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USDA/FSA

RIN: 0560-AH86

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: ●Sugar Program
Abstract: The regulations in 7 CFR part 1435 for the Sugar Program are being modified to account for new provisions in the 2008 Farm Bill. In addition, we will clarify the regulations to handle concerns raised since the last sugar program regulation change. There are several significant changes: 1. General Provisions: The applicability period for the new regulations is extended through crop year 2012. Additions to the Definition section (for example, eligible entity). 2. Loan Program: The Loan Rate section must be changed to incorporate new nonrecourse loan rates for raw and refined sugar. Most significant Add a Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers to dispose of anticipated surplus sugar supply in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) region. Add terms for Storage Facility Loans and Commodity Credit Corporation storage payments. 3. Information Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements: Modify to incorporate data on the Mexican sugar market. 4. Flexible Marketing Allotments for Sugar: Define new terms (for example, human consumption and market). Extend the applicability period through crop year 2012. Change rules for establishing the overall allotment quantity (OAQ), the most important factor being that domestic processors are guaranteed an OAQ not less than 85 percent of domestic food use demand. In addition, permanent transfer of acreage base histories under proportionate shares will be modified.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 1435
Legal Authority: PL 110-246

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	11/00/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Deirdre Holder Branch Chief, Regulatory Analysis and PRA Requirements Branch Department of Agriculture Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0572 Phone:202 205-5851 Email: deirdre.holder@usda.gov