[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65385-65386]
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[FR Doc No: 03-28990]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1464

RIN 0560-AH06


Purchase of Crop Insurance for Tobacco Price Support Eligibility

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Tobacco Loan Program regulations to 
reflect a statutory change that removes the former statutory 
requirement that tobacco must be insured to be eligible for price 
support loans and to revise various organizational titles and OMB 
information collection control numbers.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Wortham, Agricultural Program 
Specialist, Tobacco Division, Farm Service Agency, USDA, STOP 0514, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0514; Telephone: 
(202) 720-2715; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Final Rule

    This rule will remove the requirement that eligible producers must 
purchase crop insurance on their tobacco in order to be eligible to 
receive price support loans under the Tobacco Loan Program. At one 
time, but not presently, section 508(b)(7) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(7)) required tobacco producers to 
purchase crop insurance in order to be eligible to receive a loan. 
Section 192(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-127) removed that requirement. This rule removes 
the crop insurance provisions of Sec.  1464.7(f). Also, this rule 
implements name changes in certain USDA institutions. Finally, the rule 
will correct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 
for the forms used in administering the regulations in the part. 
Because this rule removes requirements or makes technical changes only, 
withholding the publication of this rule for comment would be contrary 
to the public interest and unnecessary.

Executive Order 12866

    This final rule is issued in conformance with Executive Order 
12866, has been determined to be not significant, and therefore has not 
been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act is not applicable to this rule 
because the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not 
required by 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law to publish a notice of 
proposed rulemaking with respect to the substance of this rule.

Environmental Review

    FSA has determined that this action does not constitute a major 
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the FSA regualtions for 
NEPA at 7 CFR part 799, neither an Environmental Impact Statement nor 
an environmental assessment is required. A copy of the environmental 
evaluation used to make this determination is available for inspection 
and review upon request.

Executive Order 12372

    These corrections are not subject to the provisions of Executive 
Order 12372, which require consultation with State and local officials. 
See the notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, published at 48 
FR 29115 (June 24, 1983).

Unfunded Mandates

    This rule contains no Federal mandates under the provisions of 
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) for State, 
local and tribal governments or the private sector. Therefore this rule 
is not subject to the requirements of sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA.

Federal Assistance Program

    The number and title of the Federal assistance program, as found in 
the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance, to which this rule 
applies are:

10.051--Commodity Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not affect the information collection requirements 
of 7 CFR part 1464 approved by OMB and assigned OMB control numbers 
0560-0058 and 0560-0182.

List of Subjects in Part 1464

    Eligibility, Price support, Tobacco.

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Accordingly, as set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 1464 is amended 
as follows:

PART 1464--TOBACCO

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1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1464 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1421, 1423, 1441, 1445, 1445-1, and 1445-2; 
15 U.S.C. 714b, 714c.


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2. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column, 
remove the phrase indicated in the middle column wherever it appears in 
the section, and add the phrase indicated in the right column:

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           Section                   Remove                  Add
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1464.1(a); 1464.101(b);       Tobacco and Peanuts   Tobacco Division.
 1464.105.                     Division.
1464.2(b)(2)(iii);            County FSA office...  FSA county office.
 1464.2(b)(2)(iv);
 1464.2(b)(2)(v);
 1464.2(b)(2)(vii).
1464.8(e)(2); 1464.10(e)....  County ASC committee  FSA county
                                                     committee.
1464.10(j)(2); 1464.10(j)(3)  State ASC committee.  FSA State committee.
1464.108....................  National Appeals      National Appeals
                               Division, FSA.        Division, USDA.

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Part 1464, Appendix A.......  Agricultural          Farm Service Agency.
                               Stabilization and
                               Conservation
                               Service.
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Sec.  1464.4  [Amended]

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2. In the first sentence of Sec.  1464.4(b), revise the phrase ``Claim 
Control Record, Form ASCS-604'' to read ``Claim Control Record.''


Sec.  1464.7  [Amended]

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3. In Sec.  1464.7, remove paragraph (f).

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4. Revise Sec.  1464.24 to read as follows:


Sec.  1464.24  OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

    The information collection requirements contained in this part have 
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the 
provisions of 44 U.S.C. chapter 35 and have been assigned OMB control 
numbers 0560-0058 and 0560-0182.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on November 14, 2003.
James R. Little,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 03-28990 Filed 11-19-03; 8:45 am]
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