November 18, 1997   
     
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM:   R&D-97-082
     
TO:        All Reinsured Companies
           All Risk Management Field Offices
           FSA Headquarters, Program Delivery and Field Operations
     
FROM:      Tim B.Witt        /s/ R. E. Waggoner (for)
           Deputy Administrator
                
SUBJECT:   1997 Manual 13, Data Acceptance System (DAS) Handbook
           Slipsheets 
     
Attached are the M-13 slipsheets for 1997 Record Descriptors and DAS
exhibits.  These changes include an additional yield indicator flag and
expanded Liability Adjustment Factor.  The other changes are
clarifications or corrections. 
     
The following control chart explains which pages to remove and insert.
     
Please contact Seavey Anthony at (816) 926-3865 if you have questions or
concerns regarding these inserts.
     
                       CONTROL CHART FOR: RMA-M13
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REMOVE:                       INSERT:
Page(s)                       Page(s) Enclosed   CHANGES MADE:
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DAS:          
Exhibit 11-0, Pages 3-4, 7    Pages 3-4, 7       Made clarification on
                                                 field 28.  Added
                                                 Minnesota to field 31
                                                 and updated crop
                                                 listing.  
                                                 Added Whole Farm Unit
                                                 to field 53. 
Exhibit 11-2, Page 6          Page 6             Corrected Insurance
                                                 Plan Id on Cigar Filler
                                                 Tobacco.
Exhibit 11-3, Page 12         Page 12            Corrected Insurance
                                                 Plan Id on Cigar Filler
                                                 Tobacco.  
Exhibit 11-5, Page 15         Page 15            Added Macadamia Trees.
Exhibit 11-6, Page 16         Page 16            Corrected statement on
                                                 Sugar Beets.
Exhibit 11-7, Page 19         Page 19            Added Florida Citrus,
                                                 corrected Cigar Filler
                                                 Tobacco.
Exhibit 11-10, Pages 40-41    Pages 40-41        Updated IP Calculation.
Exhibit 15-0, Page 2          Page 2             Added  Y' to field 21
Exhibit 15-2, Page 3          Page 3             Removed crop 0034 from
                                                 note on Yield Limitation
                                                 flag = 3.
Exhibit 15-3, Page 8          Page 8             Updated factors in
                                                 notes.
Exhibit 15-5                  Exhibit 15-5       New Exhibit.
Exhibit 21-0, Page 3          Page 3             Added field 45,
                                                 Expanded Liability
                                                 Factor.
Exhibit 21-5, Pages 12 - 13   Pages 12 - 13      Properly aligned crops
                                                 with valid stage codes.
Exhibit 21-6, Page 14         Page 14            Corrected statement on
                                                 Sugar Beets
Exhibit 21-7, Page 15         Page 15            Updated Exhibit.
Exhibit 21-8, Pages 16 - 18   Pages 16 - 18      Added Note 4 and
                                                 updated field nuumbers
                                                 Placed Dry Beans &
                                                 Sugar Beets under
                                                 correct replant
                                                 calculations. Made
                                                 corrections to Notes
                                                 1 & 2
    
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