Disaster Reserve Assistance

 

To provide emergency assistance to eligible livestock owners, in a State, county, or area approved by the Secretary or designee, where because of disease, insect infestation, flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, hail storm, hot weather, cold weather, freeze, snow, ice, and winterkill, or other natural disaster, a livestock emergency has been determined to exist.

Deleted 08/20/2009 (Archived.) 10.452 FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Direct Payments for Specified Use. Payment adjustments made under the Dairy Production Disaster Assistance Program in fiscal year 2001 totaled $11,036 as of September 30, 2001. Payments made under the Dairy Production Disaster Assistance Program in fiscal year 2002 totaled $0 as of December 31, 2001. Payments made under the American Indian Livestock Assistance Program in fiscal year 2001 totaled $6,874,391 as of September 30, 2001. Payments made under the American Indian Livestock Assistance Program in fiscal year 2002 totaled $802,245 as of December 31, 2001. Payments made under the Disaster Reserve Flood Compensation Program in fiscal year 2001 totaled $668,406 as of September 30, 2001. Payments made under the Disaster Reserve Flood Compensation Program in fiscal year 2001 totaled $2,025 as of December 31, 2001. Payments made under the Crop Disaster Assistance Program in fiscal year 2001 totaled $1,251,308,856 as of September 30, 2001. Payments made under the Crop Disaster Assistance Program in fiscal year 2002 totaled $3,418,594 as of December 31, 2001. However, the fiscal year 2002 program has not yet begun. Payments made under the Livestock Indemnity Program in fiscal year 2001 totaled $4,930,979 as of September 30, 2001. Payments made under the Livestock Indemnity Program in fiscal year 2002 totaled $0 as of December 31, 2001. Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1427a. Applicants must meet all of the following conditions as determined by the approving official: (1) May not have total annual gross revenue in excess of $2.5 million; (2) be actively engaged in farming with at least 10 percent of gross revenue derived from the production of grain or livestock; (3) must have suffered a 40 percent or greater loss of normal feed production on the farm; and (4) have insufficient feed available for eligible livestock for the duration of the emergency; and (5) applicants eligible to receive program benefits under more than one program administered by the Secretary for the same crop loss must choose whether to receive other program benefits or disaster reserve assistance benefits. Applicants are not eligible for both. Basic program eligibility requirements include: (1) For the Disaster Reserve Assistance Program, crop losses in areas that have suffered a 40 percent or greater loss of normal grazing, and feed grain and forage production, and determined to be in a livestock feed emergency due to a natural disaster; (2) for the Emergency Feed Grain Donation Program: (a) the State committee must determine and document a livestock feed emergency on a county-by-county basis, when the danger of eligible livestock perishing as a result of snow and freezing conditions exists in the county, (b) the livestock owner, or other person or entities (public or private) certify that the eligible livestock were or are in danger of perishing without immediate assistance; and (3) the Foundation Livestock Relief (Cost-Share) Program: (a) when foundation livestock are stranded and in imminent danger of perishing, and (b) when the State committee determines and documents livestock losses due to severe weather conditions. Applicants must meet all of the following conditions as determined by the approving official: (1) May not have total annual gross revenue in excess of $2.5 million; (2) be actively engaged in farming with at least 10 percent of gross revenue derived from the production of grain or livestock; (3) must have suffered a 40 percent or greater loss of normal feed production on the farm; and (4) have insufficient feed available for eligible livestock for the duration of the emergency; and (5) applicants eligible to receive program benefits under more than one program administered by the Secretary for the same crop loss must choose whether to receive other program benefits or disaster reserve assistance benefits. Applicants are not eligible for both. Applicants must certify: (1) Ownership of livestock, feed loss, and feed available, (2) that annual gross revenue is not in excess of $2.5 million, (3) derives at least 10 percent of gross revenue from the production of grain and livestock. Applicants must also be an established producer or husbandry of livestock or a dairy producer who is: (1) Actively engaged in farming; (2) a citizen of, or legal resident alien in the United States; (3) a farm cooperative, private domestic corporation, partnership, or joint operation in which a majority interest is held by the members, stockholders, or partners who are citizens of, or legal resident aliens of the United States; (4) any Indian tribe or tribal organization of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; and (5) any organization under the Indian Reorganization Act or Financing Act. There is no preapplication coordination related to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. (1) Applicants visit the county FSA office in the eligible county to make application, certify eligibility and report feed loss, feed available, and eligible livestock related to the disaster occurrence; and (2) applicants also receive authority to participate in the program as provided by the approving official. None. Feeding periods for the disaster reserve assistance program begin (a) the first day of the 1996 crop year in counties approved for 1995 or 1996 livestock feed programs; (b) the date the producer filed an application, if the natural disaster began after the beginning of the 1996 crop year; the date of the occurrence for sudden natural disasters that occurred after the beginning of the 1996 crop year. Approval is 30 days or less in most cases if complete information is furnished by the applicant. Applicants may appeal to the county and State FSA committees and to the National Appeals Division. Not applicable. None. Direct Payments are for unrestricted use. Feed on which cost-sharing is received: (a) Must be fed to the producer's livestock; (b) may not be resold; and (c) must be utilized during the established feeding period. There are no reports due for post assistance requirements under this program. Recipients under these programs are subject to audit by the Office of the Regional Inspector General, USDA. Owners, dealers, handlers, and warehousemen shall retain financial books and records that permit verification of all transactions for at least 3 years following the end of the calendar year in which assistance is provided. Formula and matching requirements are not considered under this program. Payment is made by check upon presenting satisfactory evidence of cost of feed purchased and determining program eligibility. Consult the local telephone directory for location of the nearest county FSA office. If no listing, contact the appropriate State FSA office. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Emergency and Noninsured Assistance Program Division, STOP 0526, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0526. Telephone: (202) 720-3168. http://www.fsa.usda.gov 12-4336-0-1-351. (Direct cash Payments) Dairy Production Disaster Assistance Program: FY 02 $11,036; FY 03 est $0; and FY 04 est $0; American Indian Livestock Assistance Program: FY 02 $3,896,452; FY 03 est $6,874,391; and FY 04 est $13,704,000; Disaster Reserve Flood Compensation Program: FY 02 $668,406; FY 03 est $85,957,000; and FY 04 est $0; Crop Disaster Assistance Program: FY 02 $1,251,308,856; FY 03 est $1,800,000,000; and FY 04 est $0; and Livestock Indemnity Program: FY 02 $4,930,979; FY 03 est $19,074,000; and FY 04 est $0. Not applicable. Procedural handbooks are available in county FSA offices. There are no funded projects related to this program.