General Crop Insurance Regulations, General Crop Insurance Policy
farm-program · Farm Service Agency · Rule · Published 1996-07-26 · 61 FR 39048
Document
Document number
96-18616
Federal Register citation
61 FR 39048
CFR reference
7 CFR 401
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule and request for comments.
Category
farm-program
Sub-agency
Farm Service Agency
Publication date
1996-07-26
Abstract
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amends the General Crop Insurance Regulations, General Crop Insurance Policy located at 7 CFR part 401. The intended effect of this interim rule is to remove restrictions mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985 that preclude eligibility for crop insurance for any person who in any crop year produces an agricultural commodity on a field which is classified as predominantly highly erodible land (sodbuster provision) or converted wetland (swampbuster provision). The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) amends the crop insurance restrictions, so producers who are in violation of the sodbuster/swampbuster provisions will be eligible for crop insurance coverage on or after July 3, 1996.