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Subject: Request dated September 4, 2015, to the Risk Management Agency (RMA) requesting a Final Agency Determination for the 2012 crop year regarding the interpretation of section 20(b) of the Common Crop Insurance Basic Provisions (Basic Provisions), published at 7 C.F.R. § 457.8. This request is pursuant to 7 C.F.R. § 400, subpart X.
Background:
Referenced policy and procedure in request:
The preamble of the Basic Provisions states, in relevant part:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Sprinkler Irrigated Rice (SIR) Endorsement in June, 2014. The SIR Endorsement is a privately developed product that was approved under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. The SIR Endorsement to the current reinsured rice policy will allow rice grown using sprinkler irrigation to be insurable under certain terms and conditions. The SIR Endorsement will be available in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas.
As of November 04, 2015 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
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The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) instructed the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to offer the Stacked Income Protection Plan of Insurance (STAX) to upland cotton producers for the 2015 and succeeding crop years. The STAX program became effective for the 2015 insurance year and was available in all counties where insurance for upland cotton is available (see MGR-14-011).
After considering feedback and input from various program participants during the 2015 insurance year, RMA is making several modifications to the STAX program as follows:
The 2015 CY harvest prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection – Harvest Price Exclusion. The harvest prices are applicable for the crops, types, practices, sales closing dates and states indicated in the following table.
As of October 28, 2015 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
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Additional notes and details regarding this data release:
2016 ADM prices issued for insurance plans 31, 40, and 90 commodities, 10/31 filing.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency (RMA) is required annually, in accordance with Appendix C of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, Requirements for Effective Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments dated October 20, 2014, to estimate and report an improper payment rate for the Federal crop insurance program. Further, this Circular requires agencies with high-priority programs to establish annual or semi-annual supplemental measures for reducing improper payments.
In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
As of October 27, 2015 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
Additional notes and details regarding this data release:
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is required annually, in accordance with Appendix C of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, Requirements for Effective Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments dated October 20, 2014, to estimate and report an improper payment rate for the Federal crop insurance program.
