CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture > PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT > SUBPART F—Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (§2.40 to §2.44) > 2.44—Administrator, Risk Management Agency and Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.

2.44—Administrator, Risk Management Agency and Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.

(a) Delegations. Pursuant to § 2.16(a)(4), subject to reservations in § 2.16(b)(3), the following delegations of authority are made by the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, and Manager Federal Crop Insurance Corporation:
(1) Appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk Management Agency.
(2) Conduct pilot programs involving revenue insurance, risk management savings accounts, or the use of futures markets to manage risk and support farm income.
(3) Provide education in management of the financial risks inherent in the production and marketing of agricultural commodities.
(4) Conduct a study and issue a report on the efficacy and accuracy of the application of pack factors regarding the measurement of farm-stored production for purposes of providing policies or plans of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. ).
(b) [Reserved]

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[62 FR 19901, Apr. 24, 1997, as amended at 74 3407, Jan. 21 2009]