Notice2025-15654
Notice; Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)
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Published
August 18, 2025
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentFarm Service Agency
Abstract
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice to announce a change to ECAP related to subsequent acres of eligible commodities. It also announces the deadline to apply for an ECAP payment for the additional acres that are now eligible as a result of the change announced in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 157 (Monday, August 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40050-40051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15654]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA-2025-0002]
Notice; Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice to
announce a change to ECAP related to subsequent acres of eligible
commodities. It also announces the deadline to apply for an ECAP
payment for the additional acres that are now eligible as a result of
the change announced in this notice.
DATES: We will accept applications from producers for acres that are
eligible as a result of the change announced in this notice through
September 30, 2025.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Sayers; telephone: (202) 720-
6870; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a517b6e726334497b637f68695a6f697e7b347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f143e2b3726710c3e263a2d2c1f2a2c3b3e71383029">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA
Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY mode))
or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text
telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ECAP was authorized by section 2102 of Title
I of Division B of the American Relief Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 118-158) and
announced in a notice of funds availability (NOFA) on March 19, 2025
(90 FR 12696). This document announces a change to the provisions
regarding eligible acres under ECAP. It also announces the application
deadline for producers to apply for payment for the additional acres
that are now eligible as a result of that change.
The NOFA provided that in cases where a producer reported both an
initial eligible commodity and a subsequent eligible commodity on the
same acreage and the combination did not meet the definition of an
approved double cropping situation, only the initial commodity was
considered eligible for an ECAP payment. This rule applied even in
cases where the initial eligible commodity failed or was prevented from
being planted (90 FR 12699).
This notice announces a change to the eligibility of acres of
subsequent eligible commodities. In situations where a producer
planted, or was prevented from planting, both an initial crop and a
subsequent crop on the same acreage for the 2024 crop year, the initial
crop will continue to be eligible for ECAP if it was an eligible
commodity as provided in the NOFA. If the subsequent crop that was
planted or prevented from being planted was also an eligible commodity
and was reported to FSA by August 15, 2025, on FSA-578, Report of
Acreage, the subsequent crop will now also be eligible for ECAP
regardless of whether it meets the definition of ``double cropping''
provided in the NOFA. FSA is making this change to align the
administration of ECAP with the broad intent of the authorizing
legislation to address the gap between the cost of production and
market prices for all eligible commodities that were planted or
prevented from being planted, due to feedback from industry leaders,
commodity groups, and producers who were directly impacted.
The NOFA provided a deadline of August 15, 2025, for all applicants
to submit an FSA-63 ECAP, Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)
Application. This notice announces the enrollment period for the
additional acres of subsequent eligible commodities that now are
eligible for ECAP as a result of the change announced in this notice.
Applicants must submit an FSA-63 ECAP for those additional, eligible
acres to their local FSA county office by September 30, 2025. FSA will
mail postcards to producers who reported acres of subsequent eligible
commodities to inform them of the additional eligibility and timeframe
to apply. Producers may contact their local FSA county office to obtain
a copy of their pre-filled application or complete their application
electronically as described in the NOFA.
This notice does not extend the deadline of August 15, 2025, to
apply for acres that were eligible under the initial NOFA or submit
late-filed acreage reports. As provided in the NOFA, all applicants
must also submit required eligibility forms to FSA by August 17, 2026,
if not already on file with FSA for the 2024 program year.
William Beam,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2025-15654 Filed 8-15-25; 8:45 am]
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