Federal Register #2026-16661

USDA Notice: ERP 2022 Payment Retention and Forest Service Advisory Committee Nominations

This notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Forest Service provides updates on two key programs: - Emergency Relief Program 2022 (ERP 2022): - Allows eligible agricultural producers to retain payments covering up to 90% of revenue losses from qualifying disaster events in 2022 - Producers may retain payments even if a small portion (≤10%) of their loss was from uninsured or non-NAP covered crops, defined as 'de minimis' - Producers must submit form FSA524C to certify eligibility for payment retention - No products, equipment, or commercial services are being procured; this is a payment and certification process - Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees (SRS RACs): - USDA Forest Service is soliciting nominations for 15-member advisory committees to provide recommendations on forest service projects and funding - Committee members serve 4-year terms and represent diverse interest groups - No OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are mentioned or required for either program - Notable requirements: - ERP 2022: Certification of eligibility and adherence to the de minimis threshold for uninsured crop losses - SRS RACs: Nominees must represent specified interest groups and commit to a 4-year term

Description

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing a notice to announce the implementation of a provision from the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. This provision allows producers who might need to repay ERP 2022 payments to retain those payments up to 90 percent of their revenue losses if a de minimis amount of their revenue loss is from crops not insured or covered under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). The notice defines "de minimis" as a revenue loss attributable to uninsured or uncovered crops that is less than or equal to 10 percent of the total revenue loss for all eligible crops. Eligible producers who previously received payments and certified all crops were insured but had some uninsured crops may certify to retain payments under this provision.

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