[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36156-36157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17636]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

7 CFR Part 457


Guaranteed Production Plan of Fresh Market Tomato; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulation 
which was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, May 1, 1997 
(62 FR 23628-23634), and subsequently corrected on June 20, 1997 (62 FR 
33539). The regulation pertains to the Guaranteed Production Plan of 
Fresh Market Tomato Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louise Narber, Insurance Management 
Specialist, Research and Development, Product Development Division, 
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, United States Department of 
Agriculture, 9435 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, telephone (816) 
926-7730.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final regulation that is the subject of this correction was 
intended to provide policy changes to better meet the needs of the 
insured and include the current Fresh Market Tomato (Guaranteed 
Production Plan) Crop Insurance Regulations with the Common Crop 
Insurance Policy for ease of use and consistency of terms.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulation and the subsequent final rule 
correction contain errors which may prove to be misleading and need to 
be clarified. The calendar dates for the end of the insurance period 
are being further corrected to designate November 10 instead of 
September 20 as the correct calendar date for the end of the insurance 
period in the states of Florida and Georgia. As currently stated in 
policy, the insurance period is only 31 days. Fall tomatoes require 
approximately 70 days from planting to maturity.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457

    Crop insurance, Fresh market tomato (guaranteed production plan).

    Accordingly, 7 CFR part 457 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

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PART 457--COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS; REGULATIONS FOR THE 
1998 AND SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT YEARS

    1. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l), 1506(p).


Sec. 457.128  [Corrected]

    2. In Sec. 457.128, paragraph 10(b)(7) is further corrected to read 
as follows: ``October 31 of the crop year in California, November 10 of 
the crop year in Florida and Georgia, and September 20 of the crop year 
in all other states.''

    Signed in Washington D.C., on June 26, 1998.
Joy Harwood,
Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 98-17636 Filed 7-1-98; 8:45 am]
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