0560-AI40 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0560 Farm Service Agency FSA 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Seed Cotton Changes to Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Programs, and Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL)

The rule will make changes to the ARC and PLC Programs, and MAL regulations as required because the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 added seed cotton as a covered commodity and established a loan rate for seed cotton. Producers participating in ARC and PLC will be able to reallocate generic base acres and make a one-time election of ARC versus PLC for acres reallocated to seed cotton.  In addition, this rule will make minor clarifications to ARC and PLC Programs.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No Fully or Partially Exempt 7 CFR 1412 7 CFR 718 Pub. L. 155-123 Pub. L. 113-79 No Final Action 05/00/2018 Undetermined None 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