[Federal Register: November 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 224)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1464
RIN 0560-AH06
Purchase of Crop Insurance for Tobacco Price Support Eligibility
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Tobacco Loan Program regulations to
reflect a statutory change that removes the former statutory
requirement that tobacco must be insured to be eligible for price
support loans and to revise various organizational titles and OMB
information collection control numbers.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Wortham, Agricultural Program
Specialist, Tobacco Division, Farm Service Agency, USDA, STOP 0514,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0514; Telephone: (202) 720-2715; e-mail: ann_wortham@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Final Rule
This rule will remove the requirement that eligible producers must
purchase crop insurance on their tobacco in order to be eligible to
receive price support loans under the Tobacco Loan Program. At one
time, but not presently, section 508(b)(7) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(7)) required tobacco producers to
purchase crop insurance in order to be eligible to receive a loan.
Section 192(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-127) removed that requirement. This rule removes
the crop insurance provisions of Sec. 1464.7(f). Also, this rule
implements name changes in certain USDA institutions. Finally, the rule
will correct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers
for the forms used in administering the regulations in the part.
Because this rule removes requirements or makes technical changes only,
withholding the publication of this rule for comment would be contrary
to the public interest and unnecessary.
Executive Order 12866
This final rule is issued in conformance with Executive Order
12866, has been determined to be not significant, and therefore has not
been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act is not applicable to this rule
because the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not
required by 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law to publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking with respect to the substance of this rule.
Environmental Review
FSA has determined that this action does not constitute a major
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the FSA regualtions for
NEPA at 7 CFR part 799, neither an Environmental Impact Statement nor
an environmental assessment is required. A copy of the environmental
evaluation used to make this determination is available for inspection
and review upon request.
Executive Order 12372
These corrections are not subject to the provisions of Executive
Order 12372, which require 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).
Unfunded Mandates
This rule contains no Federal mandates under the 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.
Federal Assistance Program
The number and title of the Federal assistance program, as found in
the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance, to which this rule
applies are:
10.051--Commodity Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not affect the information collection requirements
of 7 CFR part 1464 approved by OMB and assigned OMB control numbers
0560-0058 and 0560-0182.
List of Subjects in Part 1464
Eligibility, Price support, Tobacco.
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Accordingly, as set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 1464 is amended
as follows:
PART 1464--TOBACCO
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1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1464 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1421, 1423, 1441, 1445, 1445-1, and 1445-2;
15 U.S.C. 714b, 714c.
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2. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
remove the phrase indicated in the middle column wherever it appears in
the section, and add the phrase indicated in the right column:
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Section Remove Add
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1464.1(a); 1464.101(b); Tobacco and Peanuts Tobacco Division.
1464.105. Division.
1464.2(b)(2)(iii); County FSA office... FSA county office.
1464.2(b)(2)(iv);
1464.2(b)(2)(v);
1464.2(b)(2)(vii).
1464.8(e)(2); 1464.10(e).... County ASC committee FSA county
committee.
1464.10(j)(2); 1464.10(j)(3) State ASC committee. FSA State committee.
1464.108.................... National Appeals National Appeals
Division, FSA. Division, USDA.
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Part 1464, Appendix A....... Agricultural Farm Service Agency.
Stabilization and
Conservation
Service.
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Sec. 1464.4 [Amended]
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2. In the first sentence of Sec. 1464.4(b), revise the phrase ``Claim
Control Record, Form ASCS-604'' to read ``Claim Control Record.''
Sec. 1464.7 [Amended]
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3. In Sec. 1464.7, remove paragraph (f).
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4. Revise Sec. 1464.24 to read as follows:
Sec. 1464.24 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
The information collection requirements contained in this part have
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
provisions of 44 U.S.C. chapter 35 and have been assigned OMB control
numbers 0560-0058 and 0560-0182.
Signed at Washington, DC, on November 14, 2003.
James R. Little,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 03-28990 Filed 11-19-03; 8:45 am]
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