[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 10] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR1400.100] [Page 331] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 1400_PAYMENT LIMITATION AND PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY--Table of Contents Subpart B_Person Determinations Sec. 1400.100 Timing for determining status of persons. (a) Except as otherwise set forth in this part, for the 1996 program or fiscal year, the status of an individual or entity on July 12, 1996, shall be the basis on which determinations are made in accordance with this part. Except as otherwise set forth in this part, for 1997 and subsequent years, the status of an individual or entity on April 1 of the applicable program or fiscal year, shall be the basis on which determinations are made in accordance with this part. (b) Actions taken by an individual or entity after the applicable status date set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, but on or before the final harvest date of the last contract commodity in the area, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, shall not be used to determine whether there has been an increase in the number of persons for the applicable program or fiscal year. Actions taken by a person after the status date set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, but on or before the harvest of the last contract commodity in the area, shall be used to determine whether there has been a decrease in the number of persons for the applicable program or fiscal year.