1416.602—Application process.
(a)
Producers wishing to receive benefits must submit a completed application and report of acreage identifying the geographic location, number of acres in the disaster-affected area, the inventory value before the hurricane, and the inventory value after the hurricane to their local FSA Service Center at the time an application for payment is being filed as provided in § 1416.5. The value of the inventory is the producer's wholesale price list, less the maximum customer discount they provide, not to exceed the prices in RMA's “Eligible Plant List and Price Schedule.”
(b)
Applicants must certify and provide adequate proof that the losses and expenses incurred to eligible nursery crops were a direct result of the applicable hurricane during the disaster period.