Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program; Correction

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The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program in a final rule on February 23, 2026. This correction amends the definition of "corn" to add blue and red corn, which are eligible commodities for the FBA Program.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17538]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1414

[Docket ID FSA-2026-0001]
RIN 0560-AI87


Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program; Correction

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced the Farmer 
Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program in a final rule on February 23, 2026. 
This correction amends the definition of ``corn'' to add blue and red 
corn, which are eligible commodities for the FBA Program.

DATES: Effective on August 27, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Garriott; telephone: (202) 253-
9843; or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84cee5e9ede1aac3e5f6f6edebf0f0c4f1f7e0e5aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd87aca0a4a8e38aacbfbfa4a2b9b98db8bea9ace3aaa2bb">[email&#160;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: On February 23, 2026, CCC published a final 
rule (91 FR 8360) announcing the FBA program, which provides up to $11 
billion in one-time bridge payments to American farmers in response to 
temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. Corn 
is an eligible commodity for the FBA Program, and the final rule 
defined ``corn'' as, ``only white, yellow, amylose, popcorn (excluding 
strawberry popcorn), waxy, and high amylase corn.'' (7 CFR 1414.3). 
That definition inadvertently omitted blue and red corn, which are also 
eligible for the FBA Program. This document corrects that omission by 
adding those types of corn to the definition of ``corn.''
    The deadline to apply for the FBA Program was April 17, 2026. Due 
to the omission of blue and red corn from the definition of ``corn'', 
those types of corn were not included on pre-filled FBA Program 
applications and producers of those commodities could not apply by the 
deadline. CCC is announcing that it will generate a CCC-555, Farmer 
Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program Application, for each eligible producer 
who timely reported eligible 2025 crop year acres of blue or red corn, 
as provided in Sec.  1414.5. CCC is extending the deadline for 
producers to submit a CCC-555 for blue and red corn until September 28, 
2026, as authorized under Sec.  1414.6(b). As indicated in Sec.  
1414.6(c), producers must also submit all eligibility forms by April 
19, 2027.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1414

    Agricultural commodities, Cotton, Feed grains, Fruits, Nuts, 
Oilseeds, Peanuts, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rice, 
Vegetables, Wheat.
    For the reasons discussed above, CCC amends the regulations in 7 
CFR part 1414 as follows:

PART 1414--BRIDGE ASSISTANCE

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1. The authority citation for part 1414 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 714, et seq.

Subpart A--Farmer Bridge Assistance Program


Sec.  1414.3  [Amended]

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2. Amend the definition of ``Corn'' in Sec.  1414.3 by adding the words 
``blue, red,'' after the word ``only''.

William Beam,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2026-17538 Filed 8-26-26; 8:45 am]
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