(a) Delegations. Pursuant to § 2.16(a)(4), subject to reservations in § 2.16(b)(3), the following delegations of authority are made by the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation to the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, and Manager Federal Crop Insurance Corporation:
- (1) Appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk Management Agency.
- (2) Conduct pilot programs involving revenue insurance, risk management savings accounts, or the use of futures markets to manage risk and support farm income.
- (3) Provide education in management of the financial risks inherent in the production and marketing of agricultural commodities.
- (4) Conduct a study and issue a report on the efficacy and accuracy of the application of pack factors regarding the measurement of farm-stored production for purposes of providing policies or plans of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
- (5) Carry out functions relating to highly erodible land and wetland conservation under sections 1211-1213 and 1221-1223 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3811-3813 and 3821-3823).
- (6) Prepare cropland reports as required by section 11014(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2013, Public Law 113-79.
- (7) Assist the Administrator, Economic Research Service with implementing section 10016 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 regarding locally or regionally produced agricultural food products (7 U.S.C. 2204h).
- (8) Administer the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501, et seq.), except for sections 524(a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (b) (7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(1)(B), (a)(3), (b)) and 531 (7 U.S.C. 1531).
- (b) [Reserved]
[62 FR 19901, Apr. 24, 1997, as amended at 74 FR 3407, Jan. 21, 2009; 79 FR 44113, July 30, 2014; 83 FR 22188, May 14, 2018]