1416.503—Application process.

(a) Producers wishing to receive benefits must submit a completed application and report of acreage identifying the geographic location and number of acres in the disaster-affected area to their local FSA Service Center at the time an application for payment is being filed as provided in § 1416.5. Applications will not be accepted after such date as announced by FSA. Applications for assistance are available at local FSA Service Centers.
(b) Applicants must certify and provide adequate proof that the losses and expenses incurred to eligible tropical fruit crops were a direct result of the applicable disaster, as set forth in § 1416.2.