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GAO-11-175R 1 (2010-11-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxcx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 T a m Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-321072 November 9, 2010 The Honorable Blanche Lincoln Chairman The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Chairman The Honorable Frank D. Lucas Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Farm Service Agency. Crop Assistance 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 Crop Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-All). We received the rule on October 20, 2010. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim rule on October 25, 2010, with a stated effective date of October 22, 2010. 75 Fed. Reg. 65,423. The interim rule provides emergency assistance to reestablish the purchasing of rice, cotton, soybeans, and sweet potatoes in specified counties for which a disaster designation was issued based on excessive moisture and related conditions for the 2009 crop year. This rule specifies the eligibility requirements, payment calculations, and application procedures for the Crop Assistance Program, which will provide up to $550 million to eligible producers. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule 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 comment procedures are impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest is to take effect when the promulgating agency so determines. 5 U.S.C. §§ 553(d)(3), 808(2). FSA determined that because this rule concerns GAO-11-175R

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