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          - 7 CFR Part 1955
          - RIN 0560-AG78

# AGENCIES:

Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Services, and Farm Service Agency, USDA.

# ACTION:

Final rule; correcting amendment.

# SUMMARY:

                        This document corrects the final regulations published in the                         **Federal Register**                         on February 18, 2003, implementing certain provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Act).                    

# DATES:

*Effective Date:*                         February 18, 2003.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Constance Beckwith, Senior Loan Officer, USDA/FSA/DAFLP/LSPMD/STOP 0523, Washington DC 20250-0523; telephone 202-720-9769; Facsimile: 202-690-1196; E-mail:                         *constance_beckwith@wdc.usda.gov.*                         Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Background

Section 5310 of the 2002 Act changed the definition of qualified beginning farmer or rancher by increasing the acres of land that these applicants could own to a maximum of 30 (instead of 25) percent of the average farm or ranch size in the county.

## Need for Correction

As published, the final regulations amended the definition of “Beginning farmer or rancher” in 7 CFR 762.102, 1941.4 and 1943.4 to comply with the requirements of the 2002 Act. The definition of “Beginning farmer or rancher” is also included in 7 CFR 1955.103; however, the necessary amendment was inadvertently not included in the February 18, 2003, final rule.

# List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1955

      - Government acquired property
      - Sale of government acquired property
      - Surplus government property

Accordingly, chapter XVIII, title 7, Code of Federal Regulations is corrected as follows:

# PART 1955—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

1. The authority citation for part 1955 continues to read as follows: 

Authority:5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989, 42 U.S.C. 1480.

# Subpart C—Disposal of Inventory Property

2. Amend § 1955.103 by removing the number “25” from the first sentence of paragraph (5) of the definition “Beginning farmer or rancher” and adding in its place the number “30.” 

Dated: November 5, 2004.

Gilbert Gonzales,

Acting Under Secretary for Rural Development.

Dated: November 3, 2004.

J.B. Penn, 

Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.

[FR Doc. 04-25285 Filed 11-12-04; 8:45 am]

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