[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 28 (Monday, February 12, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6435-6450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-590]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1416

RIN 0560-AH62


2006 Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule sets forth the Commodity Credit Corporation 
regulations for the 2006 Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance. 
The rule establishes seven disaster programs to provide funds to 
eligible producers in counties affected by the 2005 hurricanes Katrina, 
Ophelia, Rita, Wilma, or a related condition. To be eligible, counties 
must have been designated a major disaster or emergency area by the 
President or declared a natural disaster by the Secretary of 
Agriculture. Counties contiguous to such counties will also be 
eligible.

DATES: This rule is effective February 9, 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#43072a222d266d102b223133033427206d363027226d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b7f525a555e1568535a494b7b4c5f58154e485f5a155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    This final rule implements the Emergency Agricultural Disaster 
Assistance Act of 2006, Public Law 109-234, Title III (the Act). During 
calendar years (CY's) 2005 and 2006 the production of agricultural 
commodities produced in certain counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and 
Texas was hindered by widespread and significant destruction caused by 
hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, Wilma. Counties in these States 
which the President or the Secretary of Agriculture has designated or 
declared disaster areas during CY 2005, or during 2006 for a request 
that was pending as of December 31, 2005, and all counties contiguous 
to these counties, are eligible for emergency disaster assistance under 
the Act. The Act provides that the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) 
shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to assist 
producers of agricultural commodities through programs administered by 
the Farm Service Agency (FSA). All counties, owners, lessees, 
livestock, crops, losses, must meet all of the eligibility criteria 
provided in this rule including being the result of the listed 
hurricanes as provided. The programs are summarized as follows:
    <bullet> Livestock Compensation Program (LCP). LCP will provide 
payments to livestock owners and cash lessees (not both for same 
livestock) for certain feed losses.
    <bullet> Livestock Indemnity Program II (LIP II). LIP-II will 
provide benefits to livestock owners and contract growers (not both for 
same livestock) for certain livestock deaths. For previous LIP programs 
see 67 FR 7265, February 19, 2002, and 69 FR 23721, April 30, 2004.
    <bullet> Citrus Disaster Program (Citrus). The 2005 Citrus Program 
will provide benefits to citrus producers who suffered citrus crop 
production losses and associated fruit-bearing tree damage, including 
related clean-up and rehabilitation costs.
    <bullet> Fruit and Vegetable Disaster Program (Fruit and 
Vegetable). The Fruit and Vegetable Program will provide benefits to 
producers who suffered fruit and vegetable crop production losses, 
including related clean-up costs.
    <bullet> Tropical Fruit Disaster Assistance Program (Tropical 
Fruit). The Tropical Fruit Program will provide benefits to producers 
of carambola, longan, lychee, and mangos who suffered tropical fruit 
production losses.
    <bullet> Nursery Disaster Assistance Program (Nursery). The Nursery 
Program will provide benefits to commercial ornamental nursery and 
fernery producers who suffered inventory losses and incurred clean-up 
costs.
    <bullet> Tree Assistance Program (TAP). The 2005 Hurricane TAP will 
provide

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benefits to producers who suffered tree, bush, or vine losses for site 
preparation, replacement, rehabilitation, and pruning.
    <bullet> The 2005 Catfish Grant Program is authorized under the LCP 
provision of the Act and will provide assistance in the form of grants 
to states having catfish producers who suffered catfish feed losses.

Notice and Comment

    Section 3034 of the Act requires that the regulations necessary to 
implement title III of the Act shall be made without regard to the 
notice and comment provisions of Section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code or of the Statement of Policy of the Secretary effective July 24, 
1971 (36 FR 13804) relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and 
public participation in rulemaking, or the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Thus, this rule is issued as final and is effective immediately.

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 (CBA) was completed and is 
available from the contact person listed above.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This rule is not subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act since 
the Farm Service Agency is not required to publish a notice of proposed 
rulemaking for this rule.

Environmental Review

    The environmental impacts of this rule have been considered in 
accordance with the provisions of 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), the FSA regulations 
for compliance with NEPA at 7 CFR part 799, and Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act. The following programs were 
determined to have no potential impact upon the human and natural 
environment because they solely involve the transfer of funds to offset 
production- and disaster-related losses with no site-specific or 
ground-disturbing activities occurring as a requirement or an immediate 
result of program implementation: Livestock Compensation Program, 
Livestock Indemnity Program II, 2005 Hurricane Citrus Disaster Program, 
2005 Hurricane Fruit and Vegetable Disaster Program, 2005 Hurricane 
Tropical Fruit Disaster Program, 2005 Hurricane Nursery Disaster 
Assistance and 2005 Catfish Grant Program. Therefore, no environmental 
assessment was needed for these programs.
    FSA is currently completing a Programmatic Environmental Assessment 
(PEA) on the 2005 Hurricanes Tree Assistance Program to examine the 
potential impacts of program implementation on the human and natural 
environments. No benefit shall be paid under the program until FSA has 
completed the PEA and issued a decision document.

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 interim 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

    Section 3034(b)(3) of the Act provides that the regulations 
necessary to implement title III of the Act shall be promulgated 
without regard to the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 35.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996

    This rule has been determined to be Major under the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, (Pub. L. 104-121) 
(SBREFA). SBREFA normally 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. 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.

Government Paperwork Elimination Act

    CCC 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 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.'

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

Crops

    Florida and Louisiana sustained the most damage from the 2005 
hurricane season. According to the Florida State Department of 
Agriculture, losses for citrus, vegetable, tropical fruit, and nursery 
damage by the 2005 hurricanes was estimated at $1.7 billion and the 
Louisiana State University Ag Center reports damage of $35.8 million. 
For example, Florida Citrus Mutual reports there were nearly 352,000 
acres of citrus affected for Hurricane Wilma alone. There were 152,000 
acres in Tier 1, 95,000 acres in Tier 2, 79,000 acres in Tier 3 and 
26,000 acres in Tier 4. Based on the tier payment system Florida citrus 
payments alone could be more than $350 million for producers without 
insurance or NAP coverage and $368 million for producers with insurance 
or NAP coverage. However, most producers have received some form of

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payment already and are not eligible to receive payment under this 
program due to the payment limitations provisions. As of November 14, 
2006, the Federal Crop Insurance Cooperation (FCIC) has paid out $463.8 
million, including nearly $60 million for citrus. Limited payment data 
from other payment sources prevents a definite calculation of payments 
paid to producers to date. Eligible producers' payments are not 
expected to exceed $95 million. If payments exceed $95 million, 
payments to eligible producers will be reduced by a uniform national 
percentage determined by CCC.

Livestock

    The estimated $50 million in expected claims for the 2006 LIP-II 
($30 million) and the 2006 LCP ($20 million) are expected to 
significantly affect individual farmers; however these programs are not 
expected to have noticeable effects on aggregate social welfare. In 
comparison, FSA paid $16.9 billion to farmers and ranchers in fiscal 
2005, with the largest payments category being $8 billion paid under 
the Direct and Counter Cyclical Program. However, payments to 
individual claimants should provide needed monetary relief from 
significant financial losses suffered as a result of conditions related 
to the 2005 Hurricanes.

Trees

    Estimated TAP program payments range from $4.6 million to $8.6 
million, with a most likely estimate of $5.5 million. Throughout the 
range of estimates, Florida comprises 63 percent of the estimated 
damage to fruit and nut trees, vines and bushes, and thus would receive 
a similar level of total TAP assistance.

List of Subjects for 7 CFR Part 1416

    Agriculture, Citrus fruits, Disaster assistance, Fish, Livestock, 
Nursery stock.


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For the reasons set forth above, 7 CFR part 1416 is added as follows:

PART 1416--2006 EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Subpart A--General Provisions for 2006 Emergency Agricultural Disaster 
Assistance Programs
Sec.
1416.1 Applicability.
1416.2 Eligible counties, hurricanes, and disaster periods.
1416.3 Administration.
1416.4 Definitions.
1416.5 Application for payment.
1416.6 Limitations on payments and other benefits.
1416.7 Insurance requirements.
1416.8 Appeals.
1416.9 Offsets, assignments, and debt settlement.
1416.10 Records and inspections thereof.
1416.11 Refunds; joint and several liability.
Subpart B--Livestock Compensation Program
1416.100 Applicability.
1416.101 Definitions.
1416.102 Eligible livestock and producers.
1416.103 Application process.
1416.104 Payment calculation.
1416.105 Availability of funds.
Subpart C--Livestock Indemnity Program II
1416.200 Applicability.
1416.201 Definitions.
1416.202 Eligible owners and contract growers.
1416.203 Eligible livestock.
1416.204 Application process.
1416.205 Payment calculation.
1416.206 Availability of funds.
Subpart D--Citrus Disaster Program
1416.300 Applicability.
1416.301 Definitions.
1416.302 Eligible crops and producers.
1416.303 Application process.
1416.304 Payment calculations.
1416.305 Availability of funds.
Subpart E--Fruit and Vegetable Disaster Program
1416.400 Applicability.
1416.401 Definitions.
1416.402 Eligible fruit and vegetable producers.
1416.403 Application process.
1416.404 Payment calculations.
1416.405 Availability of funds.
Subpart F--Tropical Fruit Disaster Program
1416.500 Applicability.
1416.501 Definitions.
1416.502 Eligibility requirements.
1416.503 Application process.
1416.504 Payment calculation.
1416.505 Availability of funds.
Subpart G--Nursery Disaster Program
1416.600 Applicability.
1416.601 Eligibility requirements.
1416.602 Application process.
1416.603 Payment calculations.
1416.604 Availability of funds.
Subpart H--2005 Hurricane Tree Assistance Program
1416.700 Applicability.
1416.701 Definitions.
1416.702 Eligible producers and stands.
1416.703 Application process.
1416.704 Payment calculation.
1416.705 Obligations of a participant.
Subpart I--2005 Catfish Grant Program
1416.800 General.

    Authority: Title III, Pub. L. 109-234, 120 Stat. 474; 16 U.S.C. 
3801, note.

Subpart A--General Provisions for 2006 Emergency Agricultural 
Disaster Assistance Programs


Sec.  1416.1  Applicability.

    (a) This part establishes the terms and conditions under which the 
following programs will be administered under Title III of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 for producers affected by the 
2005 hurricanes listed in Sec.  1416.2:
    (1) Livestock Compensation Program (LCP);
    (2) Livestock Indemnity Program II (LIP II);
    (3) Citrus Disaster Program (Citrus Disaster);
    (4) Fruit and Vegetable Disaster Program (Fruit and Vegetable 
Disaster);
    (5) Tropical Fruit Disaster Program (Tropical Fruit);
    (6) Nursery Disaster Program (Nursery);
    (7) 2005 Hurricane Tree Assistance Program (Hurricane TAP);
    (8) Catfish Grant Program (Catfish Grants).
    (b) The amount that may be expended for payments under subparts B 
through I of this part shall not exceed the amounts authorized in Title 
III of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006.
    (c) To be eligible for payments under these programs, producers 
must comply with all applicable provisions under subparts B through I 
of this part.


Sec.  1416.2  Eligible counties, hurricanes, and disaster periods.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will provide assistance under the 
programs listed in Sec.  1416.1 to eligible producers who have suffered 
certain losses due to 2005 hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, or Wilma, 
or a related condition, in the counties provided in paragraph (d) of 
this section. CCC funds for the programs in subparts B through I of 
this part are made available under the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane 
Recovery, 2006.
    (b) The ``Disaster Period'' is the time period in which losses 
occurred that may be considered eligible for the programs under 
subparts B, C, H and I of this part.
    (c) The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 provides that no

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producer receives duplicative payments under the programs in subparts B 
through I of this part and any other Federal program for the same loss. 
Under the regulations at 7 CFR part 760, Subpart E, eligible livestock 
owners and contract growers were provided benefits for certain 
livestock deaths that occurred as a result of 2005 hurricanes Dennis, 
Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, or Wilma in many of the same counties as 
provided in paragraph (d) of this section. The benefits provided under 
7 CFR part 760, Subpart E, are significantly greater than the benefits 
to be provided under Subpart C of this part. Accordingly, to ensure the 
statutory requirement that no producer receives duplicative payments 
under the program in Subpart C of this section and any other Federal 
program for the same loss, eligible livestock under the program in 
Subpart C of this section shall be limited to catfish and crawfish in 
any county listed in paragraph (d) of this section that was an eligible 
county under 7 CFR 760.101.
    (d) Counties are eligible for emergency disaster assistance under 
this Act if they received a Presidential designation or Secretarial 
declaration or are counties contiguous to such counties. Accordingly, 
the following counties are eligible:

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                                                                                                    Disaster period
                State                         County         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Katrina                Ophelia                  Rita                  Wilma
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Alabama.............................  Baldwin...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Bibb..................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Blount................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Butler................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Chilton...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Choctaw...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Clarke................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Colbert...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Conecuh...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Covington.............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Cullman...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Dallas................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Escambia..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Fayette...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Franklin..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Alabama.............................  Geneva................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Greene................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Hale..................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
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.............................  Lawrence..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Limestone.............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Lowndes...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Marengo...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Marion................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Marshall..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Mobile................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Monroe................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Morgan................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Perry.................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Pickens...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  St. Clair.............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Shelby................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Sumter................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Tuscaloosa............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Walker................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Washington............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Wilcox................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Alabama.............................  Winston...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Arkansas............................  Ashley................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Chicot................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Columbia..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Crittenden............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Desha.................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Lafayette.............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Lee...................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Miller................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Phillips..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  St. Francis...........       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Arkansas............................  Union.................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Florida.............................  Bay...................       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...............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Charlotte.............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Collier...............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  De Soto...............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05

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Florida.............................  Escambia..............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Franklin..............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Glades................  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Gulf..................       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.............................  Hillsborough..........  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Holmes................       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Indian River..........  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Jackson...............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Lee...................  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Liberty...............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Manatee...............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
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................       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Okaloosa..............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Okeechobee............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Orange................  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Osceola...............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Palm Beach............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Polk..................  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  St. Lucie.............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Santa Rosa............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Sarasota..............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Volusia...............  .....................  .....................  .....................      10/23/05-12/22/05
Florida.............................  Wakulla...............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Walton................       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Florida.............................  Washington............       8/24/05-10/23/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Louisiana...........................  Acadia................       8/29/05-10/23/05  .....................       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  .....................

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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  .....................  .....................  .....................
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  .....................

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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  .....................
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......................  Beaufort..............  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Bladen................  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Brunswick.............  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Carteret..............  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Columbus..............  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Craven................  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Currituck.............  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Dare..................  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Duplin................  .....................       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......................  Lenoir................  .....................       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  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Pitt..................  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Sampson...............  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Tyrell................  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
North Carolina......................  Washington............  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
South Carolina......................  Horry.................  .....................       9/11/05-11/10/05  .....................  .....................
Tennessee...........................  Fayette...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Tennessee...........................  Giles.................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Tennessee...........................  Hardeman..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Tennessee...........................  Hardin................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Tennessee...........................  Lawrence..............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Tennessee...........................  McNairy...............       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Tennessee...........................  Shelby................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Tennessee...........................  Wayne.................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................  .....................  .....................
Texas...............................  Anderson..............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Angelina..............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Austin................  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Brazoria..............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Cass..................       8/29/05-10/28/05  .....................       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  .....................

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Texas...............................  Grimes................  .....................  .....................       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...............................  Henderson.............  .....................  .....................       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...............................  Leon..................  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Liberty...............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Madison...............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Marion................  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Matagorda.............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Montgomery............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Morris................  .....................  .....................       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...............................  Smith.................  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Trinity...............  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Tyler.................  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Upshur................  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
Texas...............................  Walker................  .....................  .....................       9/23/05-11/22/05  .....................
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Sec.  1416.3  Administration.

    (a) These programs are administered under the general supervision 
of the Administrator, Farm Service Agency (FSA), or Executive Vice 
President of CCC.
    (b) CCC representatives do not have authority to modify or waive 
any of the provisions of the regulations of subparts B through I of 
this part.
    (c) The State FSA committee shall take any action required by the 
regulations of subparts B through H of this part that the county FSA 
committee 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 H of this part; or
    (2) Require a county committee to withhold taking any action that 
is not in accordance with subparts B through H of this part.
    (d) No provision or delegation to a State or county FSA committee 
shall preclude the Executive Vice President, CCC, FSA Deputy 
Administrator for Farm Programs (Deputy Administrator), or a designee 
of such, from determining any question arising under the program or 
from reversing or modifying any determination made by a State or county 
FSA committee.


Sec.  1416.4  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to the programs in subparts B 
through H of this part. The definitions in parts 718 and 1400 of this 
chapter shall also apply, except where they conflict with the 
definitions in this section.
    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 in the ground 
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 Federal Crop Insurance Act, as 
amended.
    Farming operation means a business enterprise engaged in producing 
agricultural products.
    Owner means one who had legal ownership of the trees, bushes, 
vines, or livestock for which benefits are being requested under 
subparts B through H, on the day such plant or livestock perished or 
suffered losses due to an eligible hurricane.
    Tier means the geographic bands of damage generally correlating to 
the severity of damage caused by the maximum sustained winds of the 
applicable hurricanes.
    Tree means a tree (including a Christmas tree, ornamental tree, 
nursery tree, and potted tree).
    Vine means a perennial plant grown under normal conditions 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.


Sec.  1416.5  Application for payment.

    (a) A producer who applies for any program under subparts B through 
H of this part shall submit an application and required supporting 
documentation to the county FSA office serving the county where the 
eligible loss occurred; or in the case of LCP, where the eligible 
livestock were physically located on the applicable date.
    (b) The application must be filed during the application period

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announced by the Deputy Administrator.
    (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 exists:
    (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.


Sec.  1416.6  Limitations on payments and other benefits.

    (a) A producer may receive no more than $80,000 under LCP, subpart 
B of this part.
    (b) A producer may receive no more than $80,000 under LIP-II, 
subpart C of this part.
    (c) A single producer may receive no more than $80,000 total 
combined payments from subpart D of this part, the Citrus Disaster 
Program, subpart E of this part, the Fruit and Vegetable Program, 
subpart F of this part, the Tropical Fruit Program, and subpart G of 
this part, the Nursery Program.
    (d) Limits per person for payments made under subpart I of this 
part for Catfish Grants will be $80,000 per producer. This limit shall 
be enforced by the State administering the grant program.
    (e) 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, except for 
TAP and Catfish Grants.
    (f) As a condition to receive benefits under this part, 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.
    (g) An individual or entity determined to be a foreign person under 
part 1400 of this title shall not be eligible to receive benefits under 
this part.
    (h) In addition to limitations provided in each subpart of this 
part, producers cannot receive duplicate benefits under this part and 
any other Federal programs for the same loss, including but not limited 
to the following:
    (1) Crop insurance indemnity payments under 7 CFR Part 400;
    (2) The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, part 1437 of 
this chapter;
    (3) Part 701 of this title, the Emergency Conservation Program;
    (4) The Hurricane Indemnity Program, subpart C of part 760 of this 
title.
    (i) An applicant's actual loss or actual costs incurred because of 
losses due to an eligible hurricane must equal or exceed the benefit 
requested under this part.


Sec.  1416.7  Insurance requirements.

    For the Citrus, Fruit and Vegetable, Tropical Fruit and Nursery 
Disaster Programs:
    (a) Payment rates for producers who did not have crop insurance or 
coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) 
will be 5 percent less than the rates received by producers who did 
have crop insurance or NAP coverage.
    (b) Eligible producers who elected to not purchase crop insurance 
on an insurable crop, or to sign up for NAP that was available on an 
uninsurable crop for which benefits are received under these programs, 
must purchase such coverage for the next available coverage period in 
the form of:
    (1) Crop insurance that is, at a minimum, at least at the 
catastrophic level on that crop, although producers required to 
purchase a citrus policy may purchase a fruit or tree policy; or
    (2) NAP coverage.
    (c) If a producer who is required to purchase crop insurance or NAP 
for the applicable year fails to do so, the producer must refund any 
disaster payment made under these programs. Required refunds will be 
serviced as a claim under part 1403 of this chapter.


Sec.  1416.8  Appeals.

    The appeal regulations set forth at parts 11 and 780 of this title 
apply to determinations made pursuant to subparts B through H of this 
part.


Sec.  1416.9  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 parts 792 and 
1403 of this title apply to payments made under subparts B through H 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 chapter.


Sec.  1416.10  Records and inspections thereof.

    Producers receiving payments under the programs in subparts B 
through H or any other person who furnishes information for the 
purposes of enabling such producer to receive a payment under subparts 
B through H of this part shall maintain any books, records, and 
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 CCC 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 or 
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.


Sec.  1416.11  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 H of this part, and if any refund of a payment to 
CCC shall otherwise become due in connection with this part, all 
payments made in regard to such matter shall be refunded to CCC 
together with interest and late-payment charges as provided for in part 
792 of this title.

Subpart B--Livestock Compensation Program


Sec.  1416.100  Applicability.

    This subpart sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to the 
Livestock Compensation Program (LCP).

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Sec.  1416.101  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to this subpart.
    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.
    Adult beef cows means female bovine animals that had delivered one 
or more offspring before the beginning date of the disaster period. A 
first-time bred beef heifer shall also be considered an adult beef cow 
if it was pregnant on the beginning date of the disaster period.
    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 disaster period.
    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. 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 disaster period.
    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 disaster 
period.
    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 disaster period. A first-
time bred dairy heifer shall also be considered an adult dairy cow if 
it was pregnant on the beginning date of the disaster period.
    Agricultural operation means a farming operation.
    Application means the ``2005 Hurricanes Livestock Compensation 
Program Application'' form.
    Disaster period means the applicable disaster period as set forth 
in Sec.  1416.2.
    Equine animal means a domesticated horse, mule or donkey.
    Goat means a domesticated, ruminant mammal of the genus Capra, 
including Angora goats.
    Non-adult beef cattle means male, female or neutered male bovine 
animals that weighed 500 pounds or more on the beginning date of the 
disaster period, 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 disaster period, but do not meet the 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 disaster period, but do not meet the definition adult dairy cows or 
bulls.
    Poultry means domesticated chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. 
Poultry will be further delineated by sex, age and purpose of 
production, as determined by CCC.
    Sheep means domesticated, ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis.
    Swine means domesticated omnivorous pigs, hogs, and boars. Swine 
will be further delineated by sex and weight as determined by CCC.


Sec.  1416.102  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, equine, poultry, elk, reindeer, sheep, goats, swine or deer;
    (2) Been physically located in an eligible county on the beginning 
date of the disaster period;
    (3) Been maintained for commercial use as part of a farming 
operation on the beginning date of the disaster period; and
    (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 disaster period; and
    (2) Suffered a loss of feed:
    (i) From produced or purchased forage or feedstuffs which was:
    (A) Damaged or destroyed by an eligible hurricane; and
    (B) Physically located in an eligible county; and
    (C) Intended for use as feed for only the livestock found eligible 
under paragraph (a) of this section.
    (ii) The value of such loss, as determined by CCC, equals or 
exceeds the amount calculated according to Sec.  1416.104(a).


Sec.  1416.103  Application process.

    (a) Applicants must submit to CCC:
    (1) A completed application in accordance with Sec.  1416.5;
    (2) Adequate proof, as determined by CCC, that the feed lost:
    (i) Was for the claimed eligible livestock;
    (ii) Occurred as a direct result of the eligible hurricane during 
the disaster period; and
    (iii) Had a value, as determined by CCC, equal to or greater than 
the amount calculated in accordance with Sec.  1416.104(a); and
    (iv) Any other supporting documentation as determined by CCC to be 
necessary to make a determination of eligibility of the applicant. 
Supporting documents include, but are not limited to: verifiable 
purchase records; veterinarian records; bank or other loan papers; 
rendering truck receipts; Federal Emergency Management Agency records; 
National Guard records; written contracts; production records; Internal 
Revenue Service records; property tax records; private insurance 
documents; sales records, and similar documents.
    (b) [Reserved]


Sec.  1416.104  Payment calculation.

    (a) LCP payments are calculated by multiplying the national payment 
rate for each livestock category, as provided in paragraph (c) of this 
section, by the number of eligible livestock in each category. The 
national payment rate represents the cost of the amount of corn needed 
to maintain the specific livestock for 30 days, as determined by CCC. 
Adjustments shall be applied in accordance with paragraph (b) of this 
section and Sec.  1416.105;
    (b) The LCP payment calculated in accordance with paragraph (a) of 
this section shall be reduced by the amount the applicant received for 
the specific livestock under the Feed Indemnity Program in accordance 
with subpart D of part 760 of this title.
    (c) 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) Equine;
    (10) Reindeer;
    (11) Elk;
    (12) Poultry; and
    (13) Deer.


Sec.  1416.105  Availability of funds.

    (a) In the event that the total amount of eligible claims submitted 
under this subpart and subpart I of this part exceeds $95 million, each 
payment shall

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be reduced by a uniform national percentage, as determined by CCC,
    (b) Such payment reduction shall be applied after the imposition of 
per-person payment limitations as provided in Sec.  1416.6.

Subpart C--Livestock Indemnity Program II


Sec.  1416.200  Applicability.

    (a) This subpart sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to 
the Livestock Indemnity Program II (LIP-II).
    (b) Eligible livestock owners and contract growers will be 
compensated in accordance with Sec.  1416.205 for eligible livestock 
deaths that occurred in eligible counties as a direct result of an 
eligible hurricane during the disaster period.


Sec.  1416.201  Definitions.

    The following definitions are applicable for all purposes of 
administering LIP-II.
    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 were 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.
    Agricultural operation means a farming operation.
    Application means the ``2005 Hurricanes Livestock Indemnity Program 
II Application'' form.
    Buck means a male goat.
    Catfish means catfish grown as food for human consumption by a 
commercial operator on private property in water in a controlled 
environment.
    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.
    Controlled environment means an environment in which everything 
that can practicably be controlled with structures, facilities, growing 
media (including but not limited to water and nutrients) by the 
producer, is in fact controlled by the producer.
    Crawfish means crawfish grown as food for human consumption by a 
commercial operator on private property in water in a controlled 
environment.
    Disaster period means the applicable disaster period as set forth 
in Sec.  1416.2.
    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 CCC.
    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).
    Swine means domesticated omnivorous pigs, hogs, and boars. Swine 
will be further delineated by sex and weight as determined by CCC.


Sec.  1416.202  Eligible owners and contract growers.

    (a) To be considered eligible, a livestock owner must have had 
legal ownership of the eligible livestock, as provided in Sec.  
1416.203(a), 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 eligible livestock, as provided in Sec.  
1416.203(b), on the day the livestock died.


Sec.  1416.203  Eligible livestock.

    (a) To be considered eligible livestock for eligible livestock 
owners, livestock:
    (1) In any county provided in Sec.  1416.2(d) that was an eligible 
county in accordance with 7 CFR 760.101, must meet all the following:
    (i) Be catfish or crawfish as defined in Sec.  1416.201;
    (ii) Died in an eligible county as a direct result of an applicable 
hurricane during the disaster period;
    (iii) Been maintained for commercial use as part of a farming 
operation on the day they died; and
    (iv) Before dying, 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.
    (2) In any county provided in Sec.  1416.2(d) that was not an 
eligible county according to 7 CFR 760.101, must meet all the 
following:
    (i) Be adult or non-adult dairy cattle, beef cattle, buffalo, 
beefalo, catfish, crawfish, equine, sheep goats, swine, poultry or 
deer;
    (ii) Died in an eligible county as a direct result of an applicable 
hurricane during the disaster period;
    (iii) Been maintained for commercial use as part of a farming 
operation on the day they died; and
    (iv) Before dying, 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.

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    (b) To be considered eligible livestock for eligible contract 
growers, livestock must meet all the following:
    (1) Be poultry as defined in Sec.  1416.201;
    (2) Died in an eligible county provided in Sec.  1416.2(d) that was 
not an eligible county as provided in 7 CFR 760.101;
    (3) Died as a direct result of an eligible hurricane during the 
applicable disaster period as set forth in Sec.  1416.2;
    (4) Been maintained for commercial use as part of a farming 
operation on the day they died; and
    (5) Before dying, 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.
    (c) No producer may receive duplicative payments under this subpart 
and any other Federal program for the same loss. Except catfish and 
crawfish, livestock that died in any county set forth in Sec.  
1416.2(d) that was an eligible county under Sec.  760.101 of this title 
are not eligible livestock under this subpart.


Sec.  1416.204  Application process.

    (a) Applicants must submit to CCC a completed application in 
accordance with Sec.  1416.5, a copy of their grower contract if the 
applicant is a contract grower, and other supporting documents 
necessary for determining 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 in an eligible county as a direct result of 
an eligible hurricane during the disaster period. The quantity and kind 
of livestock that died as a direct result of the eligible hurricane may 
be documented by: Purchase records; veterinarian records; bank or other 
loan papers; rendering truck receipts; Federal Emergency Management 
Agency records; National Guard records; written contracts; production 
records, Internal Revenue Service records; property tax records; 
private insurance documents; and other similar verifiable documents, as 
determined by CCC.
    (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 determined by the Deputy 
Administrator, were in inventory at the time the applicable hurricane 
occurred;
    (iii) Other details necessary for CCC to determine the 
certification acceptable; and
    (2) The third party provides their telephone number, address, and a 
written statement containing:
    (i) Specific details about their knowledge of the livestock deaths;
    (ii) Their affiliation with the livestock owner;
    (iii) The accuracy of the deaths claimed by the livestock owner; 
and
    (iv) Other details necessary for CCC to determine the certification 
acceptable.


Sec.  1416.205  Payment calculation.

    (a) Under this subpart, separate payment rates are established for 
eligible livestock owners and eligible livestock contract growers in 
accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. LIP-II payments 
are calculated by multiplying the national payment rate for each 
livestock category, as determined in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section, by the number of eligible livestock in each category, as 
provided in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section. Adjustments 
shall be applied in accordance with paragraphs (d) and (e) of this 
section and Sec.  1416.206.
    (b) The LIP-II national payment rate for eligible livestock owners 
is based on 30 percent of the average fair market value of the 
livestock.
    (c) The LIP-II national payment rate for eligible livestock 
contract growers is based on 30 percent of the average income loss 
sustained by the contract grower with respect to the dead livestock.
    (d) The payment calculated for eligible livestock owners shall be 
reduced by the amount the applicant received for the specific livestock 
under:
    (1) Subpart E of Part 760 of this title, the Livestock Indemnity 
Program;
    (2) Subpart G of Part 760 of this title, the Aquaculture Program; 
and
    (3) Part 1437 of this chapter, the Noninsured Crop Disaster 
Assistance Program.
    (e) The payment calculated for eligible livestock contract growers 
shall be reduced by the amount the applicant received for the specific 
livestock:
    (1) Under the Livestock Indemnity Program under Subpart E of Part 
760 of this title; and
    (2) From the party who contracted with the producer to grow the 
livestock for the loss of income from the dead livestock.
    (f) The categories of eligible livestock in any county provided in 
Sec.  1416.2(d) that was not an eligible county according to 7 CFR 
760.101 for eligible livestock contract growers are as follows:
    (1) Chickens, layers, roasters;
    (2) Chickens, broilers, pullets;
    (3) Chickens, chicks;
    (4) Turkeys, toms, fryers, roasters;
    (5) Turkeys, poults;
    (6) Ducks;
    (7) Ducks, ducklings;
    (8) Geese, goose; and
    (9) Geese, gosling.
    (g) The categories of eligible livestock in any county provided in 
Sec.  1416.2(d) that was not an eligible county according to 7 CFR 
760.101 for eligible livestock owners 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;
    (29) Catfish;
    (30) Crawfish; and
    (31) Equine.
    (h) The categories of eligible livestock in any county provided in 
Sec.  1416.2(d) that was an eligible county according to 7 CFR 760.101 
for eligible livestock owners are as follows:
    (1) Catfish; and
    (2) Crawfish.


Sec.  1416.206  Availability of funds.

    (a) In the event that the total amount of eligible claims submitted 
by eligible livestock owners under this subpart exceeds $30 million, 
each payment to eligible livestock owner shall be reduced by a uniform 
national percentage, as determined by CCC.

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    (b) Such payment reduction shall be applied after the imposition of 
the applicable per-person payment limitations in Sec.  1416.6.

Subpart D--Citrus Disaster Program


Sec.  1416.300  Applicability.

    This subpart sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to the 
Citrus Disaster Program.


Sec.  1416.301  Definitions.

    Citrus means eligible citrus types that are those listed within the 
Risk Management Agency (RMA) Florida Citrus Fruit Crop Provisions.
    Grove means contiguous acreage of the same citrus crop.


Sec.  1416.302  Eligible crops and producers.

    (a) A producer must be an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or 
sharecropper who shares in the risk of producing the citrus crop and is 
entitled to share in the crop available for marketing from the farm or 
would have shared had the crop been produced. Producers that did not 
market citrus in both 2004 and 2005 are not eligible, except producers 
with groves that will be of fruit-bearing age for 2006, but were too 
immature to producer marketable fruit in 2004 or 2005.
    (b)(1) Citrus producers will be reimbursed on a per-acre basis for 
each eligible grove. Payment will be based on the severity of 
destruction as determined by the paths of the storms and damage 
estimates by CCC considering levels of loss correlating to the severity 
of damage caused by maximum sustained winds of the hurricane. The 
levels of damage that will determine payment rates are as follows:

Tier I--75 percent or greater crop loss and associated tree damage.
Tier II--50 to 74 percent crop loss and associated tree damage/loss.
Tier III--35 to 49 percent crop loss and associated tree damage/loss.
Tier IV --15 percent and greater associated tree damage only.

    (2) Citrus producers who suffered citrus crop production losses and 
associated fruit-bearing tree damage, including related cleanup and 
rehabilitation costs, must provide to CCC a certified statement on a 
CCC-approved form of the level of destruction, the number of acres in 
the disaster-affected grove, and the geographic location of the losses.
    (c) If the actual level of loss is greater than the level of loss 
associated with the tier based on the location of the grove, the 
applicant may submit documentation to CCC to request the grove be 
placed in the next lower-numbered tier which represents a greater level 
of loss and a higher payment rate. Regardless of the level of loss 
incurred, the grove can only be placed in the next lower-numbered tier.
    (d) If the actual level of loss is less than the tier associated 
with the location band for the grove, the producer shall certify to the 
lower loss level, which must be 15 percent or more, on the application 
and a lower payment rate will be used by CCC based upon the tier rate 
associated with the lower loss level.


Sec.  1416.303  Application process.

    (a) Producers wishing to receive benefits must submit a completed 
application and report of acreage identifying the geographic location 
and number of acres in the disaster-affected area to their local FSA 
Service Center at the time an application for payment is being filed 
according to Sec.  1416.5.
    (b) Applicants must certify and provide adequate proof that the 
losses and expenses incurred to eligible citrus crops were a direct 
result of the hurricane, in accordance with Sec.  1416.2.


Sec.  1416.304  Payment calculations.

    (a) Payments will be calculated by multiplying the number of net 
acres in each tier times the applicable payment rate, as determined by 
CCC, times the producer's share of the loss. The number of net acres is 
determined by subtracting drainage ditches, canals, and other such land 
uses from the citrus acres planted in the grove. The following table 
provides the applicable payment rates for producers with crop insurance 
or NAP coverage and those without coverage:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Producers with       Producers without
                                insurance or NAP      insurance or NAP
                                    coverage              coverage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier I......................                $1,500                $1,425
Tier II.....................                 1,000                   950
Tier III....................                   600                   570
Tier IV.....................                   100                    95
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) The percentages of the payment for citrus crops that are 
subject to the payment limitation and AGI provisions are:

Tier I--55 percent
Tier II --60 percent
Tier III--64 percent
Tier IV--0 percent

    (c) The percentages of the payment for citrus crops that are not 
subject to the payment limitation and AGI provisions are:

Tier I--45 percent
Tier II--40 percent
Tier III--36 percent
Tier IV--100 percent


Sec.  1416.305  Availability of funds.

    (a) In the event that the total amount of eligible claims submitted 
by eligible citrus producers under this subpart and subparts E, F, and 
G of this part exceeds $95 million, each payment to an eligible citrus 
producer shall be reduced by a uniform national percentage, as 
determined by CCC.
    (b) Such payment reduction shall be applied after imposition of 
applicable per person payment limitation as provided in Sec.  1416.6.

Subpart E--Fruit and Vegetable Disaster Program


Sec.  1416.400  Applicability.

    This subpart sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to the 
Fruit and Vegetable Disaster Program.


Sec.  1416.401  Definitions.

    Other than plasticulture means conventional row-cropped fruits and 
vegetables, and those crops that are double cropped on a previous 
crop's or season's plastic.
    Plasticulture means production practices where the soil has been 
bedded, fumigated, fertilized, an irrigation system installed, and 
covered with plastic mulch.
    Specialty crop means any commercially grown fruit or vegetable 
eligible for crop insurance or NAP coverage.


Sec.  1416.402  Eligible fruit and vegetable producers.

    (a) Producers of fruits and vegetables utilizing ``plasticulture'', 
and ``other

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than plasticulture'' production practices are eligible for assistance. 
Producer must be an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper 
who shares in the risk of producing the crop and is entitled to share 
in the crop available for marketing from the farm or would have shared 
had the crop been produced. Payments will be made on a per-acre basis, 
and are based on tiers and the severity of destruction as specified for 
citrus crops and the type of production practice.
    (b) Producers must have at least a 35 percent loss in production, 
or a 15 percent or more associated crop damage. Producers must also 
document that the necessary materials and procedures were followed to 
produce vegetables using plasticulture or other than plasticulture.
    (c)(1) Fruit and vegetable producers will be reimbursed on a per-
acre basis for eligible acreage. Payment will be based on the severity 
of destruction as determined by the paths of the storms and damage 
estimates developed by CCC. Estimates take into account levels of loss 
generally correlating to the severity of damage caused by maximum 
sustained winds of the applicable hurricanes. The levels of damage that 
will determine payment rates are as follows:

Tier I--75 percent or greater crop and/or yield loss
Tier II--50 to 74 percent crop and/or yield loss
Tier III--35 to 49 percent crop and/or yield loss
Tier IV--15 percent or more crop and/or field damage

    (2) Fruit and vegetable producers who suffered crop production 
losses and associated crop damage, including related cleanup, must 
provide to CCC a certified statement on a CCC approved form of the 
level of destruction, the number of the disaster affected acres, and 
the geographic location of the losses.
    (d) If the actual level of loss is greater than the tier associated 
with the location of the acreage, the applicant may submit 
documentation to CCC to request the acreage be placed in the next 
lower-numbered tier which represents a greater level of loss and a 
higher payment rate.
    (e) If the actual level of loss is less than the tier associated 
with the location of the acreage, the producer shall certify to the 
lower loss level on the application and a lower payment rate will be 
used by CCC based upon the tier rate associated with the lower loss 
level.


Sec.  1416.403  Application process.

    (a) Producers wishing to receive benefits must submit a completed 
application and report of acreage identifying the geographic location 
and number of acres in the disaster-affected area to their local FSA 
Service Center at the time an application for payment is being filed 
according to Sec.  1416.5.
    (b) Applicants must certify and provide adequate proof that the 
losses and expenses incurred to eligible fruit and vegetable crops were 
a direct result of the applicable disaster, as set forth in Sec.  
1416.2.


Sec.  1416.404  Payment calculations.

    (a) Payments will be calculated by multiplying the number of net 
acres in each tier times the applicable payment rate, as determined by 
CCC, times the producer's share of the loss. The number of net acres is 
determined by subtracting drainage ditches, canals, and other such land 
uses from the planted fruit and vegetable acres. The following table 
provides the applicable payment rates for producers with crop insurance 
or NAP coverage and those without coverage:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Producers with  insurance or NAP     Producers without  insurance or
                                                       coverage                          NAP  coverage
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Other than                          Other than
                                            Plasticulture     plasticulture     Plasticulture     plasticulture
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier I..................................            $3,750            $1,125            $3,560            $1,070
Tier II.................................             2,500               750             2,375               710
Tier III................................             1,500               450             1,425               425
Tier IV.................................               250                75               235                70
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) The percentage of the payment for fruit and vegetable crops 
that are subject to the payment limitation and AGI provisions are:

Tier I--94.6667 percent
Tier II--94 percent
Tier III--93.3333 percent
Tier IV--0 percent

    (c) The percentage of the payment for fruit and vegetable crops 
that are not subject to the payment limitation and AGI provisions are:

Tier I--5.3333 percent
Tier II--6 percent
Tier III--6.6667 percent
Tier IV--0 percent

    (d) In addition to the prohibition in Sec.  1416.6(g) a producer 
may not receive duplicate benefits under this subpart and subpart H of 
this part, the 2005 Hurricanes Tree Assistance Program.


Sec.  1416.405  Availability of funds.

    (a) In the event that the total amount of eligible claims submitted 
by eligible fruit and vegetable producers under this subpart and 
subparts D, F, and G exceeds $95 million, each payment to an eligible 
fruit and vegetable producer shall be reduced by a uniform national 
percentage, as determined by CCC.
    (b) Such payment reduction shall be applied after imposition of 
applicable per person payment limitation as provided in Sec.  1416.6.

Subpart F--Tropical Fruit Disaster Program

Sec.  1416.500  Applicability.

    This subpart sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to the 
Tropical Fruit Disaster Program.


Sec.  1416.501  Definitions.

    Tropical Fruit means carambola, longan, lychee, and mangos for 
disaster program purposes.


Sec.  1416.502  Eligibility requirements.

    (a) Eligible Tropical Fruit producers must have incurred 50 percent 
or greater loss in commercial production.
    (b) Only those acres of the four eligible fruits located in Tier I 
or II as designated under Sec.  1416.2 shall be considered for payment 
under this subpart.


Sec.  1416.503  Application process.

    (a) Producers wishing to receive benefits must submit a completed 
application and report of acreage identifying the geographic location 
and number of acres in the disaster-affected area to their local FSA 
Service Center at the time an application for payment is

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being filed as provided in Sec.  1416.5. Applications will not be 
accepted after such date as announced by FSA. Applications for 
assistance are available at local FSA Service Centers.
    (b) Applicants must certify and provide adequate proof that the 
losses and expenses incurred to eligible tropical fruit crops were a 
direct result of the applicable disaster, as set forth in Sec.  1416.2.


Sec.  1416.504  Payment calculation.

    (a) Payments are calculated by multiplying the number of affected 
acres by the payment rate times the producer's share of the crop. The 
payment rate for insured or NAP covered tropical fruit is a flat rate 
of $5000 per acre. The rate for uninsured or acreage without NAP 
coverage is $4750 per acre. The total payment is subject to the 
limitations in Sec.  1416.6.
    (b) In addition to the prohibition in Sec.  1416.6(g), producers 
cannot receive duplicate benefits under this subpart and subpart H of 
this part, Hurricane TAP, for the same loss.


Sec.  1416.505  Availability of funds.

    (a) In the event that the total amount of eligible claims submitted 
by eligible tropical fruit producers under this subpart and subparts D, 
E, and G exceeds $95 million, each payment to an eligible tropical 
fruit producer shall be reduced by a uniform national percentage, as 
determined by CCC.
    (b) Such payment reduction shall be applied after imposition of 
applicable per person payment limitation as provided in Sec.  1416.6.

Subpart G--Nursery Disaster Program


Sec.  1416.600  Applicability.

    This subpart sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to the 
Nursery Disaster Program.


Sec.  1416.601  Eligibility requirements.

    (a) Commercial ornamental nursery and fernery producers are 
eligible for assistance for inventory losses for each nursery or 
fernery operation and clean-up costs. For a nursery to be considered a 
commercial nursery, it must be certified by the appropriate state 
agency. Eligible producers include producers of the following types of 
nursery stock and such stock as announced by CCC:
    (1) Deciduous shrubs, broadleaf evergreens, coniferous evergreens, 
shade and flowering trees.
    (2) Stock for use as propagation in a commercial ornamental nursery 
operation.
    (3) Fruit or nut seedlings grown for sale as seed stock for 
commercial orchard operations growing fruit or nuts.
    (b) Eligible nursery inventory does not include:
    (1) Edible varieties.
    (2) Plants produced for reforestation purposes or for the purpose 
of producing a crop for which RMA does not provide insurance, or for 
which CCC does not provide assistance under NAP.
    (c) Losses will be determined on an individual-nursery basis. 
Production loss from one nursery will not be offset by production from 
another nursery operated by the same applicant.


Sec.  1416.602  Application process.

    (a) Producers wishing to receive benefits must submit a completed 
application and report of acreage identifying the geographic location, 
number of acres in the disaster-affected area, the inventory value 
before the hurricane, and the inventory value after the hurricane to 
their local FSA Service Center at the time an application for payment 
is being filed as provided in Sec.  1416.5. The value of the inventory 
is the producer's wholesale price list, less the maximum customer 
discount they provide, not to exceed the prices in RMA's ``Eligible 
Plant List and Price Schedule.''
    (b) Applicants must certify and provide adequate proof that the 
losses and expenses incurred to eligible nursery crops were a direct 
result of the applicable hurricane during the disaster period.


Sec.  1416.603  Payment calculations.

    (a) Payments are calculated by multiplying the difference between 
the beginning and ending inventory value times 25 percent times the 
producer's share of the loss. The payment for production loss is 
subject to the payment limitation and AGI provisions.
    (b) Producers are also eligible for a payment of $250 per acre for 
debris removal and associated costs from hurricane damage if they can 
document that these costs were equal to or greater than $250 per acre. 
None of the payment for cleanup is subject to the payment limitation 
and AGI provisions.
    (c) In addition to the prohibition of Sec.  1416.6(g), producers 
cannot receive duplicate benefits under this subpart and subpart H of 
this part, the Hurricane TAP, for the same loss.


Sec.  1416.604  Availability of funds.

    (a) In the event that the total amount of eligible claims submitted 
by eligible nursery producers under this subpart and subparts D, E, and 
F exceeds $95 million, each payment to an eligible nursery producer 
shall be reduced by a uniform national percentage, as determined by 
CCC.
    (b) Such payment reduction shall be applied after imposition of 
applicable per person payment limitation as provided in Sec.  1416.6.

Subpart H--2005 Hurricane Tree Assistance Program


Sec.  1416.700  Applicability.

    This subpart sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to the 
2005 Hurricane Tree Assistance Program (TAP) for losses in eligible 
counties as defined according to Sec.  1416.2.


Sec.  1416.701  Definitions.

    Application means the ``2005 Hurricane Tree Assistance Program'' 
Application form.
    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.
    Stand means a contiguous acreage of the same crop of trees 
(including Christmas trees, ornamental trees, nursery trees, and potted 
trees), bushes (including shrubs), or vines.


Sec.  1416.702  Eligible producers and stands.

    (a) An eligible producer means an individual, or legal entity, 
including an Indian tribe as defined under the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act; an Indian organization or 
entity chartered under the Indian Reorganization Act; a tribal 
organization as defined under the Indian Self Determination Education 
and Assistance Act; or, an economic enterprise as defined under the 
Indian Financing Act of 1974, which owns a tree, bushes, or vine.
    (b) An eligible stand must:
    (1) Be physically located in an eligible county;
    (2) Have been impacted during an eligible disaster as set forth in 
Sec.  1416.2; and
    (3) Be grown for commercial use.


Sec.  1416.703  Application process.

    (a) A complete application for 2005 Hurricane TAP benefits and 
related supporting documentation must be submitted to the county office 
prior to the deadline announced by the Deputy Administrator.
    (b) A complete application includes all of the following:
    (1) A form CCC-896 provided by CCC;

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    (2) Report of acreage identifying the geographic location and 
number of acres in the disaster-affected stand of claimed trees, 
bushes, and vines according to part 718 of this title;
    (3) A written estimate of the number of acres of trees, bushes or 
vines lost or damaged which is prepared by the owner or someone who is 
a qualified expert, as determined by the county committee;
    (4) Sufficient evidence of the loss to allow the county committee 
to calculate whether an eligible loss occurred.
    (c) Before requests will be approved, the county committee:
    (1) Must verify actual qualifying losses and the number of acres 
involved by on-site visual inspection of the land and trees, bushes or 
vines.
    (2) May request additional information and may consider all 
relevant information in making their determination, including their 
members' own knowledge about the applicant's normal operations.


Sec.  1416.704  Payment calculation.

    (a) An approved eligible producer shall be reimbursed in an amount 
not to exceed 75 percent of the eligible costs for the qualifying 
practice. The payment shall be the lesser of the 75% of actual costs 
for the practice or the amount calculated using rates established by 
the Deputy Administrator. The costs permitted shall only be approved 
for:
    (1) Seedlings or cuttings, for trees, bushes or vine replanting;
    (2) Site preparation and debris handling within normal cultural 
practices for the type of individual stand being re-established and 
necessary to ensure successful plant survival;
    (3) Chemicals and nutrients necessary for successful establishment;
    (4) Labor to plant seedlings or cuttings as determined reasonable 
by the county committee;
    (5) Replacement, rehabilitation, and pruning; and
    (6) Labor used to transplant existing seedlings established through 
natural regeneration into a productive tree stand.
    (b) Costs for fencing, irrigation, irrigation equipment, protection 
of seedlings from wildlife, general improvements, re-establishing 
structures, windscreens and other costs as determined by the Deputy 
Administrator are not eligible for reimbursement benefits.
    (c) When lost stands are replanted, the types planted may be 
different than those originally planted if the new types have the same 
general end use, as the county committee determines and approves. 
Payments will be based on the lesser of rates established to plant the 
types actually lost or the cost to establish the eligible alternative 
type used. If the species of plantings, seedlings or cuttings differs 
significantly from the species lost then, except as the county 
committee determines, the costs may not be reimbursed.
    (d) Eligible producers may elect not to replant or rehabilitate the 
entire eligible stand. If so, the county committee shall calculate 
payment based on the number of qualifying trees, bushes or vines 
actually replanted or rehabilitated.
    (e) In addition to the prohibition in Sec.  1416.6(g), and the 
payment limitation in Sec.  783.6(f) of this title, producers cannot 
receive duplicate benefits under this subpart and subpart D of this 
part, the Hurricane Citrus Disaster Program, for the same loss.


Sec.  1416.705  Obligations of a participant.

    (a) Eligible producers must execute all required documents and 
complete the 2005 Hurricane TAP funded practice within 12 months of 
application approval.
    (b) If a person was erroneously determined to be eligible or 
becomes ineligible for all or part of a 2005 Hurricane TAP benefit, the 
person and successor shall refund any payment paid under this part 
together with interest from the date of disbursement at a rate in 
accordance with part 1403 of this chapter.
    (c) Participants must allow representatives of FSA to visit the 
site for the purpose of certifying compliance with 2005 Hurricanes TAP 
requirements.

Subpart I--2005 Catfish Grant Program


Sec.  1416.800  General.

    (a) CCC will administer a limited program to provide assistance to 
catfish producers in eligible counties. Under the Catfish Grant 
Program, CCC will provide grants to the State governments of States 
where eligible counties are located. The amount of each grant will be 
based on the total value of the catfish feed loss suffered in every 
eligible county in the subject state as determined by CCC. Available 
grant funds under this subpart and funds under subpart B of this part 
will be uniformly prorated to ensure that available funding is not 
exceeded. Catfish producers in eligible counties who suffered at least 
a 30-day catfish feed loss may be eligible for these funds. Among other 
conditions of these grants, assistance provided by a State under such a 
grant to an applicant shall not exceed $80,000, except for general 
partnerships and joint ventures, in which case assistance shall not 
exceed $80,000 times the number of members that constitute the general 
partnership or joint venture.
    (b) No producer may receive duplicate payments under this subpart 
and any other Federal programs for the same loss.

    Signed in Washington, DC, February 2, 2007.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 07-590 Filed 2-9-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P


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