Comment on FR Doc # 2013-08168

I am writing regarding the interim rule that concerns the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. The reference number is RIN 0560-AI06 and it amends 7 CFR Part 1437. I wish to make some general comments regarding the policy issues surrounding native soil tilling for planting along with coverage changes for adjusted gross revenue versus adjusted gross nonfarm income caps for payment of Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program has a significant role in stabilizing the farming community. Insurance on crops is and exorbitant burden on developing farms. Many of these farms are still struggling to pay ever increasing fixed costs to keep farms up to date with the technological advances increasing productivity and protecting our lands and waterways. With the general trend of increase application of technology in farming, the incentives to insure are decreasing. The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program allows some of the developing and modernizing farms to pursue efforts to increase environmental protections for communities with a dampened fear of bankruptcy as a result of a drought as we saw in 2012. With that as a backdrop, some farms do not require the federal tax payer subsidy. All are not created equal nor have the same liability or revenue sources available. It is for this reason incentives should be given to drive higher returning farms to employ their resources responsibly. The change to cap the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program eligibility to $2 million is excessively high. It is understandable that farms operate with tight margins. But to permit tax payers to pay higher tax rates at the expense of major operations is unconscionable and permits reckless individuals to take advantage of the social implications on commodity price stability because their failure to procure crop insurance. I would encourage future revisions to reduce this cap to a more appropriate number. Thank you