83 FR 12657 - Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Nursery Crop Insurance Provisions

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 57 (March 23, 2018)

This document contains necessary amendments to apply a technical correction to the final rule with request for comments for the Nursery Crop Insurance Provisions which published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2018.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12657]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06000]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

7 CFR Part 457

[Docket No. FCIC-17-0006]
RIN 0563-AC60


Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Nursery Crop Insurance 
Provisions

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains necessary amendments to apply a 
technical correction to the final rule with request for comments for 
the Nursery Crop Insurance Provisions which published in the Federal 
Register on January 31, 2018.

DATES: Effective Date: March 23, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francie Tolle, Director, Product 
Management, Product Administration and Standards Division, Risk 
Management Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Beacon 
Facility, Stop 0812, Room 421, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141-
6205, telephone (816) 926-7730.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This technical correction is being published to correct the 
definitions of ``over-report factor'' and ``under-report factor,'' 
published January 31, 2018 (83 FR 4564-4574). In the definition of 
``over-report factor,'' the subparagraphs are intended to reflect step-
by-step instructions for calculating the over-report factor, as 
explained in the lead-in paragraph; however, the lead-in paragraph of 
the definition and the subparagraphs are in conflict. As published, the 
phrase ``minus 1.100'' was misplaced in paragraph (2) of the definition 
and would result in an incorrect result. Proper placement of this 
phrase is in the paragraph succeeding paragraph (3). FCIC is 
redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and adding a new paragraph 
(4) to incorporate this phrase.
    Additionally, in the definition of ``over-report factor,'' the 
phrase ``reported on the PIVR, including any Peak Inventory Value 
Report during the coverage term of a Peak Inventory Endorsement, if 
applicable,'' which follows the term ``basic unit value'' is removed. 
The definition of ``basic unit value,'' as published in the Final Rule, 
on January 31, 2018, states ``the full inventory value of all insurable 
plants in a basic unit declared on your original or revised PIVR and a 
Peak Inventory Value Report, if applicable.'' The aforementioned phrase 
in the definition of ``over-report factor'' repeats the same 
information that is contained in the definition of ``basic unit 
value,'' and is not needed in the definition of ``over-report factor.''
    Similarly, in the definition of ``under-report factor,'' the phrase 
``including a Peak Inventory Value Report during the coverage term of a 
Peak Inventory Endorsement, if applicable,'' which follows the term 
``basic unit value'' is removed. The phrase repeats the same 
information that is contained in the definition of ``basic unit 
value,'' and is not needed.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457

    Administrative practice and procedure, Crop insurance, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, part 457 is corrected by making the following 
amendments:

PART 457--COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l) and 1506(o).


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2. Amend Sec.  457.162, in the Nursery crop insurance provisions, in 
section 1, by revising the definitions of ``Over-report factor'' and 
``Under-report factor'' to read as follows:


Sec.  457.162  Nursery crop insurance provisions.

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1. Definitions

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    Over-report factor. The factor that adjusts your indemnity for 
over-reporting of inventory values. This factor is used to determine 
indemnities when the basic unit value minus the total of all previous 
losses is more than 110 percent of FMVA for the same basic unit plus 
the insured value of plants listed on the verifiable sales records. The 
over-report factor is calculated by:
    (1) The basic unit value minus the total of all previous losses;
    (2) FMVA plus the insured value of plants listed on the verifiable 
sales records;
    (3) Dividing the result of paragraph (1) of this definition by the 
result of paragraph (2) of this definition; and
    (4) Subtracting 1.100 from the result of paragraph (3) of this 
definition.
    (5) If the result of paragraph (4) of this definition is greater 
than 0.000, then the result of paragraph (4) is the over-report factor 
that is applied.
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    Under-report factor. The factor that adjusts your indemnity for 
under-reporting of inventory values. The factor is always used in 
determining indemnities. For each basic unit, the under-report factor 
is the lesser of:
    (1) 1.000; or
    (2) The basic unit value minus the total of all previous losses; 
and dividing that result by FMVA.
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    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2018.
Heather Manzano,
Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2018-06000 Filed 3-22-18; 8:45 am]
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