Deadlines and process...
Deadlines
The sign-up period, except for farms with land under a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract that has an associated crop acreage base reduction, ended in 1996. The land under an expiring CRP contract can be added to an existing Production Flexibility Contract or enrolled as a new contract from October 1 through November 30 in the year following the fiscal year in which the CRP contract expires. Once enrolled, farm operators report acreage of fruits and vegetables grown on contract acreage specified dates which vary by State and within States. Contact State or county FSA offices for applicable deadlines.
Note:
When available, this section indicates the deadlines for applications to the funding agency which will
be stated in terms of the date(s) or between what dates the application should be received.
When not available, applicants should contact the funding agency for deadline information.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Approval of payments depends on farmer compliance with conservation and wetland protection requirements on all of the producers' farms, planting flexibility requirements and other eligibility, and is fairly routine and prompt.
Preapplication Coordination
None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372.
Note:
This section indicates whether any prior coordination or approval is required with governmental or nongovernmental units
prior to the submission of a formal application to the federal funding agency.
Appeals
If producer questions yields or other determinations, he may appeal to the FSA county office within 15 days after being notified.
Note:
In some cases, there are no provisions for appeal. Where applicable, this section discusses appeal procedures or allowable rework time for resubmission
of applications to be processed by the funding agency. Appeal procedures vary with individual programs and are either listed in this section or
applicants are referred to appeal procedures documented in the relevant Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Renewals
Not applicable.
Note:
In some instances, renewal procedures may be the same as for the application procedure, e.g., for projects of a non-continuing nature renewals will be treated as new, competing applications; for projects of an ongoing nature, renewals may be given annually.