[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65029-65030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26924]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

7 CFR Part 457


Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Forage Seeding Crop Provisions

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulation 
which was published Wednesday, August 15, 2001 (66 FR 42729-42730). 
This document pertains to the Forage Seeding Crop Provisions for 2004 
and subsequent crop years.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arden Routh, Risk Management 
Specialist, Product Development Division, Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture, 6501 Beacon 
Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64133, telephone (816) 926-7730.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background on Need for Correction

    The final rule published on August 15, 2001, has a June 30 contract 
change date and a September 30 cancellation/sales closing date for 
South Dakota counties with both fall and spring seeded forage. The 
final planting date for fall seeded forage in these counties

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is September 1. Thus, that final rule allows producers to purchase crop 
insurance 30 days beyond the final planting date. In order to maintain 
the integrity and actuarial soundness of the crop insurance program, it 
is necessary that producers' decisions regarding their participation in 
the program occur before they have any information on imminent or 
actual damages to their crops. Accordingly, for South Dakota counties 
with both fall and spring seeded forage, the cancellation/sales closing 
date is being changed to July 31 and the contact change date is being 
changed to April 30.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457

    Crop Insurance.

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

PART 457--COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS

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

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


Sec.  457.151  [Corrected]

    2. Revise sections 4 and 5 of the crop provisions in Sec.  457.151 
to read as follows:
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    4. Contract Changes.
    In accordance with section 4 of the Basic Provisions, the contract 
change date is November 30 preceding the cancellation date for counties 
with a March 15 cancellation date and April 30 preceding the 
cancellation date for all other counties.

    5. Cancellation and Termination Dates.
    In accordance with section 2 of the Basic Provisions, the 
cancellation and termination dates are:

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                                                   Cancellation and
              State and county                    termination dates
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California, Nevada, New Hampshire, New       July 31.
 York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota counties
 for which the Special Provisions designate
 both fall and spring final planting dates,
 and Vermont.
South Dakota counties for which the Special  March 15.
 Provisions designate only a spring final
 planting date, and all other states.
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    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2002.
Ross J. Davidson, Jr.,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 02-26924 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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