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GAO-05-560R 1 (2005-04-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwmy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 T E WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-296220 April 14, 2005 The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Chairman The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Farm Service Agency, Commodity Credit Coiporation: Tobacco Transition Payment Program 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 (USDA), Farm Service Agency, Commodity Credit Corporation, entitled Tobacco Transition Payment Program (RIN: 0560-AH30). We received the rule on April 4, 2005. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 4, 2005. 70 Fed. Reg. 17150. The final rule provides regulations for the Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP), as required by Title VI of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the 2004 Act), ending the tobacco marketing quota and price support loan programs. The TTPP will provide payments over a 10-year period to quota holders and producers of quota tobacco to help them make the transition from the federally-regulated program. Enclosed is our assessment of the USDA'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 USDA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-05-560R

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