| The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that producers may be
eligible for benefits under the 1998 Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program
(CLDAP) multi-year provision.
Eligibility for CDLAP benefits under the multi-year option required
crop losses by a producer in at least 3 of the 5 years from 1994 through
1998. The multi-year benefit was based on a percentage of the total dollar
amount the producer received and recorded by the producers ID number,
for combing crop insurance indemnities, Noninsured Crop Loss Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP), and ad hoc disaster assistance during the 5-year
period.
Recent legislation revised the eligibility requirements for the
multi-year benefit. Producers that would have qualified for the 1998 CLDAP
multi-year benefit in the absence of legal restructuring of their farm
operation, or that may have thw applicant previously received 1998 CLDAP
benefits under the single year option, and the applicant is now eligible
for a multi-year benefit, the applicant will received difference if the
multi-year benefit is greater.
Eligible producers includ those that previously filed an application
but did not meet eligibility requirements, now meet the eligility
requirements, but did not previously submit an application, and received a
payment for a single-year loss, did not initially qualify for multi-year
benefits under the revised eligibility requirements. Producers who are not
sure as to their revised eligibility are encouraged to file an
application.
The applicant is responsible for completeing the request for program
benefits on form CCC-540 MY. Information provided by the applicant must
include the the producers name, address, and identification number, each
entity or joint operation with the ID number listed by year used for
qualification, the applicants share of each entity or joint and the
amount of crop insurance indemnities received by each entity or joint
operation.
The following supporting documentation must accompany each CCC-540 MY:
1) actual records of crop insurance indemnities by year specified: 2)
applicable CCC-502 and related forms for each entity and joint operation
used for qualification; 3) AD-1026 for each entity and joint operation
used for qualification; 4) CCC-548 for the application and each entity
used for qualification; 5) copies of 1998 CLDAP applications previously
submitted by the applicant and the entities or joint operations used for
qualification; and 6) records of 1998 CLDAP benefits previously approved
for applicant and the entities or joint operations used for qualification.
Applications and supporting documentation must be sent to: USDA/Farm
Service Agency, Room 3643-S, STOP 0517; 1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20250-0517 or by fax to 202-720-4941. Designate on the
application package Multi-year Revised Eligibility Determination
Request. Complete applications must be received at the above address by
close of business on Sept. 14, 2001. Late and incomplete applications will
be returned to the applicants with a denial notification.
Application forms may be obtained at any local county FSA office or
through the Internet at http://www.sc.egov.usda.gov.
Contact you local county FSA office for more information of eligibility
requirements to receive benefits under the 1998 Crop Loss Disaster
Assistance Program (CLDAP). |