[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 84396-84401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27720]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
7 CFR Part 457
[Docket No. FCIC-16-0003]
RIN 0563-AC52
Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Various Crop Provisions
AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amends the Small
Grains Crop Insurance Provisions, Cotton Crop Insurance Provisions,
Extra Long Staple Cotton Crop Insurance Provisions, Sunflower Seed Crop
Insurance Provisions, Sugar Beet Crop Insurance Provisions, Hybrid
Sorghum Seed Crop Insurance Provisions, Coarse Grains Crop Insurance
Provisions, Safflower Crop Insurance Provisions, Popcorn Crop Insurance
Provisions, Peanut Crop Insurance Provisions, Onion Crop Insurance
Provisions, Tobacco Crop Insurance Provisions, Green Pea Crop Insurance
Provisions, Dry Pea Crop Insurance Provisions, Rice Crop Insurance
Provisions, Northern Potato Crop Insurance Provisions, Central and
Southern Potato Crop Insurance Provisions, Dry Bean Crop Insurance
Provisions, Hybrid Seed Corn Crop Insurance Provisions, Processing
Sweet Corn Crop Provisions, Processing Bean Crop Insurance Provisions,
Canola and Rapeseed Crop Insurance Provisions, Millet Crop Insurance
Provisions, and Mustard Crop Insurance Provisions. The purpose of this
final rule with comment is to update prevented planting coverage levels
through the actuarial documents to improve actuarial considerations and
coverage offered, program integrity, and to reduce vulnerability to
program fraud, waste, and abuse. The changes to the Crop Provisions
made in this rule are applicable for the 2017 and succeeding crop years
for all crops with a 2017 contract change date on or after the
effective date of the rule, and for the 2018 and succeeding crop years
for all crops with a 2017 contract change date prior to the effective
date of the rule.
DATES: This rule is effective November 23, 2016 However, FCIC will
accept written comments on this final rule until close of business
January 23, 2017. FCIC may consider the comments received and may
conduct additional rulemaking based on the comments.
ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers interested persons submit their comments
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Interested
persons may submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. FCIC-16-0003,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Director, Product Administration and Standards
Division, Risk Management Agency, United States Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64133-6205.
FCIC will post all comments received, including those received by
mail, without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Once these comments are posted to this
Web site, the public can access all comments at its convenience from
this Web site. All comments must include the agency name and docket
number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this rule. For
detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information, see http://www.regulations.gov. If interested persons are
submitting comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal and want to attach a document, FCIC requests that the document
attachment be in a text-based format. If interested persons want to
attach a document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be scanned
as text and not as an image, thus allowing FCIC to search and copy
certain portions of the submissions. For
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questions regarding attaching a document that is a scanned Adobe PDF
file, please contact the Risk Management Agency (RMA) Web Content Team
at (816) 823-4694 or by email at [email protected].
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received for any dockets by the name of the person submitting
the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
entity, such as an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Interested persons may review the complete User Notice and Privacy
Notice for Regulations.gov at http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Hoffmann, Director, Product
Management, Product Administration and Standards Division, Risk
Management Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Beacon
Facility, Stop 0812, Room 421, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141-
6205, telephone (816) 926-7730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Prior to the FCIC offering coverage for prevented planting,
prevented planting payments were linked to USDA program provisions such
as the farmer's program yield and the target price. Adjustments to the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act) from the Federal Crop Insurance Reform
and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 mandated that
coverage for prevented planting be a part of crop insurance policies
offered under the Federal crop insurance program, as appropriate.
Following these changes to the Act, FCIC incorporated preventing
planting provisions into the Common Crop Insurance Basic Provisions. A
1996 study by USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) established the
basis for the original prevented planting coverage levels. The study
and estimated pre-planting costs were reviewed again by ERS in 2002,
and FCIC adjusted prevented planting coverage levels accordingly.
Further, the Office of Inspector General for Audit (OIG) conducted
an audit on the Federal crop insurance prevented planting program for
2011-2012 and recommended RMA obtain updated pre-planting cost
information, and reevaluate the current prevented planting coverage
levels making adjustments consistent with the pre-planting costs for
each crop.
FCIC contracted to review the prevented planting policy and
determine appropriate pre-planting costs to be covered, evaluate the
reasonableness of current prevented planting payments by crop and
region, examine alternative methods and approaches to the program,
provide alternative payment amounts as appropriate, and develop a plan
for routinely updating those amounts. For some crops or crops in
certain regions, the contractor suggested FCIC raise or lower the
current prevented planting coverage levels. RMA shared this study with
stakeholders to determine if the recommendations made sense to growers.
This final rule with comment makes changes to allow for revisions to
the prevented planting coverage levels, based on the contractor's
findings and report, stakeholder comments in response to the
contractors report, and FCIC's re-examination of the evaluation and
those stakeholder comments received. This rule allows for any new
percentages of prevented planting coverage that FCIC determines
provides adequate protection for those costs incurred even though the
crop was prevented from planting to be specified in the actuarial
documents and removes them from the Crop Provisions. The rule also
leaves the option for additional prevented planting coverage if offered
in the actuarial documents. This will allow FCIC to expedite its update
of the percentages in response to changing production conditions.
Effective Date
FCIC is exempt from all requirements in the administrative
procedure provisions in 5 U.S.C. 553, which includes the 30-day
effective date. This rule allows FCIC to make the changes to the Crop
Provisions in time for 2017 spring planted crops. Therefore, this final
rule is effective when published in the Federal Register.
Executive Order 12866
This rule has been determined to be not significant for the
purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, it has not been
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Pursuant to the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the collections of information in this rule
have been approved by OMB under control numbers 0563-0085, 0563-0083,
and 0563-0053.
E-Government Act Compliance
FCIC is committed to complying with the E-Government Act of 2002,
to promote the use of the Internet and other information technologies
to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government
information and services, and for other purposes.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments and
the private sector. This rule contains no Federal mandates (under the
regulatory provisions of title II of the 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 UMRA.
Executive Order 13132
It has been determined under section 1(a) of Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, that this rule does not have sufficient implications to
warrant consultation with the States. The provisions contained in this
rule will not have a substantial direct effect on States, or on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.
Executive Order 13175
This rule has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements of
Executive Order 13175, ``Consultation and Coordination with Indian
Tribal Governments.'' Executive Order 13175 requires Federal agencies
to consult and coordinate with tribes on a government-to-government
basis on policies that have tribal implications, including regulations,
legislative comments or proposed legislation, and other policy
statements or actions that have substantial direct effects on one or
more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government
and Indian tribes or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has assessed the impact of
this rule on Indian tribes and determined that this rule does not, to
our knowledge, have tribal implications that require tribal
consultation under E.O. 13175. If a Tribe requests consultation, the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation will work with the Office of Tribal
Relations to ensure meaningful consultation is provided where changes,
additions and modifications identified herein are not expressly
mandated by Congress.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
FCIC certifies that this regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Program
requirements for the Federal crop insurance program are the same for
all producers regardless of the size of their farming operation. For
instance, all producers are required to submit an application and
acreage report to establish their insurance guarantees and compute
premium amounts, and all producers are required to submit a notice of
loss and production information to determine the amount of an indemnity
payment in the event of an insured cause of crop loss. Whether a
producer has 10 acres or 1000 acres, there is no difference in the kind
of information collected. To ensure crop insurance is available to
small entities, the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act) authorizes FCIC to
waive collection of administrative fees from beginning farmers or
ranchers and limited resource farmers. FCIC believes this waiver helps
to ensure that small entities are given the same opportunities as large
entities to manage their risks through the use of crop insurance. A
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has not been prepared since this
regulation does not have an impact on small entities, and, therefore,
this regulation is exempt from the provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605).
Federal Assistance Program
This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.450.
Executive Order 12372
This program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, which require intergovernmental 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.
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order
12988 on civil justice reform. The provisions of this rule will not
have a retroactive effect. The provisions of this rule will preempt
State and local laws to the extent such State and local laws are
inconsistent herewith. With respect to any direct action taken by FCIC
or to require the insurance provider to take specific action under the
terms of the crop insurance policy, the administrative appeal
provisions published at 7 CFR part 11 must be exhausted before any
action against FCIC for judicial review may be brought.
Environmental Evaluation
This action is not expected to have a significant economic impact
on the quality of the human environment, health, or safety. Therefore,
neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact
Statement is needed.
FCIC is issuing this final rule without opportunity for prior
notice and comment. The Administrative Procedure Act exempts rules
``relating to agency management or personnel or to public property,
loans, grants, benefits, or contracts'' from the statutory requirement
for prior notice and opportunity for public comment (5 U.S.C.
553(a)(2)). However, FCIC is providing a 60-day comment period and
invites interested persons to participate in this rulemaking by
submitting written comments. FCIC will consider the comments received
and may conduct additional rulemaking based on the comments.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457
Crop insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, as set forth in the preamble, the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation amends 7 CFR part 457 as follows:
PART 457--COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(1), 1506(o).
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2. Amend Sec. 457.101 as follows:
0
a. Revise the section heading;
0
b. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
c. Revise section 13.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.101 Small grains crop insurance provisions.
* * * * *
The Small Grains Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years in counties with a contract change date of
November 30, and for the 2018 and succeeding crop years in counties
with a contract change date of June 30, are as follows:
* * * * *
13. Prevented Planting
In counties for which the Special Provisions designate a spring
final planting date, your prevented planting production guarantee will
be based on your approved yield for spring-planted acreage of the
insured crop. Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage
specified in the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for
timely planted acreage. If you have additional coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
3. Amend Sec. 457.104 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 11(b).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.104 Cotton crop insurance provisions.
The Cotton Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
11. Prevented Planting
* * * * *
(b) Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified
in the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely
planted acreage. If you have additional coverage and pay an additional
premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage if such
additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
4. Amend Sec. 457.105 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text;
0
b. Amend section 3 to remove the phrase ``(December 17 for the 1998
crop year only)''; and
0
c. Revise section 12(b).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.105 Extra long staple cotton crop insurance provisions.
The Extra Long Staple Cotton Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017
and succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
12. Prevented Planting
* * * * *
(b) Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified
in the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely
planted acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
5. Amend Sec. 457.108 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 12.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.108 Sunflower seed crop insurance provisions.
The Sunflower Seed Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
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12. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional coverage and pay an additional premium,
you may increase your prevented planting coverage if such additional
coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
6. Amend Sec. 457.109 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 15(b).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.109 Sugar Beet Crop Insurance Provisions.
The Sugar Beet Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years in counties with a contract change date of
November 30, and for the 2018 and succeeding crop years in counties
with a contract change date of April 30, are as follows:
* * * * *
15. Prevented Planting
* * * * *
(b) Except in those counties indicated in section 15(a), your
prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in the
actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
7. Amend Sec. 457.112 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 13.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.112 Hybrid sorghum seed crop insurance provisions.
The Hybrid Sorghum Seed Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
13. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your amount of insurance for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
8. Amend Sec. 457.113 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 12.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.113 Coarse grains crop insurance provisions.
The Coarse Grains Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
12. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional coverage and pay an additional premium,
you may increase your prevented planting coverage if such additional
coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
9. Amend Sec. 457.125 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 12.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.125 Safflower crop insurance provisions.
The Safflower Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
12. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
10. Amend Sec. 457.126 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 15.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.126 Popcorn crop insurance provisions.
The Popcorn Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
15. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
11. Amend Sec. 457.134 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 15(a).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.134 Peanut crop insurance provisions.
The Peanut Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
15. Prevented Planting
(a) Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified
in the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely
planted acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
* * * * *
0
12. Amend Sec. 457.135 as follows
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 15.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.135 Onion crop insurance provisions.
The Onion Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years in counties with a contract change date of November 30, and
for the 2018 and succeeding crop years in counties with a contract
change date of June 30, are as follows:
* * * * *
15. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your final stage production guarantee for
timely planted acreage. Additional prevented planting coverage levels
are not available for onions.
0
13. Amend Sec. 457.136 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 14.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.136 Tobacco crop insurance provisions.
The Tobacco Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
14. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. Additional prevented planting coverage levels are not
available for tobacco.
0
14. Amend Sec. 457.137 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 14.
The revisions read as follows:
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Sec. 457.137 Green pea crop insurance provisions.
The Green Pea Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
14. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
15. Amend Sec. 457.140 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 14.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.140 Dry pea crop insurance provisions.
The Dry Pea Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
14. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
* * * * *
0
16. Amend Sec. 457.141 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 13.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.141 Rice crop insurance provisions.
The Rice Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding crop
years are as follows:
* * * * *
13. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
17. Amend Sec. 457.142 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 12.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.142 Northern potato crop insurance provisions.
The Northern Potato Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
12. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional coverage and pay an additional premium,
you may increase your prevented planting coverage if such additional
coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
18. Amend Sec. 457.147 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 13.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.147 Central and Southern potato crop insurance provisions.
The Central and Southern Potato Crop Insurance Provisions for the
2017 and succeeding crop years in counties with a contract change date
of November 30, and for the 2018 and succeeding crop years in counties
with a contract change date of June 30 and September 30, are as
follows:
* * * * *
13. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional coverage and pay an additional premium,
you may increase your prevented planting coverage if such additional
coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
19. Amend Sec. 457.150 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text;
0
b. Amend section 4 to remove the phrase ``(December 17 for the 1998
crop year only)''; and
0
c. Revise section 14.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.150 Dry bean crop insurance provisions.
The Dry Bean Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
14. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
20. Amend Sec. 457.152 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 13.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.152 Hybrid seed corn crop insurance provisions.
The Hybrid Seed Corn Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
13. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your amount of insurance for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
21. Amend Sec. 457.154 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 14.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.154 Processing sweet corn crop insurance provisions.
The Processing Sweet Corn Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017
and succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
14. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
22. Amend Sec. 457.155 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 14.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.155 Processing bean crop insurance provisions.
The Processing Bean Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
14. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting
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coverage if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial
documents.
0
23. Amend Sec. 457.161 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 14.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.161 Canola and rapeseed crop insurance provisions.
The Canola and Rapeseed Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and
succeeding crop years in counties with a contract change date of
November 30, and for the 2018 and succeeding crop years in counties
with a contract change date of June 30, are as follows:
* * * * *
14. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional coverage and pay an additional premium,
you may increase your prevented planting coverage if such additional
coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
24. Amend Sec. 457.165 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 12.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.165 Millet crop insurance provisions.
The Millet Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
12. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. If you have additional levels of coverage and pay an
additional premium, you may increase your prevented planting coverage
if such additional coverage is specified in the actuarial documents.
0
25. Amend Sec. 457.168 as follows:
0
a. Revise the first sentence of the introductory text; and
0
b. Revise section 15.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 457.168 Mustard crop insurance provisions.
The Mustard Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2017 and succeeding
crop years are as follows:
* * * * *
15. Prevented Planting
Your prevented planting coverage will be a percentage specified in
the actuarial documents of your production guarantee for timely planted
acreage. When a portion of the insurable acreage within the unit is
prevented from being planted, and there is more than one base contract
price applicable to acreage in the unit, the lowest base contract price
will be used in calculating any prevented planting payment. If you have
additional levels of coverage and pay an additional premium, you may
increase your prevented planting coverage if such additional coverage
is specified in the actuarial documents.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
Brandon Willis,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
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