offending person has an interest will lose benefits at all their farming operation locations,
not just the locale of the violation.
In addition to the time lags and deadlines applicable to initial compliance with
this new conservation compliance requirement, there are exemptions and reasonable
timeframes to comply for later conservation compliance issues. The exemptions and
timelines described below apply only to eligibility for Federal crop insurance premium
subsidies, and not compliance requirements for other USDA programs. As specified in
the 2014 Farm Bill and in this rule, ineligibility for Federal crop insurance premium
subsidy because of a conservation compliance violation, whether associated with HEL or
wetlands, will apply to reinsurance years after the date of a final determination of a
violation, including all administrative appeals. Reinsurance years start on July 1 of any
given year and end the following June 30. As an example, suppose that USDA
determines that a violation occurred during the 2017 calendar year, and the determination
is final, including all administrative appeals, on November 15, 2017, which is during the
2018 reinsurance year. The person will be ineligible for Federal crop insurance premium
subsidy no earlier than the 2019 reinsurance year, which begins on July 1, 2018, and will
remain ineligible until the violation is remedied. The person will remain eligible for a
premium subsidy on any policies with a sales closing date before July 1, 2018.
In the case of wetland conservation requirements, as noted earlier, ineligibility for
premium subsidy due to a violation of the wetland conservation provisions will be limited
to wetland conservation violations that occur after February 7, 2014 and for which a final
determination has been made and administrative appeals have been exhausted. The 2014
Farm Bill also provides a limited exemption for wetland conservation violations that
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