Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator
Subject
2018 Crop Year Rainfall Index August – September Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage / 2018 Crop Year Rainfall Index March – September Catastrophic (CAT) Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage
BACKGROUND: In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
- 2018 Crop Year Rainfall Index August – September Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage
- 2018 Crop Year Rainfall Index March – September Catastrophic (CAT) Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage
ACTION: By close of business today, final grid indices and payment calculation factors will be available in the Actuarial Information Browser and Actuarial Data Master in the following formats:
- Actuarial Information Browser (AIB) online reporting application: webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/
- Actuarial Data Master (ADM) bulk data file download: ftp://ftp.rma.usda.gov/pub/References/actuarial_data_master/
In accordance with section 8(d), any payments owed shall be issued no later than 60 days from the date of this notice.