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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>0560-AH87</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200810</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0560</CODE>
            <NAME>Farm Service Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FSA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Agriculture</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USDA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Regulatory changes are required to extend the Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) for 2008 through 2012 crop years.  The 2008 Farm Bill explicitly specifies many of the terms and provisions for MALs and LDPs.

One significant change in the 2008 Farm Bill with respect to storage, handling, and associated costs, beginning with the 2008 crop of peanuts, the Secretary will pay handling and other associated costs (other than storage costs) incurred at the time at which the peanuts are placed under loan, as determined by the Secretary.  Accordingly, the Secretary will require the repayment of handling and other associated costs paid under this section for all peanuts pledged as collateral for a loan that is redeemed under this section.  The provisions for the forfeiture remains unchanged.

While updating the regulations, we will make minor changes for clarification purposes.  We are adding the following clarifications to be consistent with 7 CFR part 1421, the MAL and LDP regulation, which includes similar policies for other commodities:
 - Amending the provisional statement contained in option to purchase contracts to remove the risk of loss component when determining if beneficial interest is maintained by the producer;
 - Amending the assessment of liquidated damages to clarify the applicable loan rate that is applied to the loan quantity, which CCC determines to be involved in a loan violation, and the portion of the loan that must be repaid; and
 - Clarifying that producers may repay a honey nonrecourse loan during the loan period, as determined by CCC, at a lower repayment rate, if applicable.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>7 CFR 1421</CFR>
            <CFR>7 CFR 1434</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 110-246</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>09/16/2008</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC> </DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/10/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 32675</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Deirdre</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Holder</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Branch Chief, Regulatory Analysis and PRA Requirements Branch</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0500</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of Agriculture</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USDA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 205-5851</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>deirdre.holder@usda.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20250-0572</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
    </RIN_INFO>
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