[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: 7CFR1437.3]

[Page 590-591]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1437_NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  1437.3  Definitions.

    The definitions and program parameters set out in this section shall 
be applicable for all purposes of administering the Noninsured Crop 
Disaster Assistance Program provided for in this part. Although the 
terms defined in part 718 of this title and part 1400 of this chapter 
shall also be applicable, the definitions set forth in this section 
shall govern for all purposes of administering the Program.
    Administrative county office means the county FSA office designated 
to make determinations, handle official records, and issue payments for 
the producer in accordance with 7 CFR part 718.
    Animal Unit Days (AUD) means an expression of expected or actual 
stocking rate for pasture or forage.
    Application Closing Date means the last date, as determined by CCC, 
producers can submit an application for coverage for noninsured crops 
for the specified crop year.
    Catastrophic coverage means a catastrophic risk protection (CAT) 
level of crop insurance available in accordance with section 508(b) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended.
    Controlled environment means, with respect to those crops for which 
a controlled environment is expected to be provided, including but not 
limited to ornamental nursery, aquaculture (including ornamental fish), 
and floriculture, an environment in which everything that can 
practicably be controlled with structures, facilities, growing media 
(including but not limited to water, soil, or nutrients) by the 
producer, is in fact controlled by the producer.

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    Crop year means the calendar year in which the crop is normally 
harvested or in which the majority of the crop would have been 
harvested. For value loss and other specific commodities, see the 
applicable subpart and section of this part. For crops for which 
catastrophic coverage is available, the crop year will be as defined by 
such coverage.
    Fiber means a slender and greatly elongated natural plant filament, 
e.g. cotton, flax, etc. used in manufacturing, as determined by CCC.
    Final planting date means the date which marks the end of the 
planting period for the crop and in particular the last day, as 
determined by CCC, the crop can be planted to reasonably expect to 
achieve 100 percent of the expected yield in the intended harvest year 
or planting period.
    Food means a material consisting essentially of protein, 
carbohydrates, and fat used in the body to sustain growth, repair, and 
vital processes including the crops used for the preparation of food, as 
determined by CCC.
    Good farming practices means the cultural practices generally used 
for the crop to make normal progress toward maturity and produce at 
least the individual unit approved yield. These practices are normally 
those recognized by Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service as compatible with agronomic and weather conditions.
    Harvested means the producer has removed the crop from the field by 
hand, mechanically, or by grazing of livestock. The crop is considered 
harvested once it is removed from the field and placed in a truck or 
other conveyance or is consumed through the act of grazing. Crops 
normally placed in a truck or other conveyance and taken off the crop 
acreage, such as hay are considered harvested when in the bale, whether 
removed from the field or not.
    Industrial crop means a commercial crop, or other agricultural 
commodity utilized in manufacturing. Industrial crops include caster 
beans, chia, crambe, crotalaria, cuphea, guar, guayule, hesperaloe, 
kenaf, lesquerella, meadowfoam, milkweed, plantago, ovato, sesame and 
other crops specifically designated by CCC.
    Intended Use means for a crop or a commodity, the end use for which 
it is grown and produced.
    Multiple planted means the same crop is planted and harvested during 
two or more distinct planting periods in the same crop year, as 
determined by CCC.
    Normal harvest date means the date harvest of the crop is normally 
completed in the administrative county, as determined by CCC.
    Seed crop means propagation stock commercially produced for sale as 
seed stock for eligible crops.
    Seeded forage means forage on acreage mechanically seeded with 
forage vegetation at regular intervals, at least every 7 years, in 
accordance with good farming practices.
    T-Yield means the yield which is based on the county expected yield 
of the crop for the crop year and is used on an adjusted or unadjusted 
basis to calculate the approved yield for crops covered under the NAP 
when less than four years of actual, assigned, or appraised yields are 
available in the APH data base.
    Transitional yield means an estimated yield of that name provided in 
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) actuarial table which is 
used to calculate an average/approved APH yield for crops insured under 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act when less than four years of actual, 
temporary, and/or assigned yields are available on a crop by county 
basis.

[67 FR 12448, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 13742, Mar. 17, 2006]