Removal of Regulatory Overreach and Federal Crop Insurance Policy Provisions
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 1, 2026. Document 2026-06277. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.
- What it does
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is amending its regulations regarding final agency determinations and interpretations of the Federal Crop Insurance Act and its associated regulations. This action is necessary to align agency procedures with Supreme Court precedent and the Administrative Procedure Act, ensuring that interpretive determinations are not improperly characterized as legislative rules. The effect of this rule is to clarify that final agency determinations are not matters of general applicability and are binding only on the parties requesting them. Furthermore, this rule removes provisions that previously attempted to make such determinations binding on independent adjudicators, such as Federal judges and the National Appeals Division. This final rule will also remove Federal crop insurance policy provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This action modernizes program administration by discontinuing the practice of codifying detailed insurance contracts in regulation. Policy terms will continue to be published through official program materials and made available on the Risk Management Agency (RMA) website. This change does not affect the statutory authority of FCIC or the availability of crop insurance coverage.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
4 parts of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
7 CFR 400, 7 CFR 402, 7 CFR 407, 7 CFR 457
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has published 1 final rule in 2026 so far, compared with 5 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0563-AC91 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective May 1, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-06277 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Agriculture Department; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation |
| Published | April 1, 2026 |
| Effective date | May 1, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0563-AC91 |
| Docket | FCIC-26-0067 |
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