# Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement; Area Risk Protection Insurance Regulations; and the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions
> **Farm Service Agency** · Final rule with request for comments. · Published 2017-11-24 · Effective 2017-11-24 · 82 FR 55723
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-25330
- **Category:** farm-program
- **Sub-agency:** Farm Service Agency
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 55723
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 402
- **Publication date:** 2017-11-24
- **Effective date:** 2017-11-24
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. FCIC-17-0004
## Abstract

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amends the Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions to revise and clarify policy provisions and reduce burden on producers choosing to insure their crops. The changes to the policy made in this rule are applicable for the 2018 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2018 contract change date on or after the effective date of the rule, and for the 2019 and succeeding crop years for all crops with a 2018 contract change date prior to the effective date of the rule.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/11/24/2017-25330/catastrophic-risk-protection-endorsement-area-risk-protection-insurance-regulations-and-the-common)
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