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GAO-08-392R 1 (2008-01-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwst0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA0 LV.WX11M§= Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-310937 January 8, 2008 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Chairman The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Farm Service Agency EmergencyAgicultura Assistance, 2007 Crop Disaster and Livestock Indemnity Programs 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), entitled Emergency Agricultural Assistance, 2007; Crop Disaster and Livestock Indemnity Programs (RIN: 0560-AH76). We received the rule on December 28, 2007. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 21, 2007. 72 Fed. Reg. 72,864. The final rule established the Farm Service Agency regulations for the 2007 Emergency Agricultural Assistance. The assistance includes a Crop Disaster Program which applies to 2005, 2006, and 2007 crop producers who chose to have a Federal Crop Insurance plan of insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage for the year of the loss and suffered damage due to a natural disaster. It also includes a Livestock Indemnity Program that applies to livestock producers in counties designated as a major disaster or emergency area by the President or those declared a natural disaster area by the Secretary of Agriculture between January 1, 2005, and February 28, 2007. Contiguous counties will also be eligible. Enclosed is our assessment of the FSA'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 FSA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-08-392R

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