Instructions for CCC-902I Short Form

Instructions for CCC-902I Short Form

FARM OPERATING PLAN FOR AN INDIVIDUAL – 2009 and Subsequent Years

This form is used to collect information about individuals that is used by FSA to determine eligibility for payments.

Submit the original of the completed form in hard copy or facsimile to the appropriate USDA servicing office.

Customers who have established electronic access credentials with USDA may electronically transmit this form to the USDA servicing office, provided that (1) the customer submitting the form is the person required to sign the transaction, or (2) the customer has an approved Power of Attorney (Form FSA-211) on file with USDA to sign for other customers for the program and type of transaction represented by this form.

Features for transmitting the form electronically are available to those customers with access credentials only. If you would like to establish online access credentials with USDA, follow the instructions provided at the USDA eForms web site.

Complete items as indicated. Related definitions are provided on page 2 of the form to assist in form completion.

Items 1-3

Fld Name / Item No.	Instruction
1 County	Enter the name of the county where you farm. If your farm in more than one county, enter the name of the county that has been designated as your control county.
2 State	Enter the name of the state where you farm.
3 Program Year	Enter the crop year for which this certification applies.

Part A – Items 1-2 Producer Information

Fld Name / Item No.	Instruction
1 Participant’s Name and Address	Enter the name and address, including zip code, of the individual. If the individual conducts business using an assumed name, include the assumed name. (Example: John Doe, dba John Doe Grain Farms)
2 Tax Identification Number	Enter the social security or taxpayer ID number of the individual.

Fld Name / Item No.

Instruction

Participant’s Name and Address

Enter the name and address, including zip code, of the individual.

If the individual conducts business using an assumed name, include the assumed name. (Example: John Doe, dba John Doe Grain Farms)

Tax Identification Number

Enter the social security or taxpayer ID number of the individual.

Part B – Items 1-5 Additional Information

Fld Name / Item No.	Instruction
1 Is this individual a U.S. citizen?	Check the appropriate box to indicate the individual’s citizenship status. If the individual identified in Part A is a U.S. citizen, check “YES and GO TO Item 4. If the individual identified in Part A is not a U.S. citizen, check “NO” and GO TO Item 2.
2 Is this individual an alien lawfully…	Check the appropriate box to indicate the individual’s alien status. -Check “YES” if the individual identified in Part A is an alien lawfully admitted to the U.S. and the individual must present a Resident Alien Card, form I-551. -Check “NO” if in the individual identified in Part A is not a U.S. citizen and the individual did not present a Resident Alien Card, form 1-551.
3 For County FSA Use Only	This item will be completed by FSA.
4 Minors	Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the individual identified in Part A was a minor as of June 1 of the Program Year entered above. -Check “NO” if the individual indentified in Part A was 18 or older on June 1 and GO TO Item 5. -Check “YES” if the individual identified in Part A was younger than 18 on June 1. STOP. The CCC-902I must be used rather than the Short Form.
5 Other farming interests…	Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the individual identified in Part A has other farming interests, and if the individual’s minor children have other farming interests in any joint operations or legal entities. -Check “NO” if the individual identified in Part A and any minor children of the individual identified in Part A have no other farming interests. GO TO Part C. -Check “YES” if the individual identified in Part A and/or if any minor children of the individual identified in Part A have other farming interests in any joint operation or legal entities. STOP. The CCC-902I must be used.

Fld Name / Item No.

Instruction

Is this individual a U.S. citizen?

Check the appropriate box to indicate the individual’s citizenship status.

If the individual identified in Part A is a U.S. citizen, check “YES and GO TO Item 4.

If the individual identified in Part A is not a U.S. citizen, check “NO” and GO TO Item 2.

Is this individual an alien lawfully…

Check the appropriate box to indicate the individual’s alien status.

-Check “YES” if the individual identified in Part A is an alien lawfully

admitted to the U.S. and the individual must present a Resident Alien

Card, form I-551.

-Check “NO” if in the individual identified in Part A is not a U.S.

citizen and the individual did not present a Resident Alien Card, form

1-551.

For County FSA Use Only

This item will be completed by FSA.

Minors

Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the individual identified in Part A was a minor as of June 1 of the Program Year entered above.

-Check “NO” if the individual indentified in Part A was 18 or older on

June 1 and GO TO Item 5.

-Check “YES” if the individual identified in Part A was younger than 18

on June 1. STOP. The CCC-902I must be used rather than the Short

Form.

Other farming interests…

Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the individual identified in Part A has other farming interests, and if the individual’s minor children have other farming interests in any joint operations or legal entities.

-Check “NO” if the individual identified in Part A and any minor

children of the individual identified in Part A have no other farming

interests. GO TO Part C.

-Check “YES” if the individual identified in Part A and/or if any minor

children of the individual identified in Part A have other farming

interests in any joint operation or legal entities. STOP. The CCC-902I

must be used.

Part C – Items 1-5 Land, Capital and Equipment

Fld Name / Item No.	Instruction
1 Contributions of land, capital or equipment…	Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the contributions of land, capital of equipment of the individual identified in Part A will be acquired as the result of a loan or credit arrangement from an individual or entity that has an interest in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A. -Check “NO” if the contributions of land, capital or equipment of the individual identified in Part A will be not acquired as the result of a loan or credit arrangement from an individual or entity with an interest in the farming operation. GO TO Item 2. -Check “YES” if the contributions of land, capital, and equipment of the individual identified in Part A will be acquired as the result of a loan or credit arrangement from an individual or entity with an interest in the farming operation. STOP. The CCC-902I must completed.
2 Custom Services	Utilization of custom services by the farming operation identified in Part A. Note: Does not apply: · to services for chemical and fertilizer application; · to the harvesting of crops, OR · if all the land in the farming operation is owned. -Check “NO” if custom services will not be utilized by the farming operation identified in Part A. GO TO Item 3. -Check “YES” if custom services will be utilized by the farming operation identified in Part. STOP. The CCC-902I must be completed.
3A – G Land	Enter the following information for ALL land that is operated by the individual identified in Part A: A) Farm number B) State and county where located C) Check the applicable box to show whether land is owned, leased to someone, or leased from someone D) Name of the individual, entity or joint operation to whom or from whom the land the land is leased E) Acres owned or leased on the farm F) The per acre amount of cash rent, or the percentage of the crop shared with the landlord Note: If land is cash leased from an unrelated individual or entity, enter “cash” and in Column F. If land in cash leased from someone with an interest in the crop or crop proceeds, include the rental rate per acre in $ per acre. G) Check the box if you had this same land interest in the prior crop year If additional space is needed for land, complete and attach form CCC-902 Continuation.
4 Capital	Indicate the source(s) of farming capital that will be used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A for the year specified in Program Year. Check all that apply. If “other” is indicated, please specify.
5 A-C Equipment	Of the total equipment to be used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A, enter the percentages of the equipment that are owned and/or leased by the individual identified in Part A. -Enter the percentage that is owned in Item A. -Enter the percentage that is leased in Item B. If any equipment used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part is leased, indicate whether the equipment is leased from an individual or entity that has an interest in the farming operation. -Check “YES” if the leased equipment to be used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A was leased from a party/entity with an interest in the farming operation. -Check “NO” if the leased equipment to be used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A was leased from a party/entity that has no interest in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A. GO TO Part D.

Fld Name / Item No.

Instruction

1 Contributions of land, capital or equipment…

Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the contributions of land, capital of equipment of the individual identified in Part A will be acquired as the result of a loan or credit arrangement from an individual or entity that has an interest in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A.

-Check “NO” if the contributions of land, capital or equipment of the

individual identified in Part A will be not acquired as the result of a

loan or credit arrangement from an individual or entity with an interest

in the farming operation. GO TO Item 2.

-Check “YES” if the contributions of land, capital, and equipment of the

individual identified in Part A will be acquired as the result of a loan or

credit arrangement from an individual or entity with an interest in the

farming operation. STOP. The CCC-902I must completed.

Custom Services

Utilization of custom services by the farming operation identified in Part A.

Note: Does not apply:

· to services for chemical and fertilizer application;

· to the harvesting of crops, OR

· if all the land in the farming operation is owned.

-Check “NO” if custom services will not be utilized by the farming

operation identified in Part A. GO TO Item 3.

-Check “YES” if custom services will be utilized by the farming

operation identified in Part. STOP. The CCC-902I must be

completed.

3A – G

Land

Enter the following information for ALL land that is operated by the individual identified in Part A:

A) Farm number

B) State and county where located

C) Check the applicable box to show whether land is owned, leased to someone, or leased from someone

D) Name of the individual, entity or joint operation to whom or from whom the land the land is leased

E) Acres owned or leased on the farm

F) The per acre amount of cash rent, or the percentage of the crop shared with the landlord

Note: If land is cash leased from an unrelated individual or entity, enter “cash” and in Column F. If land in cash leased from someone with an interest in the crop or crop proceeds, include the rental rate per acre in $ per acre.

G) Check the box if you had this same land interest in the prior crop year

If additional space is needed for land, complete and attach form CCC-902 Continuation.

Capital

Indicate the source(s) of farming capital that will be used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A for the year specified in Program Year.

Check all that apply.

If “other” is indicated, please specify.

5 A-C

Equipment

Of the total equipment to be used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A, enter the percentages of the equipment that are owned and/or leased by the individual identified in Part A.

-Enter the percentage that is owned in Item A.

-Enter the percentage that is leased in Item B.

If any equipment used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part is leased, indicate whether the equipment is leased from an individual or entity that has an interest in the farming operation.

-Check “YES” if the leased equipment to be used in the farming

operation of the individual identified in Part A was leased from a

party/entity with an interest in the farming operation.

-Check “NO” if the leased equipment to be used in the farming

operation of the individual identified in Part A was leased from a

party/entity that has no interest in the farming operation of the

individual identified in Part A. GO TO Part D.

Part D – Items 1-3 Labor

Fld Name / Item No.	Instruction
1 Active personal labor	Enter the percent or number of hours of active personal labor the individual identified in Part A personally provides to the farming operation.
2 Hired labor	Enter the percentage or number of hours of hired labor used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A.
3 Will any of the hired labor…	If NONE of the hired labor for the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A originated from the source of leased equipment in Part E, check “NO”. If ANY of the hired labor for the operation of the individual identified in Part A originated from the source of leased equipment in Part C, check “YES.” Acceptable documentation to prove such relationship may be required for compliance purposes. GO TO Part E.

Fld Name / Item No.

Instruction

Active personal labor

Enter the percent or number of hours of active personal labor the individual identified in Part A personally provides to the farming operation.

Hired labor

Enter the percentage or number of hours of hired labor used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A.

Will any of the hired labor…

If NONE of the hired labor for the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A originated from the source of leased equipment in Part E, check “NO”.

If ANY of the hired labor for the operation of the individual identified in Part A originated from the source of leased equipment in Part C, check “YES.” Acceptable documentation to prove such relationship may be required for compliance purposes. GO TO Part E.

Part E - Items 1-2 Management (The total percentage shown in items 1 and 2 must equal 100%.)

Fld Name / Item No.

Instruction

Active personal management

Enter the estimated percent of active personal management the individual identified in Part A personally provides to the farming operation.

Hired management

Enter the estimated percent of hired management to be used in the farming operation of the individual identified in Part A. GO TO Part F.

Part F – Items 1-3 Certification

Fld Name / Item No.	Instruction
1 Signature (By)	The individual identified in Part A, or an authorized representative of the individual identified in Part A, shall sign the certification. If you are mailing or faxing this form, print the form and manually enter your signature. If this form is approved for electronic transmission and you have established credentials with USDA to submit forms electronically, use the buttons provided on the form for transmitting the form to the USDA servicing office.
2 Title/ Relationship	If the individual identified in Part A signs the document, this field should be left blank. If an authorized representative for the individual identified in Part A signs this document, use this field to show the individual’s representative capacity. (For example, “agent” or “attorney-in-fact.”)
3 Date	Enter the date the form was signed.