INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: R&D-96-004


TO:        All Reinsured Companies
           All Risk Management Field Offices
           FSA Headquarters, Program Delivery & Field
               Operations
          
FROM:      Tim B. Witt     /s/ 1-29-96
           Director
           Research and Development Division       
          
SUBJECT:   Millet Program Documents Effective for the 1996 Crop Year

Attached are the Millet Pilot Crop Provisions, Crop Insurance Handbook 
Update, Disclaimer, Training Materials and Actuarial Documents for the 
pilot counties that are effective for the 1996 crop year.  An updated Index 
of Policies that includes the Millet Pilot Crop Provisions is also attached.  
The Loss Adjustment Standards will be sent in the near future.

The Millet Pilot Crop Provisions will be placed on the Reporting Organization 
Server in WordPerfect 6.1.  The Actuarial Branch will provide notification 
when it is available on the server.  Any questions or requests for a 
WordPerfect 6.1 formatted diskette containing the Millet Pilot Crop 
Provisions should be directed to the Research and Evaluation Branch at 
(816) 926-6343.



Attachments - To be mailed

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NOTE:   The Millet Pilot Crop Provisions can be found on the RO Server in
        the Miscellaneous_Files directory as "96millet.zip"