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USDA/FSA RIN: 0560-AI11 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Crop Assistance Program 
Abstract: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) implemented the Crop Assistance Program (CAP) in new regulations to provide up to $550 million in disaster assistance to farmers who grew upland cotton, long grain rice, medium grain or short grain rice, soybeans, or sweet potato in a county that received a Secretarial disaster designation in 2009 due to excessive moisture or a excessive moisture related condition. Over 900 counties met that criteria. Under CAP, eligible producers in disaster counties will receive a per acre payment if their eligible crop had a five percent or more loss of yield or quality or was prevented from being planted. Payments under CAP are authorized under section 32 of the Agricultural Act of 1935, which allows the Secretary to implement programs to help restore producers' buying power by making payments in connection with the normal production of any agricultural commodity for domestic consumption. CAP is expected to increase purchasing power of farmers who had disaster-related losses, saving rural and agricultural sector jobs. CAP payments will be included in total farm revenue when 2009 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program payments are calculated. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 760   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 612c   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Rule Effective  10/22/2010    
Interim Rule  10/25/2010  75 FR 65423   
Interim Rule Comment Period End  11/24/2010    
Application deadline  11/24/2010    
Final Rule  To Be Determined    
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