[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 97-25739]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
7 CFR Part 783
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1478
RIN 0560-AF17
Tree Assistance Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule.
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SUMMARY: This interim rule sets forth the regulations necessary for
implementing the 1997 Tree Assistance Program (TAP). The Act Making
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from Natural
Disasters for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 1997, (The Act)
authorized TAP assistance to small orchardists to replace or
rehabilitate trees and vineyards damaged by natural disasters. Due to
limited funds appropriated for this program, the losses for which
reimbursement is sought are limited to natural disasters that occurred
between October 1, 1996, and September 30, 1997. Cost-share assistance
may not exceed 100 percent of the eligible replacement or
rehabilitation costs and may be based on average costs or the actual
costs for the replanting practices, as determined by the Deputy
Administrator for Farm Programs.
DATES: Interim rule effective September 24, 1997. Written comments on
this rule must be received on or before October 29, 1997 to be assured
of consideration. Comments on the information collections in this rule
must be received on or before November 28, 1997 in order to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: David M. Nix, Compliance and
Production Adjustment Division (CPAD), Farm Service Agency (FSA), USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., STOP 0517, Washington, DC 20012-0517,
telephone (202) 690-4091, e-mail address: dnix@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.
Comments may be inspected in the Office of the Director, Compliance and
Production Adjustment Division (CPAD), Farm Service Agency (FSA), USDA,
Room 3630 South Building, Washington, D.C., between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David M. Nix at the above listed
address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866
This interim rule has been determined to be not significant and was
not reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act is not applicable to this rule
because the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is not required by 5 U.S.C. 553
or any other provision of law to publish a notice of proposed
rulemaking with respect to the subject matter of this rule.
Environmental Evaluation
An Environmental Evaluation with respect to the Tree Assistance
Program has been completed. It has been determined that this action is
not expected to have a significant impact on the quality of the human
environment. In addition, it has been determined that this action will
not adversely affect environmental factors such as wildlife habitat,
water quality, air quality, and land use and appearance. Accordingly,
neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact
Statement is needed.
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).
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FSA will
submit an emergency information request (ICR) to OMB for the approval
of the Tree Assistance Program reports as necessary for the proper
functioning of the program.
Title: Tree Assistance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
Type of Request: Emergency.
Abstract: Persons who suffered losses according to this part are
required to provide information regarding their operation, losses that
occurred and the action that will or has been taken as a result of
those losses.
USDA has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget proposed
forms to be used for application and contract and for collection of
information relating to resource needs. Form CCC-435, Tree Assistance
Program Technical Worksheet, is used for the collection of data and
calculation of losses of eligible trees and eligible vines due to
natural disaster. Form CCC-436, TAP Eligibility Certification
Statement, is used for owner certification that the owner owns no more
than 500 acres of eligible trees or eligible vines, and had an annual
qualifying gross revenue of no more than $2.5 million for the 1996 tax
year.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this information
collection is estimated to average 20 minutes per applicant.
Respondents: Owners of eligible trees and eligible vines who
suffered losses from natural disasters.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 333 hours.
Proposed topics for comment include: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including
the validity of methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
or (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
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automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection requirement may be
directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,
Attention: Desk Officer for USDA, Washington, D.C. 20503, and to David
M. Nix. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in
the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection(s) of
information contained in this interim rule between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a
comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication. This does not affect the
deadline for the public to comment to the Department on the interim
regulations.
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order
12988. The provisions of this rule preempt State law to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with the provisions of this rule. The
provisions of this rule are retroactive to October 1, 1996. Before any
judicial action may be brought regarding the provisions of this rule,
the administrative remedies must be exhausted.
Executive Order 12612
It has been determined that this rule does not have sufficient
Federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism
Assessment. The provisions contained in this rule will not have a
substantial direct effect on States or their political subdivisions or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule contains no Federal mandates under the regulatory
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 regulations.
Background
This interim rule sets forth the terms and conditions under which
owners of eligible trees and eligible vines who suffered a loss as a
result of a natural disaster may apply for benefits to compensate for
this loss. Congress has mandated the Secretary to make available up to
$9 million to replace or rehabilitate eligible trees and eligible vines
damaged by natural disasters. Owners eligible for TAP may be reimbursed
up to 100 percent of the cost incurred to replace or rehabilitate
eligible trees or eligible vines.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 783 and Part 1478
Disaster assistance, Grant programs--agriculture.
For reasons set forth in the preamble and under the authority of
Pub. L. 105-18, (111 Stat. 158), 7 CFR Chapters VII and XIV are amended
as follows:
PART 1478--[REMOVED]
1. Part 1478 is removed.
2. Part 783 is added to read as follows:
PART 783--1997 TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Sec.
783.1 Applicability.
783.2 Administration.
783.3 Definitions.
783.4 Program deadlines.
783.5 Ownership, income and payment limitations.
783.6 Qualifying loss.
783.7 Eligible costs.
783.8 Application process.
783.9 Obligations of an eligible owner.
783.10 Partial performance.
783.11 Liens and claims of creditors; set-offs.
783.12 Appeals.
783.13 Misrepresentation and scheme or device.
783.14 Estates, trusts, and minors.
783.15 Death, incompetency, or disappearance.
783.16 Other regulations.
783.17 Paperwork Reduction Act assigned numbers.
Authority: Pub. L. 105-18, 111 Stat. 158.
Sec. 783.1 Applicability.
The regulations in this part set forth the terms and conditions of
the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) authorized by the Act Making
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from Natural
Disasters for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 1997 (1997 Emergency
Appropriations Act). Within specified limits, FSA is authorized by the
1997 Emergency Appropriations Act to reimburse eligible owners for up
to 100 percent of the cost of replanting or rehabilitating eligible
trees and eligible vines damaged by natural disasters occurring from
October 1, 1996, through September 30, 1997.
Sec. 783.2 Administration.
(a) This part shall be administered by the Farm Service Agency
(FSA) under the general direction and supervision of the Deputy
Administrator for Farm Programs, FSA. The program shall be carried out
in the field by FSA State and county committees (State and county
committees).
(b) State and county committees, and representatives and employees
thereof, do not have the authority to modify or waive any of the
provisions of the regulations in this part, as amended or supplemented.
(c) The State committee shall take any action required by this part
which has not been taken by the county committee. The State committee
shall also:
(1) Correct, or require a county committee to correct, any action
taken by such county committee which is not in accordance with this
part; or
(2) Require a county committee to withhold taking any action which
is not in accordance with this part.
(d) The State committee shall allow the county committee to approve
applications only for those owners of eligible trees and eligible vines
who actually owned the eligible trees or eligible vines at time of the
eligible disaster and at the time of application.
(e) No delegation herein to a State or county committee shall
preclude the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, FSA, or a
designee, from determining any question arising under the program or
from reversing or modifying any determination made by a State or county
committee.
Sec. 783.3 Definitions.
(a) In determining the meaning of the provisions of this part,
unless the context indicates otherwise, singular terms include the
plural and plural terms include the singular, masculine terms include
the feminine, and terms used in the present tense include the future.
(b) The following terms contained in this part shall have the
following meanings:
Annual gross revenue means, with respect to a person as defined in
part 1400 of this title:
(1) For a person who receives more than 50 percent of such person's
gross income from farming, ranching, and forestry operations, the total
gross income received from such operations.
(2) For a person who receives 50 percent or less of such person's
gross income from farming, ranching, and forestry operations, the total
gross income from all sources.
(3) The determinations made in accordance with 7 CFR part 1400,
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subpart B, shall include all entities in which an individual or entity
has an interest, whether or not such entities are engaged in farming.
(4) The year for which the annual gross income shall be received
for the purpose of this definition shall be the 1996 tax year.
Cutting means a vine which was planted in the ground for commercial
production of grapes, kiwi fruit, or passion fruit.
Eligible owner means an individual, partnership, corporation,
association, estate, trust, or other business enterprise or legal
entity and includes any Indian tribe under the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act; any Indian organization or
entity chartered under the Indian Reorganization Act; any tribal
organization under the Indian Self-Determination and Assistance Act;
and, any economic enterprise under the Indian Financing Act of 1974
which meets the requirements of this part.
Eligible trees means papaya trees or orchard trees grown for
commercial production of fruit and nuts.
Eligible vines means grape, kiwi fruit, or passion fruit vines
grown for commercial production.
Individual stand means an area of eligible trees or vines which are
tended by an eligible owner as a single operation, whether or not such
trees or vines are planted in the same field or similar location, as
determined by the Deputy Administrator. Differing species of trees or
vines in the same field or similar area may be considered to be
separate individual stands if FSA determines that the species have
significantly differing levels of freeze, drought, earthquake,
hurricane, or typhoon susceptibility.
Local county office means the county FSA office or USDA Service
Center that services the farm if an FSA farm serial number has been
assigned or, if no serial number is assigned, then the office that
services the county in which the eligible trees or vines are located.
Natural disaster means drought, excessive moisture, hail, freeze,
tornado, hurricane, earthquake, or excessive wind.
Normal mortality means the percentage of plant loss on the
individual stand of eligible trees or eligible vines which normally
occurs in a 12-month period.
Orchard means eligible trees planted for commercial annual
production of fruit or nuts.
Owner means a person who has legal ownership of the eligible trees
or vines as determined by FSA. Eligible tree or vine owners need not
own the land on which the trees or vines are planted.
Seedling means an eligible tree which was planted in the ground for
commercial purposes.
Total mortality means the actual percentage of eligible tree or
eligible vine losses on a given individual stand.
(c) The definitions set forth in this section shall be applicable
for all purposes of administering the Tree Assistance Program. The
terms defined in part 718 of this chapter shall also be applicable,
except where those definitions conflict with the definitions set forth
in this section.
Sec. 783.4 Program deadlines.
(a) A request for benefits under this part to reimburse for losses
to eligible trees and eligible vines must be submitted to FSA at the
local county office by close of business on Friday, September 26, 1997.
(b) All related and supporting documentation shall be submitted at
the time the request for assistance is filed or no later than September
30, 1997.
(c) The State committee shall allow the county committee to approve
late-filed requests received after the enrollment period ends, but no
later than September 30, 1997. Late-filed requests will be accepted
only for those owners who applied late due to circumstances beyond
their control as determined by the county committee and concurred with
by the State committee.
(d) The State committee may approve an extension, not to exceed 24
months beyond the date of application, to complete TAP practices if
delays are determined to be beyond the control of the applicant.
Sec. 783.5 Ownership, income and payment limitations.
(a) An eligible owner must:
(1) Own less than 500 acres of each type of eligible tree or
eligible vine, regardless of their size or condition, which produce
annual crops for commercial purposes, or are grown for harvest for
commercial purposes; and
(2) Have owned the eligible trees or eligible vines at the time the
natural disaster occurred and continuously until the application for
TAP benefits is submitted.
(b) No person, as defined in part 1400 of this title, as
applicable, with an annual gross revenue in excess of $2.5 million for
the 1996 tax year will be eligible for TAP benefits.
(c) The amount of payments which any person, as determined in
accordance with part 1400 of this title, may receive under this part in
connection with losses of eligible trees and eligible vines, shall not
exceed $25,000.
(d) An owner who acquires eligible trees or eligible vines from a
previous owner approved for 1997 TAP shall not receive additional
program benefits due to an increase in the number of persons associated
with the new ownership. A new owner is allowed to receive TAP benefits
not paid to the previous owner if the new owner:
(1) Acquires ownership of land or trees for which TAP benefits have
been approved;
(2) Meets the income and payment limitation under this part;
(3) Agrees to complete all practices which the original owner has
not completed; and
(4) Agrees to receive any remaining payments and assumes full
responsibility for all provisions of TAP, including refund of payments
made to the previous owner, if necessary.
(e) In the event the total amount of claims submitted under this
part during the sign-up period exceeds the applicable funds available
for such period, such payments shall be reduced by a uniform national
percentage. Such payment reductions shall be applied after the
imposition of applicable payment limitation provisions.
(f) Federal, State, and local governments and agencies and
political subdivisions thereof are not eligible for benefits under this
part.
Sec. 783.6 Qualifying loss.
(a) An eligible owner may receive assistance under this part for
qualifying loss of eligible trees, eligible orchard tree seedlings,
eligible vines or cuttings as determined by the Deputy Administrator
for Farm Programs, FSA:
(1) Which were destroyed or injured as a result of a natural
disaster, as determined by the county committee in accordance with the
instructions of the Deputy Administrator; and
(2) For which the total mortality rate equals or exceeds 20
percent, after deducting the normal mortality the owner would have
incurred.
(b) Qualifying loss determinations shall be made on an individual
stand basis. A qualifying loss shall be the loss for the individual
stand of eligible trees, or eligible vines, as appropriate, after
deducting the normal mortality of such trees or vines, equal to or in
excess of 20 percent mortality.
(c) Qualifying losses of eligible trees or vines shall not include:
(1) Losses which could have been prevented through readily-
available horticultural measures; or
(2) Losses of trees or vines which would normally have been
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or replanted within the 12-month period following the loss, in the
absence of the natural disaster.
(d) When visible evidence of losses no longer exists on the site
where the eligible trees or eligible vines were planted, acceptable
evidence as determined in accordance with instructions issued by the
Deputy Administrator must be established for the county committee to
qualify the individual stand for the program.
Sec. 783.7 Eligible costs.
(a) Payments will be made only to the extent specifically provided
for in this part. An eligible owner shall be reimbursed under this
part, to the extent of the availability of funds, for an amount not to
exceed 100 percent of the eligible costs of replanting or
rehabilitating trees or vines, not in excess of the number of trees or
vines constituting the qualifying loss. Such reimbursement may be based
on average costs or the actual costs for the replanting, or
rehabilitating practices, as determined by the Deputy Administrator. If
the costs are to replace eligible trees or eligible vines, the costs
reimbursed under this part shall only be for replacement seedlings or
cuttings of a size and quality determined by Deputy Administrator to be
sufficient for that purpose. The costs for which cost-sharing shall be
permitted shall only be the costs of:
(1) The seedlings or cuttings, eligible tree or vine rehabilitation
measures;
(2) Site preparation measures and debris handling measures that are
normal cultural practices for the type of individual stand being re-
established and necessary to ensure successful plant survival;
(3) Chemicals and nutrients if needed to ensure successful plant
survival; and
(4) Labor used to physically plant or rehabilitate such seedlings
or cuttings as based on standard labor rates as determined by the
county committee.
(b) Costs eligible for reimbursement under this part specifically
exclude items such as fencing, irrigation, irrigation equipment,
measures to protect seedlings from wildlife, and general land and
eligible tree or vine stand improvements, and re-establishing
structures and windscreens.
(c) When eligible trees or eligible vines are replanted instead of
rehabilitated, the types planted may be different than those originally
planted if the new types have the same general end use as determined by
the county committee. Payments will be based on the lesser of rates
established to plant the types actually lost or the cost to establish
the trees or vines actually used. Eligible costs shall not include
costs incurred for planting species of seedlings or cuttings differing
significantly from the species of the seedlings or cuttings
constituting the qualifying loss except as approved by the Deputy
Administrator. If such substitution is approved, eligible costs shall
be the lesser of:
(1) The actual eligible costs incurred; or
(2) The estimated eligible costs which otherwise would have been
incurred to replant the species constituting the qualifying loss.
(d) Costs eligible for reimbursement under this part shall only
include expenditures approved within the limits set by this part,
including, but not limited to, those limits set forth in paragraph (a)
of this section. Eligible costs include costs incurred before an
application for payment is submitted. Eligible costs shall only include
those costs for which the eligible owner has submitted documentation
determined by the county committee to adequately document such costs.
The county committee shall limit TAP payments for eligible costs at the
minimum level to re-establish an individual stand, as determined by the
State committee.
(e) Payments shall not exceed the lesser of 100 percent of the
eligible costs actually incurred by an eligible applicant for
replanting or rehabilitating the qualifying loss, or the average cost
to replant or rehabilitate the qualifying loss, as determined by the
Deputy Administrator.
Sec. 783.8 Application process.
(a) Applications for payment shall be filed by the eligible owner
with the local county office and shall contain an estimate by the
applicant of the number of eligible trees or eligible vines which
constitute the qualifying loss and the amount of the acreage of the
individual stands with respect to which the loss was suffered. The
applicant must provide sufficient evidence of the losses so as to allow
the county committee to determine qualifying losses.
(b)(1) The county committee or a designee may conduct field reviews
to determine the actual qualifying loss and the acreage of individual
stands with respect to which the loss was suffered. The county
committee and, if designated by the county committee, the county
executive director, are authorized, subject to the provisions of this
part, to approve or disapprove all applications, subject to the
limitations and conditions of this part, provided the applicant is not
a county committee member or an FSA employee.
(2) The State committee shall approve or disapprove applications of
the county committee members and all FSA employees except applications
submitted by the State Executive Director, or by a State committee
member.
(3) The Deputy Administrator, or a designee, shall approve or
disapprove applications of State committee members and the State
Executive Director.
(4) All applications forwarded to a higher reviewing authority for
consideration shall be accompanied by committee recommendations. No
application shall be approved unless the owner meets all eligibility
requirements. Information furnished by the applicant and any other
information, including knowledge of the county and State committee
members concerning the owner's normal operations, shall be taken into
consideration in making recommendations and approvals. If information
furnished by the owner is incomplete or ambiguous and sufficient
information is not otherwise available with respect to the owner's
farming operations in order to make a determination as to the owner's
eligibility, the owner's application shall not be approved until
sufficient additional information is provided by the owner.
(c) TAP eligibility and payments are not affected by participation
in crop or tree insurance, or the receipt of any other payments.
Sec. 783.9 Obligations of an eligible owner.
(a) Eligible owners must submit a request for assistance on the
approved form and must also submit all documentation requested by the
appropriate official as necessary to make determinations specified in
this part.
(b) Eligible owners must:
(1) Comply with all terms and conditions of this part;
(2) Execute all required documents;
(3) Comply with all applicable noxious weed laws; and
(4) Complete the TAP practice within 24 months of the date the
application is approved.
(c) In the event of a determination that a person was erroneously
determined to be eligible or has become ineligible for all or part of a
payment made under this part for any reason, including a failure to
comply with the terms and conditions of this part, or other condition
for payment imposed by the county or State committee or the Deputy
Administrator, such person shall refund any payment paid under this
part together with interest. Such interest shall be charged at the rate
determined
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for late payment charges under part 1403 of this title and computed
from the date of disbursement of the payment to the date of the refund.
(d) Eligible owners must allow representatives of FSA to visit the
site for the purposes of examining and certifying mortality and
practice completion.
Sec. 783.10 Partial performance.
(a) Participants may elect not to replant the maximum amount of
eligible trees or eligible vines because of imposition of the payment
limitation in Sec. 783.5(c) or any other reason. If owners partially
complete their practices after they apply, but do not replant or
rehabilitate all of their qualifying trees or vines, the county
committee shall calculate payment based on the extent performed.
(b) Eligible owners who have been paid but choose not to complete
the practice by the final practice expiration date shall refund their
payments with interest. Interest on these refunds shall be calculated
beginning on the date the payment was disbursed. Such refund amounts
may be reduced, at the discretion of the Deputy Administrator, when
only part of the required replanting practice is not implemented.
Sec. 783.11 Liens and claims of creditors; set-offs.
Any payment or portion thereof due any person under this part shall
be allowed without regard to questions of title under State law, and
without regard to any claim or lien in favor of any person except
agencies of the U.S. Government. The regulations governing set-offs and
withholdings found at part 792 of this chapter shall be applicable to
this part.
Sec. 783.12 Appeals.
Any person who is dissatisfied with a determination made with
respect to this part may make a request for reconsideration or appeal
of such determination in accordance with the appeal regulations set
forth at part 11 of this title and part 780 of this chapter.
Sec. 783.13 Misrepresentation and scheme or device.
(a) A person shall be ineligible to receive assistance under this
program if such person is determined by the State committee or the
county committee to have:
(1) Adopted any scheme or device which tends to defeat the purpose
of this program;
(2) Made any fraudulent representation; or
(3) Misrepresented any fact affecting a program determination.
(b) All moneys paid by CCC under this part to any such person or to
any other person as a result of such person's actions shall be refunded
to CCC with interest together with such other sums as may become due.
The party engaged in acts prohibited by this section and the party
receiving payment shall be jointly and severally liable for any refund
due under this section and for related charges. The remedies provided
to CCC in this part shall be in addition to other civil, criminal, or
administrative remedies which may apply.
Sec. 783.14 Estates, trusts, and minors.
(a) Program documents executed by persons legally authorized to
represent estates or trusts will be accepted only if such person
furnishes evidence of the authority to execute such documents.
(b) A minor who is an otherwise eligible owner shall be eligible
for assistance under this subpart only if such person meets one of the
following requirements:
(1) The minor establishes that the right of majority has been
conferred on the minor by court proceedings or by statute;
(2) A guardian has been appointed to manage the minor's property
and the applicable program documents are executed by the guardian; or
(3) A bond is furnished under which the surety guarantees any loss
incurred for which the minor would be liable had the minor been an
adult.
Sec. 783.15 Death, incompetency, or disappearance.
In the case of death, incompetency or disappearance of any owner
who is eligible to receive assistance in accordance with this part,
such person or persons specified in part 707 of this chapter may
receive such assistance.
Sec. 783.16 Other regulations.
In addition to any other regulations as may be applicable, the
following regulations shall also apply to this part:
(a) Part 11 of this title, National Appeals Division Rules of
Foreclosure;
(b) Part 12 of this title, Highly Erodible Land and Wetland
Conservation;
(c) Part 703 of this chapter, Debt Settlements, Policies and
Procedures;
(d) Part 718 of this chapter, Provisions Applicable to Multiple
Programs;
(e) Part 780 of this chapter, Appeal Regulations;
(f) Part 1400 of this title, Payment Limitation and Payment
Eligibility; and
(g) Part 1404 of this title, Assignments.
Sec. 783.17 Paperwork Reduction Act assigned numbers.
The information collection requirements of this part have been
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for purposes of
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Signed at Washington, D.C., on September 24, 1997.
Bruce R. Weber,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
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