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Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on Release of Faye Hall
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on March 31, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio:
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On the Release of Faye Hall
The United States is pleased to welcome home Faye Hall, an American who was released from Afghanistan just this weekend.
We extend our sincere gratitude to the Government of Qatar for its support of American citizens in need and we thank the European Union delegation in Kabul for their assistance.
President Trump's strength, leadership, and commitment to the American people is clear -- we will not rest until all Americans detained in
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WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on March 31, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio:
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On the Release of Faye Hall
The United States is pleased to welcome home Faye Hall, an American who was released from Afghanistan just this weekend.
We extend our sincere gratitude to the Government of Qatar for its support of American citizens in need and we thank the European Union delegation in Kabul for their assistance.
President Trump's strength, leadership, and commitment to the American people is clear -- we will not rest until all Americans detained inAfghanistan, and held hostage around the world, are brought home.
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/on-the-release-of-faye-hall/
Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Begins Clawing Back Billions in Unspent COVID Funds
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
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Secretary Chavez-DeRemer begins clawing back billions in unspent COVID funds
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer today announced $1.4 billion in unused COVID-era funding has been returned to taxpayers through the U.S. Department of Treasury's General Fund, with action being taken to recover the remaining $2.9 billion.
The roughly $4.3 billion was intended for states to use for temporary unemployment insurance during the pandemic. Instead, several states continued spending
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WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
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Secretary Chavez-DeRemer begins clawing back billions in unspent COVID funds
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer today announced $1.4 billion in unused COVID-era funding has been returned to taxpayers through the U.S. Department of Treasury's General Fund, with action being taken to recover the remaining $2.9 billion.
The roughly $4.3 billion was intended for states to use for temporary unemployment insurance during the pandemic. Instead, several states continued spendingmillions of dollars despite no longer meeting necessary requirements, which was uncovered in a 2023 audit conducted by the department's Office of Inspector General.
"Any money still sitting around for pandemic-era unemployment funds is a clear misuse of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars," Secretary Chavez-DeRemer said. "I'm keeping my promise to be a good steward of your money by rooting out waste to ensure American Workers always come First."
"It's unacceptable that billions of dollars went unchecked in a program that ended several years ago," Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling said. "In a huge win for the American taxpayer, we've clawed back these unused funds and will keep working to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse."
This funding originated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in March of 2020, which established the Temporary Full Federal Funding of the First Week of Compensable Regular Unemployment for States with No Waiting Week program. The program was intended to provide expanded unemployment insurance to Americans unable to work due to the pandemic. Although TFFF was closed in 2021, the OIG's 2023 audit found four states were allowed to access the funding "despite not meeting program requirements," totaling over $100 million in spending.
Read the full audit here.
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Original text here: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20250331-0
Public Input Sought for Permit Controlling Pollutants From Entering Massachusetts' Rivers, Ponds, Lakes and Wetlands
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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Public input sought for permit controlling pollutants from entering Massachusetts' rivers, ponds, lakes and wetlands
BOSTON (Mar. 31, 2025) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a newly scheduled public hearing for an updated draft of the general permit for all small and regulated "Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems" (MS4s) located in Mass. The draft permit was initially place on public notice last November. This affects more than 260 municipalities in the Commonwealth, all
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WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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Public input sought for permit controlling pollutants from entering Massachusetts' rivers, ponds, lakes and wetlands
BOSTON (Mar. 31, 2025) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a newly scheduled public hearing for an updated draft of the general permit for all small and regulated "Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems" (MS4s) located in Mass. The draft permit was initially place on public notice last November. This affects more than 260 municipalities in the Commonwealth, allof which were already covered under the previous Massachusetts Small MS4 General Permit that EPA issued in 2016.
The updated draft of this existing general permit continues to require MS4s to develop, implement, and enforce a "Stormwater Management Program" designed to control the discharge of pollutants from stormwater to water bodies to the maximum extent practicable, protect water quality, and satisfy appropriate requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
EPA encourages and will accept written comments from the public on the Draft Permit during the notice period which ends May 21, 2025. The Draft Permit and associated documents are available at https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/massachusetts-small-ms4-general-permit.
In addition, EPA will hold a virtual hearing for the Draft Permit on May 7, 2025 at 7pm. The registration for the virtual public hearing can be found at https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/massachusetts-small-ms4-general-permit#2024draftmams4gp.
Rainwater that falls on hard surfaces such as parking lots, roadways, and roofs can pick up pollutants that are then carried into local waterways via the storm drains, pipes, and ditches that make up municipal storm sewer systems. Stormwater runoff flows over these hard surfaces directly into storm drains so there is no opportunity for soil and plants to absorb the rainwater and filter out pollutants.
Pollutants lead to water quality issues (such as growth of harmful algae and bacteria and accumulation of trash, oil and grease, and metals) that can make waters unsafe for swimming and boating and can harm aquatic life.
The requirements in the Draft Permit largely follow or build on the requirements of the currently effective 2016 MA MS4 Permit. It also includes new requirements to expand public engagement, develop street design standards that feature nature-based solutions, develop an integrated system to track MS4 assets and maintenance, begin implementing plans developed under the 2016 Permit to install controls to treat stormwater runoff on permittee-owned property, and begin upgrading catch basins to better control solids in stormwater runoff.
The Draft Permit requires municipal permittees that discharge to nutrient-impaired waterbodies to begin installing stormwater treatment based on the Source Identification Reports developed under the 2016 Permit. Finally, the Draft Permit proposes a new requirement for permittees discharging to waterbodies in the Mystic River watershed to reduce the phosphorus load in stormwater discharges from hard surfaces by 20% within six years.
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Original text here: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/public-input-sought-permit-controlling-pollutants-entering-massachusetts-rivers-ponds
NPS Seeks Public Input on Suitland Parkway Trail Extension, Naylor Road Safety Improvements
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release:
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NPS Seeks Public Input on Suitland Parkway Trail Extension, Naylor Road Safety Improvements
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md.- The National Park Service wants to hear from you! We're planning a new extension of the Suitland Parkway Trail and key safety improvements at the Naylor Road intersection-- and your input will help shape the final design.
The proposed trail extension would add a 0.4-mile, 10-foot-wide multi-use path on the north side of Suitland Parkway, connecting the
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WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release:
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NPS Seeks Public Input on Suitland Parkway Trail Extension, Naylor Road Safety Improvements
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md.- The National Park Service wants to hear from you! We're planning a new extension of the Suitland Parkway Trail and key safety improvements at the Naylor Road intersection-- and your input will help shape the final design.
The proposed trail extension would add a 0.4-mile, 10-foot-wide multi-use path on the north side of Suitland Parkway, connecting theexisting trail at the D.C. border to Naylor Road. This extension would make it safer and easier for pedestrians and cyclists to reach the Naylor Road Metro Station and nearby communities.
To enhance safety at the Naylor Road intersection, we're considering several upgrades, including:
* Removing the dedicated right-turn lane
* Reconfiguring high-visibility crosswalks
* Adjusting traffic signal timing
* Adding pedestrian refuge islands in the median
* Improving lighting for better visibility
We want to hear your thoughts on these plans. The NPS is accepting public comments for 30 days from March 31 through April 25. Your feedback will help us refine the design and ensure we're addressing community needs while protecting park resources.
Let's work together to create a safer, more connected trail system for everyone.
How to Get Involved
Public participation is vital to the planning process. The NPS is committed to hearing from voices in the community. There are several ways to get involved.
The virtual public meeting will be held on April 9 at 6 p.m. There will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and share their thoughts.
* Participants can join through the meeting link
* To request a reasonable accommodation, please email e-mail us
The public is invited to provide feedback on the design concepts from March 31 through April 25. Design concepts can be reviewed on the NPS Planning, Environment & Public Comment - Suitland Parkway Trail Extension webpage. The NPS encourages the public to get involved and help shape the trail's future.
Submitting Comments
There are two ways the public can submit their comments.
1. Submit comments through the PEPC webpage
2. Comment by mail: Mail or hand-deliver written comments to park headquarters at:
National Capital Parks -- East
Attn: Suitland Parkway Trail Extension (Phase 1) and Naylor Road Safety Improvements/ NACE Superintendent
1900 Anacostia Drive SE, Washington, DC 20020
Make sure they are postmarked by April 25 to receive consideration.
Comments will not be accepted in any other way than those specified above. Please note that your entire comment, including your personal information, may be made publicly available at any time. You can request that we withhold your personal identifying information from public view, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
www.nps.gov
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's more than 430 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.
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Original text here: https://www.nps.gov/nace/learn/news/suitland-trail-extension-public.htm
Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Detroit Tax Preparers
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 31, 2025:
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Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Detroit Tax Preparers
A federal court in Michigan issued a permanent injunction on Friday against Detroit-area tax return preparers Alicia Bishop and Tenisha Green, permanently barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others.
The court previously barred Alicia Qualls, Michael Turner, and Constance Stewart from preparing federal tax returns for others by judgments entered on March 3. By judgment dated Dec. 16, 2024, the court also barred
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WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 31, 2025:
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Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Detroit Tax Preparers
A federal court in Michigan issued a permanent injunction on Friday against Detroit-area tax return preparers Alicia Bishop and Tenisha Green, permanently barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others.
The court previously barred Alicia Qualls, Michael Turner, and Constance Stewart from preparing federal tax returns for others by judgments entered on March 3. By judgment dated Dec. 16, 2024, the court also barredthe business for which all of the preparers worked, United Tax Team Inc., and United Tax Team's incorporator, Glen Hurst, from preparing federal tax returns for others. Hurst, United Tax Team, Qualls, Turner, and Stewart consented to entry of the judgments against them.
According to the civil complaint, Hurst incorporated United Tax Team in 2016, was its sole shareholder and corporate officer, and hired the return preparers who work at United Tax Team --including Qualls, Bishop, Green, Turner, and Stewart -- who each worked as tax return preparers at United Tax Team locations in the Detroit area and prepared returns for customers that included false information not provided by the customer.
The civil complaint alleges that that the defendants used a variety of schemes to improperly reduce their customers' tax liabilities or to obtain tax refunds to which the customers were not entitled. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Qualls, Bishop, Green, Turner, and Stewart each repeatedly placed false or incorrect items, deductions, exemptions or statuses on customers' tax returns without their customers' knowledge. For example, the complaint alleges that Qualls, Green, Turner, and Stewart fabricated Schedule C businesses to report fictitious business expenses and income to improperly reduce overall taxable income for some customers. The complaint also alleges that Bishop and Green fabricated education expenses on customer returns to falsely add tax credits; that Bishop and Stewart improperly claimed COVID-19 Relief tax credits for some customers; that Qualls and Turner improperly claimed head-of-household status for customers who did not qualify for such status to falsely reduce some customers' tax liabilities; and that Stewart claimed fictious child and dependent care expenses for some customers.
Taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant against unscrupulous tax preparers. The IRS has information on its website for choosing a tax return preparer and has launched a free directory of federal tax preparers. The IRS also offers 10 tips to avoid tax season fraud and ways to safeguard their personal information.
In the past decade, the Justice Department's Tax Division has obtained injunctions against hundreds of unscrupulous tax preparers. Information about these cases is available on the Justice Department's website. An alphabetical listing of persons enjoined from preparing returns and promoting tax schemes can be found on this page. If you believe that one of the enjoined persons or businesses may be violating an injunction, please contact the Tax Division with details.
Note: View Turner permanent injunction here. View Qualls permanent injunction here. View Stewart permanent injunction here. View Bishop and Green permanent injunction here.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-court-permanently-shuts-down-detroit-tax-preparers
Closing Address by President Ilan Goldfajn at the 2025 IDB and IDB Invest Annual Meetings
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:
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Closing Address by President Ilan Goldfajn at the 2025 IDB and IDB Invest Annual Meetings
As prepared for delivery
Mapocho Station
Santiago, Chile
Thank you, Governors, for coming to beautiful Chile and our Annual Meetings. It was a great event!
Thank you, Chile, for hosting us so well. The Meetings brought together almost 4,800 participants from 59 countries - ministers, delegates, students and civil society organizations. Over 800 private-sector representatives, from corporates to banks,
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WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:
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Closing Address by President Ilan Goldfajn at the 2025 IDB and IDB Invest Annual Meetings
As prepared for delivery
Mapocho Station
Santiago, Chile
Thank you, Governors, for coming to beautiful Chile and our Annual Meetings. It was a great event!
Thank you, Chile, for hosting us so well. The Meetings brought together almost 4,800 participants from 59 countries - ministers, delegates, students and civil society organizations. Over 800 private-sector representatives, from corporates to banks,also took part, underscoring the IDB's relevance to businesses. Engagement in meeting rooms and speed dating was frenetic, showing the level of commitment to the region's future.
It has indeed been a very busy few days, and I want to start by thanking you for your time. For me, it was the longest I've stayed in one country since I joined the IDB, including the Annual Meetings in Panama and Punta Cana.
This year, I started in beautiful Punta Arenas and the investors conference. Then, here in Santiago, the civil society event, the thematic seminars with Nobel Prize winners and specialists, the launching of several initiatives, the signings and bilaterals, the private-sector event, the media and communications, the opening with President Boric, and then our official meetings since Friday.
As President Boric reminded us, the idea of hosting these Meetings in Santiago began back in 2022. I want to thank Minister Marcel for his vision and for insisting with President Boric to bring these Annual Meetings to life.
And it was wonderful that we were able to hold them here in Mapocho Station. This space began as connection point, linking Santiago to northern Chile through rail. When train traffic declined, it didn't disappear; it transformed. Today, as a cultural center, it connects people through ideas, art, and public life.
Its story is one of connection, resilience, and flexibility - not just in purpose, but in structure, too! I learned that it was built with imported steel pillars designed to flex under pressure. It shows that by bending, it avoids breaking. Flexibility is a strength; it's what makes resilience and change possible.
Let me start by saying that I am very happy about the outcome of these Meetings. It was not about big resolutions or decisions, like the three transformational changes - IDBImpact+ - that we agreed in Punta Cana. But, like the steel pillars of Mapocho, these Meetings showed that we are also flexible and resilient, and that makes us strong - that we have come together, with common interests that united us more than the differences that we eventually may have. And these common interests come from the needs and desires of the people of the region that we are committed to serving.
I am also touched by your continued trust in the IDB - your support on the implementation process for our strategy and reforms, and your support for both the business models of IDB Invest and IDB Lab, and their capitalization and replenishment.
I am also happy about our discussions. They were positive in tone and with a constructive approach that gives us the strength to continue working and fostering agreement and consensus to achieve more impact and scale in our work.
What we heard from Governors on IDBImpact+
Like the trains in the past at Mapocho, the IDBImpact+ train has left the station.
A year ago in Punta Cana, you approved IDBImpact+, which included three transformational changes: IDBStrategy+, IDBInvest+, and IDBLab+. Today, we heard your support for implementation.
We are committed to continuing the implementation of IDBImpact+, including the capitalization and replenishment processes, and the new business models for IDB Invest and IDB Lab. They are essential to continue our transformation into a private-sector MDB, leveraging our extensive public-sector experience for synergies that benefit all.
There was broad recognition of the progress we have made on becoming a more effective institution -- and also, a call for continued work to make it more impactful.
Many of you welcomed our efforts to modernize financing instruments, and we will continue working on the next steps ahead.
We need to focus on our end results. I just want to highlight this with one example of a signing here in Chile, during the Annual Meetings: a small loan with big impact for Isla de Pascua - bringing clean energy and reliable water to one of the most remote places in the world. It's a clear reminder that the IDB is a true bridge - reaching even the farthest corners of our region to deliver results.
Governors' feedback on areas of common interest
Many of you stressed the value of coming together around shared priorities. We heard strong support for areas where the IDB can help build common ground:
* fostering development through the private sector, with enabling conditions provided by the public sector;
* investing in resilience, including to natural disasters;
* and providing security in several dimensions - economic, but also citizen security, all relevant to alleviate poverty and root people in their home countries;
* and last, but not least, prioritizing effectiveness and improving how we all work, to focus on our end results.
We are responding to the region's needs and our members' priorities. These are just a few examples; there are others. All are critical to strengthening prosperity. And as we all know, the more prosperous Latin America and the Caribbean is, the safer and more prosperous the entire hemisphere will be.
You also underscored the IDB's role in the global forum, fostering MDBs' working together as a system. And our role as a bridge between Latin America and the Caribbean and the world. This means positioning the region as part of the solution to global challenges.
IDBInvest+ and IDBLab+ -- progress and next steps
These Annual Meetings also brought real momentum on the capitalization process for IDB Invest, following the approval and commitments we jointly made last year in Punta Cana.
A year ahead of the March 2026 deadline, the subscription process for 33 of our member countries, representing more than 70% of the capital increase (GCI-III), is either complete or in progress.
In fact, we now have 19 member countries that have already subscribed their shares for a quarter of the capital increase. Another 14 member countries have indicated that they have advanced with internal approval steps with their legislative or other authorizing bodies.
This is a remarkable success, and we are very grateful for your support.
We have also heard your statements regarding the replenishment of IDB Lab, following the approval of the replenishment (MIF IV) in Punta Cana. As of now, I have heard that 12 countries - representing 33% of the total pledged - have submitted their instruments of acceptance and contribution, and several others will come out in the near future.
Again, we thank you for this strong show of commitment.
Signings
We signed 11 agreements during these Meetings - ranging from connectivity to trade, social protection to innovative financial instruments.
We have launched three initiatives - Ready and Resilient Americas, South Connection, and IDB Cares - all of which capture the spirit of collective action.
These Meetings were about vision, persistence, and the value of coming together.
We're not just talking about reforms. We are in full implementation mode, doing the hard work. Together.
Let's carry that momentum forward. There's more to do, and we're ready to do it - with your trust, your guidance, and your partnership.
Before I close, let me leave you with a short video on IDBImpact+ Eleven. It captures what this transformation looks like for us - with real images and real impact from our region!
Gracias, thank you, obrigado, merci!
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Original text here: https://www.iadb.org/en/news/closing-address-president-ilan-goldfajn-2025-idb-and-idb-invest-annual-meetings
Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release:
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Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year
Salt Lake City, Utah, March 31, 2025 - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income support to
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WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release:
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Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year
Salt Lake City, Utah, March 31, 2025 - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income support toeligible farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2025 crop year.
"Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs provide excellent risk protection, for market declines, at no cost to the producer," said Jennifer Hicks, Acting State Executive Director for FSA in Utah. "If you haven't made your program election or signed a contract, please contact your local FSA county office as soon as possible to set an appointment so you don't miss the April 15 deadline."
Producers can elect coverage and enroll in ARC-County or PLC, which provide crop-by-crop protection, or ARC-Individual, which protects the entire farm. Although election changes for 2025 are optional, producers must enroll, with a signed contract, each year. If a producer has a multi-year contract on the farm, the contract will continue for 2025 unless an election change is made.
If producers do not submit their election revision by the April 15, 2025, deadline, the election remains the same as their 2024 election for eligible commodities on the farm. Also, producers who do not complete enrollment and sign their contract by the deadline will not be enrolled in ARC or PLC for the 2025 year and will not receive a payment if one is triggered. Farm owners can only enroll in these programs if they have a share interest in the commodity.
Producers are eligible to enroll farms with base acres for the following commodities: barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, safflower seed, seed cotton, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat.
Web-Based Decision Tools
Many universities offer web-based decision tools to help producers make informed, educated decisions using crop data specific to their respective farming operations. Producers are encouraged to use the tool of their choice to support their ARC and PLC elections.
Crop Insurance Considerations
Producers are reminded that enrolling in ARC or PLC programs can impact eligibility for some crop insurance products offered by USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA). Producers who elect and enroll in PLC also have the option of purchasing Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) through their Approved Insurance Provider, but producers of covered commodities who elect ARC are ineligible for SCO on their planted acres.
Unlike SCO, RMA's Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) is unaffected by participating in ARC for the same crop, on the same acres. Producers may elect ECO regardless of their farm program election.
Upland cotton farmers who enroll seed cotton base acres in ARC or PLC are ineligible for the stacked income protection plan, or STAX, on their planted cotton acres.
Optimizing FSA Office Visits
Agricultural producers visiting FSA to complete ARC/PLC elections and enrollment are encouraged to also conduct other FSA program business during their scheduled appointment including completing farm loan applications and applying for the recently announced Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP).
Sign up for ECAP began on March 19, 2025. ECAP, authorized by the American Relief Act, 2025, provides up to $10 billion to agricultural producers for the 2024 crop year. Administered by FSA, ECAP will help agricultural producers mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices. Congress gave USDA 90 days to implement the program, and that deadline was met. Producers of eligible commodities must submit ECAP applications to their local FSA county office by Aug. 15, 2025. Only one application is required for all ECAP eligible commodities nationwide. ECAP applications can be submitted to FSA in-person, electronically using Box and One-Span, by fax or by applying online at fsa.usda.gov/ecap utilizing a secure login.gov account. For more information, please visit the ECAP website or review the ECAP Fact Sheet.
More details are forthcoming on more than $20 billion to be made available through the American Relief Act, 2025, for producers who suffered losses from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 including $2 billion set aside for livestock producers and other funds that will be administered through block grants with states.
More Information
To learn more about FSA programs, producers can contact their local USDA Service Center. Producers can also prepare maps for acreage reporting as well as manage farm loans and view other farm records data and customer information by logging into their farmers.gov account. If you don't have an account, sign up today.
FSA helps America's farmers, ranchers and forest landowners invest in, improve, protect and expand their agricultural operations through the delivery of agricultural programs for all Americans. FSA implements agricultural policy, administers credit and loan programs, and manages conservation, commodity, disaster recovery and marketing programs through a national network of state and county offices and locally elected county committees. For more information, visit fsa.usda.gov.
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Original text here: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/03-31-2025/agricultural-producers-april-15-enroll-usdas-key-commodity-safety-net-2
