§ 1422.1 - General statement and administration.

(a) This subpart prescribes the procedure to be followed by warehousemen who desire the Commodity Credit Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “CCC”) to approve their cold storage warehouses for the storage and handling, under contract with CCC, of shelled peanuts which are owned by CCC or held by CCC as security for price support loans and which require refrigerated storage. It also prescribes the requirements of CCC for approval of such warehouses. Warehousemen desiring to secure approval of their warehouses under this subpart may obtain information and the necessary application and other forms from (1) the Producer Associations Division, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, or (2) the following associations, each of which, under contract with CCC, performs certain functions in connection with CCC's inventory of peanuts: GFA Peanut Association, Camilla, Ga. (Southeastern Area); Southwestern Peanut Growers Association, Gorman, Tex. (Southwestern Area); and Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association, Franklin, Va. (Virginia-Carolina Area). Warehousemen shall submit all forms, statements, and other information required by this subpart to be furnished to CCC to the association in the area where the warehouse is located.

(b) Although a warehouse must be approved by CCC before it will be used for the storage and handling of peanuts, such approval, or the execution of a storage contract with the warehouseman, does not constitute a commitment that the warehouse will be used by CCC and no official or employee of CCC or any association named in this section is authorized to make any such commitment.