CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1400 to 1499) > SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS (parts 1410 to 1499) > PART 1437—NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM > SUBPART B—Determining Yield Coverage Using Actual Production History (§1437.101 to §1437.108-1437.200) > 1437.106—Honey.

1437.106—Honey.

(a) Honey production eligible for benefits under this part includes table and non-table honey produced commercially.
(b) All of a producer's honey will be considered a single crop, regardless of type or variety of floral source or intended use.
(c) The crop year for honey production is the calendar year, January 1 through December 31.
(d) In addition to filing a report of acreage in accordance with § 1437.7, honey producers must provide a record of colonies to CCC. The report of colonies must be filed before the crop year for which producers seek to maintain coverage. The report of colonies shall include:
(1) The address of the producer's headquarters and FSA farm serial number, if available;
(2) Names and shares of each person sharing in the honey produced from the unit;
(3) The number of all colonies of bees belonging to the unit;
(4) The names of counties in which colonies of bees are located as of the date of the report; and
(5) A certification of the number of colonies reported including all colonies from which production is expected.
(e) The honey unit shall consist of all the producer's bee colonies, regardless of location.
(f) Producers must designate a FSA office as the control office for the honey operation. Producers must complete the following actions only in the control office:
(1) File an application for coverage;
(2) File a report of colonies;
(3) Report total unit production; and
(4) Request to change a unit's control office.
(g) Actions that may be taken in any Administrative FSA office includes:
(1) Designating or selecting another control office; or
(2) Filing a notice of loss in accordance with § 1437.10.
(h) Producers must notify the control office designated in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section within 30 calendar days of the date of:
(1) Any changes in the total number of colonies; and
(2) The movement of any colonies into any additional counties.
(i) Payments will be based on the amount of losses for this community in excess of a 50 percent loss level at a rate determined in accord with this part and the authorizing legislation.

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[67 FR 12448, Mar. 19, 2002. Redesignated at 71 FR 13745, Mar. 17, 2006]