This interim rule sets forth the terms and conditions of the Livestock Indemnity Program as authorized by the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, which may be made available to eligible livestock producers for livestock and poultry losses that occurred as a result of natural disasters that occurred between October 1, 1996, and June 12, 1997, for which a Presidential or Secretarial disaster was requested by June 12, 1997, and subsequently approved. This rule also deletes obsolete program regulation as part of the National Performance Review Initiative to eliminate unnecessary regulations and improve those that remain in force.