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United States General Accounting Office                      Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC 20548


         B-284747



         February 29, 2000

         The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
         Chairman
         The Honorable Tom  Harkin
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee  on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         United States Senate

         The Honorable Larry Combest
         Chairman
         The Honorable Charles W. Stenholm
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee  on Agriculture
         House  of Representatives

         Subject: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit
                 Corporation: 1999 Crop and Market Loss Assistance

         Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
         major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
         (FSA) and Commodity  Credit Corporation (CCC), entitled 1999 Crop and Market
         Loss Assistance (RIN: 0560-AG13). We received the rule on February 11, 2000. It
         was  published in the Federal Register as a final rule on February 16, 2000. 65 Fed.
         Reg. 7942.

         The final rule implements crop and market loss provisions of the Agriculture, Rural
         Development, Food  and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
         Act, 2000, and the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000.

         Enclosed is our assessment of the FSA's and the CCC's compliance with the
         procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with
         respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the FSA and the CCC complied with
         the applicable requirements.

         If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers,
         Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO


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