Dry Pea and Dry Bean Crop Provisions and Revenue Endorsement¹

The approved 2016 CY projected prices shown below are for the Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The approved 2016 CY volatility factors shown below are for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The projected prices and volatility factors are applicable for the states, crops, and types indicated in the subsequent tables.

As of March 02, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 522a) requires agencies to establish appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the security of records and to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to their security that could result in substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to any individual about whom information is maintained.

Questions have been raised whether an approved insurance provider (AIP) must obtain a Non-Disclosure Statement from contractors of affiliates who have access to protected information.

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance ¹

The 2016 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion.

As of February 29, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Additional Price Elections:

In accordance with section 3(e)(1) of the Basic Provisions, RMA is providing additional price elections for selected APH and SCO dry bean types and dry pea types with a March 15, 2016 SCD.

As of February 25, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 2/28 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2016 Special Provisions for the 2/28 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.
• 2016 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The ARH Sweet Cherry and Tart Cherry for Processing Pilot Crop Provisions (Crop Provisions) establish an Annual Price to be used in determining revenue to count for certain appraised or unsold marketable production. In accordance with the definition of Annual Price, paragraph (d), Section 2.

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has released the 2017 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, and the 2017 Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) and Appendices I, II, and IV, which become effective July 1, 2016. The documents are located on the RMA website at: www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/reinsurance-agreements. The draft Appendix III that provides standards, procedure and instructions for reporting data to RMA will be issued by May 2016.

As of February 22, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2015 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories: