1. (a) For an eligible livestock, honeybee, or farm-raised fish producer that meets the definition of beginning farmer or rancher, veteran farmer or rancher, socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, or limited resource farmer or rancher, payments calculated in §§ 1416.110, 1416.111, and 1416.112(a) through (d) will be based on a national payment rate of 90 percent.
2. (b) For an eligible livestock, honeybee, or farm-raised fish producer, payments calculated in §§ 1416.110(a), (b), (f), (g) and (l), 1416.111(a), and 1416.112(a), will be based on a national payment rate, to be determined by the Deputy Administrator, of not less than 60 percent and not more than 80 percent of the calculated payment.
3. (c) For an eligible livestock, honeybee, or farm-raised fish producer, payments calculated in § 1416.11(b) and (c), and 1416.112(b), will be based on a national payment rate, to be determined by the Deputy Administrator, of not less than 75 percent and not more than 80 percent of the calculated payment.
4. (d) For an eligible livestock producer with milk losses due to H5N1, payments calculated in § 1416.113 will be based on a national payment rate of 90 percent.

5. (e) For an eligible farm-raised fish producer for eligible damage and loss due to bird depredation, payments calculated in § 1416.112(c) will be based on a payment rate of not less than $600 per eligible acre of freshwater. For program year 2026, the rate will be $600 for all species of eligible farm-raised fish. For subsequent program years, CCC may increase the payment rate if CCC determines an increase in the payment rate is warranted. When determining the payment rate, CCC will take into account:

   1. (1) Costs associated with the deterrence of piscivorous birds;
   2. (2) The value of lost fish and revenue due to bird depredation; and
   3. (3) Costs associated with disease loss from bird depredation.

[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, as amended at 85 FR 10965, Feb. 26, 2020; 89 FR 54335, July 1, 2024; 91 FR 42325, July 9, 2026]