[Federal Register: December 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 242)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 71606]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
7 CFR Part 718
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION
7 CFR Parts 1412, and 1427
RIN 0560-AH75
Cash and Share Lease Provisions for Future Farm Programs
AGENCIES: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening and extension
of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management Agency
(RMA) are reopening and extending the comment period for the advance
notice of proposed rulemaking, Cash and Share Lease Provisions for
Future Farm Programs. The original comment period closed November 27,
2007. FSA and RMA are reopening and extending it for 30 days from the
date of this notice. We will also consider any comments received from
November 27, 2007 to this date of this notice. This extension responds
to requests from the public to provide more time to comment.
DATES: Submit comments on the advance proposed rule published on
September 28, 2007 (72 FR 55105-55108) by January 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comment, include the volume, date, and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
E-Mail: Salomon.Ramirez@wdc.usda.gov.
Mail: Director, Production, Emergencies, & Compliance Division,
Farm Service Agency (FSA), United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), STOP 0517, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-
0517.
Fax: Submit comments by facsimile transmission to (202) 690-2130.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to the above address.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Comments may be inspected in the Office of the Director, PECD, FSA,
USDA, Room 3752-S South Building, Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Salomon Ramirez, Director, Production
Emergencies and Compliance Division, USDA, FSA, PECD, STOP 0517, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0517, (202) 720-7641, e-
mail: Salomon.Ramirez@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 28, 2007, FSA and RMA published
advance notice of proposed rulemaking for Cash and Share Lease
Provisions for Future Farm Programs, in the Federal Register (72 FR
55105-55108). FSA and RMA are reviewing current regulations to
determine the feasibility of developing a standardized regulation for
defining various lease agreements. The advance notice of proposed
rulemaking discussed the following:
Types of leases;
Current treatment of leases by FSA and CCC in provisions
applicable to multiple programs;
CCC noninsured crop disaster assistance program (NAP)
payments;
Ad hoc disaster payments;
Marketing assistance loans (MLA) and loan deficiency
payment (LDP);
Cash-rent tenant rule; and
Impact on small and beginning producers.
FSA and RMA believe the request for additional time to comment on
the advance notice of proposed rulemaking is reasonable and will
benefit the rulemaking process. As a result of reopening and extension,
the comment period for this notice will close on January 17, 2008.
Glen L. Keppy,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Administrator,
Acting, Farm Service Agency.
Eldon Gould,
Administrator, Risk Management Agency, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
[FR Doc. E7-24492 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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