), and the General Administrative Regulations in subpart G of part 400 (Actual Production History) (7 CFR 400.51 through 400.56). The rule moved existing regulatory language from 7 CFR part 400 (subpart G) into the CCIP Basic Provisions and obsoleted subpart G. Since the publication of the rule, FCIC has identified several references to subpart G that need correction to refer to CCIP Basic Provisions. Additionally, the rule revised production reporting requirements for producers to report "current" year production rather than "previous" year production. Since the publication of the rule, FCIC has found similar references to "previous" year production in various Crop Provisions that need to be corrected to "current" year for consistency with changes made in the rule. Lastly, the final rule allowed for enterprise units and whole farm units to be identified by the actuarial documents. FCIC has identified conflicting provisions that need to be updated. This document makes the corrections in the following Provisions:

- Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions (7 CFR 457.8);

- Texas Citrus Fruit Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 457.119);

- Arizona-California Citrus Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 457.121);

- Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 457.131); and

- California Avocado Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 457.175).

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457

- Acreage allotments

- Crop insurance

- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Marcia Bunger,

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.

[FR Doc. 2023-18689 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410-08-P

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The document was published in the Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/30/2023-18689/actual-production-history-aph-and-other-crop-insurance-transparency-corrections

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