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B-330217 1 (2018-07-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaduyg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GA U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-330217 July 26, 2018 The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable K. Michael Conaway Chairman The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency: 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity 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 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (RIN: 0560-AI39). We received the rule on July 17, 2018. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 18, 2018. 83 Fed. Reg. 33,795. The effective date of the final rule is July 18, 2018. The final rule provides payments to eligible producers who suffered eligible crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year, as authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA). This rule specifies the administrative provisions, eligibility requirements, application procedures, and payment calculations for the 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP). 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). This final rule was received on July 17, 2018. It was published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2018, and has a stated effective date of July 18, 2018. 83 Fed. Reg. 33,795. Therefore, the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date. The 60-day delay in effective date can be waived however, if the agencies find for good cause that delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and the agencies incorporate a statement of the findings and their reasons in the rule issued. 5 U.S.C. § 808(2). FSA found good cause to issue this regulation effective upon publication in the Federal Register. FSA stated beneficiaries of the rule have suffered extensive damage due to the losses from the hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in 2017. FSA found it would be contrary

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