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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) revised regulations on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to specify the requirements for a person to be considered actively engaged in farming for the purpose of payment eligibility for certain FSA and CCC programs.  Specifically, FSA revised and clarified the requirements for a significant contribution of active personnel management to a farming operation. The changes were required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). The provisions of the rule will not apply to persons or entities comprised solely of family members. The rule did not change the existing regulations as they relate to contributions of land, capital, equipment, labor, or the special rules related to landowners with a risk in the crop or spouses.