Form FSA-153 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
(05-24-01)

AMENDED

FSA-153

Form Approved - OMB No. 0560-0097
1. TYPE ACTIVITY (See Page 2) (Check one)

AGRICULTURAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE ACT REPORT
NOTE: Read Instructions on Page 2 Before Filing in Any Data Below. If Additional Space is Needed, Use Page 2

ITEM

OFFICE
USE ONLY

2. Tract Location and Description
A. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OR FSA TRACT NUMBER

B. COUNTY OR PARISH

B. Land
Acquisition

A. Land
Holding

C. NO. OF ACRES

D. STATE

D. Land Use Change
To Agriculture

C. Land
Disposition

E. Land Use Change
To Non-Agriculture

ITEM
5. Type of Interest Held in the Agricultural Land (Check One)
A. Fee Interest (ownership)

Whole

B. Fee Interest (ownership)

Partial

C.
D.
E.
F.

CHECK

WHAT
PERCENT

%

Life Estate
Trust Beneficiary
Purchase Contract
Other (explain)

3. Owner of Tract (in Item 2A) (See Page 2)
A. NAME

B. TAX ID NO. (Ten digits)
C. LEGAL ADDRESS (Street, City, State/Province, Country)

D. Type of Owner (if checked, skip Items D2 and D3)

CHECK 7. Value of Agricultural Land:

1. Individual (including husband/wife). Indicate citizenship of husband
and wife, if applicable.
a. Citizenship of Individual
2. Government (name of country)
3. Organization
a. Type
1) Corporation

CHECK

2) Partnership
3) Estate
4) Trust
5) Institution
6) Association
7) Other
b. Gov't. or country under whose law the
organization is created
c. Principal place of business
(for organizations only)
d. List on separate sheet, the Name, Address and Country of all foreign persons
who individually or in the aggregate hold significant interest or substantial
control 1/ in the person owning the land.
E. Complete only if Item 1C, Land Disposition, is checked
1. NAME OF PERSON RECEIVING TRACT
2. ADDRESS (Street, City, State/Province, Country)

CHECK

6. How was this Tract Acquired or Transferred?
A. Cash Transaction
B. Credit or Installment Transaction
C. Trade
D. Gift or Inheritance
E. Foreclosure
F. Other (explain)

A. Purchase Price of Land or if a land disposition,
the original price paid by seller

$

B. Non-Purchase, Estimated Value at the
Time of Acquisition

$

C. What is the estimated current value or if a land
disposition, the selling price of the tract of land?

$

D. How much of purchase price in Item 7A remains
to be paid?

$

8. Date of Acquisition or
Transfer (See Page 2)

MONTH

DAY

YEAR

9. Current Land Use (Usual use of land. For idle land,
report as Other Agriculture.) Report in Whole Numbers

ACRES

A. Crop
B. Pasture
C. Forest or Timber
D. Other Agriculture
E. Non-Agriculture
F. Total (Should equal Item 2C)
10. Intended Use as of This Date.
(Check One or More or type "N/A" if Item 1C above is marked)

CHECK

A. No Change
B. Other Agriculture

3. CITIZENSHIP
USA
FOREIGN
UNKNOWN
4. Representative of Foreign Person (completing form, if applicable)
A. NAME

C. Non-Agriculture
11. Relationship of Owner to Producer (If not applicable, for Items
11A through 11B , type "N/A"). Check one or more or type "N/A" if
Item 1C above is marked.
A. Producer is:
1. Owner

B. ADDRESS (Street, State, Country)

2. Manager
3. Tenant or sharecropper (Item 11B must be completed)
B. Rental agreement is: (Not applicable if Item 1C above is marked)

C. TELEPHONE NO. (Area Code)
D. Relationship of Representative to Foreign Person:

1. A crop share
2. Cash or fixed rent

CHECK
12. The Producer on This Tract is: Check one or more. If not applicable, for
1. Attorney
Items 11A through 11B , type "N/A" (Not applicable if Item 1C above is marked)
2. Manager
A. The same person as when the tract was acquired
3. Agent
B. A new person
4. Other (Explain on Page 2)
13. CERTIFICATION -I certify that the information entered in this report is complete and correct. I understand that falsification of reporting is subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed 25% of the fair market value of the interest held in the tract of land.
DATE (MM-DD-YYYY)
14. SIGNATURE (Owner or legally authorized representative)
TITLE

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FSA-153, Page 2 (05-24-01)
NOTE:

The following statement is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended. The authority for requesting the following
information is Pub. L. 95-460. The information will be used to determine the effects of foreign persons acquiring, transferring and holding agricultural land and the effects of such activity on
family farms and rural communities. Furnishing the requested information is mandatory. Failure to comply or falsification of reporting is subject to civil penalty, not to exceed 25 percent of the
fair market value of the interest held in the tract on the date of the assessment of such penalty.
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB
control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0560-0097. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM TO YOUR COUNTY FSA OFFICE.

DETERMINATION OF ''FOREIGN PERSON'' STATUS
DEFINITION: ''Person'' means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, trust, estate, or any
other legal entity.
You are a ''foreign person'' under the provisions of Pub. L. 95-460 and must complete the front side of this form (FSA-153) if your answer is
''NO'' to all the statements in Items 1, 2, and 3 below:

YES NO

1. I AM a citizen of the United States.
2. I AM a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands or the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands.
3. I AM lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, or paroled into the United States, under the Immigration
and Nationality Act.
You are a ''foreign person'' under the provisions of Pub. L. 95-460 and must complete the front side of this form (FSA-153) if your answer is
''YES'' to any of the statements in Items 4a, 4b, and 5 below:
4. I AM a ''person'' other than an individual or government, which is created or organized under the laws of:

YES NO

a. A foreign government of which has its principal place of business located outside the United States.
b. Any State of the United States, and in which significant interest or substantial control 1/ is held directly or indirectly by any foreign
individual, government, or person.
5. I AM a foreign government.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Complete this form for each tract of land. Report as a tract all acreages under the same ownership in each county or parish acquired or transferred on
the same date. Land in different counties or parishes and land acquired or transferred on different dates must be reported as separate tracts.
Return the original to the County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office where the tract of land is located. Retain a copy for your records. DO NOT
SEND THIS FORM DIRECTLY TO WASHINGTON, D.C. UNLESS GRANTED PERMISSION BY THE FSA IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
After the original disclosure on FSA-153 on the tract(s) of land owned by the same person within a county or parish, each subsequent change of
ownership or use must be reported by filing another FSA-153.
ITEM INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTING DATES
ITEM 1.

ONLY ONE BOX MAY BE CHECKED
If the tract of land to be listed under Item 2 on the front side of this document was:
- Owned on February 1, 1979, check

A. Land
Holding

X

)

Reporting Date: This document is required to be
completed and returned by August 1, 1979.

If the tract of land to be listed under Item 2 on the front side of this document was, on or after February 2, 1979:

ITEM 8.

- Acquired, check

B. Land
Acquisition

X

- Disposed of, check

C. Land
Disposition

X

- Changed from non-agricultural to agricultural use, check

D. Land Use Change
to Agriculture

X

- Changed from agricultural to non-agricultural, use check

E. Land Use Change
to Non-Agriculture

X

)

REPORTING DATE:
If any of these activities are checked
in Item 1, return the completed
FSA-153 within ninety (90) days
from the date of the transaction.

The date entered would be as follows for the activity checked in Item 1:
Box A or B - Date acquired.
Box C - Date disposed of.
Box D or E - Date land use changed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Use additional sheets if more space is needed)

1/ Significant interest or substantial control as defined in 7 CFR Part 781.2 (k).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability,
political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of
discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202)
720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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