Hawaii Sugar Disaster Program

Section 2 of P.L.

provided a Lack of Access provision which authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to provide equitable relief to producers on a farm that suffered a production loss during the 2008 crop year.

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Agency - Department of Agriculture

Established in 1862, the Department of Agriculture serves all Americans through anti-hunger efforts, stewardship of nearly 200 million acres of national forest and rangelands, and through product safety and conservation efforts. The USDA opens markets for American farmers and ranchers and provides food for needy people around the world.

Office - See Regional Agency Offices.
Website Address

http://www.fsa.gov


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Program Accomplishments

Not Applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions

The equitable relief will be awarded to eligible producers who suffered a production loss due to a natural disaster during the 2008 crop year.

The eligible producer must demonstrate that there was a lack of access to a policy or plan of insurance, and did not qualify for a written agreement because one or more farming practices differed from that of other farming practices of producers of the same crop in other regions of the United States.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

The assistance was awarded to the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (HC&S), a sugar producer in Hawaii that suffered a production loss due to drought that may qualify for assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

Beneficiary Eligibility

HC&S was ineligible for crop insurance due to Hawaii"s two-year sugarcane harvest cycle and the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program because of their annual gross revenue exceeded the adjusted gross income limitation.

Credentials/Documentation

HC&S provided documentation that they were ineligible for crop insurance. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Aplication and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable.

Environmental impact information is not required for this program.

This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.

12372.

Application Procedures

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Not Applicable

Award Procedures

Lack of Access payment was awarded based upon the company"s level of loss.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Authorization

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Public Law 111-5.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

No restrictions were place on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No reports are required.

Audits

No audits are required for this program.

Records

No Data Available.

Financial Information

Account Identification

12-5591-0-2-351.

Obigations

(Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 12 $0; FY 13 est $0; and FY 14 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

No Data Available.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices.

Headquarters Office

Steve Peterson, USDA, Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Production, Emergencies, and Compliance Division, Disaster Assistance Branch, 14th and Independence Ave SW, Stop 0517, Washington, District of Columbia 20250 Email: Steve.Peterson@wdc.usda.gov Phone: (202) 720-5172 Fax: (202) 720-0051.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.


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