Hawaii Sugar Disaster Program

 

Section 2 of P.L. provided a Lack of Access provision which authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to provide equitable relief to producers on a farm that suffered a production loss during the 2008 crop year.

Deleted 02/05/2016 (Archived.) 10.101 Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Farm Service Agency Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use Not Applicable. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Public Law 111-5. The assistance was awarded to the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (HC&S), a sugar producer in Hawaii that suffered a production loss due to drought that may qualify for assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. HC&S was ineligible for crop insurance due to Hawaii's two-year sugarcane harvest cycle and the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program because of their annual gross revenue exceeded the adjusted gross income limitation. HC&S provided documentation that they were ineligible for crop insurance. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Not Applicable Lack of Access payment was awarded based upon the company's level of loss. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. The equitable relief will be awarded to eligible producers who suffered a production loss due to a natural disaster during the 2008 crop year. The eligible producer must demonstrate that there was a lack of access to a policy or plan of insurance, and did not qualify for a written agreement because one or more farming practices differed from that of other farming practices of producers of the same crop in other regions of the United States. No reports are required. No audits are required for this program. No Data Available. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
This program does not have MOE requirements. No restrictions were place on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. See Regional Agency Offices. Steve Peterson, USDA, Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Production, Emergencies, and Compliance Division, Disaster Assistance Branch, 14th and Independence Ave SW, Stop 0517, Washington, District of Columbia 20250 Email: Steve.Peterson@wdc.usda.gov Phone: (202) 720-5172 Fax: (202) 720-0051. http://www.fsa.gov 12-5591-0-2-351. (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 12 $0; FY 13 est $0; and FY 14 est $0 No Data Available. Not Applicable. Not Applicable.