80_FR_24313 80 FR 24230 - Tobacco Transition Program; Final Date To Request Payments; No Change to Final Assessment Procedures

80 FR 24230 - Tobacco Transition Program; Final Date To Request Payments; No Change to Final Assessment Procedures

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 83 (April 30, 2015)

Page Range24230-24231
FR Document2015-10056

The Farm Service Agency (FSA), on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), is announcing that the final date for holders of Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) contracts to request payments on their existing contracts is July 1, 2015. Through TTPP, eligible former tobacco quota holders and producers of quota tobacco received annual payments from funds that CCC collected through quarterly assessments on domestic manufacturers and importers of tobacco products under the Tobacco Transition Assessment Program (TTAP), as required by the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (FETRA). The authority to issue TTAP assessments ended with fiscal year 2014.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-10056]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Tobacco Transition Program; Final Date To Request Payments; No 
Change to Final Assessment Procedures

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA), on behalf of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC), is announcing that the final date for holders 
of Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) contracts to request 
payments on their existing contracts is July 1, 2015. Through TTPP, 
eligible former tobacco quota holders and producers of quota tobacco 
received annual payments from funds that CCC collected through 
quarterly assessments on domestic manufacturers and importers of 
tobacco products under the Tobacco Transition Assessment Program 
(TTAP), as required by the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 
2004 (FETRA). The authority to issue TTAP assessments ended with fiscal 
year 2014.

DATES: Submit claims for payment by July 1, 2015; no claims will be 
accepted after this date.

ADDRESSES: Any USDA FSA county office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Dawson; telephone: (202) 720-
0448. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communications (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact 
the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On behalf of CCC, FSA administers the Tobacco Transition Program 
(TTP), which includes TTPP and TTAP. The TTP regulations are located in 
7 CFR part 1463, subpart B; TTAP regulations are located in subpart A. 
This notice does not change the regulations. TTPP was authorized by 
Title VI of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-357). 
Title VI is also known as FETRA (7 U.S.C. 518-519a). FETRA repealed the 
tobacco marketing quota and related price support programs authorized 
by Title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and by the 
Agricultural Act of 1949, and provided for payments to persons who were 
owners of farms with tobacco quotas, or who were producers of quota 
tobacco. As specified in FETRA, TTPP used funds from assessments 
collected quarterly from domestic tobacco manufacturers and importers 
to make TTPP contract payments; those payments ended with fiscal year 
2014. There will be no new TTPP contracts issued; the July 1, 2015 
deadline is only for claims for payment under existing contracts.

Final TTPP Contract Payments Procedures

    FSA is clarifying a few final procedures and dates for both the 
orderly close-out of TTPP, and the effect of the former on the close-
out of the TTAP. Accordingly, this notice clarifies how final payments 
will be handled after fiscal year 2014. Specifically, all claims for 
payments on existing contracts must be received in an FSA county office 
by July 1, 2015. This notice will also discuss the final ``true-up'' 
for TTAP.
    FSA has already made every effort to pay in full existing TTPP 
contract holders. We believe that the only remaining pending payments 
are those that may be due to the surviving spouses, beneficiaries of an 
estate, or successors in interest of now-deceased contract holders.
    In accordance with 7 CFR 1463.113, the TTPP payment can be 
transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased TTPP contract holder 
upon presentation of a death certificate, without regard to any will or 
other document created on behalf of or by the deceased contract holder. 
If there is no surviving spouse of a deceased contract holder, the TTPP 
payment can be transferred to the estate of the deceased by any person 
authorized under State law to distribute assets of the deceased TTPP 
contract holder. The regulations for successor-in-interest contracts 
are found in 7 CFR 1463.112. This notice does not change those 
regulations. Evidence of authority to distribute assets of a deceased 
TTPP contract holder must be submitted to FSA by July 1, 2015.
    Persons who are surviving spouses, beneficiaries of an estate, or 
successors in interest may not have received payment if contact 
information was not provided to FSA in a timely fashion, or if the 
right to receive such payments was not documented as required. Any such 
persons who wish to receive payments must provide contact information, 
present evidence of authority to distribute assets (if applicable), and 
submit a claim for payment, using form CCC-971, ``Transfer of Tobacco 
Transition Payment Program Contracts Exempt From Maximum Discount 
Rate,'' to a local FSA county office. The CCC-971 form must have an 
original signature. All of the above information and form CCC-971 must 
be submitted to any local FSA office either in person, or received by 
mail, no later than July 1, 2015. Form CCC-971 is available online at 
http://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/efcommon/eFileServices/eForms/CCC971-971-A.PDF.

Final Assessment Procedures Will Not Change

    This notice does not change the final dates or procedures for 
assessments that were specified in the most recent final rule for TTAP, 
published on April 9, 2014 (79 FR 19462-19464). As specified in the 
preamble of that final rule, FSA will make any necessary final ``trued 
up'' revisions to the assessments for all 10 fiscal years of the 
Tobacco Transition Program and issue revised assessments on or before 
December 1, 2015. The final ``trued up'' assessment will include any 
adjustments needed to cover payments made for final claims for payments 
on existing TTPP contracts received by July 1, 2015. After December 1, 
2015, there will be no revised assessments issued for any fiscal years. 
The final date for appeals of assessments is January 16, 2016, as 
specified in 7 CFR 1463.11; that date is not changing with this notice.


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    Signed on April 27, 2015.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2015-10056 Filed 4-29-15; 8:45 am]
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24230 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 83 Thursday, April 30, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER which includes TTPP and TTAP. The assets of the deceased TTPP contract contains documents other than rules or TTP regulations are located in 7 CFR holder. The regulations for successor-in- proposed rules that are applicable to the part 1463, subpart B; TTAP regulations interest contracts are found in 7 CFR public. Notices of hearings and investigations, are located in subpart A. This notice 1463.112. This notice does not change committee meetings, agency decisions and does not change the regulations. TTPP rulings, delegations of authority, filing of those regulations. Evidence of authority petitions and applications and agency was authorized by Title VI of the to distribute assets of a deceased TTPP statements of organization and functions are American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 contract holder must be submitted to examples of documents appearing in this (Pub. L. 108–357). Title VI is also FSA by July 1, 2015. section. known as FETRA (7 U.S.C. 518–519a). FETRA repealed the tobacco marketing Persons who are surviving spouses, quota and related price support beneficiaries of an estate, or successors DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE programs authorized by Title III of the in interest may not have received Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 payment if contact information was not Commodity Credit Corporation and by the Agricultural Act of 1949, and provided to FSA in a timely fashion, or provided for payments to persons who if the right to receive such payments Tobacco Transition Program; Final were owners of farms with tobacco was not documented as required. Any Date To Request Payments; No quotas, or who were producers of quota such persons who wish to receive Change to Final Assessment tobacco. As specified in FETRA, TTPP payments must provide contact Procedures used funds from assessments collected information, present evidence of AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, quarterly from domestic tobacco authority to distribute assets (if USDA. manufacturers and importers to make applicable), and submit a claim for ACTION: Notice. TTPP contract payments; those payment, using form CCC–971, payments ended with fiscal year 2014. ‘‘Transfer of Tobacco Transition SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency There will be no new TTPP contracts Payment Program Contracts Exempt (FSA), on behalf of the Commodity issued; the July 1, 2015 deadline is only From Maximum Discount Rate,’’ to a Credit Corporation (CCC), is announcing for claims for payment under existing local FSA county office. The CCC–971 that the final date for holders of Tobacco contracts. form must have an original signature. Transition Payment Program (TTPP) All of the above information and form Final TTPP Contract Payments contracts to request payments on their CCC–971 must be submitted to any local Procedures existing contracts is July 1, 2015. FSA office either in person, or received Through TTPP, eligible former tobacco FSA is clarifying a few final by mail, no later than July 1, 2015. Form quota holders and producers of quota procedures and dates for both the CCC–971 is available online at http:// tobacco received annual payments from orderly close-out of TTPP, and the effect of the former on the close-out of the forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/efcommon/ funds that CCC collected through TTAP. Accordingly, this notice clarifies eFileServices/eForms/CCC971-971- quarterly assessments on domestic manufacturers and importers of tobacco how final payments will be handled A.PDF. products under the Tobacco Transition after fiscal year 2014. Specifically, all Final Assessment Procedures Will Not Assessment Program (TTAP), as claims for payments on existing Change required by the Fair and Equitable contracts must be received in an FSA Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (FETRA). county office by July 1, 2015. This This notice does not change the final The authority to issue TTAP notice will also discuss the final ‘‘true- dates or procedures for assessments that assessments ended with fiscal year up’’ for TTAP. were specified in the most recent final 2014. FSA has already made every effort to rule for TTAP, published on April 9, DATES: Submit claims for payment by pay in full existing TTPP contract 2014 (79 FR 19462–19464). As specified July 1, 2015; no claims will be accepted holders. We believe that the only in the preamble of that final rule, FSA after this date. remaining pending payments are those will make any necessary final ‘‘trued that may be due to the surviving up’’ revisions to the assessments for all ADDRESSES: Any USDA FSA county spouses, beneficiaries of an estate, or 10 fiscal years of the Tobacco Transition office. successors in interest of now-deceased Program and issue revised assessments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: contract holders. on or before December 1, 2015. The final Kelly Dawson; telephone: (202) 720– In accordance with 7 CFR 1463.113, ‘‘trued up’’ assessment will include any 0448. Persons with disabilities who the TTPP payment can be transferred to adjustments needed to cover payments require alternative means for the surviving spouse of a deceased made for final claims for payments on communications (Braille, large print, TTPP contract holder upon presentation existing TTPP contracts received by July mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES audio tape, etc.) should contact the of a death certificate, without regard to USDA Target Center at (202) 720–2600 any will or other document created on 1, 2015. After December 1, 2015, there (voice). behalf of or by the deceased contract will be no revised assessments issued holder. If there is no surviving spouse for any fiscal years. The final date for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of a deceased contract holder, the TTPP appeals of assessments is January 16, Background payment can be transferred to the estate 2016, as specified in 7 CFR 1463.11; that On behalf of CCC, FSA administers of the deceased by any person date is not changing with this notice. the Tobacco Transition Program (TTP), authorized under State law to distribute VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Apr 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 83 / Thursday, April 30, 2015 / Notices 24231 Signed on April 27, 2015. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 N. Los DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Val Dolcini, Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and CA 90012. Persons wishing to email Foreign-Trade Zones Board Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit their comments may do so by sending [B–25–2015] Corporation. them to Angelica Trevino, Civil Rights [FR Doc. 2015–10056 Filed 4–29–15; 8:45 am] Analyst, Western Regional Office, at Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 122—Corpus BILLING CODE 3410–05–P atrevino@usccr.gov. Persons who desire Christi, Texas; Notification of additional information should contact Proposed Production Activity; M & G the Western Regional Office, at (213) Resins, LLC, (Polyethylene COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 894–3437, (or for hearing impaired TDD Terephthalate and Terephthalic Acid); 913–551–1414), or by email to atrevino@ Corpus Christi, Texas Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska usccr.gov. Hearing-impaired persons Advisory Committee for Members of The Port of Corpus Christi Authority, who will attend the meeting and require grantee of FTZ 122, submitted a the Committee To Receive Member the services of a sign language notification of proposed production Orientation and Discuss Civil Rights Issues in the State interpreter should contact the Regional activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Office at least ten (10) working days M & G Resins, LLC (M & G), located in AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil before the scheduled date of the Corpus Christi, Texas. The notification Rights. meeting. conforming to the requirements of the ACTION: Announcement of meeting. Records and documents discussed regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR during the meeting will be available for 400.22) was received on April 17, 2015. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, The M & G facility is located within pursuant to the provisions of the rules public viewing prior to and after the Subzone 122S. The facility will be used and regulations of the U.S. Commission meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/ for the manufacturing of polyethylene on Civil Rights (Commission) and the committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234 and terephthalate and terephthalic acid. Federal Advisory Committee Act clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ (FACA) that a meeting of the Alaska ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated activity would be limited to the specific Advisory Committee (Committee) to the from this meeting may also be inspected foreign-status materials and components Commission will be held on Thursday, and reproduced at the Western Regional and specific finished products described May 21, 2015, for the purpose of Office, as they become available, both in the submitted notification (as receiving an orientation on committee before and after the meeting. Persons described below) and subsequently procedures and member responsibilities interested in the work of this Committee authorized by the FTZ Board. and to discuss possible civil rights are directed to the Commission’s Web Production under FTZ procedures issues in the state for examination by site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may could exempt M & G from customs duty the Committee. The meeting will be contact the Western Regional Office at payments on the foreign status held by teleconference. the above email or street address. components used in export production. This meeting is available to the public On its domestic sales, M & G would be through the following toll-free call-in Agenda: able to choose the duty rates during number: 888–430–8709 conference ID: Introductions customs entry procedures that apply to 1833093. Any interested member of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and Member orientation public may call this number and listen terephthalic acid (PTA) (duty rate 6.5%) to the meeting. An open comment Discussion of civil rights issues in the for the foreign status inputs noted period will be provided to allow state below. Customs duties also could members of the public to make a Adjournment possibly be deferred or reduced on statement as time allows. The foreign status production equipment. conference call operator will ask callers DATES: Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 2 The components and materials to identify themselves, the organization p.m. to 3:00 p.m. AST sourced from abroad include: Ethylene they are affiliated with (if any), and an Public Call Information: glycol, para-xylene and acetic acid (duty email address prior to placing callers rate ranges from duty-free to 5.5%). into the conference room. Callers can Dial: 888–430–8709 Public comment is invited from expect to incur charges for calls they Conference ID: 1833093 interested parties. Submissions shall be initiate over wireless lines, and the addressed to the Board’s Executive FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commission will not refund any Secretary at the address below. The incurred charges. Callers will incur no Peter Minarik, DFO, at (213) 894–3437 closing period for their receipt is June charge for calls they initiate over land- or pminarik@usccr.gov. 9, 2015. line connections to the toll-free Dated: April 27, 2015. A copy of the notification will be telephone number. Persons with hearing David Mussatt, available for public inspection at the impairments may also follow the Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. Office of the Executive Secretary, proceedings by first calling the Federal Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room [FR Doc. 2015–10099 Filed 4–29–15; 8:45 am] Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, providing the Service with the BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES conference call number and conference Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ID number. ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s Members of the public are also Web site, which is accessible via entitled to submit written comments. www.trade.gov/ftz. The comments must be received in the For further information, contact Western Regional Office of the Elizabeth Whiteman at Commission by June 21, 2015. The Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) address is Western Regional Office, U.S. 482–0473. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Apr 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit claims for payment by July 1, 2015; no claims will be accepted after this date.
ContactKelly Dawson; telephone: (202) 720- 0448. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communications (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).
FR Citation80 FR 24230 
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