[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
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[CITE: 7CFR1439.902]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1439--EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart I--American Indian Livestock Feed Program
 
Sec. 1439.902  Administration.

    (a) This subpart shall be administered by CCC under the general 
supervision of the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Farm Service 
Agency (FSA). This program shall be carried out in the field as 
prescribed in these regulations and as directed in the contract executed 
between the applicable tribal government and CCC, except that in the 
event any contract provision conflicts with these regulations, the 
regulations shall apply.
    (b) Tribal governments, their representatives, and employees do not 
have authority to modify or waive any provisions of the regulations of 
this subpart.
    (c) State and county committees, and representatives and employees 
thereof, do not have the authority to modify or waive any provisions of 
regulations of this subpart.
    (d) The Deputy Administrator may authorize State and county 
committees to waive or modify deadlines, and other program requirements 
in cases where the applicant or tribe, as applicable, show that 
circumstances beyond the applicant's or tribe's control precluded 
compliance with the deadline and where lateness or failure to meet such 
other requirements does not adversely affect the operation of the 
program.
    (e) The tribal government will, in accordance with this part and in 
coordination with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA) and FSA State and county committees, recommend the 
geographical size and shape of the region where the natural disaster has 
occurred, and whether the regional eligibility requirement has been 
satisfied. Documentation to support the reported natural disaster shall 
be provided by the State FSA office and shall accompany the 
recommendation. The recommendation of eligibility must be acted on by 
the Deputy Administrator.
    (f) The Deputy Administrator will determine all prices with respect 
to implementing the AILFP.
    (g) The FSA State committee will determine crop yields and livestock 
carrying capacity with respect to implementing the AILFP.
    (h) Participation in the AILFP by a tribal government for either the 
tribal government's benefits or for the benefit of any eligible owner is 
voluntary and is with the understanding that CCC will not reimburse the 
tribal government or its members for any administrative costs associated 
with the administration or implementation of the program.
    (i) The provisions of subpart A shall not apply to this part; 
however the following provisions of 7 CFR part 1439, as in effect on 
January 1, 1999 (see 7 CFR Parts 1200 to 1599, revised as of January 1, 
1999) shall apply in the conduct of this program: Secs. 1439.3, 1439.11 
through 1439.22, 1439.24 as well as Secs. 1439.6(i)(1)(i), 1439.8(a), 
and 1439.9(d) through (f). Further, from those same regulations, the 
provisions of Secs. 1439.10(a) and 1439.15, as in effect on January 1, 
1999 (see 7 CFR Parts 1200 to 1599, revised as of January 1, 1999) shall 
apply as set forth in Secs. 1439.908 and 1439.909.