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GAO-01-547R 1 (2001-04-23)

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       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-287437


          April 23, 2001

          The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
          Chairman
          The Honorable Tom Harkin
          Ranking 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, Commodity Credit Corporation: Dairy and
                  Cranberry Market Loss Assistance Programs, Honey Marketing Assistance
                  Loan and LDP Program, Sugar Nonrecourse Loan Program, and Payment
                  Limitations for Marketing Loan Gains and Loan Deficiency Payments

          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, Commodity Credit
          Corporation (CCC), entitled Dairy and Cranberry Market Loss Assistance Programs,
          Honey Marketing Assistance Loan and LDP Program, Sugar Nonrecourse Loan
          Program, and Payment Limitations for Marketing Loan Gains and Loan Deficiency
          Payments (RIN: 0560-AG34). We received the rule on April 10, 2001. It was
          published in the Federal Register as a final rule on March 15, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg.
          15172.

          The final rule implements provisions of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
          and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 related to
          the Dairy and Cranberry Market Assistance programs, the Honey Marketing
          Assistance Loan and LDP Program, the Sugar Program, and payment limitations for
          marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments.

          Enclosed is our assessment of 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 CCC complied with the applicable requirements.


GAO-01-547R

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