Official abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the revision of the following currently approved information collection requests: Disaster Assistance--General (0560-0170) and Critical Customer Data (0560-0265).
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing a correction to a final rule published in the Federal Register on September 4, 2026, which will be effective October 1, 2026. The final rule amended FSA's Farm Loan Program (FLP) regulations to permanently implement the Application Fast Track (AFT) process and to make other regulatory changes intended to improve program efficiency and support IT modernization efforts. This document corrects three amendatory instructions. These corrections do not include any substantive changes to the final rule.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending the Farm Loan Program (FLP) regulations to permanently implement the Application Fast Track (AFT) process, which expedites underwriting for certain direct loan applicants by using financial benchmarks and historical repayment data to identify applicants least likely to default. This rule also includes regulatory changes intended to improve program efficiency and support IT modernization efforts consisting of minor policy changes, clarifications, and technical corrections. These changes are part of FSA's ongoing effort to deliver farmer-focused programs in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice to announce how it will implement a provision of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, to allow producers who, in certain circumstances would need to repay ERP 2022 payments, to retain those payments, not to exceed 90 percent of the producer's revenue losses, if a de minimis amount of a producer's revenue loss is attributable to crops that were not insured or covered under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Through this Notice, the Secretary is defining "de minimis."
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved collection associated with the General Program Administration. In the General Program Administration, the information collected is used to ensure that applicants meet statutory eligibility requirements, loan funds are used for authorized purposes, and the Government's interest in security is adequately protected.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved information collection that supports the Certified Mediation Program. The information collection is necessary to ensure that the grant program is administered properly. The collection of information is used to determine whether participants meet the eligibility requirements to be a recipient of grant funds. Lack of adequate information to make the determination could result in the improper administration of Federal grant funds.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved information collection associated with the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The collected information is used to determine eligibility, document technical need, establish cost-share agreements, certify completion of approved conservation or biomass-related practices, and issue payments.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gives notice that it proposes to modify an existing system of records notice titled Farm Records File (Automated) USDA/FSA-2, which currently includes information for certain Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Programs and records about the majority of agricultural producers in the United States. USDA is modifying the system to add new purposes, new categories of covered individuals, new categories of records and record sources, a new system location, and four new routine uses, all related to USDA activities under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA).
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved collection associated with an automated FSA Online Loan Application for Direct Loan Making Program. For Direct Loan Making Programs, the information collected is used in eligibility and feasibility determinations for loan making actions. Future releases of the FSA Online Loan Application will provide additional functionality and components for Direct Loan Making applications.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Official abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requirement, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved information collection request associated with the Guaranteed Farm Loan Program. In the Guaranteed Farm Loan Program, the collected information is needed to make and service loans guaranteed by FSA to eligible farmers and ranchers by commercial lenders and nontraditional lenders.
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