BULLETIN NO.: MGR-97-33.1

TO:      All Reinsured Companies
         All Risk Management Field Offices
         All Other Interested Parties
    
FROM:    Kenneth D. Ackerman
         Administrator

SUBJECT:  Revised Assigned Risk and Development Fund Designations Dates

BACKGROUND:

The following sections of Manager's Bulletin MGR-97-033 have been revised
to provide additional time to submit fund designation data.  Please note the
new dates, in bold type, for submitting eligible crop insurance contract
designation data. 

ACTION:

2.  Designations of eligible crop insurance contracts to the Assigned Risk
    Fund must be made to the Data Acceptance System as follows:

  A.     For contracts with a sales closing date of July 31, 1997, not later
         than the cut-off date for the week ending September 13, 1997.

  B.     For all other crop insurance contracts,  as specified in the
         attached revised draft SRA.

3.  Designations of eligible crop insurance contracts to the Developmental
    Fund must be made to the Data Acceptance System as follows:

  A.     For carryover contracts with contract change dates of August 31,
         1997, or earlier, not later than the cut-off date for the week
		 ending October 4, 1997.

  B.     For carryover contracts with contract change dates of September 30,
         1997, or later, as specified in the attached revised final draft
		 SRA.

  C.     For new contracts with the sales closing date of July 31, 1997, not
         later than the cut-off date for the week ending September 13, 1997.

  D.    For new contracts with sales closing dates of August 31, 1997, or 
        later, as specified in the attached revised final draft SRA.