§ 1416.703 - Application process.

(a) A complete application for 2005 Hurricane TAP benefits and related supporting documentation must be submitted to the county office prior to the deadline announced by the Deputy Administrator.

(b) A complete application includes all of the following:

(1) A form CCC-896 provided by CCC;

(2) Report of acreage identifying the geographic location and number of acres in the disaster-affected stand of claimed trees, bushes, and vines according to part 718 of this title;

(3) A written estimate of the number of acres of trees, bushes or vines lost or damaged which is prepared by the owner or someone who is a qualified expert, as determined by the county committee;

(4) Sufficient evidence of the loss to allow the county committee to calculate whether an eligible loss occurred.

(c) Before requests will be approved, the county committee:

(1) Must verify actual qualifying losses and the number of acres involved by on-site visual inspection of the land and trees, bushes or vines.

(2) May request additional information and may consider all relevant information in making their determination, including their members' own knowledge about the applicant's normal operations.