[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21248]


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[Federal Register: August 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

 

Announcement of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Pending 
Evaluation of County Potato Insurance Programs

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) herewith 
announces intent to evaluation its potato program. Additionally, this 
announcement solicits public comments and suggestions for improvement 
and increased participation in FCIC's potato program.

DATES: Submit written comments and suggestions by October 28, 1994 to 
assure consideration.

ADDRESSES: Evaluation Division, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, 
P.O. Box 419293, Kansas City, MO 64141.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vondie W. O'Connor, Jr., Acting Director, telephone (816) 926-6343. 
(Address is listed above.).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 
conducts continuing evaluations of its insurance programs. Crop 
evaluations provide valuable insight into how well programs are 
operating, the extent to which they are serving the customer, the 
quality of the customer service provided, the program's strengths, 
weaknesses, and cost effectiveness. Evaluations provide information 
necessary for FCIC to work toward the continued improvement of its crop 
insurance programs.
    The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 directed that FCIC 
take necessary actions to improve the actuarial soundness of multiple 
peril crop insurance and to achieve, on and after October 1, 1995, a 
projected loss ratio not to exceed 1.10. Therefore, crop programs 
experiencing high loss ratios and high net losses are priority programs 
for FCIC to evaluate. For crop years 1989-1993, FCIC's potato program 
experienced a loss ratio of 2.00 and a net loss (premium less 
indemnity) of approximately $57,000,000.
    The evaluation will include a review of actuarial and underwriting 
performance; accuracy of existing program dates (sales closing, final 
planting, acreage reporting, and contract cancellation); effect of unit 
division and related rate impacts; determination of insurance coverage, 
an analysis of cause of loss, frequency and severity of losses and 
other pertinent program factors. In addition, loss adjustment procedure 
and training will be evaluated.

    Done in Washington, DC on August 15, 1994.
Kenneth D. Ackerman,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 94-21248 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am]
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