[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: 7CFR1430.305]

[Page 535]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1430_DAIRY PRODUCTS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C_2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program
 
Sec.  1430.305  Proof of production.

    (a) Evidence of production is required to establish the commercial 
marketing and production history of the dairy operation so that 
production and spoilage losses can be computed in accordance with Sec.  
1430.306.
    (b) A dairy producer must, based on the instructions issued by the 
Deputy Administrator, provide adequate proof of the dairy operation's 
commercial production, including any dumped production and dairy cow 
purchases, for each month of the period July 2004 through October 2004, 
and must specifically identify any dumped production for August through 
October 2004. If a month other than July 2004 is used for base creation 
purposes records for that month must be provided.
    (1) A producer must certify and provide such proof as requested that 
losses for which compensation is claimed were hurricane-related and 
occurred in an eligible county in an eligible month.
    (2) Additional supporting documentation may be requested by FSA as 
necessary to verify production or spoilage losses and dairy herd 
increases or decreases to the satisfaction of FSA.
    (c) Adequate proof of production history of the dairy operation 
under paragraph (b) of this section must be based on milk marketing 
statements obtained from the dairy operation's milk handler or marketing 
cooperative. Supporting documents may include, but are not limited to: 
tank records, milk handler records, daily milk marketings, copies of any 
payments received from other sources for production or spoilage losses, 
or any other documents available to confirm the production history and 
losses incurred by the dairy operation.
    (d) Adequate proof of dairy cow additions to the milking herd during 
the eligible months can include, but are not limited to sales receipts, 
invoices, State health certificates, or any other documents available to 
confirm the cow purchases.
    (e) All information provided to FSA by a producer is subject to 
verification, spot-check and audit by FSA. Also, FSA or another CCC 
representative may examine the dairy operation's production or spoilage 
claims.
    (f) If adequate proof of commercially-marketed production and 
supporting documentation is not presented to the satisfaction of CCC or 
FSA, the request for benefits will be rejected. In the case of a new 
producer that had no verifiable, actual, commercial production marketed 
by the dairy operation during the month of July 2004, but which suffered 
eligible losses, an alternate base period may be established by the 
Deputy Administrator.