FSA-898 Quality Loss Adjustment

DATE STAMPED

Form Approved - OMB No. 0560-0298

This form is available electronically.

FSA-898

OMB Expiration Date: 07/06/2021
1. Recording State
Name/Code

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency

(01-06-21)

2. Recording County
Name/Code

3. Crop Year

4. Application No.

QUALITY LOSS ADJUSTMENT (QLA) PROGRAM APPLICATION
NOTE:

The following statement is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a - as amended). The authority for requesting the information identified on this form is 7 CFR Part 760, Subpart R and the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief
Act, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-20), as amended by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-94). The information will be used to determine eligibility for program benefits. The information collected on this form may be disclosed to other Federal, State,
Local government agencies, Tribal agencies, and nongovernmental entities that have been authorized access to the information by statute or regulation and/or as described in applicable Routine Uses identified in the System of Records Notice for USDA/FSA-2, Farm
Records File (Automated). Providing the requested information is voluntary. However, failure to furnish the requested information will result in a determination of ineligibility for program benefits. Payments may be made under the program to which the form applies only
to the extent permitted by applicable authorities.
Public Burden Statement (Paperwork Reduction Act): Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, completing (providing the information),
and reviewing the collection of information. You are not required to respond to the collection or FSA may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM TO YOUR COUNTY FSA
OFFICE.

PART A -– PRODUCER AGREEMENT
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make payments to producers who meet the requirements of the QLA Program. The following information is needed in order for USDA to make a determination that the
applicant is eligible to receive a QLA Program payment. By submitting this application, and upon approval by USDA, the applicant agrees:
1. To comply with regulations set forth in 7 CFR Part 760, Subpart R, which may be found at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FSA-2020-0011.
2.
3.

That the affected production of each crop included in this application suffered at least a 5 percent loss due to quality due to an eligible cause of loss.
To provide to USDA all information that is necessary to verify that the information provided on this form is accurate and to allow a USDA representative access to all documents and records of the applicant and
those in the possession of a third-party such as a warehouse operator, processor or packer;

4.

A complete QLA Program application includes this form, all required documentation and the following forms, which the applicant must submit no later than 14 days from the sign-up deadline:
•
FSA-578, Report of Acreage
•
FSA-895, Crop Insurance and/or NAP Coverage Agreement
•
FSA-899, Historical Nutritional Value Weighted Average Worksheet (QLA Program Forage Only), if applicable.
Failure of an individual, entity, or member of an entity to timely submit all information required to determine payment eligibility may result in no payment or a reduced payment. The applicant must submit the
following forms within 60 days from the date the applicant signs this application:
•
CCC-902, Automated, Farm Operating Plan for Payment Eligibility 2009 and Subsequent Program Years
•
CCC-941, Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information
•
CCC-942, Certification of Income from Farming, Ranching and Forestry Operations
•
AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification.

5.

PART B – PRODUCER INFORMATION
5. Producer’s Name Address (City, State and Zip Code) and Phone Number (Include Area Code)

PART C – FORAGE
Line

7.
Crop

6.
State/
County

8.
Crop Type

9.
Intended Use

10.
Organic Status
(O/C)

11.
Disaster Event

12.
Disaster Event
Beginning Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

13.
Disaster Event Ending
Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

1
2
3
Line

14.
Unit of Measure

15.
Total Affected
Production

16.
Nutritional
Category

17A
Current Verifiable
Nutritional Value

17B.
Historical Verifiable
Nutritional Value
(Item 22 on FSA-899)

1
2
3

18.
COC Adjusted
Total Affected
Production

19.
COC Adjusted
Current Verifiable
Nutritional Value

COC USE ONLY
20.
COC Adjusted Historical
Verifiable Nutritional Value

21.
COC Determined Average
Percentage of Loss

FSA-898 (01-06-21)
PART D – CROPS OTHER THAN FORAGE WITH TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE LOSS
Line

23.
Crop

22.
State/
County

24.
Crop Type

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25.
Intended Use

26.
Organic Status
(O/C)

27.
Disaster Event

28.
Disaster Event
Beginning Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

29.
Disaster Event Ending
Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

1
2
3
Line

30.
Unit of Measure

32.
Type of
Quality Loss Discount

31.
Total Affected
Production

33.
Total Dollar Value Loss
on Affected Production

34.
Price Before Discount

35.
COC Adjusted Total
Affected Production

COC USE ONLY
36.
COC Adjusted Total
Dollar Value Loss on
Affected Production

37.
COC Adjusted Price
Before Discount

44.
Disaster Event
Beginning Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

45.
Disaster Event Ending
Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

1
2
3

PART E - CROPS OTHER THAN FORAGE WITHOUT TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE LOSS
Line

38.
State/
County

39.
Crop

46.
Unit of Measure

47.
Total Affected Production

40.
Crop Type

41.
Intended Use

42.
Organic Status
(O/C)

43.
Disaster Event

1
2
3
Line

48.
Type of Quality Loss Discount

49.
COC Adjusted Total Affected
Production

COC USE ONLY
50.
COC Determined
County Average Loss
Per Unit of Measure

51.
COC Determined
County Average
Price Before Discount

1
2
3

PART F – PRODUCER CERTIFICATION
I hereby sign and acknowledge under penalty of perjury in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746 and 18 U.S.C. § 1621 that the foregoing is true and correct.
52A. Signature (By)

52B. Title/Relationship of the Individual Signing in the Representative Capacity

52C. Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

PART G – COC REVIEW
53. COC or Designee Signature

54. Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

PART H – COC DETERMINATION
55. COC or Designee Signature

56. Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

57. Determination
APPROVED

DISAPPROVED

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identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by
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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact
USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the
information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington,
D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.