1450.104—Signup.
(a)
Applications for participation and requests for payments under this subpart will be accepted on a continuous basis.
(b)
An eligible material owner must apply to participate in the matching payments component of BCAP before payment for the eligible material is received from a qualified biomass conversion facility. The application must be submitted to the FSA county office and approved by CCC before any payment is made by the qualified biomass conversion facility for the eligible material.
(i)
An estimate of the total dry tons of eligible material expected to be sold to the qualified biomass conversion facility;
(iii)
The name of the qualified biomass conversion facility that will purchase the eligible material;
(iv)
The expected, fair market, per dry ton payment rate the owner plans to receive for the delivery of the eligible material; and
(v)
The date or dates the eligible material is expected to be delivered to the qualified biomass conversion facility.
(2)
A new or amended conservation plan, forest stewardship plan, or equivalent plan, as specified in § 1450.103.
(d)
Eligible material owners who deliver eligible material to more than one qualified biomass conversion facility must submit separate applications for each facility to which eligible material will be delivered.
(e)
After delivery, eligible material owners must notify CCC and request the payment. Payments will be disbursed only after delivery is verified by CCC.
(f)
Information that must be submitted to CCC in order to request payments includes settlement, summary, or other acceptable data that provide:
(1)
Total actual tonnage delivered and a total dry weight tonnage equivalent amount determined by the qualified biomass conversion facility using standard moisture determinations applicable to the eligible material;
(2)
Total payment received, including the per dry-ton payment rate(s) matched with actual and dry weight tonnage delivered; and
(3)
The qualified biomass conversion facility's certification as to the authenticity of the information.