INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: R&D-96-065
     
TO:       All Reinsured Companies
          All Risk Management Field Offices
          FSA Headquarters, Program Delivery & Field Operations
              
FROM:     Tim B. Witt    /s/ Tim B.  Witt   10/4/96
          Acting Deputy Administrator
          
SUBJECT:  Actuarial Release
          
          
BACKGROUND:
   
Requests have been made to notify customers when actuarial information has 
been released, and to produce an inventory of the specific county crop 
programs included in the release so that insurance providers can assure all 
documents are received.
     
ACTION:
     
Listings of county crop programs for the 1997 crop year that are filed under 
the November 30 and December 31 contract change dates.  Please use these 
listings as a reference to determine the actuarial documents sent to your 
office.  The actuarial materials were released electronically October 2 on 
the Reporting Organization (RO) Server.
     
The actuarial materials include all except (0047) dry bean, (0039) sugar 
beets, (0021) cotton, and (0022) ELS cotton.  These crops are being held 
pending possible revision due to ongoing policy/administrative reviews and 
regulatory action.