---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 9.4"
title: "7"
number: "9.4"
heading: "Time and method of application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/9.4"
---

# §9.4. Time and method of application.

- (a) A completed application under this subpart must be submitted in person, by mail, email, or facsimile to any FSA county office by the close of business on:
  - (1) September 11, 2020, for payments issued under [§ 9.102](/cfr/7/9.102.md); and
  - (2) October 12, 2021, for payments issued under [§ 9.203](/cfr/7/9.203.md).
- (b) Failure of an individual, entity, or a member of an entity to submit the following payment limitation and payment eligibility forms within 60-days from the date of signing the CFAP application, may result in no payment or a reduced payment:
  - (1) A farm operating plan for an individual or legal entity as provided in [part 1400 of this title](/cfr/7/part1400.md);
  - (2) Form CCC-901 Member Information for Legal Entities (if applicable);
  - (3) An average adjusted gross income statement for the 2020 program year for the person or legal entity, including the legal entity's members, partners, or shareholders, as provided in [part 1400 of this title](/cfr/7/part1400.md); form CCC-941 Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information;
  - (4) CCC-942 Certification of Income From Farming, Ranching and Forestry Operations (optional); and
  - (5) A highly erodible land conservation (sometimes referred to elsewhere as HELC) and wetland conservation certification as provided in [part 12 of this title](/cfr/7/part12.md) (form AD-1026 Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification for CFAP applicant and applicable affiliates).
- (c) If requested by USDA, the applicant must provide documentation that:
  - (1) Establishes the applicant's ability and intent to harvest, transport, and market the commodity for the intended market or crop's expected production in a quantity determined based on the producer's approved yield, expected level of production, or inventory of the livestock, crop, or commodity;
  - (2) Establishes the applicant's ownership share in the commodity; and
  - (3) **Establishes the applicant's value at risk in the commodity.**
- (d) A producer applying for assistance for a crop subject to § [9.203(a)](/cfr/7/9.203.md?p=a) or [(b)](/cfr/7/9.203.md?p=b) must file a report of all acreage of the crop on FSA-578, Report of Acreage.
- (e) To receive an additional payment under [§ 9.203(p)](/cfr/7/9.203.md?p=p), a producer must submit form CCC-860, Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification, with a certification applicable to the 2020 program year by the date announced by the Deputy Administrator.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 30830, May 21, 2020, as amended at 85 FR 49594, Aug. 14, 2020; 85 FR 59384, Sept. 22, 2020; 86 FR 4882, Jan. 15, 2021; 86 FR 48017, Aug. 27, 2021; 88 FR 1876, Jan. 11, 2023]

### Source

Source: Redesignated at 85 FR 59384, Sept. 22, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c; Division B, Title I, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 505; and Division N, Title VII, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Pub. L. 116-260.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 30830, May 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 30830, May 21, 2020, as amended at 85 FR 49594, Aug. 14, 2020; 85 FR 59384, Sept. 22, 2020; 86 FR 4882, Jan. 15, 2021; 86 FR 48017, Aug. 27, 2021; 88 FR 1876, Jan. 11, 2023]