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USDA/FSA

RIN: 0560-AH17

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Disaster Declaration and Designation
Abstract: This rule will move regulations used by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) from chapter XVIII of the Code of Federal Regulations, formerly used by the predecessor to FSA, the Farmers Home Administration, to chapter VII, the chapter where most FSA rules are promulgated. This rule also clarifies and simplifies procedures for identifying disaster areas, reorganizes provisions in a more logical manner, and removes administrative provisions. The intent of this rule is to update regulations to match the current USDA structure. Proposed changes to the regulation would delegate the designation authority from the Secretary to the State level, remove the requirement for a request for designation of a disaster area from a State Governor or Indian Tribal Council to the Secretary, add a simplified disaster designation in severe drought situations, and change the USDA Secretarial disaster designation process from 6 steps to 3 steps for natural disasters, including certain other drought situations.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 791 7 CFR 1945
Legal Authority: 7 USC 1961 7 USC 1989

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	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