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This Informational Memorandum is being issued to alert all interested parties of a change in address. The Southern Regional Compliance Office (SRCO) located at 1111 West Mockingbird Lane, Suite 280 in Dallas, TX has moved.
Effective immediately, please submit all correspondence for the SRCO to the following address:
United States Department of Agriculture
Risk Management Agency
Southern Regional Compliance Office
525 S Griffin Street, Suite 926
Dallas, TX 75202
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. RMA recently completed its field review of policies for the 2018 reporting period and is currently reviewing policies for the 2019 reporting period.
Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1, 2
The 2020 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.
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Informational Memorandum OA-20-004 requesting comments for the contracted evaluation of the Pasture, Rangeland Forage (PRF) Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program Indexing and Rating Methodology. The primary purpose of the contract was to conduct a comprehensive review of the product design and the County Base Values to determine if the program is an effective risk management tool for livestock producers.
As of October 26, 2020 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:
In accordance Section 8 of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:
Subject:
Request dated July 28, 20201, submitted to the Risk Management Agency (RMA) for Final Agency Determination (FAD) regarding the interpretation of section 6(d)(1) of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, published at 7 C.F.R. §457.8. This request is pursuant to 7 C.F.R. § 400, Subpart X.
Background:
Referenced policies and FADs:
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Section 6(d)(1) of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions:
6. Report of Acreage.
As of October 23, 2020 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:
2021 ADM Price records issued for the 10/31 filing.
The Farm Service Agency issued a correction to the 2020 Upland Cotton schedule of loan premiums and discounts. The correction removed the discount for cotton classed in the uniformity range of 80.0-80.9. As a result, the Risk Management Agency’s published Price B for Texas and Virginia have each increased by $0.0005.
For Texas and Virginia Only:
