Common Crop Insurance Regulations: Apple Crop Insurance Provisions; Withdrawal

What it does

• •Withdraws a proposed rule on Apple Crop Insurance Provisions that was originally published on December 16, 2021.
• •Eliminates the pending regulatory action that would have revised Common Crop Insurance Regulations related to apple producer coverage.
• •Terminates FCIC's intention to issue a final rule on this topic based on feedback received during the public comment period and subsequent stakeholder listening sessions.

Why it matters

• •The original proposal aimed to address rising loss ratios and premium costs for apple producers while safeguarding against fraud, waste, and abuse, but FCIC determined after stakeholder input that the proposed changes would not achieve these intended effects.
• •This withdrawal ends a regulatory process that had been pending for nearly five years, returning apple crop insurance rules to their current state without the policy modifications initially contemplated.

Who is affected

• •Apple producers and crop insurers who would have been subject to the revised apple crop insurance regulations.
• •The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency, which conducted the rulemaking process and stakeholder consultations.

What happens next

FCIC may pursue future regulatory action on apple crop insurance by publishing a new proposed rule, but no such action is currently planned or required by this withdrawal.