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Vol. 72, No. 5 

Tuesday, January 9, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

7 CFR Part 760 

RIN 0560–AH45 

2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster 

Programs; 2006 Livestock Assistance 

Grant Program 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule sets forth the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) regulations 

for the 2005 Section 32 Hurricane 

Disaster Programs in response to 

emergency agricultural situations 

caused by the 2005 hurricanes Dennis, 

Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma in 

certain counties in Alabama, Florida, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

and Texas. The rule establishes four 

hurricane disaster programs to provide 

funds to eligible producers who suffered 

eligible losses, and a grant program that 

will provide funds to the respective 

States to enable them to assist 

aquaculture producers having losses 

related to the aforementioned 

hurricanes. This final rule also sets forth 

provisions related to the 2006 Livestock 

Assistance Grant Program. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 8, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Sharp, Director, Production, 

Emergencies, and Compliance Division; 

Farm Service Agency; United States 

Department of Agriculture, STOP 0517, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0517; telephone 

(202) 720–7641; e-mail 

Diane.Sharp@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Final Rule 

In 2005 hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, 

Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma, in applicable 

counties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas, 

destroyed and damaged trees, killed 

livestock, and adversely impacted crop 

production, including aquaculture, thus 

severely limiting the purchasing power 

of farmers engaged in the production of 

agricultural commodities. Section 32 of 

the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended 

(Section 32), provides discretionary 

authority for the Secretary of 

Agriculture (the Secretary) to use 

Section 32 funds to reestablish farmers’ 

purchasing power by making payments 

to them in connection with the normal 

production of agricultural commodities 

produced for domestic consumption. 

The FSA published an interim final 

rule on May 10, 2006, with a 30-day 

comment period which ended on June 

9, 2006. The interim final rule provided 

that the Secretary would use an 

estimated $250 million in funds 

available under Section 32 to restore 

purchasing power to farmers affected by 

the significant and widespread 

destruction caused by the named 

hurricanes, in those counties in the 

named States that received a 

Presidential or Secretarial Designation 

as a primary county. Accordingly, for 

eligible losses suffered as a result of the 

aforementioned hurricanes, the 

Secretary determined that assistance 

would be provided by establishment of 

four hurricane disaster programs to 

provide direct payments to eligible 

producers who suffered eligible losses; 

and one grant program that will provide 

funds to the named States in order to 

enable these States to assist aquaculture 

producers. These programs include: (1) 

Hurricane Indemnity Program (HIP), (2) 

Feed Indemnity Program (FIP), (3) 

Livestock Indemnity program (LIP), (4) 

Tree Indemnity Program (TIP), and (5) 

Aquaculture Grant Program. These 

programs operate under regulations 

codified in 7 CFR part 760. 

Comments and Changes to Final Rule 

Seven respondents provided 

comments to FSA during the 30-day 

comment period. One comment was 

received from an individual, four 

comments were received from 

associations representing various 

producer interests, and two comments 

were received from advocacy 

organizations. All comments received 

were in support of the 2005 Section 32 

Hurricane Disaster Programs and 

expressed the need for the programs 

because of the losses caused by 

hurricane destruction. Some of the 

commenters addressed issues about 

other, already existing regulations and 

issues which were not part of the 

interim final rule for which no 

comments were invited. Therefore, 

these issues are not addressed. A few 

editorial changes have been made in the 

text of the regulation for clarity and to 

facilitate the application of the 

regulations. The definition of deer has 

been removed because it, as provided in 

the interim rule, did not include all 

categories of eligible deer. 

′Comment: Three commenters 

expressed concern that the disaster 

programs were not available to 

producers in DeSoto County, Florida. 

Response: This rule addressed the 

hurricane destruction only in those 

counties in the named States that 

received a Presidential or Secretarial 

Designation as a primary county. DeSoto 

County was not so designated and 

therefore the disaster programs are not 

available for losses in that county. No 

change to the final rule was made as a 

result of these comments. 

′Comment: One commenter expressed 

concern that payments under TIP would 

be paid only to eligible owners. 

Response: The text of the background 

of the interim rule did state that TIP 

payments would be provided to eligible 

owners. However, the regulatory text at 

760.502 is actually broader in that TIP 

payments are also made to those who 

bear financial responsibility and who 

have incurred costs, which includes 

lessees. Accordingly, no change to the 

final rule was made as a result of this 

comment. 

′Comment: Two commenters sought 

clarification of the provisions which 

describe the exclusion from these 

disaster programs of individuals or 

entities whose adjusted gross income 

(AGI) is in excess of $2.5 million 

without including the stipulation that 

individuals or entities are eligible if 

75% or more of the $2.5 million is 

earned from agricultural enterprises. 

Response: A change to the final rule 

will be made to clarify the provision 

that an individual or entity may be 

considered to meet the AGI 

requirements if not less than 75% of the 

individual’s or entity’s average AGI for 

the three tax years immediately 

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preceding the applicable crop year is 

derived from farming or ranching 

operations. 

′Comment: One commenter suggested 

that the initial breeding and raising of 

horses should be deemed part of 

agricultural production, and that horses 

are an agricultural product regardless of 

the activity in which the horse may be 

used. Therefore, the definitions of 

‘‘commercial use’’ and ‘‘farming 

operation’’ should be modified to 

indicate a commercial horse breeding 

operation, by itself, would satisfy the 

applicable definitions. 

Response: FSA does not agree that a 

horse, or any animal, is an agricultural 

product without regard to the purpose, 

use, or activity for which it is used. 

Regardless of whether the animal is a 

horse, goat, sheep, cattle or other 

livestock, no animal is automatically 

considered an agricultural product 

based solely on the kind of livestock. No 

change to the final rule was made as a 

result of this comment. 

′Comment: One commenter 

questioned why FIP excludes ‘‘* * * 

donkeys, mules, or other large solidhoofed herbivorous mammals’’ but LIP 

includes ‘‘* * * mule or donkey.’’

Response: Each of these two livestock 

programs was designed to be consistent 

with previous livestock programs 

implemented by FSA. Administering 

similar programs in a consistent manner 

reduces the burden placed on producers 

and ensures that these programs are 

consistent with similar previous FSA 

programs. Accordingly, FSA determined 

to include equine animals (horses, 

donkeys, and mules) as an eligible 

category under LIP, and determined to 

include horses as an eligible category of 

livestock because of the change in the 

definition of livestock included in 

Public Law 109–97. No change to the 

final rule was made as a result of this 

comment. 

′Comment: One commenter suggested 

that the word ‘‘produced’’ be removed 

from the requirements for eligibility 

under both FIP and LIP as it pertains to 

animals because, the commenter 

claimed, animals such as race horses 

would thus not be eligible if they were 

produced for reasons other than 

commercial use as part of a farming 

operation. 

Response: The purpose and use of any 

animal, including a horse, is critical to 

determining whether the requirements 

of Section 32 are met. Any animal, 

including a horse, which was produced 

and maintained for reasons other than 

commercial use as part of a farming 

operation would not meet the criteria 

required under the authority provided 

by Section 32. No change to the final 

rule was made as a result of this 

comment. 

′Comment: One commenter requested 

clarification as to what FSA deems to be 

farming or ranching activities for these 

disaster programs. 

Response: FSA defers to how the 

producer classified and reported the 

income of the farming enterprise to IRS. 

The producer decision of how to report 

such income reflects the business 

practices of that enterprise. FSA 

determinations about such farming or 

ranching activities, when necessary, 

will be determined by documents filed 

with IRS for the applicable year. No 

change to the final rule was made as a 

result of this comment. 

′Comment: Two commenters 

expressed concern about HIP providing 

disaster benefits to eligible producers 

who receive either a Federal Crop 

Insurance Program or the Non Insured 

Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) 

payment. One commenter asked that 

FSA let ‘‘small and limited farmers and 

ranchers participate in this program 

without regard to having received * * *’’

such a payment. Another commenter 

asked that FSA waive the requirement 

for those who agree to obtain coverage 

in the future, stating that the limitations 

of HIP payments to those who receive 

either a crop insurance or NAP payment 

places a disproportionate impact upon 

limited resource and socially 

disadvantaged farmers. 

Response: Of the 5 disaster programs 

offered under the 2005 Section 32 

Hurricane Disaster Programs, only HIP 

benefits are predicated on participants 

having received a crop insurance or 

NAP payment. HIP is a ‘‘top up’’

program that will supplement crop 

insurance or NAP payments because of 

emergency agricultural situations that 

crop insurance or NAP payments did 

not adequately meet. Because HIP is 

intended to supplement crop insurance 

or NAP payments, waiving this 

requirement for those who agree to 

obtain coverage in the future would 

delay implementation of the program. 

Also, both NAP and the catastrophic 

level of crop insurance are available at 

no cost to limited resource producers 

who request that the fees for same be 

waived. Further, some previous disaster 

programs have had the stipulation that 

payments be made based on the proviso 

that future coverage be obtained and in 

many instances such future coverage 

was not obtained. No change to the final 

rule was made as a result of this 

comment. 

′Comment: One commenter stated that 

under HIP there seemed no need for 

FSA to determine that a producer who 

applies for benefits will be eligible to 

receive a payment if damage occurred 

due to an eligible hurricane and due to 

a cause of loss which includes 

hurricanes. 

Response: A change to section 

760.202(a)(3)(vi) in the final rule will be 

made to delete ‘‘hurricane.’’

• Comment: One commenter stated 

concern that no rationale is offered for 

excluding FIP assistance for losses of 

beef cattle, buffalo/beefalo, and dairy 

cattle weighing less than 500 pounds 

and that because many producers have 

realized drastically lower-than-projected 

income from their 2005 calves, FIP 

assistance for these producers for all of 

their livestock losses is critical to 

restoring their buying power. 

Response: The purpose of FIP is to 

provide monetary assistance to eligible 

livestock owners, or cash lessees, for 

feed losses or increased feed costs that 

occurred as a result of an applicable 

hurricane. The program is not designed 

or authorized to provide assistance for 

the loss or reduction of projected 

income. In general, livestock under a 

certain weight are normally still nursing 

and obtaining most of their nutrition 

from their mother. Therefore, generally, 

there is no, or minimal, feed loss 

associated with respect to such animals. 

No change to the final rule was made as 

a result of this comment. 

• Comment: One commenter 

expressed concern that there would be 

insufficient funds to cover all losses, 

thus producing a ‘first-come, first-serve’

allocation system that would favor the 

most informed producers without 

accounting for less informed producers 

who are at least equally in need of 

assistance. 

Response: FSA is confident that 

sufficient funds are available to cover all 

eligible losses. These programs are 

available to all eligible producers on an 

equal basis. No change to the final rule 

was made as a result of this comment. 

• Comment: One commenter urged 

FSA to provide for producers who 

suffered eligible losses in multiple 

counties to apply for disaster benefits in 

one county office; and absent this 

provision, to make the date a producer 

files his first application in any county 

office the application date for his filings 

in all other county offices. 

Response: Based on the fact that 

severe devastation occurred, very little 

documentation is available to support 

reported losses. Therefore FSA 

determined to require producers to 

apply in each county where loss 

occurred in order to enable each FSA 

county office to validate the loss in that 

county and to maintain the integrity of 

the program. As stated previously, FSA 

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is confident that sufficient funds are 

available to cover all losses so there is 

no need for time-stamping when an 

application is filed. No change to the 

final rule was made as a result of this 

comment. 

• Comment: One commenter asks that 

payments under these Section 32 

programs not be subject to 

administrative offset. 

Response: The Debt Collection 

Improvement Act of 1996 requires that, 

with only limited exceptions such as 

loan proceeds from the federal Farm 

Loan Program, all federal disbursements 

be subject to administrative offset. No 

change to the final rule was made as a 

result of this comment. 

• Comment: One commenter asked 

that the dates of the application period 

be included in the rule. 

Response: The application period for 

the disaster programs began on May 17, 

2005, prior to the comment period 

deadline. As yet no end date has been 

established. To arbitrarily include an 

end date for the application period in 

the final rule might limit the time 

during which applications can be taken, 

to the detriment of some eligible 

producers. No change to the final rule 

was made as a result of this comment. 

Producers will be notified of the end of 

the enrollment period through the 

issuance of press releases and 

newsletters. 

• Comment: One commenter stated 

that the tomato is a fruit grown on a 

vine and thus meets the definition of 

vine and should be eligible for benefits 

under the disaster programs. 

Response: The tomato plant grows 

with a weak, woody, inflexible stem 

and, is traditionally considered to be a 

vegetable for farm program purposes. 

2006 Section 32 Livestock Assistance 

Grant Program 

Since the issuance of the interim rule 

that established the 2005 Section 32 

Disaster Programs, USDA has 

determined that significant losses of 

forage have occurred in several States as 

the result of severe droughts. As a result 

of this determination, and taking into 

account the limited availability of 

Section 32 funds, FSA will administer 

a limited program to provide assistance 

to livestock producers where forage was 

adversely affected by drought in 

counties reaching D3 or D4 Drought on 

the U.S. Drought Monitor, during March 

7 to August 31, 2006, in the States of: 

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, 

Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, 

Wisconsin and Wyoming. Under the 

Livestock Assistance Grant Program, 

FSA will provide grants to the State 

governments of these States to assist 

livestock producers who suffered forage 

losses as part of a farming operation in 

eligible counties. Among other 

conditions in the grant, the amount of 

each grant will be based on the number 

of adult beef cattle and sheep from each 

eligible county uniformly prorated to 

insure that available funding is not 

exceeded. Accordingly, a new Subpart 

H is added to 7 CFR Part 760. 

Executive Order 12866 

This rule has been determined to be 

economically significant under 

Executive Order 12866 and has been 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget. A Cost-Benefit Analysis 

was completed and is summarized 

below. It is also available from the 

contact person cited above. 

Executive Order 12372 

This program is not subject to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12372, 

which requires intergovernmental 

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). 

Executive Order 12612 

This rule does not have Federalism 

implications that warrant the 

preparation of a Federalism Assessment. 

This rule will not have a substantial 

direct effect on States or their political 

subdivisions, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. 

Executive Order 12988 

This rule has been reviewed in 

accordance with Executive Order 12988. 

This rule is not retroactive and it does 

not preempt State law. Before any 

judicial action may be brought regarding 

the provisions of this rule the 

administrative appeal provisions of 7 

CFR parts 11 and 780 must be 

exhausted. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

This rule contains no Federal 

mandates under the regulatory 

provisions of Title II of the UMRA for 

State, local, and tribal government or 

the private sector. Therefore, this rule is 

not subject to the requirements of 

sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

required to support this program and 

assigned it OMB Control number 0560–

0257. Copies of the information 

collection may be obtained from Debbie 

O’Donoghue, phone: (202)720–6605; email: Debbie.Odonoghue@wdc.usda.gov. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, (Pub. 

L. 104–121) (SBREFA) requires that an 

agency delay the effective date of a 

major rule for 60 days from the date of 

publication to allow for Congressional 

review. This rule has not been 

determined to be major under SBREFA. 

In addition, section 808 of SBREFA 

allows an agency to make a major 

regulation effective immediately if the 

agency finds there is good cause to do 

so. Accordingly, FSA finds that it would 

be contrary to the public interest to 

delay implementation of this rule 

because it would significantly delay 

assistance to the many people affected 

by the hurricane disasters addressed by 

this rule. This rule is thus effective 

immediately. 

Environmental Evaluation 

The environmental impacts of this 

rule have been considered consistent 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq., the regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 

1500 1508), and regulations of the Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) of the Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) for compliance 

with NEPA, 7 CFR part 799. A 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment (PEA) was completed and it 

was determined that the Proposed 

Action does not have the potential to 

significantly impact the quality of the 

human environment, and, therefore, 

FSA has issued a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect 

to the 2005 Hurricane Assistance 

programs which include the Hurricane 

Indemnity Program, Feed Indemnity 

Program, Livestock Indemnity program, 

Tree Indemnity Program, Aquaculture 

Grant Program, and the 2006 Livestock 

Assistance Grant Program. A copy of the 

Final PEA and FONSI are on file and 

available to the public in the 

Administrative Record at the address 

specified in the ADDRESSES section of 

this rule. 

Government Paperwork Elimination 

Act 

FSA is committed to compliance with 

the Government Paperwork Elimination 

Act (GPEA) and the Freedom to E-File 

Act, which require Government 

agencies in general and FSA in 

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particular to provide the public the 

option of submitting information or 

transacting business electronically to 

the maximum extent possible. The 

regulation is available at http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov under the heading 

‘Other Partners.’ Applications may be 

submitted at the FSA county offices. 

E-Government Act Compliance 

CCC is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. For 

information pertinent to E–GOV 

compliance related to this rule, please 

contact the person named above under 

the information contact section. 

Summary of Economic Impacts 

As a result of 2005 hurricanes, 261 

counties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas 

were designated as Presidential and 

Secretarial primary disaster counties. A 

wide variety of crops were damaged 

because of the diversity of production in 

the affected areas. Damaged crops 

include feed grains, soybeans, upland 

cotton, rice, sugarcane, nursery plants, 

fruits, vegetables, pecans, pasture, 

livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. In 

response to this situation, FSA 

established four hurricane disaster 

programs for producers and a grant 

program for affected States. Their 

respective impacts are summarized as 

follows: 

1. HIP. HIP payments are expected to 

be about $59 million. This estimate is 

based on 30 percent of the sum of the 

total payments reported by the RMA 

and total payment estimates for the NAP 

program. According to RMA, crop loss 

indemnities are estimated at $187 

million. Based on the participation rates 

in the hurricane impacted States, it is 

estimated that approximately $10 

million will be issued under NAP. Thus, 

HIP payments are estimated to total 

about $56 million (.30 x $187 million) 

plus about $3 million (.30 x $10 

million). Therefore, crop loss payments 

are estimated to total about $59 million. 

2. FIP. The value of expected claims 

under the 2005 FIP is approximately $5 

million. For those producers who have 

suffered losses due to the 2005 

hurricanes, and qualify for payments 

under the 2005 FIP, their farm income 

losses will be somewhat offset or 

reduced by these payments, and they 

and their local communities will benefit 

accordingly. 

3. LIP. The value of expected claims 

under the 2005 LIP is $25 million based 

on projections from applications on file 

as of September 5, 2006. The impacts of 

the LIP on any sector of the economy, 

including livestock feed prices, 

livestock prices, and consumer prices, 

are not expected to be measurable. 

However, for those producers who have 

suffered losses due to the 2005 

hurricanes, and qualify for payments 

under the LIP, their farm income losses 

will be somewhat offset or reduced by 

these payments, and they and their local 

communities will benefit accordingly. 

4. TIP. FSA estimates the cost of the 

TIP to be between $31.6 million and 

$56.6 million with a point estimate of 

$35.1 million. Over 90 percent of the 

program funds will go to the Florida 

citrus industry. 

5. Aquaculture grants were provided 

as follows: Alabama, $5,037,500; 

Florida, $3,662,500; Louisiana, 

$4,512,500; Mississippi, $10,762,500; 

North Carolina, $312,500; and Texas, 

$712,500. Funding of $25 million was 

expended. 

6. Livestock Grant Program. To 

provide assistance to livestock 

producers whose forage has been 

adversely impacted by severe drought in 

2006, $50 million has been allocated for 

block grants to States. Based on the 

counties declared drought disaster areas 

and NASS statistics on the number of 

livestock in each applicable county of 

each State, funds are being distributed 

as follows: 

LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE GRANT

PROGRAM

State Grant amount 

($) 

Alabama ................................ 976,011 

Arizona .................................. 2,405,043 

Arkansas ............................... 2,015,485 

Colorado ............................... 1,283,883 

Florida ................................... 149,705 

Georgia ................................. 11,391 

Kansas .................................. 948,511 

Louisiana .............................. 958,437 

Minnesota ............................. 704,980 

Mississippi ............................ 759,916 

Missouri ................................ 2,726,909 

Montana ................................ 933,443 

Nebraska .............................. 3,627,091 

New Mexico .......................... 1,512,932 

North Dakota ........................ 1,807,850 

Oklahoma ............................. 6,594,374 

South Dakota ........................ 4,299,137 

Texas .................................... 16,101,487 

Wisconsin ............................. 575,062 

Wyoming ............................... 1,608,352 

Grand Total ................... 50,000,000 

List of Subjects for 7 CFR Part 760 

Disaster assistance, Hurricane, 

Indemnity payments, Livestock. 

■ For the reasons set forth above, the 

interim rule of May 10, 2006, amending 

7 CFR part 760 is adopted as final with 

the following changes: 

PART 760—INDEMNITY PAYMENT 

PROGRAMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 760 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 612c; Pub. L. 106–387, 

114 Stat. 1549; Pub. L. 107–76, 115 Stat. 704. 

■ 2. Subparts B through G are revised 

and subpart H is added to read as 

follow: 

Subpart B—General Provisions for the 2005 

Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Programs 

Sec. 

760.101 Eligible counties, hurricanes and 

disaster periods. 

760.102 Applicability. 

760.103 Administration of HIP, FIP, LIP, and 

TIP. 

760.104 Definitions. 

760.105 Application for payment. 

760.106 Limitations on payments and other 

benefits. 

760.107 Appeals. 

760.108 Offsets, assignments, and debt 

settlement. 

760.109 Records and inspections thereof. 

760.110 Refunds; joint and several liability. 

760.111 Paperwork Reduction Act assigned 

number. 

Subpart C—Hurricane Indemnity Program 

760.201 Applicability. 

760.202 Producer eligibility. 

760.203 Payment calculation. 

Subpart D—Feed Indemnity Program 

760.301 Applicability. 

760.302 Definitions. 

760.303 Eligible livestock and producers. 

760.304 Application process. 

760.305 Payment calculation. 

Subpart E—Livestock Indemnity Program 

760.401 Applicability. 

760.402 Definitions. 

760.403 Eligible owners, contract growers 

and livestock. 

760.404 Application process. 

760.405 Payment calculation. 

Subpart F—Tree Indemnity Program 

760.501 Applicability. 

760.502 Eligible producers and stands. 

760.503 Application process. 

760.504 Payment calculation. 

Subpart G—Aquaculture program 

760.601 Funds availability. 

Subpart H—2006 Livestock Assistance 

Grant Program 

760.701 Funds availability. 

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Subpart B—General Provisions for the 

2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster 

Programs 

§ 760.101 Eligible counties, hurricanes 

and disaster periods. 

Producers who have suffered certain 

losses due to 2005 Hurricanes Dennis, 

Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma (2005 

hurricanes) in the following counties 

(eligible counties) are eligible to enroll 

in the programs made available under 

subparts B through F of this part. The 

‘Disaster Period’ is the time period in 

which losses occurred that would be 

considered eligible for the programs 

under subparts B through F of this part. 

Funds for the programs in subparts B 

through G are made available under 

Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 

1935, as amended (Section 32). 

State County 

Disaster period 

DENNIS KATRINA OPHELIA RITA WILMA 

Alabama ................... Autauga ................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Baldwin .................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Bibb ......................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Butler ....................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Chambers ................ 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Choctaw ................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Clarke ...................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Clay ......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Cleburne .................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Coffee ...................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Colbert ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Conecuh .................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Covington ................ 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Crenshaw ................ 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Cullman ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Dallas ....................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Escambia ................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Geneva .................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Greene ..................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Hale ......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Henry ....................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Houston ................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Jefferson .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Lamar ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Lauderdale ............... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Lowndes .................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Macon ...................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Marengo .................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Marion ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Mobile ...................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Monroe .................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Perry ........................ 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Pickens .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Pike .......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Randolph ................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Sumter ..................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Tuscaloosa .............. 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Washington .............. 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Wilcox ...................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Alabama ................... Winston .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Bay .......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Brevard .................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Broward ................... ............................ 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Calhoun ................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Charlotte .................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Collier ...................... ............................ 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Dixie ......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Escambia ................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Franklin .................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Gadsden .................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Glades ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Gulf .......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Hardee ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Hendry ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Highlands ................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Holmes .................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Indian River ............. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Jackson ................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Jefferson .................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Lee ........................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Leon ......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Levy ......................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Liberty ...................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

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Florida ...................... Martin ....................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Miami-Dade ............. ............................ 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Monroe .................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Okaloosa ................. 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Okeechobee ............ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Palm Beach ............. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... St. Lucie .................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Santa Rosa .............. 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Sarasota .................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 10/23/05–12/22/05 

Florida ...................... Taylor ....................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Wakulla .................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Walton ..................... 7/10/05–9/8/05 8/24/05–10/23/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Florida ...................... Washington .............. 7/10/05–9/8/05 ............................ ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Acadia ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Allen ......................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Ascension ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Assumption .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Avoyelles ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Beauregard .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Bienville ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Bossier ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Caddo ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Calcasieu ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Caldwell ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Cameron .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Catahoula ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Claiborne ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Concordia ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. De Soto ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. East Baton Rouge ... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. East Carroll .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. East Feliciana .......... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Evangeline ............... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Franklin .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Grant ........................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Iberia ........................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Iberville .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Jackson ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Jefferson .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Jefferson Davis ........ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Lafayette .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Lafourche ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. La Salle ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Lincoln ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Livingston ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Madison ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Morehouse ............... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Natchitoches ............ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Orleans .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Ouachita .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Plaquemines ............ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Pointe Coupee ......... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Rapides ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Red River ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Richland ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Sabine ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. Bernard .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. Charles ............... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. Helena ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. James ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. John the Baptist ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. Landry ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. Martin ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. Mary ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. St. Tammany ........... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Tangipahoa .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Tensas ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Terrebonne .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Union ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Vermilion .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Vernon ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. Washington .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

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Louisiana .................. Webster ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. West Baton Rouge .. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. West Carroll ............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Louisiana .................. West Feliciana ......... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Louisiana .................. Winn ........................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Adams ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Alcorn ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Amite ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Attala ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Benton ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Bolivar ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Calhoun ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Carroll ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Chickasaw ............... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Choctaw ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Claiborne ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Clarke ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Clay ......................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Coahoma ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Copiah ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Covington ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ De Soto ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Forrest ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Franklin .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ George ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Greene ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Grenada ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Hancock ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Harrison ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Hinds ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Holmes ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Humphreys .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Issaquena ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Itawamba ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Jackson ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Jasper ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Jefferson .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Jefferson Davis ........ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Jones ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Kemper .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Lafayette .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Lamar ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Lauderdale ............... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Lawrence ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Leake ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Lee ........................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Leflore ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Lincoln ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Lowndes .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Madison ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Marion ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Marshall ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Monroe .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Montgomery ............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Neshoba .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Newton .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Noxubee .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Oktibbeha ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Panola ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Pearl River ............... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Perry ........................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Pike .......................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Pontotoc .................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Mississippi ................ Prentiss .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Quitman ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Rankin ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Scott ........................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Sharkey ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Simpson ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Smith ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Stone ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Sunflower ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

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Mississippi ................ Tallahatchie ............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Tate ......................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Tippah ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Tishomingo .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Tunica ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Union ....................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ ............................ ..............................

Mississippi ................ Walthall .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Warren ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Washington .............. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Wayne ..................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Webster ................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Wilkinson ................. ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Winston .................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Yalobusha ................ ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Mississippi ................ Yazoo ...................... ............................ 8/29/05–10/28/05 ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

North Carolina .......... Brunswick ................ ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Carteret .................... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Craven ..................... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Dare ......................... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Hyde ........................ ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Jones ....................... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... New Hanover ........... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Onslow ..................... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Pamlico .................... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

North Carolina .......... Pender ..................... ............................ ............................ 9/11/05–11/10/05 ............................ ..............................

Texas ....................... Angelina ................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Brazoria ................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Chambers ................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Cherokee ................. ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Fort Bend ................. ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Galveston ................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Gregg ....................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Hardin ...................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Harris ....................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Harrison ................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Houston ................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Jasper ...................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Jefferson .................. ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Liberty ...................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Marion ...................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Montgomery ............. ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Nacogdoches ........... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Newton .................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Orange ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Panola ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Polk .......................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Rusk ........................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Sabine ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... San Augustine ......... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... San Jacinto .............. ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Shelby ...................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Trinity ....................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Tyler ......................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

Texas ....................... Walker ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 9/23/05–11/22/05 ..............................

§ 760.102 Applicability. 

(a) This part establishes the terms and 

conditions under which the following 

programs will be administered with 

respect to producers affected by 2005 

hurricanes in eligible counties: 

(1) Hurricane Indemnity Program 

(HIP); 

(2) Feed Indemnity Program (FIP); 

(3) Livestock Indemnity Program 

(LIP); 

(4) Tree Indemnity Program (TIP); and 

(5) Aquaculture grants to States. 

(b) The amount that may be expended 

for payments under subparts B through 

G of this part shall not exceed the 

amount of Section 32 funds made 

available by the Secretary for the 

administration of these programs. 

(c) To be eligible for payments under 

these programs, producers must comply 

with all applicable provisions under 

subparts B through G of this part and, 

in the case of State grants, by the State. 

§ 760.103 Administration of HIP, FIP, LIP, 

and TIP. 

(a) These programs are administered 

under the general supervision of the 

Administrator, FSA. 

(b) FSA representatives do not have 

authority to modify or waive any of the 

provisions of the regulations of subparts 

B through F of this part. 

(c) The State FSA committee shall 

take any action required by the 

regulations of subparts B through F of 

this part that the county FSA committee 

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has not taken. The State committee shall 

also: 

(1) Correct, or require a county 

committee to correct, any action taken 

by such county committee that is not in 

accordance with the regulations of 

subparts B through F of this part; or 

(2) Require a county committee to 

withhold taking any action that is not in 

accordance with subparts B through F of 

this part. 

(d) No provision or delegation to a 

State or county FSA committee shall 

preclude the Administrator, FSA, 

Deputy Administrator for Farm 

Programs, FSA or a designee or other 

such person, from determining any 

question arising under the program or 

from reversing or modifying any 

determination made by a State or county 

FSA committee. 

§ 760.104 Definitions. 

The following definitions in this 

section apply to the programs in 

subparts B through G of this part. The 

terms defined in part 718 of this chapter 

and parts 1400 and 1437 of this title 

shall also be applicable, except where 

they conflict with the definitions set 

forth in this section. 

Application means the ‘2005 

Hurricane Disaster Programs 

Application’ form issued by FSA. 

Application period means the date 

established by the Deputy Administrator 

for producers to apply for program 

benefits. 

Bush means a thick densely branched 

woody shrub grown for the production 

of an annual crop for commercial 

market for human consumption. 

Commercial use means used in the 

operation of a business activity engaged 

in as a means of livelihood for profit by 

the eligible producer. 

Crop insurance means an insurance 

policy reinsured by the Federal Crop 

Insurance Corporation under the 

provisions of the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act, as amended. 

Farming operation means a business 

enterprise engaged in the production of 

agricultural products. 

Fruit tree means a woody perennial 

plant having a single main trunk, 

commonly exceeding 10 feet in height 

and usually devoid of branches below, 

but bearing a head of branches and 

foliage or crown of leaves at the summit 

that is grown for the production of an 

annual crop, including nuts, for 

commercial market for human 

consumption. 

Owner means one who had legal 

ownership of the trees, bushes, vines, or 

livestock for which benefits are being 

requested under subparts B through F, 

on the day such plant or livestock 

perished or suffered losses due to an 

eligible hurricane as set forth § 760.101. 

Stand means a contiguous acreage of 

the same crop of trees, bushes, or vines, 

and excludes container-grown crops. 

Tier means the geographic bands of 

damage generally correlating to the 

severity of damage caused by the 

maximum sustained winds of the 

applicable hurricanes. 

Vine means a plant from which an 

annual fruit crop is produced for 

commercial market for human 

consumption, such as grape, kiwi, or 

passion fruit, that has a flexible stem 

supported by climbing, twining, or 

creeping along a surface. 

§ 760.105 Application for payment. 

(a) A producer who applies for any 

program under subparts B through F 

shall file an application and any 

required supporting documentation in 

the county FSA office serving the 

county where the eligible loss occurred; 

or in the case of FIP, where the eligible 

livestock were physically located on the 

applicable date. 

(b) The application must be filed 

during the application period 

announced by FSA. 

(c) Payments may be made for eligible 

losses suffered by an eligible producer 

who is now deceased or is a dissolved 

entity if a representative who currently 

has authority to enter into a contract for 

the producer signs the application for 

payment. Proof of authority to sign for 

the deceased producer or dissolved 

entity must be provided. If a producer 

is now a dissolved general partnership 

or joint venture, all members of the 

general partnership or joint venture at 

the time of dissolution or their duly 

authorized representatives must sign the 

application for payment. 

(d) Data furnished by the applicant 

will be used to determine eligibility for 

program benefits. Furnishing the data is 

voluntary; however, without all 

required data program benefits will not 

be approved or provided. 

(e) A minor child shall be eligible to 

apply for program benefits so long as all 

eligibility requirements are met and one 

of the following conditions exist: 

(1) The right of majority has been 

conferred upon the minor by court 

proceedings or statute; 

(2) A guardian has been appointed to 

manage the minor’s property, and the 

applicable program documents are 

executed by the guardian; or 

(3) A bond is furnished under which 

a surety guarantees any loss incurred for 

which the minor would be liable had 

the minor been an adult. 

§ 760.106 Limitations on payments and 

other benefits. 

(a) Separate payment limitations 

apply to HIP, FIP, LIP, and TIP. No 

‘person’ as determined under part 1400 

of this title shall receive more than 

$80,000 under each of these programs. 

(b) An individual or entity whose 

adjusted gross income is in excess of 

$2.5 million, as determined under part 

1400 of this title, shall not be eligible to 

receive benefits under this part for HIP, 

FIP, LIP, and TIP; except that the 

individual or entity may be considered 

to meet the adjusted gross income 

requirement if not less than 75 percent 

of the individual’s or entity’s average 

adjusted gross income for the three tax 

years immediately preceding the 

applicable crop year is derived from 

farming or ranching operations. 

(c) As a condition to receive benefits 

under subparts B through F, a producer 

must have been in compliance with the 

provisions of parts 12 and 718 of this 

title for the 2005 crop year and must not 

otherwise be barred from receiving 

benefits under any law. 

(d) An individual or entity 

determined to be a foreign person under 

part 1400 of this title shall not be 

eligible to receive benefits under 

subparts B through F of this part. 

§ 760.107 Appeals. 

The appeal regulations set forth at 

parts 11 and 780 of this title apply to 

determinations made pursuant to 

subparts B through F of this part. 

§ 760.108 Offsets, assignments, and debt 

settlement. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, any payment or 

portion thereof to any producer shall be 

made without regard to questions of title 

under State law and without regard to 

any claim or lien against the 

commodity, or proceeds thereof, in 

favor of the owner or any other creditor 

except agencies of the U.S. Government. 

The regulations governing offsets and 

withholdings found at part 792 of this 

chapter apply to payments made under 

subparts B through F of this part. 

(b) Any producer entitled to any 

payment may assign any payments in 

accordance with regulations governing 

the assignment of payments found at 

part 1404 of this title. 

§ 760.109 Records and inspection thereof. 

Producers receiving payments under 

the programs in subparts B through F or 

any other person who furnishes 

information for the purposes of enabling 

such producer to receive a payment 

under subparts B through F of this part 

shall maintain any books, records, and 

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accounts supporting any information so 

furnished for 3 years following the end 

of the year during which the application 

for payment was filed. Producers 

receiving payments or any other person 

who furnishes such information to FSA 

shall permit authorized representatives 

of USDA and the General Accounting 

Office during regular business hours to 

inspect, examine, and to allow such 

persons to make copies of such books, 

records, and to enter upon, inspect and 

verify all applicable livestock and 

acreage in which the applicant has an 

interest for the purpose of confirming 

the accuracy of the information 

provided by the applicant. 

§ 760.110 Refunds; joint and several 

liability. 

In the event there is a failure to 

comply with any term, requirement, or 

condition for payment or assistance 

arising under subparts B through F of 

this part, and if any refund of a payment 

to FSA shall otherwise become due in 

connection with this part, all payments 

made in regard to such matter shall be 

refunded to FSA together with interest 

and late-payment charges as provided 

for in part 792 of this chapter. 

§ 760.111 Paperwork Reduction Act 

assigned number. 

The information collection required to 

support the regulations of subparts B 

through F of this part has been approved 

by OMB and assigned OMB control 

number 0560–0257. 

Subpart C—Hurricane Indemnity 

Program 

§ 760.201 Applicability. 

This subpart sets forth the terms and 

conditions applicable to the Hurricane 

Indemnity Program (HIP). Benefits will 

be provided under this subpart to 

producers who have received a crop 

insurance indemnity from the Risk 

Management Agency (RMA) based on 

the associated loss criteria set forth in §

760.202(a)(1) as provided to FSA by 

RMA; and to producers who have 

received Noninsured Crop Disaster 

Assistance Program (NAP) payments 

under part 1437 of this title based on the 

provisions of § 760.202(a)(1). HIP 

benefits will be provided under this 

subpart to eligible producers who 

suffered losses due to 2005 hurricanes 

as set forth in § 760.101. 

§ 760.202 Producer eligibility. 

A producer who applies for benefits 

under this subpart will be eligible to 

receive a payment if both of the 

following apply: 

(a) The producer received a crop 

insurance indemnity from RMA or a 

NAP payment under part 1437 of this 

title for crop losses: 

(1) In an eligible county; 

(2) Recorded by RMA or FSA as being 

due to a 2005 hurricane and the loss 

occurred during a disaster period as set 

forth in § 760.101; and 

(3) Were due to any of the following 

causes of loss: 

(i) Excessive moisture, precipitation, 

and/or rain; 

(ii) Flood; 

(iii) Excessive wind; 

(iv) Cyclone; 

(v) Tornado; 

(vi) Tropical depression; 

(vii) Storm surge; or 

(viii) Salinity due to salt water 

intrusion; and 

(b) An application is filed in 

accordance with § 760.105. 

§ 760.203 Payment calculation. 

The disaster benefits under this 

subpart will be equal to the smaller of: 

(a) 30 percent of the RMA crop 

insurance indemnity or 30 percent of 

the NAP payment for eligible crop 

losses as provided in § 760.202(a)(1), 

and adding the crop insurance premium 

for the indemnity as provided in §

760.202(a)(1); or 

(b) 95 percent of the expected value 

of the crop in the absence of a disaster, 

as determined by RMA for insured 

crops, using information from the crop 

policy; and by FSA for NAP crops, using 

the producer’s price and yield, minus 

the following: 

(1) The value of the production as 

counted by RMA for insured crops to 

establish the indemnity and by FSA for 

NAP crops to establish the NAP 

payment; 

(2) The crop’s eligible indemnity or 

NAP payment for eligible crop losses 

determined in accordance with §

760.202(a)(1); and 

(3) Adding the crop insurance 

premium for the indemnity as provided 

in § 760.202(a)(1). 

Subpart D—Feed Indemnity Program 

§ 760.301 Applicability. 

This subpart sets forth the terms and 

conditions applicable to the Feed 

Indemnity Program (FIP). FIP benefits 

will be provided under this subpart to 

eligible owners and cash lessees, but not 

both, for the same livestock, for feed 

losses or increased feed costs that 

occurred in eligible counties during the 

disaster period as set forth in § 760.101. 

§ 760.302 Definitions. 

The following definitions are 

applicable for all purposes of 

administering FIP. 

Adult beef bulls means male bovine 

animals that were at least 2 years old 

and used for breeding purposes on the 

beginning date of the applicable disaster 

period as set forth in § 760.101. 

Adult beef cows means female bovine 

animals that had delivered one or more 

offspring before the beginning date of 

the applicable disaster period as set 

forth in § 760.101. A first-time bred beef 

heifer shall also be considered an adult 

beef cow if it was pregnant on the 

beginning date of the applicable disaster 

period as set forth in § 760.101. 

Adult buffalo and beefalo bulls means 

male animals of those breeds that were 

at least 2 years old and used for 

breeding purposes on the beginning date 

of the applicable disaster period as set 

forth in § 760.101. 

Adult buffalo and beefalo cows means 

female animals of those breeds that had 

delivered one or more offspring before 

the beginning date of the applicable 

disaster period as set forth in § 760.101. 

A first-time bred buffalo or beefalo 

heifer shall also be considered to be an 

adult buffalo or beefalo cow if it was 

pregnant on the beginning date of the 

applicable disaster period as set forth in 

§ 760.101. 

Adult dairy bulls means male bovine 

animals of a breed used for producing 

milk for human consumption that were 

at least 2 years old and used for 

breeding dairy cows on the beginning 

date of the applicable disaster period as 

set forth in § 760.101. 

Adult dairy cows means female 

bovine animals used for the purpose of 

providing milk for human consumption, 

that had delivered one or more offspring 

before the beginning date of the 

applicable disaster period as set forth in 

§ 760.101. A first-time bred dairy heifer 

shall also be considered an adult dairy 

cow if it was pregnant on the beginning 

date of the applicable disaster period as 

set forth in § 760.101. 

Goats means domesticated, ruminant 

mammals of the genus Capra, including 

Angora goats. 

Horses means domesticated horses, 

and does not include donkeys, mules or 

other large solid-hoofed herbivorous 

mammals. 

Non-adult beef cattle means male, 

female or neutered male bovine animals 

that weighed 500 pounds or more on the 

beginning date of the applicable disaster 

period as set forth in § 760.101, but do 

not meet the definition of adult beef 

cows or bulls. 

Non-adult buffalo/beefalo means 

male, female or neutered male animals 

of those breeds that weighed 500 

pounds or more on the beginning date 

of the applicable disaster period as set 

forth in § 760.101, but do not meet the 

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definition of an adult buffalo or beefalo 

cow or bull. 

Non-adult dairy cattle means male, 

female or neutered male bovine 

livestock, of a breed used for the 

purpose of providing milk for human 

consumption, that weighed 500 pounds 

or more on the beginning date of the 

applicable disaster period as set forth in 

§ 760.101, but do not meet the 

definition adult dairy cows or bulls. 

Sheep means domesticated, ruminant 

mammals of the genus Ovis. 

§ 760.303 Eligible livestock and 

producers. 

(a) To be considered eligible, livestock 

must meet all the following conditions: 

(1) Be adult or non-adult dairy cattle, 

beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, horses, 

sheep, goats or deer as defined in §

760.302; 

(2) Been physically located in an 

eligible county on the beginning date of 

the applicable disaster period as set 

forth in § 760.101; 

(3) Been maintained for commercial 

use as part of a farming operation on the 

beginning date of the applicable disaster 

period as set forth in § 760.101; 

(4) Not have been produced and 

maintained for reasons other than 

commercial use as part of a farming 

operation. Such excluded uses include, 

but are not limited to wild free roaming 

animals or animals used for recreational 

purposes, such as pleasure, hunting, 

pets, or for show. 

(b) To be considered an eligible 

livestock producer, a producer must 

have: 

(1) Owned or cash-leased, but not 

both for the same livestock, eligible 

livestock on the beginning date of the 

applicable disaster period as provided 

in § 760.101; and 

(2) Suffered a feed loss or an 

increased feed cost during the 

applicable disaster period as set forth in 

§ 760.101 with respect to feed used for 

the eligible livestock. 

§ 760.304 Application process. 

(a) Applicants must submit to FSA a 

completed application in accordance 

with § 760.105, and any other 

supporting documentation as 

determined by FSA to be necessary to 

make a determination of the eligibility 

of the applicant. Supporting documents 

include but are not limited to: Purchase 

records; veterinarian records; bank or 

other loan papers; rendering truck 

receipts; Federal Emergency 

Management Agency and National 

Guard records; written contracts; 

production records; Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) records; property tax 

records; private insurance documents; 

and other similar documents. 

§ 760.305 Payment calculation. 

(a) FIP payments are calculated by 

multiplying the national payment rate 

for each of the following livestock 

categories by the number of eligible 

livestock in each category. The payment 

rate represents the cost of the amount of 

corn needed to maintain 1 animal unit 

for a specified period of time. 

(b) The eligible livestock categories 

are: 

(1) Adult beef cows or bulls; 

(2) Non-adult beef cattle; 

(3) Adult buffalo or beefalo cows or 

bulls; 

(4) Non-adult buffalo or beefalo; 

(5) Adult dairy cows or bulls; 

(6) Non-adult dairy cattle; 

(7) Goats; 

(8) Sheep; 

(9) Horses; and 

(10) Deer. 

Subpart E—Livestock Indemnity 

Program 

§ 760.401 Applicability. 

(a) This subpart sets forth the terms 

and conditions applicable to the 

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). 

Benefits will be provided under this 

subpart to eligible livestock owners and 

contract growers, but not both for the 

same livestock loss, for certain livestock 

deaths that occurred in eligible counties 

during the disaster period as set forth in 

§ 760.101. 

(b) Eligible livestock owners and 

contract growers will be compensated in 

accordance with § 760.405 for eligible 

livestock deaths that occurred in eligible 

counties during the disaster period as 

set forth in § 760.101. 

§ 760.402 Definitions. 

The following definitions are 

applicable for all purposes of 

administering LIP. 

Adult beef bull means a male bovine 

animal that was at least 2 years old and 

used for breeding purposes before it 

died. 

Adult beef cow means a female bovine 

animal that had delivered one or more 

offspring before dying. A first-time bred 

beef heifer shall also be considered an 

adult beef cow if it was pregnant at the 

time it died. 

Adult buffalo and beefalo bull means 

a male animal of those breeds that was 

at least 2 years old and used for 

breeding purposes before it died. 

Adult buffalo and beefalo cow means 

a female animal of those breeds that had 

delivered one or more offspring before 

dying. A first-time bred buffalo or 

beefalo heifer shall also be considered 

an adult buffalo or beefalo cow if it was 

pregnant at the time it died. 

Adult dairy bull means a male bovine 

animal of a breed used for producing 

milk for human consumption that was 

at least 2 years old and used for 

breeding dairy cows before it died. 

Adult dairy cow means a female 

bovine animal used for the purpose of 

providing milk for human consumption 

that had delivered one or more offspring 

before dying. A first-time bred dairy 

heifer shall also be considered an adult 

dairy cow if it was pregnant at the time 

it died. 

Buck means a male goat. 

Contract means, with respect to 

contracts for the handling of livestock, 

a written agreement between a livestock 

owner and another individual or entity 

setting the specific terms, conditions 

and obligations of the parties involved 

regarding the production of livestock or 

livestock products. 

Doe means a female goat. 

Equine animal means a domesticated 

horse, mule or donkey. 

Ewe means a female sheep. 

Goat means a domesticated, ruminant 

mammal of the genus Capra, including 

Angora goats. Goats will be further 

delineated by sex (bucks and does) and 

age (kids). 

Kid means a goat less than 1 year old. 

Lamb means a sheep less than 1 year 

old. 

Non-adult beef cattle means male, 

female or neutered male bovines that do 

not meet the definition of adult beef 

cows or bulls. Non-adult beef cattle is 

further delineated by weight categories 

of less than 400 pounds, and 400 

pounds or more at the time they died. 

Non-adult buffalo or beefalo means a 

male, female or neutered male animal of 

those breeds that do not meet the 

definition of adult buffalo/beefalo cow 

or bull. Non-adult buffalo or beefalo is 

further delineated by weight categories 

of less than 400 pounds, and 400 

pounds or more at the time of death. 

Non-adult dairy cattle means male, 

female or neutered male bovine 

livestock, of a breed used for the 

purpose of providing milk for human 

consumption, that do not meet the 

definition of adult dairy cows or bulls. 

Non-adult dairy cattle is further 

delineated by weight categories of less 

than 400 pounds, and 400 pounds or 

more at the time they died. 

Poultry means domesticated chickens, 

turkeys, ducks and geese. Poultry will 

be further delineated by sex, age and 

purpose of production, as determined 

by FSA. 

Ram means a male sheep. 

Sheep means domesticated, ruminant 

mammals of the genus Ovis. Sheep will 

be further delineated by sex (rams and 

ewes) and age (lambs). 

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Swine means domesticated 

omnivorous pigs, hogs, and boars. Swine 

will be further delineated by sex and 

weight as determined by FSA. 

§ 760.403 Eligible owners, contract 

growers and livestock. 

(a) To be considered eligible, a 

livestock owner must have had legal 

ownership of the eligible livestock on 

the day the livestock died. 

(b) To be considered eligible, a 

contract grower on the day the livestock 

died must have had: 

(1) A written agreement with the 

owner of eligible livestock setting the 

specific terms, conditions and 

obligations of the parties involved 

regarding the production of livestock; 

and 

(2) Control of the livestock that died. 

(c) To be considered eligible, livestock 

must meet all the following: 

(1) Be adult or non-adult dairy cattle, 

beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, equine, 

sheep, goats, swine, poultry or deer. 

(2) Died as a direct result of an 

applicable disaster, in an eligible county 

and during the applicable disaster 

period as set forth in § 760.101; 

(3) Been maintained for commercial 

use as part of a farming operation on the 

day they died; and before dying; 

(4) Not have been produced or 

maintained for reasons other than 

commercial use as part of a farming 

operation, including but not limited to 

wild free roaming animals or animals 

used for recreational purposes, such as 

pleasure, hunting, pets, or for show. 

§ 760.404 Application process. 

(a) Applicants must submit to FSA a 

completed application in accordance 

with § 760.105 and other supporting 

documents as determined by FSA to be 

necessary for making determinations of 

the eligibility of the applicant. 

Supporting documents must show: 

evidence of loss; current physical 

location of livestock in inventory; and 

physical location of claimed livestock at 

the time of death. 

(b) Applicants must provide adequate 

proof that the death of the eligible 

livestock occurred during the applicable 

disaster period, and the death was a 

direct result of the occurrence of a 2005 

hurricane as provided in § 760.101. The 

quantity and kind of livestock that died 

as a direct result of the applicable 

disaster may be documented by: 

Purchase records; veterinarian records; 

bank or other loan papers; rendering 

truck receipts; Federal Emergency 

Management Agency and National 

Guard records; written contracts; 

production records; IRS records; 

property tax records; private insurance 

documents; and any other similar 

documents. 

(c) Certifications of livestock deaths 

by third parties may be accepted only if 

both the following conditions are met: 

(1) The livestock owner or livestock 

contract grower, as applicable, certifies 

in writing: 

(i) That there is no other 

documentation of death available; 

(ii) The number of livestock, by 

category as determined by the Deputy 

Administrator, in inventory at the time 

the applicable disaster occurred; 

(iii) Other details necessary for FSA to 

determine the certification acceptable; 

and 

(2) The third party has provided to 

FSA their telephone number and 

address, and a statement containing: 

(i) Specific details about their 

knowledge of the livestock deaths; 

(ii) Their affiliation to the livestock 

owner or contract grower; and 

(iii) The accuracy of the deaths 

claimed by the livestock owner or 

contract grower; and 

(iv) Other details necessary for FSA to 

determine the certification acceptable. 

§ 760.405 Payment calculation. 

(a) Under LIP, separate payment rates 

are established for eligible livestock 

owners and eligible contract growers in 

accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) 

of this section. LIP payments are 

calculated by multiplying the national 

payment rate, as determined in 

paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, by 

the number of eligible livestock in each 

category, as provided in paragraph (d) of 

this section. The payment calculated for 

an eligible contract grower for an 

eligible livestock category shall be 

reduced by the amount of any 

compensation received from the 

contractor for the loss of income from 

the dead livestock. 

(b) The LIP payment rate for eligible 

livestock owners is based on 75 percent 

of the average fair market value of the 

livestock. 

(c) The LIP payment rates for eligible 

contract growers is based on 75 percent 

of the average income loss sustained by 

the contract grower with respect to the 

dead livestock. 

(d) The categories of eligible livestock 

are as follows: 

(1) Adult beef cows; 

(2) Adult beef bulls; 

(3) Non-adult beef cattle; 

(4) Adult buffalo or beefalo cows; 

(5) Adult buffalo or beefalo bulls; 

(6) Non-adult buffalo/beefalo; 

(7) Adult dairy cows; 

(8) Adult dairy bulls; 

(9) Non-adult dairy cattle; 

(10) Swine, sows, boars, barrows, gilts 

over 150 pounds; 

(11) Swine, sows, boars, barrows, gilts 

50 to 150 pounds; 

(12) Swine, feeder pigs under 50 

pounds; 

(13) Goats, bucks; 

(14) Goats, does; 

(15) Goats, kids; 

(16) Sheep, rams; 

(17) Sheep, ewes; 

(18) Sheep, lambs; 

(19) Deer; 

(20) Chickens, layers, roasters; 

(21) Chickens, broilers, pullets; 

(22) Chickens, chicks; 

(23) Turkeys, toms, fryers, roasters; 

(24) Turkeys, poults; 

(25) Ducks; 

(26) Ducks, ducklings; 

(27) Geese, goose; 

(28) Geese, gosling; and 

(29) Equine. 

Subpart F—Tree Indemnity Program 

§ 760.501 Applicability. 

(a) This subpart sets forth the terms 

and conditions applicable to the Tree 

Indemnity Program (TIP). Benefits will 

be provided under this subpart for 

eligible fruit trees, bushes, and vines 

that were lost or damaged during the 

disaster period as set forth in § 760.101. 

(b) Compensation will be based on 

expenses incurred for replanting, 

rehabilitation, cleanup, and debris 

removal. 

(c) No benefits shall be provided 

when the loss: 

(1) Occurred in any county other than 

an eligible county, or 

(2) Was not the result of an eligible 

disaster as set forth in § 760.101. 

§ 760.502 Eligible producers and stands. 

(a) An eligible fruit tree, bush, and/or 

vine producer is one who bears 

financial responsibility and who has 

incurred costs of at least $90 per acre for 

replanting, rehabilitation, cleanup, or 

debris removal, excluding crop 

production. 

(b) An eligible stand must: 

(1) Be physically located in an eligible 

county; 

(2) Have been impacted during a 2005 

hurricane as set forth in § 760.101; and 

(3) Be grown for commercial use. 

§ 760.503 Application process. 

(a) Applicants must submit a 

completed application and report of 

acreage identifying the geographic 

location and number of acres in the 

disaster-affected stand of claimed fruit 

trees, bushes, and vines in accordance 

with part 718 of this chapter, and any 

other supporting documentation for 

FSA to determine the eligibility of the 

applicant. 

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(b) Applicants must certify and 

provide adequate proof that the 

expenses incurred to eligible fruit trees, 

bushes, or vines occurred during the 

applicable disaster period and that the 

loss or damage was a direct result of a 

2005 hurricane, as set forth in §

760.101. 

(c) The quantity and kind of fruit 

trees, bushes, or vines that died or were 

damaged as a result of the applicable 

disaster may be documented by; 

purchase records; bank or other loan 

documents; Federal Emergency 

Management Agency and National 

Guard records; IRS records; property tax 

records; private insurance documents; 

and similar documents. 

§ 760.504 Payment calculation. 

(a) TIP payments shall be calculated 

by multiplying the following national 

payment rate for the applicable tier by 

the number of eligible acres, excluding 

but not limited to such things as 

drainage ditches and canals, in a stand 

of fruit trees, bushes, or vines by the 

producer’s share in such crop: (1) Tier I—$750; 

(2) Tier II—$300; 

(3) Tier III—$200; and 

(4) Tier IV—$90. 

(b) If the actual expenses incurred for 

damage are greater than the value 

associated with the tier based on the 

location of the stand, the applicant may 

submit documentation to FSA to request 

the stand be placed in the next lowernumbered tier which represents a 

greater level of loss and a higher 

payment rate. Regardless of the 

expenses incurred the stand can only be 

placed in the next lower-numbered tier. 

Subpart G—Aquaculture Program 

§ 760.601 Funds availability. 

FSA will provide block grants to the 

states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas 

where aquaculture was adversely 

affected by 2005 hurricanes as set forth 

in § 760.101. Producers in eligible 

counties in those states who raise 

aquaculture species in a controlled 

environment as part of a farming 

operation and who have not received 

assistance under other disaster programs 

for the same aquaculture losses are 

eligible to receive these funds. Funds 

provided by a State to a farming 

operation under such a grant shall not 

exceed $80,000. 

Subpart H—2006 Livestock Assistance 

Grant Program 

§ 760.701 Funds availability. 

FSA will administer a limited 

program to provide assistance to 

livestock producers where forage was 

adversely affected by drought in 

counties reaching D3 or D4 Drought on 

the U.S. Drought Monitor, during March 

7 to August 31, 2006, in the States of: 

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, 

Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, 

Wisconsin and Wyoming. Under the 

Livestock Assistance Grant Program, 

FSA will provide grants to the State 

governments of these States to assist 

livestock producers who suffered forage 

losses as part of a farming operation in 

eligible counties. The amount of each 

grant will be based on the number of 

adult beef cattle and sheep from each 

eligible county uniformly prorated to 

insure that available funding is not 

exceeded. Producers in eligible counties 

in those States who suffered forage 

losses as part of a farming operation are 

eligible for assistance under these 

grants. Among other conditions of these 

grants, assistance provided by a State 

under such a grant to an applicant shall 

not exceed $10,000, except for general 

partnerships and joint ventures in 

which case assistance shall not exceed 

$10,000 times the number of members 

that constitute the general partnership 

or joint venture. 

Signed in Washington, DC January 4, 2007. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 104 

[Notice 2006—23] 

Statement of Policy: ‘‘Purpose of 

Disbursement’’ Entries for Filings With 

the Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Statement of Policy. 

SUMMARY: Political committees and 

other persons required to file campaign 

finance reports with the FEC must 

itemize certain disbursements and, for 

each itemized disbursement, must 

provide information including a brief 

description of the purpose of the 

disbursement. The ‘‘purpose of 

disbursement’’ entry, when considered 

along with the identity of the 

disbursement recipient, must be 

sufficiently specific to make the purpose 

of the disbursement clear. The guidance 

below includes a non-exhaustive list of 

‘‘purpose of disbursement’’ entries that 

are generally acceptable, and a nonexhaustive list of terms that are 

generally not acceptable. 

DATES: Effective as of January 9, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard T. Ewell, Attorney, 999 E Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–

1650 or (800) 424–9530, or Debbie 

Chacona, Branch Chief, Party/Non-Party 

Branch, Reports Analysis Division, 999 

E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463, 

(202) 694–1130 or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Political 

committees and other persons required 

to file campaign finance reports with the 

FEC must itemize certain disbursements 

and, for each itemized disbursement, 

must provide the full name and address 

of the recipient, the date the 

disbursement was made, and a brief 

statement or description of why the 

disbursement was made. See 2 U.S.C. 

434(b); 11 CFR 104.3(b)(3) and (4), 

104.10(b)(4), 104.17(b)(3) and 

300.36(b)(2)(iii). The ‘‘purpose of 

disbursement’’ entry, when considered 

along with the identity of the 

disbursement recipient, must be 

sufficiently specific to make the purpose 

of the disbursement clear. 11 CFR 

104.3(b)(3)(i)(B) and (4)(i)(A). The 

Commission’s regulation requiring a 

description of the purpose of each 

itemized disbursement includes 

examples of descriptions that are 

acceptable (e.g., ‘‘dinner expenses,’’

‘‘salary,’’ ‘‘travel expenses’’) and 

examples that are unacceptable (e.g., 

‘‘advance,’’ ‘‘miscellaneous’’). Neither 

list is exhaustive. 

The Commission solicited comments 

on a draft of this policy statement on 

November 2, 2006. Two comments were 

received. After reviewing the comments 

received, the Commission has decided 

to publish the policy statement with one 

change. As suggested by a commenter, 

the Commission has added ‘‘ConsultingPolitical’’ to the examples of generally 

insufficient descriptions. In light of this 

change, the Commission has also added 

examples of descriptions that would be 

generally sufficient, such as 

‘‘Consulting-Media,’’ ‘‘ConsultingFundraising,’’ ‘‘Consulting-Polling,’’

‘‘Consulting-Legal’’ and ‘‘ConsultingGet-Out-The-Vote.’’

The Commission recognizes that the 

‘‘purpose of disbursement’’ entries, 

when linked to information provided 

about the recipient of the payment, may 

provide sufficient disclosure. For 

example, a disbursement to an office 

supply vendor for the stated purpose of 

‘‘Supplies’’ provides adequate and 

acceptable disclosure, while a 

disbursement to a committee staff 

member for the same purpose of 

‘‘Supplies’’ would likely trigger a 

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