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GAO-10-397R 1 (2010-02-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwzt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T a m Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-319270 February 2, 2010 The Honorable Blanche Lincoln 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 Frank D. Lucas Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Farm Service Agency. Dairy Economic Loss Assistance 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, Farm Service Agency (FSA), entitled Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment Program (RIN: 0560- A107). We received the rule on January 20, 2010. It was published in the Federal Registeras a final rule on December 21, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 67,805. The final rule implements the new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program, which will assist dairy producers by providing payments to producers who produced and marketed milk in the United States at some time from February through July 2009. The payments provided by the DELAP program are intended to offset a portion of the dairy producers' losses resulting from milk prices that were far below production costs. The Congressional Review Act requires major rules to have a 60-day delay in their effective date following their publication in the Federal Register or receipt by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). However, notwithstanding the 60-day delay requirement, any rule that an agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedures are impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest is to take effect when the promulgating agency so determines. 5 U.S.C. § 808(2). FSA stated that due to the given economic conditions in the dairy industry, GAO-10-397R

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