[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
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[CITE: 7CFR784.4]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 784--LAMB MEAT ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 784.4  Year 1 time and method for application.

    (a) Sheep and lamb producers may obtain a ``Year 1'' application, 
Form FSA-382 (Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program Payment 
Application), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by facsimile from any 
county FSA office. In addition, applicants may download a copy of the 
Form FSA-382 at http://www.usda.gov/dafp/psd/.
    (b) A request for ``Year 1'' benefits under this part must be 
submitted on a completed Form FSA-382. The Form FSA-382 should be 
submitted to the FSA county office serving the county where the sheep 
and lamb operation is located but, in any case, must be received by the 
FSA county office by the close of business on October 13, 2000. 
Applications not received by the close of business on October 13, 2000, 
will be returned as not having been timely filed and the sheep and lamb 
operation filing the application will not be eligible for benefits under 
this program.
    (c) The sheep and lamb operation requesting ``Year 1'' benefits 
under this part must certify to the accuracy of the information provided 
in their application for benefits. All information provided is subject 
to verification and spot checks by FSA. Refusal to allow FSA or any 
other agency of the Department of Agriculture to verify any information 
provided will result in a determination of ineligibility. Data furnished 
by the applicant will be used to determine eligibility for program 
benefits. Furnishing the data is voluntary; however, without it program 
benefits will not be approved. Providing a false certification may be 
subject to additional civil and criminal sanctions.
    (d) Not withstanding any other provisions of this section, payments 
will not be made under this section for the acquisition of rams to the 
extent that any such purchase, at any time during ``Year 1'', created, 
or help create, a ratio of rams to ewes for the operation that was less 
than 1 ram to 15 ewes. However, the limitation on payments provided for 
in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the 
operation establishes to the satisfaction of the COC that a lower ratio 
of rams to ewes is customary for the operation.