1430.502—Definitions.
The definitions set forth in this section shall be applicable for all purposes of administering the Dairy Market Loss Assistance Program established by this subpart.
Application means the Dairy Market Loss Assistance Program Payment application, CCC-1040.
Application period means April 12, 1999 through February 28, 2001.
Base period means the calendar year, either 1997 or 1998, as selected by the dairy operation, during which milk was produced and marketed.
Commodity Credit Corporation means the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Dairy operation means any person or group of persons who as a single unit as determined by CCC, produce and market milk commercially produced from cows and whose production and facilities are located in the United States.
Department means the United States Department of Agriculture.
Deputy Administrator means the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs (DAFP), Farm Service Agency (FSA) or a designee.
Eligible production means milk that had been produced by cows in the United States and marketed commercially in the United States anytime during the 1997 and or 1998 calendar year, subject to a maximum of 26,000 cwt per dairy operation.
Farm Service Agency or FSA means the Farm Service Agency of the Department.
Fourth quarter of 1998 means the period from October 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
Marketed commercially means sold to the market to which the dairy operation normally delivers whole milk and receives a monetary amount.
Milk handler means the marketing agency to or through which the producer commercially markets whole milk.
Milk marketing means a marketing of milk for which there is a verifiable sales or delivery record of milk marketed for commercial use.
Person means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, estate, trust, association, cooperative, or other business enterprise or other legal entity who is, or whose members are, a citizen or citizens of, or legal resident alien or aliens in the United States.
Secretary means the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture or any other officer or employee of the Department who has been delegated the authority to act in the Secretary's stead with respect to the program established in this part.
United States means the 50 States of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.