BULLETIN NO: MGR-96-062

TO:      All Reinsured Companies
         All Risk Management Field Offices
         FSA Headquarter, Program Delivery and Field Operations

FROM:    Kenneth D. Ackerman
         Administrator

SUBJECT: Acceptance of Late Filed Applications in Specific Counties 
         in South Dakota



BACKGROUND:

On July 31, 1996, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that Aurora, Bon 
Homme, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, and Sanborn Counties, 
South Dakota would be considered winter/spring wheat counties for the 1997 
and continuing crop years.  Dates effected by this change included the 
cancellation date, sales closing date, acreage reporting date, termination 
date and the production reporting date.

Additionally, for the 1996 crop year, Harding and Perkins Counties, South 
Dakota, had both winter and spring wheat insurance.  It was intended that 
these two counties have only spring wheat insurable for the 1997 crop year.  
Since this change was not filed by the contract change date of June 30, 1996, 
RMA recently issued Multiple Peril Crop Insurance and Crop Revenue Coverage 
actuarial documents to provide winter wheat coverage for the 1997 crop year 
in these two counties.  

RMA has received requests to accept late filed applications due to the 
lateness of the announcement and distribution of the actuarial material for 
these 10 counties. 

ACTION:

For the 1997 crop year only, insurance providers may accept late filed 
applications without stipulation (crop inspections are not required) until 
October 15, 1996, for winter wheat in the following counties of South Dakota:  
Aurora, Bon Homme, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Harding, Hutchinson, Jerauld, 
Perkins, and Sanborn  Counties.  Late filed applications may be accepted for 
both multiple peril crop insurance and Crop Revenue Coverage.

The acreage reporting date of October 31, 1996, remains the same.