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USDA/FSA RIN: 0560-AF79 Publication ID: Fall 1999 
Title: ●Production Flexibility Contracts for Wheat, Feed Grains, Rice, and Upland Cotton 
Abstract: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments regarding the appropriateness of the current method of calculating Production Flexibility Contract (PFC) payment reductions resulting from planting violations. Comments will be requested on (1) the appropriateness of the current method of calculating PFC payments reductions as a result of fruit or vegetable planting violations, (2) alternative methods for calculating the payment reductions, (3) retroactivity of any change in the method, and (4) the effect of a change on PFC's that have been terminated, or for which contract acreage was reduced, because of the current method of calculation. This action is not expected to have any significant cost. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 1412.401   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 7211 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  05/05/1999  64 FR 24091   
ANPRM Comment Period End  06/02/1999    
Second ANPRM  06/25/1999  64 FR 34154   
Second ANPRM Comment Period End  07/23/1999    
NPRM  To Be Determined    
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Tom Witzig
Director, Regulatory Review Group
Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
Room 0339 South Building, MS 0572, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-0572
Phone:202 205-5851
Fax:202 720-5233
Email: tom.witzig@usda.gov