FSA HANDBOOK Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program To access the transmittal page click on the short reference For State and County Offices SHORT REFERENCE 1-WHIP UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Washington, DC 20250 . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Washington, DC 20250 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program 1-WHIP Amendment 5 Approved by: Acting Deputy Administrator, Farm Programs Amendment Transmittal A Reason for Amendment Paragraph 33 has been amended to clarify specific WHIP linkage rules. Page Control Chart TC Text Exhibit 2-11, 2-12 2-15, 2-16 4-12-19 Page 1 Table of Contents Page No. Part 1 General Information and Administrative Provisions 1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 1-1 2 Authorities.................................................................................................................. 1-2 3 General Information ................................................................................................... 1-2 4 Responsibilities and Delegations ............................................................................... 1-5 5 Outreach ..................................................................................................................... 1-10 6 Eligibility and Payment Limitation ............................................................................ 1-11 7 Optional $900,000 Payment Limitation Provisions .................................................. 1-11 8 Processing Payments .................................................................................................. 1-17 9 Administrative Offset and Bankruptcy ...................................................................... 1-18 10 Conservation Compliance .......................................................................................... 1-18 11 Appeals of FSA Determinations ................................................................................ 1-19 12 Misrepresentation, Scheme, or Device ...................................................................... 1-20 13 NEPA Requirements .................................................................................................. 1-21 14 CCC-770 WHIP, Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Checklist .............. 1-22 15-29 (Reserved) Part 2 Eligibility 30 WHIP Eligibility ........................................................................................................ 2-1 31 Producer Eligibility .................................................................................................... 2-5 32 Crop Eligibility .......................................................................................................... 2-10 33 Linkage Requirement ................................................................................................. 2-12 34-59 (Reserved) 8-2-18 1-WHIP Amend. 2 TC Page 1 Table of Contents Page No. Part 3 National Crop Table Data 60 Overview .................................................................................................................... 3-1 61 Definitions.................................................................................................................. 3-1 62 Required Crop Table Data ......................................................................................... 3-2 63 WHIP Pay Groups...................................................................................................... 3-4 64 CDY in NCT .............................................................................................................. 3-6 65 Tree/Bush/Vine Data for NCT ................................................................................... 3-14 66 State Office NCT Process .......................................................................................... 3-15 67 WHIP NCT Record Approval .................................................................................... 3-17 68-89 (Reserved) Part 4 Eligible Acreage 90 WHIP Acreage ........................................................................................................... 4-1 91 Prevented Planting Acreage ....................................................................................... 4-3 92 Units ........................................................................................................................... 4-5 93 Native Sod Acreage ................................................................................................... 4-8 94-99 (Reserved) Part 5 Yields 100 Yields Used for WHIP ............................................................................................... 5-1 101-109 (Reserved) 10-3-18 1-WHIP Amend. 3 TC Page 2 Table of Contents (Continued) Page No. Part 6 Determining Production 110 WHIP Production ....................................................................................................... 6-1 111 Harvested Production ................................................................................................. 6-11 112 When Final Use Differs From Intended Use ............................................................ 6-15 113 Assigned Production .................................................................................................. 6-16 114 Notification of Adjustments ....................................................................................... 6-25 115 WHIP County Disaster Yield..................................................................................... 6-26 116 Secondary Use ........................................................................................................... 6-28 117 Salvage Value ............................................................................................................ 6-29 118 Production Not to Count for WHIP ........................................................................... 6-30 119 Adjusting RMA Download Data .............................................................................. 6-31 120-130 (Reserved) Part 7 Price 131 Determining Price for WHIP ..................................................................................... 7-1 132-139 (Reserved) Part 8 Trees, Bushes, and Vines 140 Trees, Bushes, and Vines General Provisions ........................................................... 8-1 141 Tree, Bush, and Vine Stages ...................................................................................... 8-3 142 Determining Stages of Reported Trees, Bushes, and Vines ...................................... 8-7 143 Reporting Trees, Bushes, and Vines .......................................................................... 8-9 144 Determining Damaged and Destroyed Trees, Bushes, and Vines ............................. 8-11 145 WHIP Payment Calculation for Trees, Bushes, and Vines ........................................ 8-14 146-159 (Reserved) 7-13-18 1-WHIP Amend. 1 TC Page 3 Table of Contents (Continued) Page No. Part 9 Value Loss Crops 160 Value Loss Crops General Provisions ....................................................................... 9-1 161 Aquaculture ................................................................................................................ 9-2 162 Ornamental Nursery ................................................................................................... 9-3 163-179 (Reserved) Part 10 Special Provisions 180 Special Provisions for Calculating WHIP Benefits ................................................... 10-1 181 Multiple Marketed Crops Provisions ......................................................................... 10-3 182 Grass for Seed Also Harvested as Forage .................................................................. 10-5 183 Sugar Beet Provisions ................................................................................................ 10-6 184 Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage ................................................................................. 10-9 185 California and Arizona Citrus .................................................................................... 10-13 186 Dollar Plans ................................................................................................................ 10-14 187 Hybrid Seed Provisions.............................................................................................. 10-14 188 Florida Citrus Provisions ........................................................................................... 10-17 189 One Move Cotton ....................................................................................................... 10-20 190 Certified Seed Potato Endorsements .......................................................................... 10-20 191 Puerto Rico Provisions ............................................................................................... 10-21 192-209 (Reserved) 7-13-18 1-WHIP Amend. 1 TC Page 4 Table of Contents (Continued) Page No. Part 11 WHIP Payment Calculation 210 Payment Calculations................................................................................................. 11-1 211 Production Loss Calculation ...................................................................................... 11-4 212 Value Loss Calculation .............................................................................................. 11-6 213 Trees, Bushes, and Vines Calculation .......................................................................