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Removal of Obsolete Regulations for Crop Insurance Provisions
Risk Management Agency (RMA), on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), is in the process of reviewing all regulations within its purview to reduce regulatory ...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The President's Executive Order 14219 of February 19, 2025,
Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative,90 FR 10583, and subsequent implementing memorandum directed all agency heads to review regulations within their purview and rescind those that are, among other things, unlawful or unnecessary. FCIC has undertaken such a review and is accordingly rescinding the following provisions from title 7.
Regulatory Certifications
Executive Orders
This document does not meet the criteria for a significant regulatory action as specified by Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. This action also has no federalism or tribal implications and will not impose substantial unreimbursed compliance costs on States, local governments, or Indian Tribal governments. Therefore, impact statements are not required under E.O. 13132 or 13175.
Environmental Evaluation
This rule will have no significant effect on the human environment; therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor impact statement is required.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain reporting or recordkeeping requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Explanation of Provisions
There are 7 obsolete crop insurance regulations within the Common Crop Insurance Regulations (7 CFR part 457). These obsolete crop insurance regulations have been replaced by alternate policies, approved under 7 U.S.C. 1508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, available on the RMA website. The existence of these obsolete regulations in the CFR burdens farmers and insurance personnel with rules that are no longer in effect. Specifically, the following regulations are removed:
- Acreage allotments
- Crop insurance
- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
For the reasons stated in the preamble, FCIC amends 7 CFR part 457 as follows:
PART 457—COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as follows:
7 U.S.C. 1506(1), 1506(o).
2. Remove and reserve § 457.106.
3. Remove and reserve § 457.116.
4. Remove and reserve § 457.130.
5. Remove and reserve § 457.134.
6. Remove and reserve § 457.162.
7. Remove and reserve § 457.163.
8. Remove and reserve § 457.164.
Kenneth Selzer,
Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.