USDA is waiving certain notice of loss requirements for 2023 for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP).
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is waiving the requirement to submit ELAP or LIP notices of loss within a pre-determined number of days for the year. Producers are now able to submit 2023 notices of loss as soon as possible, once losses are realized, following a natural disaster event or no later than the program payment deadlines.
“The ELAP and LIP waivers we are announcing today, in response to historic disasters in 2023, improve efficiencies for producers and our staff, are responsive to feedback about confusion regarding program timelines and are intended to give our staff the time needed to deliver the right support to producers when they need it most,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux in a statement.
