Farmers Face New Paperwork for 2022 Disaster Relief
Published Date: 6/25/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for public feedback on a new info collection tied to the Emergency Relief Program 2022, which helps farmers hit by disasters like droughts and wildfires. This program uses $3.7 billion to support crop producers who faced losses in 2022. Comments are open until July 27, 2026, so farmers and others affected should weigh in to help shape how the info is gathered and reduce paperwork hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Emergency Relief Program 2022 Payments
If you are a crop producer who suffered losses in calendar year 2022 from events like droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, excessive heat, or freeze, USDA is using $3,741,715,000 in Emergency Relief Program 2022 (ERP 2022) funding to provide assistance to eligible producers. FSA will determine eligibility and issue payments under ERP 2022 to qualifying farms.
De Minimis Retention Up To 90%
Producers may be allowed to keep ERP 2022 payments up to 90 percent of their revenue losses if the Secretary determines a de minimis amount of revenue loss is from crops without crop insurance or NAP coverage. Producers who are affected will receive a notification letter and must complete form FSA-524C to certify eligibility to retain the payment under the de minimis provision.
Documentation and Paperwork Burden
FSA will use information submitted by producers to determine eligibility and issue ERP 2022 payments. If FSA cannot determine compliance from available FSA or RMA data, producers will be mailed a notice and must submit supporting documentation; the collection estimates 218,640 respondents with a total of 22,255 burden hours (one-time). Producers may also need to submit additional forms to establish eligibility for a higher payment limitation or payment rate if those records are not already on file.
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