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USDA/FSA RIN: 0560-AG67 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Servicing Minor Farm Loan Program Loans 
Abstract: The rule proposes to consolidate regulations currently shared by FSA and the agencies of the USDA Rural Development mission area and publish a single Farm Service Agency regulation. The existence of provisions governing these loans in scattered regulations make proper administration difficult. Information not specific to the Minor Programs will be eliminated, language will be improved for readability, and only regulations pertaining to the FSA Minor Programs will be included. FSA's minor loan program borrowers, a total of 52 Irrigation and Drainage Loan borrowers and 88 Grazing and Land Shift Loan borrowers, with a total outstanding balance of around $20 million, are the only program participants who will be affected by this proposed rule. When finalized, the rule will not change the requirements or the effect of the regulations pertaining to FSA Minor Program Loans. The consolidation of the regulations will enable more efficient use by FSA staff who administer the programs and better service to the customers with these loans. There will be no additional outlays of Federal funds, no additional staffing and no additional paperwork burden. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 772    7 CFR 1901-E    7 CFR 1942-A    7 CFR 1951-E and F    7 CFR 1956-C     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    7 USC 1932 Note    7 USC 1989    16 USC 1005    31 USC 3711   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/09/2003  68 FR 17320   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/09/2003    
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
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