# 1994 Rice Acreage Reduction Program > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-12006 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** May 18, 1994 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation 7 CFR Parts 1413 and 1421 RIN 0560-AD18 1994 Rice Acreage Reduction Program AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This final rule amends the regulations to establish the acreage reduction percentage for the 1994 crop of rice at zero percent and to establish the price support rates for the 1993 and 1994 crops of rice. Such price support rates are established by statutory formula. These actions are required by section 101B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (the 1949 Act), as amended. Public comment regarding the 1994 rice program provisions was requested in the Federal Register on October 12, 1993. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 1994. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene S. Rosera, Agricultural Economist, Fibers and Rice Analysis Division, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, room 3758-S, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013-2415 or call 202-720-6734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 This final rule is issued in conformance with Executive Order 12866 and has been determined to be economically significant because it would have an annual effect on the economy of more than $100 million. A Final Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates net income from the production of rice under the selected program at $434.4 million, with established (target) price payments estimated at $72.7 million. Based on other Department estimates, it has been determined that this final rule: (1) Would not adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities; (2) Would not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3) Would not materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or rights and obligations of recipients thereof; and (4) Would not raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or principles set forth in Executive Order 12866. Final Regulatory Impact Analysis The Final Regulatory Impact Analysis describing the options considered in developing this final rule and the impact of the implementation of the selected option is available on request from the above-named individual. Regulatory Flexibility Act It has been determined that the Regulatory Flexibility Act is not applicable to this rule since the Commodity Credit Corporation is not required to request comments with respect to the subject matter of this rule. Environmental Evaluation It has been determined by an environmental evaluation that this action will have no significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is needed. Federal Assistance Program The title and number of the Federal assistance program, as found in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, to which this final rule applies, are as follows: Rice Production Stabilization--10.065. Executive Order 12372 This program/activity is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. See the Notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, published at 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983). Executive Order 12778 This final rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order 12778. The provisions of the final rule do not preempt State laws, are not retroactive, and do not involve administrative appeals. Paperwork Reduction Act The amendments to 7 CFR parts 1413 and 1421 set forth in this final rule do not contain information collections that require clearance by the Office of Management and Budget under the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 35. Background This final rule amends 7 CFR part 1413 to set forth the acreage reduction requirement under the 1994 Rice Program. A proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on October 12, 1993, at 58 FR 52686 to amend the regulations at 7 CFR part 1413 with respect to the 1994 rice acreage reduction program (ARP) requirements. During the period for public comment that ended November 12, 1993, thirty-one comments were received regarding the acreage reduction requirement for the 1994 crop of rice. One comment favored no ARP, 26 favored an ARP of zero percent, 3 favored an ARP of 5 percent, and 1 favored an ARP of 15 percent. After reviewing the comments, it has been decided that the 1994 crop acreage reduction requirement shall be zero percent. This level is selected because it permits the highest level of rice production while continuing 50/85 program benefits and achieving the stocks-to-use goals of section 101B of the 1949 Act. Public comments regarding the level of the national average price support rates for the 1993 and 1994 crops were not requested because such rates are established by statutory formula. List of Subjects 7 CFR Part 1413 Acreage allotments, Cotton, Disaster assistance, Feed grains, Price support programs, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rice, Soil conservation, Wheat. 7 CFR Part 1421 Grains, Loan programs--agriculture, Oilseeds, Peanuts, Price support programs, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Soybeans, Surety bonds, Warehouses. Accordingly, 7 CFR parts 1413 and 1421 are amended as follows: PART 1413--FEED GRAIN, RICE, UPLAND AND EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON, WHEAT AND RELATED PROGRAMS 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1413 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1308, 1308a, 1309, 1441-2, 1444-2, 1444f, 1445b-3a, 1461-1469; 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c. 2. In Sec. 1413.54, paragraph (a)(4)(iii) is revised, paragraph (a)(4)(iv) is added, the introductory text of paragraph (d)(4) is republished, and paragraph (d)(4)(v) is added to read as follows: Sec. 1413.54 Acreage reduction program provisions. (a) * * * (4) * * * (iii) 1993 rice, 5 percent; (iv) 1994 rice, 0 percent. * * * * * (d) * * * (4) For the 1994 crop: * * * * * (v) Shall not be made available to producers of rice. * * * * * PART 1421--GRAINS AND SIMILARLY HANDLED COMMODITIES 3. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1421 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1421, 1423, 1425, 1441z, 1444f-1, 1445b-3a, 1445c-3, 1445e, and 1446f; 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c. 4. In Sec. 1421.7, paragraphs (c)(7)(iii) and (c)(7)(iv) are added to read as follows: Sec. 1421.7 Adjustment of basic support rates. * * * * * (c) * * * (7) * * * (iii) 1993 Rice--$6.50 per hundredweight; (iv) 1994 Rice--$6.50 per hundredweight; * * * * * Signed at Washington, DC, on May 12, 1994. Bruce R. Weber, Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. [FR Doc. 94-12006 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-12006. Public record. 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