[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 1998)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 55497] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-27780] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 200 / Friday, October 16, 1998 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 55497]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7 CFR Part 457 Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions; Correction AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Correcting amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulation which was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 10, 1997 (62 FR 65130-65177). The regulation revised the late and prevented planting provisions in the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions and added definitions common to most crops. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Hoy, Insurance Management Specialist, Research and Development, Product Development Division, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture, 9435 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, telephone (816) 926-7730. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The final regulation that is the subject of this correction was intended to provide policy changes that meet the needs of the insured, are easier to administer, and delete repetitive provisions contained in various Crop Provisions. Need For Correction As published, the regulations for cotton and extra long staple (ELS) cotton, in the final rule for the ``Common Crop Insurance Regulations; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions,'' contained errors which may prove misleading and need to be clarified. The introductory headings in the cotton crop insurance provisions and ELS cotton crop insurance provisions state that the provisions are for the 1998 crop year; however, the intended effect of the regulations was for the 1998 and succeeding crop years. These provisions were intended to reflect that the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) would solicit comments for establishing the 1999 and subsequent crop years prevented planting coverage level percentage. A proposed rule has been drafted by FCIC for publication in the Federal Register that includes solicitation of comments on the prevented planting coverage level for cotton and ELS cotton. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457 Cotton, Crop Insurance, ELS cotton. Accordingly, 7 CFR part 457 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments: PART 457--COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS 1. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l), 1506(p). Sec. 457.104 [Corrected] 2. In Sec. 457.104, the introductory text is corrected to read: The cotton crop insurance provisions for the 1998 and succeeding crop years are as follows: * * * * * Sec. 457.105 [Corrected] 3. In Sec. 457.105, the introductory text is corrected to read: The extra long staple cotton crop insurance provisions for the 1998 and succeeding crop years are as follows: * * * * * Signed in Washington DC, on October 8, 1998. Kenneth D. Ackerman, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. 98-27780 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-08-P