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(a) The programs in subparts B through E of this part will be administered under the general supervision and direction of the Administrator, Farm Service Agency (FSA) (who also serves as the Executive Vice-President, CCC), and the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, FSA (referred to as the “Deputy Administrator” in this part).
[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 49463, Oct. 2, 2018]
[83 FR 49463, Oct. 2, 2018]
Eligible adverse weather means, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, an extreme and abnormal damaging weather event that is not expected to occur during the loss period, which results in eligible losses. The eligible adverse weather would have resulted in agricultural losses not covered by other programs in this part for which the Deputy Administrator determines financial assistance should be provided to producers. Adverse weather may include, but is not limited to, blizzard, winter storms, and wildfires. Specific eligible adverse weather may vary based on the type of loss. Identification of eligible adverse weather will include locations (National, State, or county-level) and start and end dates.
Eligible winter storm means a storm that lasts for at least three consecutive days and is accompanied by high winds, freezing rain or sleet, heavy snowfall, and extremely cold temperatures.
Non-adult beef cattle means a beef breed bovine animal that does not meet the definition of adult beef cow or bull. Non-adult beef cattle are further delineated by weight categories of either less than 400 pounds or 400 pounds or more on or before the beginning date of the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition that caused death. For a loss other than death, means a bovine animal less than 2 years old that that weighed 500 pounds or more on or before the beginning date of the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition.
Non-adult dairy cattle means a bovine dairy breed animal used for the purpose of providing milk for human consumption that does not meet the definition of adult dairy cow or bull. Non-adult dairy cattle are further delineated by weight categories of either less than 400 pounds or 400 pounds or more on or before the beginning date of the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition that caused death. For a loss other than death, means a bovine dairy breed animal used for the purpose of providing milk for human consumption that is less than 2 years old that weighed 500 pounds or more on or before the beginning date of the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition.
Normal mortality means the numerical amount, computed by a percentage of expected livestock, honeybee colony and farm-raised fish deaths, by category, that normally occur during a program year for a producer, as established for the area by the FSA State Committee for livestock and farm-raised fish, and as established nationwide by the Deputy Administrator for honeybee colonies.
Program year means from October 1 through September 30 of the fiscal year in which the loss occurred.
Verifiable record means a document provided by the producer that can be verified by the County Committee (COC) through an independent source and is used to substantiate the claimed loss.
[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, as amended at 79 FR 57721, Sept. 26, 2014; 79 FR 74571, Dec. 15, 2014; 83 FR 49464, Oct. 2, 2018]
(5) For 2014 and subsequent program years, a loss resulting from the additional cost of transporting water to eligible livestock as specified in §1416.104(a) due to an eligible drought, including, but not limited to, costs associated with water transport equipment rental fees, labor, and contracted water transportation fees. The cost of the water is not eligible for payment. Transporting water to livestock located on land enrolled in CRP is not an eligible loss under this program. To be eligible for additional cost of transporting water to eligible livestock, the livestock must be on eligible grazing lands that meet all of the following:
(i) Physically located in the county where the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition occurred;
(ii) That had adequate livestock watering systems or facilities before the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition occurred; and
(iii) That the producer is not normally required to transport water to the grazing land.
(f) For a loss resulting from the additional cost associated with gathering livestock to treat for cattle tick fever, the livestock treated for cattle tick fever must be considered eligible livestock as specified in §1416.104(d). To be considered an eligible loss, acceptable records, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, must be on file with APHIS, that provide the number of livestock treated for cattle tick fever and the number of treatments given during the program year.
(g) For a loss due to livestock death to be considered eligible, the livestock death must have occurred in the county where the eligible loss condition occurred. The livestock death must be in excess of normal mortality and due to an eligible loss condition determined as eligible by the Deputy Administrator and not related to eligible adverse weather, as specified in subpart D of this part for LIP.
(h) For honeybee feed or farm-raised fish feed losses to be considered an eligible loss, the honeybee feed or farm-raised fish feed loss must be one of the following:
(i) For honeybee colony or honeybee hive losses to be considered eligible, the hive producer must have incurred the loss in the county where the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition occurred. The honeybee colony or hive losses must be due to an eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, including, but not limited to, colony collapse disorder, earthquake, eligible winter storm, as specified in §1416.102, excessive wind, flood, hurricane, lightning, tornado, volcanic eruption, and wildfire. To be considered an eligible honeybee colony loss, the colony loss must be in excess of normal mortality, as established by the Deputy Administrator, and the loss could not have been prevented through reasonable and available measures. Acceptable documentation must be provided upon request by FSA to demonstrate an eligible loss occurred, was associated with an eligible adverse weather event or loss condition, and that generally accepted husbandry and production practices had been followed.
(j) For death losses of bait fish, game fish, or other aquatic species, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, to be considered eligible, the producer must have incurred the fish loss, in excess of normal mortality, in the county where the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition occurred. The fish death must be due to an eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition as determined by the Deputy Administrator including, but not limited to, earthquake, flood, hurricane, tidal surge, tornado, and volcanic eruption.
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(g) For honeybee colony, hive, and feed losses to be eligible, the honeybee colony must meet the following conditions:
(h) For fish to be eligible to generate payments under ELAP, the fish must be produced in a controlled environment and the farm-raised fish must:
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(c) For livestock death losses to be eligible the producer must have had a loss that is determined to be eligible as specified in §1416.103(g) and in addition to other eligibility rules that may apply to be eligible as a:
(1) Livestock owner for the payment with respect to the death of an animal under this subpart, the applicant must have had legal ownership of the livestock on the day the livestock died and under conditions in which no contract grower could have been eligible for ELAP payment with respect to the animal. Eligible types of animal categories for which losses can be calculated for an owner are specified in §1416.104(d).
(2) Contract grower for ELAP payment with respect to the death of an animal, the animal must be in one of the categories specified in §1416.104(e), and the contract grower must have had:
(d) To be considered an eligible honeybee producer, a participant must have an interest and risk in an eligible honeybee colony, as specified in §1416.104(g), for the purpose of producing honey or pollination for commercial use as part of a farming operation and must have had a loss that is determined to be eligible as specified in §1416.103(h) or (i).
(e) To be considered an eligible farm-raised fish producer for feed and death loss purposes, the participant must have produced eligible farm-raised fish, as specified in §1416.104(h), with the intent to harvest for commercial use as part of a farming operation and must have had a loss that is determined to be eligible as specified in §1416.103(h) or (j);
(f) A producer seeking payments must not be ineligible under the restrictions applicable to foreign persons contained in §1416.3(b) and must meet all other requirements of subpart A of this part and other applicable USDA regulations.
[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 49466, Oct. 2, 2018]
(a) To apply for ELAP, the participant that suffered eligible livestock, honeybee, or farm-raised fish losses must submit, to the FSA administrative county office that maintains the participant's farm records for the agricultural operation, the following:
(i) For livestock feed, grazing, and death losses and losses resulting from transporting water and gathering livestock to treat for cattle tick fever, a completed Emergency Loss Assistance for Livestock Application;
(7) A socially disadvantaged, limited resource and beginning farmer or rancher certification, if applicable.
(b) For 2017 and subsequent program years, for livestock grazing losses, participant must provide acceptable, verifiable, or reliable records that:
(d) For eligible honeybee colony, honeybee hive and farm-raised fish losses, the participant must provide verifiable or reliable records of honeybee colony, hive, or farm-raised fish losses. For honeybee colony and hive losses, the participant must also provide verifiable or reliable records of inventory at the beginning of the program year, and records of purchase and sale transactions of honeybee colonies and hives throughout the program year. For farm-raised fish losses, the participant must also provide verifiable or reliable records of inventory on the beginning date and ending date of the eligible adverse weather or eligible loss condition. Verifiable and reliable records may include, but are not limited to, any combination of the following:
(e) For eligible livestock death losses that occur during the 2017 and subsequent program years, the participant must provide proof of livestock death, current physical location of livestock in inventory, and physical location of claimed livestock at the time of death, according to the documentation requirements for the Livestock Indemnity Program in §1416.305(d) through (f).
(f) If verifiable or reliable records are not available or provided, as required in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section, the COC may accept producer's certification of losses if similar producers have comparable losses, as determined by the COC and approved by the STC (FSA State Committee).
[83 FR 49466, Oct. 2, 2018]
(a) For an eligible livestock, honeybee, or farm-raised fish producer that meets the definition of beginning farmer or rancher, socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, or limited resource farmer or rancher, payments calculated in §§1416.110 through 1416.112 will be based on a national payment rate of 90 percent.
(c) For an eligible livestock, honeybee, or farm-raised fish producer, payments calculated in §§1416.110(n), 1416.111(b) and (c), and 1416.112(b), will be based on a national payment rate, to be determined by the Deputy Administrator, of not less than 75 percent and not more than 80 percent of the calculated payment.
(b) Payments for losses resulting from the additional cost of transporting water to eligible livestock due to an eligible drought for no more 150 days during the program year, as specified in §1416.103(d)(5) calculated based on a national payment rate, as determined in §1416.109, multiplied by the lesser of either:
(f) Payments for an eligible livestock producer, for livestock losses resulting from the additional cost associated with gathering livestock to treat for cattle tick fever will be calculated for the actual number of livestock involved in each treatment. Total payments are equal to the sum of the following for each treatment:
(2) The number of eligible livestock treated by APHIS for cattle tick fever, times
(n) Payments for an eligible livestock producer for eligible livestock death losses will be based on the applicable national payment rate, as determined in §1416.109, multiplied by the result in paragraph (n)(1) of this section.
(1) Payments will be calculated by multiplying:
(i) The livestock payment rate for each livestock category, times
(ii) The number of eligible livestock that died in each category as a result of an eligible loss condition in excess of normal mortality, as determined in paragraph (n)(2) of this section;
(2) Normal mortality for each livestock category as determined by FSA on a statewide basis using local data sources including, but not limited to, State livestock organizations and the Cooperative Extension Service for the State.
(3) The livestock payment rates to be used in the calculation for paragraph (n)(1) of this section for eligible livestock owners and eligible livestock contract growers are:
(i) A livestock payment rate for eligible livestock owners that is based on the average fair market value of the applicable livestock as computed using nationwide prices for the previous program year unless some other price is approved by the Deputy Administrator.
(ii) A livestock payment rate for eligible livestock contract growers that is based on the relevant average income loss sustained by the contract grower, with respect to the dead livestock.
(o) Payments calculated in this section are subject to the adjustments and limits provided for in this part.
(b) Eligible livestock producers will be compensated for eligible grazing losses for covered livestock that occur due to a qualifying drought or fire that occurs:
(1) On or after October 1, 2011, and
(2) In the calendar year for which benefits are being requested.
Swine means a domesticated omnivorous pig, hog, or boar.
(2) Provide pastureland or grazing land for covered livestock, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land, that is:
(i) Physically located in a county affected by a qualifying drought during the normal grazing period for the county, or
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(5) 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, any uses of wild free roaming animals or use of the animals for recreational purposes, such as pleasure, roping, hunting, pets, or for show; and
(2) The grazing loss occurs on irrigated land, unless the irrigated land has not been irrigated in the program year for which benefits are being requested due to lack of water that is beyond the participant's control.
(b) To apply for LFP, the participant that suffered eligible grazing losses:
(c) A participant must also provide a copy of the grower contract, if a contract grower, and other supporting documents required for determining eligibility as an applicant at the time the participant submits the completed application for payment. Supporting documents must include:
(2) Current physical location of livestock in inventory;
(3) Evidence that grazing land or pastureland is owned or leased;
(4) A report of acreage according to part 718 of this title for the grazing lands incurring losses for which assistance is being requested under this subpart;
(5) Adequate proof, as determined by FSA that the grazing loss:
(7) Any other supporting documentation as determined by FSA to be necessary to make a determination of eligibility of the participant. Supporting documents include, but are not limited to: Verifiable purchase and sales records; grower contracts; veterinarian records; bank or other loan papers; rendering truck receipts; Federal Emergency Management Agency Records; National Guard records; written contracts; production records; private insurance documents; sales records; and similar documents determined acceptable to FSA.
[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014. Redesignated and amended at 83 FR 49467, Oct. 2, 2018]
(a) An eligible livestock producer will be eligible to receive payments for grazing losses for qualifying drought as specified in §1416.205(a), calculated as specified in paragraphs (f) or (h) of this section. Total LFP payments to an eligible livestock producer in a calendar year for grazing losses due to qualifying drought will not exceed 5 monthly payments for the same livestock. Payments calculated in this section or elsewhere with respect to LFP are subject to the adjustments and limits provided for in this part and are also subject to the payment limitations and average adjusted gross income provisions that are contained in subpart A of this part. Payment may only be made to the extent that eligibility is specifically provided for in this subpart. Hence, with respect to drought, payments will be made only as a “1-month” payment, a “3-month” payment, “4-month” payment, or a “5-month” payment based on the provisions of paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section.
[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 49468, Oct. 2, 2018]
[83 FR 49468, Oct. 2, 2018]
Actual livestock beginning inventory means the actual livestock beginning inventory per calendar year for calves or lambs that is calculated from the verifiable or reliable records of death, birthing, docking, inventory, and sales in an open range operation.
Adjusted livestock beginning inventory means the livestock beginning inventory history for calves or lambs on the open range that will be adjusted during the base period for years for which continuous actual livestock beginning inventory history records are not provided.
Approved livestock beginning inventory means the approved livestock beginning inventory for calves or lambs on the open range, calculated by the sum of the yearly actual and transitional livestock beginning inventory history divided by the number of years of livestock beginning inventory history.
Base period means the five consecutive calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year of the LIP application for which the approved livestock beginning inventory is being established for the open range calf or lambing operation.
Continuous livestock beginning inventory reports means livestock beginning inventory reports submitted by a producer for each calendar year that the producer was involved in the livestock open range operation.
Cow/Ewe Livestock Beginning Inventory History means, the applicable calendar year cow or ewe verifiable livestock beginning inventory records provided to FSA by the open range livestock operation to be used in calculating the transitional livestock beginning inventory history.
Livestock beginning inventory history (LBIH) means a minimum of four, up to a maximum of five, calendar years of actual and transitional beginning inventory records used to calculate the approved livestock beginning inventory history for a calf or lamb open range livestock operation.
LBIH reporting date means the LBIH reporting date for which the reports will be accepted for inclusion in the base period for the current calendar year
Livestock inventory report means a written record showing the producer's annual inventory used to determine the livestock beginning inventory history for LIP purposes for the open range calf or lamb open range livestock operation. The report contains livestock beginning inventory history by open range livestock operation by livestock type or kind.
Open range operation means livestock production that takes place on large parcels of land where the livestock are not gathered into pens, sheds, or other small areas such that accurate overall inventory and resulting death tallies cannot be completed without a round-up, as determined by the Deputy Administrator.
Transitional livestock beginning inventory history for offspring (calves/lambs) means an estimated livestock beginning inventory history, generally determined by multiplying the livestock open range operation's beginning cow or ewe livestock beginning inventory history by the national established birthing rate percentage of 90 percent for calves and 160 percent for lambs. The Deputy Administrator has the authority to make adjustments as necessary. It is to be used in the transitional livestock beginning inventory history calculation process when less than 4 consecutive calendar years of actual livestock beginning inventory history is available.
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(v) Data furnished by the participant and the third party 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..
(i) Livestock inventory reports must provide an accurate account of livestock beginning inventory for the open range livestock type or kind and must be supported by written verifiable records such as but not limited to: Docking records, sales receipts, shearing records, shipping records, bank records, veterinarian records, IRS records, or other records approved by COC. For purposes of determining beginning livestock inventory, livestock inventory reports may require adjustment by COC, not to exceed normal mortality, for when loss occurs at different points during the growing season (for example, inventories from docking may need little to no adjustment, but sales records at the end of the growing season may require an adjustment to account for a full years of normal mortality).
(ii) The open range livestock operation must certify to the accuracy of the information.
(2) The open range livestock operation is solely responsible for the timely submission and certification of accurate, complete livestock beginning inventory to the county FSA office. Livestock beginning inventory records must be provided for all livestock type or kind.
(i) Records may be requested by the applicable COC or STC, on behalf of FSA. The open range livestock operation must provide such records upon request.
(ii) The COC will explain the procedure for the livestock beginning inventory history to open range livestock operation. COC will determine the livestock beginning inventory history in accordance with §1416.305(g).
(3) The livestock beginning inventory history is calculated utilizing a minimum of 4 years of data and will be updated each subsequent inventory year. The transitional livestock beginning inventory history may contain a maximum of the 4 most recent calendar years and may include actual and transitional livestock beginning inventories. Transitional livestock beginning inventory history will only be used when less than 4 years of actual records are available. Appropriate adjustments to livestock beginning inventory history may be made to account for variations in ewe and cow stocking levels during the period covered by the history.
(4) The open range livestock operation is required to provide beginning livestock inventory records to determine the livestock beginning inventory history, if livestock beginning inventory records are available.
(i) If no acceptable livestock beginning inventory records are available for either calves or lambs, calculate the 4 transitional livestock beginning inventory histories by multiplying the approved birthing rate or drop rate percentage for the open range livestock operation times the applicable cow or ewe livestock beginning inventory history times 65 percent.
(ii) If acceptable livestock beginning inventory records are provided for only one of the most recent 5 calendar years, calculate the 3 transitional livestock beginning inventory histories by multiplying the approved birthing rate or drop rate percentage for the open range livestock operation times the applicable cow or ewe livestock beginning inventory history times 80 percent.
(iii) If acceptable livestock beginning inventory records are provided for only 2 of the most recent 5 calendar years, calculate the 2 transitional livestock beginning inventory histories by multiplying the approved birthing rate or drop rate percentage for the open range livestock operation times the applicable cow or ewe livestock beginning inventory history times 90 percent.
(iv) If acceptable livestock beginning inventory records are provided for only 3 of the most recent 5 calendar years, calculate the one transitional livestock beginning inventory histories by multiplying the approved birthing rate or drop rate percentage for the open range livestock operation times the applicable cow or ewe livestock beginning inventory history times 100 percent.
(k) For livestock death losses that occurred on or after October 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2015, livestock producers who cannot meet the criteria in paragraphs (d) through (g) of this section may provide acceptable documentation of proof of death and inventories according to the requirements in this paragraph (h).
(1) Documents that may provide acceptable evidence of death include, but are not limited to, any or a combination of the following:
(i) Contemporaneous producer records existing at the time of the event, such as, but not limited to: Personal diary listing births, deaths, unaccounted animals, and date of such event; personal diary of cowboy or herdsman showing animal care; calendar listing births, deaths, unaccounted animals, date livestock turned out on pasture; pictures with a date; brand inspection records; dairy herd improvement records; ear tag documentation or records; and other similar reliable documents. COC may require the livestock producer to file a third-party certification to support the contemporaneous records.
(ii) Third-party certification according to paragraph (f) of this section, except that the third-party is not required to certify to the specific number of livestock.
(2) Documents that may provide acceptable evidence of livestock inventory include, but are not limited to, any or a combination of the following:
(i) Veterinary records;
(ii) Canceled check documentation;
(iii) Balance sheets;
(iv) Inventory records used for tax purposes;
(v) Loan records;
(vi) Bank statements;
(vii) Farm credit balance sheets;
(viii) Property tax records;
(xix) Trucking and/or livestock hauling records;
(x) Brand inspection records;
(xi) Sales and purchase receipts;
(xii) Private insurance documents;
(xiii) Chattel inspections;
(xiv) IRS records such schedule F and depreciation schedules;
(xv) Docking records;
(xvi) Shearing records;
(xvii) Ear tag records.
(3) COC may compare livestock numbers and carrying capacity to acreage reports filed by a producer during the calendar year of loss to determine reasonableness.
(4) COC must review all documentation provided by the producer and based upon review of the documentation provided by the producer and personal knowledge of the producer's livestock operation, determine whether the number of death losses reported by the livestock producer are reasonable and whether the application for payment should be approved.
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(a) This subpart establishes the terms and conditions under which the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) will be administered under Title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79, the 2014 Farm Bill), as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub. L. 115-141).
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[83 FR 49471, Oct. 2, 2018]
(2) Have suffered eligible losses of eligible trees, bushes, or vines occurring on or after October 1, 2011, as a result of a natural disaster or related condition;
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(c) The producer must submit the application for payment within the time specified in paragraph (a) of this section to the FSA administrative county office that maintains the producer's farm records for the agricultural operation.
(d) A complete application includes all of the following:
(e) Before requests for payment will be approved, the county committee:
(i) 65 percent of the actual cost of the practice, or
(j) The cumulative total quantity of acres planted to trees, bushes, or vines for which a producer may receive payment under this part for losses that occurred on or after October 1, 2011, can not exceed 1,000 acres per program year.