FSA WRITING FINAL REGULATION COVERING SUPPLEMENTAL DISASTER PACKAGE

The USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is currently writing a final regulation for review within USDA, and later the Office of Management and Budget, concerning the Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2006. The process is expected to be concluded within two months. The statute allows for the regulation to be effective upon publication. The regulation covers all of the provisions that Congress included in the Supplemental Disaster package including the sections on citrus and vegetables, which applies to multiple counties (including those outside of Florida) impacted by the hurricanes of 2005. The Agency is also preparing the software needed to begin sign up once the regulation is published.

To view the Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2006, refer to the Resource Library section of www.ffva.com.