0560-AI28 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0560 Farm Service Agency FSA 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Marketing Assistance Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, and Sugar Loans

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill) reauthorizes Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) for all eligible commodities including cotton, honey, and sugar loans for the 2014 through 2018 crop years. The MAL and LDP programs allow producers to receive short-term loans against their crops, so that producers can market their crops at a time that is convenient for them, rather than being forced to sell immediately after harvest to pay the bills. The MAL and LDP programs are continued with no changes to the loan rates except for cotton, and there are no other changes to the basic structure of the programs. The rule removes the references to the program years that previously limited it to 2008-2012, and makes some minor discretionary changes to add clarity to the regulations. MALs, LDPs, and sugar loans are Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 7 CFR 1405 7 CFR 1421 7 CFR 1425 7 CFR 1427 7 CFR 1434 7 CFR 1435 7 U.S.C. 9031 and 9032 7 U.S.C. 9034 7 U.S.C. 9036 7 U.S.C. 9038 to 9040 7 U.S.C. 7272 7 U.S.C. 1359bb 7 U.S.C. 1359ll 7 U.S.C. 9091 No Final Rule 01/02/2015 80 FR 114 Final Action Effective 01/02/2015 No Businesses None No No No No Deirdre Holder Branch Chief, Regulatory Analysis and PRA Requirements Branch 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA 202 205-5851 deirdre.holder@usda.gov Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250-0572