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11.19.20 FW_ TFG Coronavirus Update - November 19, 2020
From:Ring, Brian To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra; McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen; Teeter, Doug Cc:Pickett, Andy;Snyder, Ashley Subject:FW: TFG Coronavirus Update - November 19, 2020 Date:Thursday, November 19, 2020 10:26:29 AM Good morning Board - Update below from our federal lobbyist…touching on the status of a new federal relief bill....COVID vaccine…and the distribution of the vaccine. Brian Ring Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Administration 25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 T: M: From: The Ferguson Group <thefergusongroup@thefergusongroup.ccsend.com> On Behalf Of The Ferguson Group Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020 9:11 AM To: Ring, Brian <bring@buttecounty.net> Subject: TFG Coronavirus Update - November 19, 2020 ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening .. attachments, clicking on links, or replying. NewsfromWashingtononfederalcoronavirusinformationandresources. Coronavirus Update November 19, 2020 Information and resources on federal responses to the coronavirus crisis for state, local, and regional government. Top News Visit TFG Coronavirus Talks on a coronavirus relief measure still appear stalled. Despite separate Website statements from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and President Trump regarding their desires to moving forward with a bill, no one has made a revised offer. Useful Links Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wrote a letter to Majority Leader McConnell on Tuesday evening urging him to meet Pandemic Response with them to negotiate a relief bill, but a meeting has not yet taken place. Accountability Committee Democratic calls for talks with Majority Leader McConnell followed the Federal Coronavirus Site White House and President Donald Trump pulling back from their CDC involvement after months of negotiations failed to yield compromise Homeland Security legislation. Department of Labor NLC On Monday, Moderna Inc. said its experimental vaccine was 94.5 percent ICMA effective at protecting people from the coronavirus. The news comes a NACo week after Pfizer and its partner BioNTech saidtheir vaccine was more than USCM 90 percent effective in clinical trials. As reported by NPR, Pfizer and NGA Moderna are still gathering safety data the Food and Drug Administration WHO (FDA) said is necessary for consideration of an emergency use authorization that would allow the companies to distribute the vaccine. The approval process is only expected to take a matter of weeks, with the FDA tentatively scheduled to meet on December 8-10 to discuss the vaccines, Visit TFG which means vaccine distribution might begin in December. Coronavirus Federal Guidance Many are expressing concern about the logistical challenges of distributing Library the vaccines in addition to concerns about the lack of funding and guidance needed to distribute the vaccines effectively. President-elect Joe Biden and his Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board have also expressed concern that the Trump Administration’s unwillingness to allow the transition process to move forward is hindering their planning efforts in multiple ways, from addressing mask shortages to preparing for vaccine distribution. As of this morning, more than 11.6 million people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and over 250,000 have died, according to the New York Times. As case numbers rise, state and local governments are implementing a patchwork of restrictions and mandates to slow the spread of the virus. News agencies like USA Today and the New York Times are tracking the varying restrictions being implemented across the country. Capitol Hill. The House and Senate both are in session this week for the first time since October 1 and there are several hearings regarding COVID- 19. On Tuesday, the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection held ahearing to “examine the American manufacturing industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the production of personal protective equipment, ventilators, and other equipment and goods essential to the nation’s public health efforts.” On Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on “Early Outpatient Treatment: An Essential Part of a COVID-19 Solution”. The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance held ahearing on “Insuring against a Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions for Policyholders and Insurers,” including a discussion of the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 (H.R. 7011) which creates a federal backstop for businesses that experience losses and events that are canceled following a pandemic. The House also passed several bills this week, by voice vote, regarding COVID-19, including: Combating Pandemic Scams Act of 2020 (H.R. 6435): requires the Federal Trade Commission to inform the public about scams related to COVID-19, disseminate information on reporting COVID- 19 scams, and establish a national database for such information; Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act (H.R. 8121): requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study and report to Congress on the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with consumer products and directs the Commerce Department to conduct a study and report to Congress on the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on travel and tourism in the U.S.; Securing America From Epidemics Act (H.R. 6334), which authorizes U.S. participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Initiatives, which is seeking to develop, produce, and distribute vaccines for emerging infectious disease, including COVID-19. Please visit our TFG Coronavirus Legislative Trackers public health & safety,local government relief, and business assistance for detailed information on recently introduced bills. Administration.HHSannounced partnerships with large chain pharmacies and networks that represent independent pharmacies and regional chains to increase access to the COVID vaccine once available. Through the partnership with pharmacy chains, this program covers approximately 60 percent of pharmacies throughout the US and its territories. Treasury and the IRS released guidance today clarifying the tax treatment of expenses where a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan has not been forgiven by the end of the year the loan was received. Since businesses are not taxed on the proceeds of a forgiven PPP loan, the expenses are not deductible. This results in neither a tax benefit nor tax harm since the taxpayer has not paid anything out of pocket. If a business reasonably believes that a PPP loan will be forgiven in the future, expenses related to the loan are not deductible, whether the business has filed for forgiveness or not.Therefore, the agencies encourage businesses to file for forgiveness as soon as possible. In the case where a PPP loan was expected to be forgiven, and it is not, businesses will be able to deduct those expenses. HUDannounced$86.85 million is available to public housing agencies (PHAs) in the form of Mainstream funding vouchers to assist non-elderly populations impacted by Coronavirus. Mainstream Vouchers are administered using the same rules as other housing choice vouchers but targeted to serve a special population to ensure residents of low-income housing, including those with unique circumstances, receive necessary funding to protect their health and safety against COVID-19. OSHAreports it has issued 204 citations arising from inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $2,856,533.The agency alsoupdated its FAQ noting OSHA does not believe enough information is currently available to determine if a particular cloth face covering provides sufficient protection to be “personal protective equipment” under OSHA’s standard. The Hill reports NIH director Francis Collinsurged the public to abide by safety guidelines, wear masks, and socially distance. As reported yesterday in TFG’s Transportation Notes, CDCreported air passenger screening methods for COVID-19 are ineffective. “Passenger entry screening was resource-intensive with low yield of laboratory- diagnosed COVID-19 cases (one case per 85,000 travelers screened). Contact information was missing for a substantial proportion of screened travelers in the absence of manual data collection.”The report notes that “symptom-based screening programs are ineffective because of nonspecific clinical presentation and asymptomatic cases.” The CDC released a new report saying that programs meant to detect coronavirus cases among air travelers have been ineffective. Specifically, the CDC looked at the protocols implemented at selected airports to check temperatures and monitor symptoms among travelers. Results from the programs, which were carried out over a nine-month span, showed that the CDC was able to identify roughly one active case of COVID-19 per 85,000 travelers screened. “Symptom-based screening programs are ineffective because of the nonspecific clinical presentation of COIVD-19 and asymptomatic cases,” the report stated. DOLreportsinitial unemployment insurance claims totaled 742,000, an increase of 31,000 from the previous week. The 4-week moving average was 742,000, a decrease of 13,750 from the previous week's revised average.The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.3 percent for the week ending November 7, a decrease of 0.3 percent. Industry & Advocacy NLC is calling on congressional COVID-19 negotiators to deliver critical assistance to American communities before 2021. “We are deeply concerned that, with only 43 days until key programs and the few remaining CARES Act funds for state and local governments expire, negotiations over a new COVID-19 relief package have completely stalled in Congress,” stated NLC CEO and Executive Director Clarence E. Anthony. Pfizer is starting a pilot program to deliver its experimental vaccine to four U.S. states. The company chose Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico and Tennessee to participate in its pilot program due to the states’ overall sizes, diversity of populations, immunization infrastructure and need to reach both urban and rural communities. “We are hopeful that results from this vaccine delivery pilot will serve as the model for other U.S. states and international governments, as they prepare to implement effective COVID-19 vaccine programs,” the company said in a statement. The Century Foundation (TCF) released estimates that show 12 million workers will be on one of the two main CARES Act programs – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) – when funding for them expires on December 26, 2020. TCF estimated a total of more than 16 million workers will have lost CARES Act benefits by the end of the year. In addition to the 12 million workers who will see their benefits expire on December 26, an estimated 4.4 million workers will have exhausted CARES Act benefits before the December 26 cutoff. FDAauthorizedthe first prescription at-home coronavirus test. The test, developed by Lucira Health, can be used for people who are at least 14 years old when their health provider suspects they have COVID-19. The test involves swabbing the inside of the nose, placing the swab in a vial and swirling it before putting the vial in a “test unit.” The test should cost less than $50 and will be available first through Sutter Health in Northern California and Cleveland Clinic Florida in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. By spring 2021, it will be available nationally. Groups representing clean water utilities, including the American Water Works Association and National Rural Water Association, sent aletterto Congress outlining their priorities for funding in the next pandemic relief package. Along with other priorities the group urged Congress to avoid a national moratorium on water service disconnection. The Business Roundtable (BRT) iscalling for a national mask mandate and action on a federal relief bill. BRT President Joshua Bolten, said the government needs to issue clear safety guidelines for businesses, implement a national testing strategy, and reengage with the World Health Organization. The National Restaurant Association sent a letter to the National Governors Association this week urging them to avoid indoor dining closures when making decisions to scale back businesses while coronavirus cases are spiking. “Shutting down indoor dining should be considered a last option. If a shutdown is mandated, restaurants should be recognized as essential businesses and remain open for off-premise sales (take out, delivery, etc.), as well as outdoor dining.” The SeaDream Yacht Club, the first cruise vessel to resume sailing in the Caribbean after the pandemic shut down operations in March, announced that it is canceling the rest of its 2020 cruises in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak on board one of its ships. Seven guests and two crew members tested positive. Costcoupdated its face covering policy to require people with a medical exemption from wearing a mask to wear a face shield in the store. Webinars, Events and Resources NACo Webinar: COVID-19 Testing Solution Available Through NACo/CVS Health Partnership November 20, 1:30 – 2:30 PM ET Click here for more information and registration USCM Webinar: City Fiscal Tracking and Reimbursement #5: CDBG and CARES Act December 2, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET Click here for more information and registration CRS Reports of interest: USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: Round One (CFAP-1) COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals:Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries For more information please contact Mike Miller: mmiller@tfgnet.com(707) 224-8648 Click here to sign-up to receive the Coronavirus Update The Ferguson Group | 1901 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 700,Washington, DC 20006 Unsubscribe bring@buttecounty.net Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by thefergusongroup@tfgnet.compowered by Try email marketing for free today! INSIGHTi Ɏ Congressional Research Service ®ºº¶¹ȎɃɃ©¸¹¸«¶µ¸º¹Ȍ©µ´¸«¹¹Ȍµ¼Ɏ (-ŴŴŵżųɎ CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Congressional Research Service 2 Ɏ Congressional Research Service 3 Ɏ Ɏ Paul S. Davies William R. Morton Specialist in Income Security Analyst in Income Security Congressional Research Service 4 This document was prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be relied upon for purposes other than public understanding of CRS Reports, as a work of the United States Government, are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Any CRS Report may be reproduced and distributed in its entirety without permission from CRS. However, as a CRS Report may include copyrighted images or material from a third party, you may need to obtain the permission of the copyright holder if you wish to copy or otherwise use copyrighted material. IN11290 · VERSION 8 · UPDATED Connect with DOL at https://blog.dol.gov News Release TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, November 19, 2020 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 742,000, an increase of 31,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 709,000 to 711,000. The 4-week moving average was 742,000, a decrease of 13,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 755,250 to 755,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment ratewas 4.3 percent for the week ending November 7, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemploymentduring the week ending November 7 was 6,372,000, a decrease of 429,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 15,000 from 6,786,000 to 6,801,000. The 4-week moving average was 7,054,500, a decrease of 525,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 3,750 from 7,575,750 to 7,579,500. 1 UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 743,460 in the week ending November 14, an increase of 18,344 (or 2.5 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 13,302 (or -1.8 percent) from the previous week. There were 227,892 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. In addition, for the week ending November 14, 52 states reported 320,237 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.2 percent during the week ending November 7, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 6,081,402, a decrease of 419,670 (or -6.5 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 9,438 (or 0.1 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.0 percent and the volume was 1,460,773. The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending October 31 was 20,319,615, a decrease of 841,245 from the previous week. There were 1,476,521 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2019. During the week ending October 31, Extended Benefits were available in the following 40 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana,Kentucky, Louisiana,Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, the Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. 2 Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,555 in the week ending November 7, a decrease of 295 from the prior week. There were 899 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 70 from the preceding week. There were 13,540 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week endingOctober 31,an increase of 1,183 from the previous week.Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 11,905, a decrease of 271 from the priorweek. During the week ending Oct31, 51 states reported 8,681,647 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and 51 statesreported 4,376,847 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending October 31were in California (8.3), Hawaii (8.3), New Mexico (8.0),Nevada (7.6),Georgia (6.5),Pennsylvania(6.4), Alaska (6.2), Massachusetts (6.2), District ofColumbia (6.0), and Illinois (5.7). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending November 7 were in Washington (+7,683),California (+5,293), Massachusetts (+3,383),Alabama (+1,704), and Louisiana (+1,626), while the largest decreases were in Georgia (-13,426), Illinois (-6,357), Kentucky (-4,830), Texas (-3,934), and New Jersey (-3,725). 3 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS 1 WEEK ENDINGNovember 14November 7ChangeOctober 31Prior Year Initial Claims (SA)742,000711,000+31,000757,000223,000 Initial Claims (NSA)743,460725,116+18,344743,904227,892 4-Wk Moving Average (SA)742,000755,750-13,750788,500218,500 1 WEEK ENDINGNovember 7October 31ChangeOctober 24Prior Year Insured Unemployment (SA)6,372,0006,801,000-429,0007,222,0001,697,000 Insured Unemployment (NSA)6,081,4026,501,072-419,6706,888,3631,460,773 4-Wk Moving Average (SA)7,054,5007,579,500-525,0008,228,7501,698,500 2 Insured Unemployment Rate (SA)4.3%4.6%-0.34.9%1.2% 2 Insured Unemployment Rate (NSA)4.2%4.4%-0.24.7%1.0% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDINGNovember 14November 7ChangeOctober 31 Pandemic Unemployment 320,237296,374+23,863361,959 Assistance 1 WEEK ENDINGNovember 7October 31ChangePrior Year Federal Employees (UCFE)2,5552,850-2951,103 Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX)899829+70492 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) 1 WEEK ENDINGOctober 31October 24ChangePrior Year Regular State6,454,6596,837,941-383,2821,447,441 Federal Employees13,54012,357+1,1837,462 Newly Discharged Veterans11,90512,176-2715,681 3 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance8,681,6479,433,127-751,480NA 4 Pandemic Emergency UC4,376,8474,143,389+233,458NA 5 Extended Benefits633,916555,475+78,4410 6 State Additional Benefits2,7062,433+2735,648 7 STC / Workshare 144,395163,962-19,56710,289 8 TOTAL20,319,61521,160,860-841,2451,476,521 FOOTNOTES SA -Seasonally Adjusted Data, NSA -Not Seasonally Adjusted Data 1.Prior year is comparable to most recent data. 2.Most recent week used covered employment of 146,534,375 as denominator. 3.Information on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can be found in UIPL 16-20: PUA Program information 4.Information on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program can be found in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 17-20: PEUC Program information 5.Information on the EB program can be found here: EB Program information 6.Some states maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular benefits, and when applicable, extended benefits. Information on states that participate, and the extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-4 of this link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 7.Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-8 of the following link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 8.Totals include PUA Unemployment for the appropriate corresponding week. 4 Advance State Claims -Not Seasonally Adjusted Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 14Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 7 STATEAdvancePrior WkChangeAdvancePrior WkChange Alabama 8,7098,764-5522,05228,422-6,370 Alaska 5,0854,54554019,04919,083-34 Arizona 8,0226,4101,61295,584103,243-7,659 Arkansas 3,0323,672-64018,76724,049-5,282 California 158,989157,7731,2161,417,2631,446,336-29,073 Colorado 9,3937,5161,87786,95792,367-5,410 Connecticut 5,5935,12646783,38490,341-6,957 Delaware 1,3941,522-12814,11714,391-274 District of Columbia 1,2421,341-9931,88134,991-3,110 Florida 21,53831,403-9,865165,388205,800-40,412 Georgia 19,11123,827-4,716256,721285,798-29,077 Hawaii 4,4564,24521144,08151,302-7,221 Idaho 4,8765,008-1327,5528,143-591 Illinois 46,52667,158-20,632351,847337,14314,704 Indiana 16,48214,1112,37181,43487,474-6,040 Iowa 6,3125,2171,09535,24235,21329 Kansas 18,41815,4712,94754,70849,1505,558 Kentucky 7,6994,3633,33651,08651,146-60 Louisiana 42,72410,04532,67985,34298,935-13,593 Maine 1,9332,264-33111,43512,917-1,482 Maryland 11,41811,3328670,93080,101-9,171 Massachusetts 52,10342,8009,303210,384223,567-13,183 Michigan 15,46915,320149168,941187,648-18,707 Minnesota 15,65311,8203,833109,450105,7843,666 Mississippi 2,9863,690-70431,80338,767-6,964 Missouri 7,3397,635-29643,91750,160-6,243 Montana 2,6502,53511513,57114,930-1,359 Nebraska 2,5092,34216711,44312,528-1,085 Nevada 8,2727,55671689,814105,951-16,137 New Hampshire 1,8192,171-35222,22723,447-1,220 New Jersey 12,28920,978-8,689164,128168,839-4,711 New Mexico 5,3103,8931,41743,91464,882-20,968 New York 43,29943,876-577448,965483,800-34,835 North Carolina 7,0678,291-1,22477,04188,288-11,247 North Dakota 1,6881,2384507,5536,732821 Ohio 24,43321,9352,498142,263154,410-12,147 Oklahoma 3,8874,470-58344,27759,257-14,980 Oregon 5,0814,44563682,82179,3533,468 Pennsylvania 22,48623,051-565286,929368,869-81,940 Puerto Rico 95785110646,28548,361-2,076 Rhode Island 2,7492,43731214,95015,766-816 South Carolina 3,5013,4614047,12652,316-5,190 South Dakota 442568-1263,4063,856-450 Tennessee 6,1827,727-1,54556,93765,232-8,295 Texas 38,06033,6674,393504,461528,651-24,190 Utah 3,1332,60053314,56915,242-673 Vermont 8288052311,17011,209-39 Virgin Islands 766-592,5741,698876 Virginia 14,0899,9094,18084,34991,960-7,611 Washington 18,03026,546-8,516169,764152,13117,633 West Virginia 1,7261,804-7822,40821,3881,020 Wisconsin 15,57314,3341,23993,49894,072-574 Wyoming 8911,182-2915,6445,63311 US Total743,460725,11618,3446,081,4026,501,072-419,670 Note: Advance claims are not directly comparable to claims reported in prior weeks. Advance claims are reported by the state liable for paying the unemployment compensation, whereas previous weeks reported claims reflect claimants by state of residence. Inaddition, claims reported as "workshare equivalent" in the previous week are added to the advance claims as a proxy for the current week's "workshare equivalent" activity. 5 Seasonally Adjusted US Weekly UI Claims (in thousands) Change Change from from Initial Prior 4-WeekInsuredPrior 4-Week Week Ending Claims Week AverageUnemployment Week AverageIUR November 9, 201922210216.001,697-51,698.501.2 November 16, 20192231218.501,665-321,689.751.2 November 23, 2019211-12217.001,697321,690.251.2 November 30, 2019206-5215.501,70031,689.751.2 December 7, 201923731219.251,725251,696.751.2 December 14, 2019229-8220.751,716-91,709.501.2 December 21, 2019218-11222.501,728121,717.251.2 December 28, 20192202226.001,775471,736.001.2 January 4, 2020212-8219.751,759-161,744.501.2 January 11, 2020207-5214.251,735-241,749.251.2 January 18, 202022013214.751,704-311,743.251.2 January 25, 2020212-8212.751,753491,737.751.2 February 1, 2020201-11210.001,678-751,717.501.2 February 8, 20202043209.251,729511,716.001.2 February 15, 202021511208.001,693-361,713.251.2 February 22, 20202205210.001,720271,705.001.2 February 29, 2020217-3214.001,699-211,710.251.2 March 7, 2020211-6215.751,70231,703.501.2 March 14, 202028271232.501,784821,726.251.2 March 21, 20203,3073,0251,004.253,0591,2752,061.002.1 March 28, 20206,8673,5602,666.757,4464,3873,497.755.1 April 4, 20206,615-2524,267.7511,9144,4686,050.758.2 April 11, 20205,237-1,3785,506.5015,8193,9059,559.5010.9 April 18, 20204,442-7955,790.2518,0112,19213,297.5012.4 April 25, 20203,867-5755,040.2522,3774,36617,030.2515.4 May 2, 20203,176-6914,180.5022,54817119,688.7515.5 May 9, 20202,687-4893,543.0024,9122,36421,962.0017.1 May 16, 20202,446-2413,044.0020,841-4,07122,669.5014.3 May 23, 20202,123-3232,608.0021,26842722,392.2514.6 May 30, 20201,897-2262,288.2520,606-66221,906.7514.1 June 6, 20201,566-3312,008.0020,289-31720,751.0013.9 June 13, 20201,540-261,781.5019,231-1,05820,348.5013.2 June 20, 20201,482-581,621.2518,760-47119,721.5012.9 June 27, 20201,408-741,499.0017,760-1,00019,010.0012.2 July 4, 20201,310-981,435.0017,304-45618,263.7511.8 July 11, 20201,308-21,377.0016,151-1,15317,493.7511.1 July 18, 20201,4221141,362.0016,95180017,041.5011.6 July 25, 20201,435131,368.7516,090-86116,624.0011.0 August 1, 20201,191-2441,339.0015,480-61016,168.0010.6 August 8, 2020971-2201,254.7514,759-72115,820.0010.1 August 15, 20201,1041331,175.2514,492-26715,205.259.9 August 22, 20201,011-931,069.2513,292-1,20014,505.759.1 August 29, 2020884-127992.5013,54425214,021.759.3 September 5, 20208939973.0012,747-79713,518.758.7 September 12, 2020866-27913.5012,747013,082.508.7 September 19, 20208737879.0011,979-76812,754.258.2 September 26, 2020849-24870.2510,594-1,38512,016.757.2 October 3, 2020767-82838.759,398-1,19611,179.506.4 October 10, 202084275832.758,472-92610,110.755.8 October 17, 2020797-45813.757,823-6499,071.755.3 October 24, 2020758-39791.007,222-6018,228.754.9 October 31, 2020757-1788.506,801-4217,579.504.6 November 7, 2020711-46755.756,372-4297,054.504.3 November 14, 202074231742.00 6 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claims -Not Seasonally Adjusted PUA Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 14PUA Continued Claims For Week Ended Oct 31 STATEAdvancePrior WkChangeOct 31Oct 24Change Alabama 3,6974,704-1,00742,18039,9022,278 Alaska 27227029,51310,495-982 Arizona 4,0021,7832,219244,147282,716-38,569 Arkansas 3,3322,58574761,09660,781315 California 33,19826,3576,8411,648,4532,151,076-502,623 Colorado 06,121-6,12178,75964,90313,856 Connecticut 4294002937,36637,649-283 Delaware 111101107,4667,719-253 District of Columbia 140167-2715,00215,057-55 Florida 25,60329,308-3,705000 Georgia 1,4623,134-1,672251,392249,8531,539 Hawaii 1,4311,719-28879,36883,150-3,782 Idaho 1123-1210,49210,327165 Illinois 10,1429,726416134,139131,5872,552 Indiana 11,41610,2821,134177,764153,67024,094 Iowa 1,4771,21726012,10912,733-624 Kansas 5,4322,1263,30636,86346,904-10,041 Kentucky 2,5973,212-61516,70450,201-33,497 Louisiana 39,5669,69429,872119,829117,6632,166 Maine 273284-1114,23715,110-873 Maryland 3,6693,301368200,537207,399-6,862 Massachusetts 8,1228,724-602435,568469,309-33,741 Michigan 9,73110,314-583504,479515,919-11,440 Minnesota 137642,30243,800-1,498 Mississippi 589697-10826,18927,034-845 Missouri 25815010842,99344,089-1,096 Montana 805840-3526,87628,578-1,702 Nebraska 849870-218,1098,918-809 Nevada 10,74518,485-7,74090,61194,950-4,339 New Hampshire 278276213,41813,530-112 New Jersey 3,1552,347808352,750352,887-137 New Mexico 992985735,21534,900315 New York 22,32121,0601,2611,201,9661,288,712-86,746 North Carolina 16,46220,693-4,231120,190116,3403,850 North Dakota 9927172755,5385,915-377 Ohio 35,72831,8733,855418,031431,405-13,374 Oklahoma 478606-1288,9038,251652 Oregon 5,8334,872961106,63393,34513,288 Pennsylvania 16,34818,578-2,230755,544755,724-180 Puerto Rico 11,98711,507480205,456204,4161,040 Rhode Island 2,9663,329-36341,32042,555-1,235 South Carolina 2,2422,334-9255,19355,538-345 South Dakota 3220121,6281,61414 Tennessee 2,1272,867-74077,31576,889426 Texas 6,3945,402992515,387559,196-43,809 Utah 715625903,6333,913-280 Vermont 4525208,2748,23638 Virgin Islands 4263-21000 Virginia 5,0934,341752200,821201,889-1,068 Washington 2,5032,776-273103,064104,909-1,845 West Virginia 2,1192,469-35042,51151,885-9,374 Wisconsin 1,8761,7997732,45437,704-5,250 Wyoming 137209-721,8601,882-22 US Total320,237296,37423,8638,681,6479,433,127-751,480 Note:Information on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can be found in UIPL 16-20: PUAPrograminformation 7 Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Claims -Not Seasonally Adjusted PEUC Claims Filed During Weeks Ended: STATEOctober 31October 24ChangeOctober 17October 10 Alabama 36,32641,185-4,85946,35052,661 Alaska 9,0579,185-1288,7538,654 Arizona 50,77646,9753,80143,17537,909 Arkansas 13,47315,678-2,20516,05719,378 California 1,204,0141,186,50017,5141,098,039992,254 Colorado 59,17557,3561,81948,48849,759 Connecticut 57,96655,3152,65152,14443,443 Delaware 12,86112,37149011,65410,487 District of Columbia 22,65620,8921,76418,92716,623 Florida 00000 Georgia 00000 Hawaii 41,1127,07434,03831,61724,244 Idaho 5,2595,490-2315,8225,976 Illinois 204,472194,30510,167168,672150,021 Indiana 51,55548,6962,85944,94539,113 Iowa 26,15325,54261126,13025,092 Kansas 22,50521,54296320,57021,036 Kentucky 28,83921,0397,80022,5538,224 Louisiana 34,00133,9119026,11317,435 Maine 14,34814,363-1514,40213,822 Maryland 49,54048,5381,00243,92138,140 Massachusetts 167,187160,9986,189152,834140,556 Michigan 196,101209,351-13,250176,677180,342 Minnesota 78,81477,2061,60873,57068,327 Mississippi 16,85517,116-26116,59916,007 Missouri 47,48549,459-1,97448,67148,107 Montana 5,5825,4061765,1744,901 Nebraska 4,1534,065883,8503,697 Nevada 92,21188,0774,13483,46775,042 New Hampshire 6,1145,5365784,8774,012 New Jersey 174,200167,6756,525164,686148,516 New Mexico 13,44910,5502,8997,05422,361 New York 682,997662,76120,236644,570600,921 North Carolina 124,799120,7324,067126,204135,312 North Dakota 6,0926,161-695,8595,503 Ohio 93,60690,6632,94385,68078,608 Oklahoma 26,57722,9643,61328,55224,215 Oregon 55,98251,0544,92847,15742,518 Pennsylvania 240,011137,529102,482170,750160,796 Puerto Rico 30,01129,31969224,17617,780 Rhode Island 20,00120,091-9019,64918,381 South Carolina 71,30671,604-29871,73970,088 South Dakota 88781572717581 Tennessee 47,86448,071-20747,82349,239 Texas 39,54930,6298,92037,95544,338 Utah 8,7808,748328,8608,930 Vermont 8,9958,6743218,2567,715 Virgin Islands 1675611110921 Virginia 89,76390,559-79691,10886,841 Washington 5,5584,5739854,9055,914 West Virginia 15,57916,658-1,07915,13314,308 Wisconsin 58,73757,2491,48855,74250,359 Wyoming 3,3473,0832642,8782,582 US Total4,376,8474,143,389233,4583,983,6133,711,089 Note: Information on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program can be found in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 17-20: PEUC Program information 8 Extended Benefits (EB) Claims -Not Seasonally Adjusted EB Claims Filed During Weeks Ended: STATEOctober 31October 24Change Alabama 03,684-3,684 Alaska 1,2961,2951 Arizona 3,9183,393525 Arkansas 3,8592,900959 California 143,58894,23049,358 Colorado 5766-9 Connecticut 8,6068,352254 Delaware 132139-7 District of Columbia 2325-2 Florida 000 Georgia 000 Hawaii 15132 Idaho 24222 Illinois 28,52626,0562,470 Indiana 3,0693,0645 Iowa 5,3004,818482 Kansas 1,3101,158152 Kentucky 12611313 Louisiana 2,0742,199-125 Maine 1,8261,651175 Maryland 6,8896,667222 Massachusetts 19,63218,5011,131 Michigan 32,06113,48318,578 Minnesota 12,37911,3491,030 Mississippi 3,8023,438364 Missouri 60266-206 Montana 92983495 Nebraska 96115-19 Nevada 10,1748,5341,640 New Hampshire 4414365 New Jersey 33,49732,826671 New Mexico 749553196 New York 48,18646,0682,118 North Carolina 87,30196,873-9,572 North Dakota 319-16 Ohio 14,79413,921873 Oklahoma 000 Oregon 6,7806,185595 Pennsylvania 20,38318,2432,140 Puerto Rico 1,3662,317-951 Rhode Island 2,3812,154227 South Carolina 6,5935,940653 South Dakota 000 Tennessee 3,1402,964176 Texas 84,59979,9144,685 Utah 000 Vermont 72670620 Virgin Islands 000 Virginia 16,24614,6371,609 Washington 16,86215,2771,585 West Virginia 372116 Wisconsin 42375 Wyoming 21192 US Total633,918555,47578,443 Note: Information on the EB program can be found here: EB Program information 9 INITIAL CLAIMS FILED DURING WEEK ENDEDINSURED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 7 OCTOBER 31 ALL PROGRAMS CHANGE FROMCHANGE FROM EXCLUDING LAST YEAR LAST YEAR RAILROAD 11211 STATE NAMESTATEWEEKAGOUCFEUCXSTATE(%)WEEKAGOUCFEUCXRETIREMENT Alabama 8,7641,7046,556331228,4221.5-3,27114,297694128,532 Alaska 4,545943,22616119,0836.221611,9801724719,302 Arizona 6,410212,458131103,2433.5-9,18282,570221225103,689 Arkansas 3,672-3421,94110324,0492.0-3,39213,4121482224,219 California 157,7735,293111,9578002411,446,3368.3-114,9271,162,1373,0002,7791,452,115 Colorado 7,5163785,198362492,3673.4-4,41575,52220231392,882 Connecticut 5,1262482,26730790,3415.5-6,23664,4692558990,685 Delaware 1,522-5689514314,3913.2-1,79010,310222314,436 District of Columbia 1,341-677138134,9916.0-2,76928,646505935,505 Florida 31,403-22225,3757080205,8002.3-7,654170,311314329206,443 Georgia 23,827-13,42618,41012736285,7986.5-16,241261,547605468286,871 Hawaii 4,245-4443,11426651,3028.3-9,98345,53822014951,671 Idaho 5,0081,0893,7192418,1431.1194,14840188,201 Illinois 67,158-6,35756,143123337,1435.7-5,602258,943540278337,961 Indiana 14,11169811,04725887,4742.9-8,91173,89217611687,766 Iowa 5,2176082,29025235,2132.3-1,76921,158604035,313 Kansas 15,471-3,21214,0144049,1503.63,48642,057664449,260 Kentucky 4,363-4,8302,0111551,1462.7-8,01635,4246616151,373 Louisiana 10,0451,6267,77317998,9355.2-16,41585,5251195799,111 Maine 2,2645681,4254012,9172.1-3179,491431612,976 Maryland 11,3324578,09034180,1013.2-1,82358,17923311580,449 Massachusetts 42,8003,38336,5838827223,5676.2-26,122178,781233124223,924 Michigan 15,3203057,761525187,6484.4-25,758145,780140102187,890 Minnesota 11,820-6795,788283105,7843.7-4,80078,369148105106,037 Mississippi 3,690712,5885338,7673.5-2,67331,726723438,873 Missouri 7,635-5234,2115250,1601.8-5,28833,2381133550,308 Montana 2,535-42094145114,9303.3-3189,0841602515,115 Nebraska 2,342-1341,58613212,5281.3-1,78910,84536812,572 Nevada 7,556-6025,03594105,9517.6-8,15189,93772135106,158 New Hampshire 2,171811,66110223,4473.6-1,03120,55843923,499 New Jersey 20,978-3,7258,2315216168,8394.2-10,48993,821218468169,525 New Mexico 3,893-4412,88515464,8828.0-4,30256,67727010165,253 New York 43,876-1,84028,1592723483,8005.1-39,896371,555274421484,495 North Carolina 8,291-474,797554788,2882.0-3,22269,29423736588,890 North Dakota 1,238-27588506,7321.6-3294,7221296,753 Ohio 21,93558214,1244119154,4102.9-8,587112,008229301154,940 Oklahoma 4,470-4832,63030159,2573.811944,070708659,413 Oregon 4,445425557651179,3534.1-7,81756,01650114680,000 Pennsylvania 23,051-6918,61619232368,8696.458,719280,5031,372573370,814 Puerto Rico 851-380-3483048,3615.6-10,74730,4291151148,487 Rhode Island 2,437-7351,5735015,7663.3-70410,284601815,844 South Carolina 3,4612018117052,3162.5-3,54738,5425216352,531 South Dakota 568-288250623,8560.9432,9123243,892 Tennessee 7,7272805,246431265,2322.0-7,31849,546716865,371 Texas 33,667-3,93417,274175164528,6514.3-29,690417,2609662,196531,813 Utah 2,6002401,15172215,2421.0-1,0858,793892215,353 Vermont 805551693011,2093.7-3468,83714211,225 Virgin Islands 66-3536101,6984.5-9701,178001,698 Virginia 9,909-4417,23818491,9602.4-7,75173,76027034892,578 Washington 26,5467,68318,7147062152,1314.5-8,599105,805352553153,036 West Virginia 1,804-2194444321,3883.2-1,66611,263614021,489 Wisconsin 14,334-5408,48731494,0723.3-4,15171,9871558894,315 Wyoming 1,1822013841105,6332.1-343,6322765,666 Totals725,116-18,788486,1202,5558996,501,0724.4-387,2915,050,76813,54011,9056,526,517 Figures appearing in columns showing over-the-week changes reflect all revisions in data for prior week submitted by state agencies. 1.The Unemployment Compensation program for Federal Employees (UCFE) and the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) exclude claims filed jointly under other programs to avoid duplication. 2.Rate is not seasonally adjusted. The source of U.S. total covered employment is BLS. 10 UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 7, 2020 STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 StateChangeState Supplied Comment WA+7,683Layoffs in the construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, finance, health care andsocial assistance, and accommodation and food servicesindustries. CA+5,293No comment. MA+3,383No comment. AL+1,704Layoffs in the health care and social assistance, retail trade, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation servicesindustries. LA+1,626No comment. ID+1,089No comment. STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 StateChangeState Supplied Comment GA-13,426Fewer layoffs in the accommodations and food services, administrative and supportand waste management and remediation services, health care and social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing industries. IL-6,357No comment. KY-4,830No comment. TX-3,934No comment. NJ-3,725No comment. KS-3,212No comment. NY-1,840Fewer layoffs in theretail trade, wholesale trade, and informationindustries. 11 TECHNICAL NOTES This news release presents the weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims reported by each state's unemployment insurance program offices. These claims may be used for monitoring workload volume, assessing state program operations and for assessing labor market conditions. States initially report claims directly taken by the state liable for the benefit payments, regardless of where the claimant who filed the claim resided. These are the basis for the advance initial claims and continued claims reported each week. These data come from ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report. The following week initial claims and continued claims are revised based on a second reporting by states that reflect the claimants by state of residence. These data come from the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data Report. A. Initial Claims An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claimant requests a determination of basic eligibility for the UI program. When an initial claim is filed with a state, certain programmatic activities take place and these result in activity counts including the count of initial claims. The count of U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance is a leading economic indicator because it is an indication of emerging labor market conditions in the country. However, these are weekly administrative data which are difficult to seasonally adjust, making the series subject to some volatility. B. Continued Weeks Claimed A person who has already filed an initial claim and who has experienced a week of unemployment then files a continued claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. Continued claims are also referred to as insured unemployment. The count of U.S. continued weeks claimed is also a good indicator of labor market conditions. Continued claims reflect the current number of insured unemployed workers filing for UI benefits in the nation. While continued claims are not a leading indicator (they roughly coincide with economic cycles at their peaks and lag at cycle troughs), they provide confirming evidence of the direction of the U.S. economy. C. Seasonal Adjustments and Annual Revisions Over the course of a year, the weekly changes in the levels of initial claims and continued claims undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These fluctuations may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, the opening and closing of schools, or other similar events. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make trend and cycle developments easier tospot. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) with a set of seasonal factors to apply to the unadjusted data during that year. Concurrent with the implementation and release of the new seasonal factors, ETA incorporates revisions to the UI claims historical series caused by updates to the unadjusted data. Weekly Claims Archives Weekly Claims Data U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at http://www.dol.gov. The Department's Reasonable Accommodation Resource Centerconverts Departmental information and documents into alternative formats, which include Braille and large print. For alternative format requests, please contact the Department at (202) 693-7828 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (federal relay). U.S. Department of Labor Program Contacts: Employment and Training Administration Thomas Stengle:(202) 693-2991 Washington, D.C. 20210 Media Contact:(202) 693-4676 Release Number: USDL 20-2160-NAT 12 PFIZER UPDATE ON OUR U.S. COVID-19 VACCINE CANDIDATE DISTRIBUTION PREPAREDNESS U.S. COVID-19 Immunization Pilot Program, that aims to help inform vaccine deployment and delivery logistics nationally Pfizer has been preparing for U.S. distribution for a vaccine, if authorized or approved, including coordinating with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed NEW YORK, 16 November 2020 Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) today announced the U.S. COVID-19 Immunization Pilot Program with four states, to help refine the plan for the delivery and deployment of the -19 vaccine candidate that is being co-developed with BioNTech. To build on our coordination with the relevant U.S. agencies, Pfizer launched this pilot program to help better support COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Learnings from this program will be adapted for usage across other states to help them create effective immunization programs for this vaccine. The four states Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico, and Tennessee were selected for the program because of their differences in overall size, diversity of populations, and imm and rural settings. The four states included in this pilot program will not receive vaccine doses earlier than other states by virtue of this pilot, nor will they receive any differential consideration. Pfizer has been working with U.S. officials in Operation Warp Speed (OWS) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help ensure that after potential authorization or approval, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can reach those in most need as quickly and equitably as possible. The company believes this ongoing coordination is critical to help ensure an efficient vaccine distribution as soon as possible after the vaccine receives regulatory authorization or approval, if received. This pilot program and our collaboration with U.S. and state officials will help us prepare for broader vaccine deployment in the near future, subject to authorization or approval, as we work to address this urgent public fizer Biopharmaceuticals We are hopeful that results from this vaccine delivery pilot will serve as the model for other U.S. states and international governments, as they prepare to implement effective COVID- In July, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the execution of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health OWS program goal to begin delivering 300 million doses of a vaccine for COVID-19 in 2021. Under the agreement, the U.S. government will first receive 100 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after Pfizer successfully manufactures and obtains approval or emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The U.S. government will pay $1.95 billion for those first 100 million doses, with the option to acquire up to an additional 500 million doses. -19 vaccine development and manufacturing costs have been entirely self-funded, with billions of dollars already invested at risk. The company will continue bearing all the costs of development and manufacturing in an effort to help find a solution to this pandemic as fast as possible. The BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine development program is a collaboration between Pfizer and BioNTech. It is not currently approved for distribution anywhere in the world. Both collaborators are committed to developing these novel vaccines with preclinical and clinical data at the forefront of all their decision making. About the BNT162 Vaccine Candidate Program global vaccine vaccine candidates BNT162b1 and BNT162b2 received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), based on preliminary data from Phase 1/2 studies that are currently ongoing in the U.S. and Germany as well as animal immunogenicity studies. During preclinical and clinical studies, BNT162b1 and BNT162b2 emerged as strong candidates based on assessments of safety and immune response. On November 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated evidence of efficacy against COVID-19 in participants without prior evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, based on the first interim efficacy analysis conducted on November 8, 2020 by an external, independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) from the Phase 3 clinical study. The DMC reviewed 94 cases. The case split between vaccinated individuals and those who received the placebo indicates a vaccine efficacy rate above 90%, at 7 days after the second dose. This means that protection is achieved 28 days after the initiation of the vaccination, which consists of a 2-dose schedule. As the study continues, the final vaccine efficacy percentage may vary. The DMC has not reported any serious safety concerns and recommends that the study continue to collect additional safety and efficacy data as planned. The data will be discussed with regulatory authorities worldwide. Pfizer and BioNTech plan to submit data from the full Phase 3 trial for scientific peer-review publication. On July 27, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that following extensive review of preclinical and clinical Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and other global regulators, the companies selected the BNT162b2 vaccine candidate to move forward into a Phase 2/3 study. BNT162b2 encodes an optimized SARS-CoV-2 full-length spike glycoprotein (S), which is the target of virus neutralizing antibodies. About the Study The Phase 3 clinical trial of BNT162b2 began on July 27, 2020 and has enrolled 43,661 participants to date, 41,135 of whom have received a second dose of the vaccine candidate as of November 8, 2020. Approximately 42% of global participants and 30% of U.S. participants have racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. The trial is continuing to enroll and is expected to continue through the final analysis when a total of 164 confirmed COVID-19 cases have accrued. The study also will evaluate the potential for the vaccine candidate to provide protection against COVID-19 in those who have had prior exposure to SARS- CoV-2, as well as vaccine prevention against severe COVID-19 disease. In addition to the primary efficacy endpoints evaluating confirmed COVID-19 cases accruing from 7 days after the second dose, the final analysis now will also include, with the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), new secondary endpoints evaluating efficacy based on cases accruing 14 days after the second dose. The companies believe that the addition of these secondary endpoints will help align data across all COVID-19 vaccine studies and allow for cross-trial learnings and comparisons between these novel vaccine platforms. The companies have posted an updated version of the study protocol at https://www.pfizer.com/science/coronavirus. Pfizer and BioNTech are continuing to accumulate safety data and currently estimate that a median of two months of safety data following the second (and final) dose of the vaccine candidate the amount of safety data specified by the FDA in its guidance for potential Emergency Use Authorization will be available by the third week of November. Additionally, participants will continue to be monitored for long-term protection and safety for an additional two years after their second dose. Along with the efficacy data generated from the clinical trial, Pfizer and BioNTech are working to prepare the necessary safety and manufacturing data to submit to the FDA to demonstrate the safety and quality of the vaccine product produced. Assuming positive data and availability of the necessary safety and manufacturing data, and based on current projections, Pfizer and BioNTech expect to produce globally up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021. To meet those anticipated quantities and milestones, the companies have produced sufficient supply for their Phase 2/3 clinical trial and have begun to produce and stockpile their pandemic supply. At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products, including innovative medicines and vaccines. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For more than 150 years, we have worked to make a difference for all who rely on us. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our website at www.Pfizer.com. In addition, to learn more, please visit us on www.Pfizer.com and follow us on Twitter at @Pfizer and @Pfizer News, LinkedIn, YouTube and like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Pfizer. Pfizer Disclosure Notice The information contained in this release is as of November 16 2020. Pfizer assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release as the result of new information or future events or developments. 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Pfizer Media Relations: Steven Danehy +1 (978)-273-3946 Steven.Danehy@pfizer.com Ɏ Congressional Research Service ®ºº¶¹ȎɃɃ©¸¹¸«¶µ¸º¹Ȍ©µ´¸«¹¹Ȍµ¼Ɏ 1ŷŹŶżŸɎ R46395 Assistance Program: November 19, 2020 Round One (CFAP-1) Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy Congressional Research Service -1) ................................................................................................................... .................................................................................. ....................................................................................................... ........................................................................ ...................................................... .............................................................................. ................................................................ ........................................................................................... ....................................................................... ......................................................................................... ................................................................................................ ................................................................................. .................................................................. ..................................................................................... ......................................................................... ................................................................................. ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ...................................................................... ................................................................................ ........................... ................................................. ............... .............................................. .................... ......................... .................................................... ..................................................................................... Congressional Research Service -1) ....................................................................................................... Congressional Research Service -1) 1 2 3 4 1 elease no. 0222.20, April 17, 2020. On September 18, 2020, USDA announced a second round of CFAP payments (CFAP-2) valued at up to an additional $14 billion elease No. 0378.20, September 18, 2020. 2 85 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020. 3 and Meat Products Due to COVID-19 National Emergency- Federal Register 23325, April 27, 2020. The President announced on August 24, 2020, that up to an additional $1 billion was being made available for deliveries under this program through October 31, 2020for details, see USDA, AMS, USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxhttps://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food- box. 4 See footnote 2. Congressional Research Service 1 -1) 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 See Table A-4 for a chronological list of regulatory amendments and corrections as posted in the Federal Register. 6 CRS Report R46347, COVID-. 7 The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136), Division BEmergency Appropriations For Coronavirus Health Response And Agency Operations, Title I, Agricultural Programs, Office of the Secretary. 8 Release No. 0222.20, April 17, 2020. Published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2020 (85 Federal Register 30825). 9 For example, see CRS In Focus IF11245, FY2019 Supplemental Appropriations for Agriculture. 10 CRS Report R44606, The Commodity Credit Corporation: In Brief. Congressional Research Service 2 -1) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program eight additional entries in the Federal Register as listed in Table A-4. 12 For up-to-date program information, including application forms and payment processing information, visit the USDA FSA web portal for CFAP at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap. 13 The deadline was extended by USDA, 85 Federal Register 49593, August 14, 2020. 14 The proposed CFAP direct payments program would exceed previous USDA ad hoc direct payment programs of large scale, including the market loss assistance payments of 1999 ($3 billion), 2000 ($11 billion), and 2001 ($5.5 billion); source: USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS), Farm Income and Wealth Statistics, at https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/farm-income-and-wealth-statistics/; and the market facilitation payment (MFP) programs of 2018 ($8.6 billion) and 2019 ($14.5 billion), source: USDA, FSA, Market Facilitation Program, at https://www.farmers.gov/manage/mfp. 15 Press Release No. 0378.20, September 18, 2020. 16 CARES Act (P.L. 116-136), Division BEmergency Appropriations For Coronavirus Health Response And Agency Operations, Title IAgricultural Programs, §11002, CCC, Reimbursement of Present Net Realized Losses. 17 On May 15, 2020, the House passed the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), which would authorize $16.5 billion in additional direct payments by the Secretary of Agriculture. Among its provisions, the bill would compensate producers Congressional Research Service 3 -1) 18 19 who have had to dispose of livestock and poultry that could not be sold due to processing disruptions, and would provide special assistance targeted to dairy producers. It further includes aid targeted to biofuels plants, fruit and vegetable growers, and local agriculture. 18 CRS Report R44606, The Commodity Credit Corporation: In Brief. 19 85 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020. Congressional Research Service 4 -1) Table 1. CFAP-1: Eligibility Criteria and Eligible Commodities by Category Category Eligibility Criteria and Eligible Commodities Non-Specialty Eligibility Criteria: Non-specialty crop producers who suffered at least a 5% price decline a Crops between mid-January and mid-April (see Table A-1), and who face increased marketing costs for unpriced inventories as of January 15, 2020 (see Table 2). Eligible Non-Specialty Crops: Malting barley, canola, corn, upland cotton, millet, oats, soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers, durum wheat, and hard red spring wheat. Also eligible under these criteria are liquid and frozen eggs. Livestock Eligibility Criteria: Livestock producers who suffered at least a 5% price decline between Commodities mid-January and mid-April (see Table A-1), and who face increased marketing costs for unpriced inventories as of January 15, 2020 (see Table 2). b Eligible Livestock Commodities: Cattle, hogs and pigs, and sheep (including lambs, yearlings, and all other sheep). Wool Eligibility Criteria: Wool producers who suffered at least a 5% price decline between mid- January and mid-April (see Table A-1), and who face increased marketing costs for unpriced inventories as of January 15, 2020 (see Table 2). Eligible Wool: Graded (clean basis) and ungraded (paid on a greasy basis). Eligibility Criteria: All dairy operations with milk production in January, February, and/or Dairy March 2020; as well as any dumped milk production during the months of January, February, and March 2020. Eligible Dairy: All milk produced during the first quarter of 2020. Nursery Crops, Eligibility Criteria: Nursery crop and cut flower inventory that was shipped but Cut Flowers subsequently spoiled or is unpaid due to loss of marketing channels between January 15, 2020, and April 15, 2020; and nursery crop and cut flower inventory that did not leave the farm between January 15, 2020, and April 15, 2020, due to a complete loss of marketing channel and that will not be sold after April 15, 2020, due to lack of markets. Eligible Nursery Crops and Cut Flowers: means decorative or non- grown in a container or controlled environment for commercial sale. Aquaculture Eligibility Criteria: Aquaculture species sold between January 15, 2020, through April 15, (excluding 2020; and inventory of aquaculture species that was not sold but was market size and crawfish) available to be marketed between January 15, 2020, and April 15, 2020. Eligible Aquaculture: Catfish, largemouth bass and carp sold live as food, hybrid striped bass, red drum, salmon, sturgeon, tilapia, trout, ornamental or tropical fish, and recreational sportfish. Crawfish Eligibility Criteria: crawfish. Eligible Crawfish: Crawfish sold between January 15, 2020, through April 15, 2020; and inventory of crawfish that was not sold as of April 15, 2020, due to lack of a market and that will not be sold in calendar year 2020. Specialty Eligibility Criteria: Producers of specialty crops are eligible for CFAP payments in any of c Crops the following three categories: (1) Had crops that suffered at least a 5% price decline between d January 15, 2020, and April 15, 2020; (2) Had produce that shipped by April 15, 2020, but e subsequently spoiled due to loss of marketing channel before payment was received; and (3) Had shipments that did not leave the farm by April 15, 2020 (for example, were harvested but are sitting in crates on the farm), or mature crops that remained unharvested by that date (for example, were plowed under) due to lack of buyers, and which have not been and will f not be sold. Congressional Research Service 5 -1) Category Eligibility Criteria and Eligible Commodities Eligible Specialty Crops: Fruit: apples, avocados, bananas, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, carambola (star fruit), cherimoya, citron, coconuts, dates, dragon fruit (red pitaya), grapefruit, guava, kiwifruit, lemons, mamey sapote, nectarines, oranges, papaya, passion fruit, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapples, pomegranates, pummelos, raspberries, strawberries, tangelos, tangerines, tomatoes, and watermelons. Vegetables: artichokes, asparagus, batatas, beans, beets, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, sweet corn, cucumbers, daikon, donqua (winter melon), eggplant, endive, escarole, friseegarlic, kale greens, collard greens, dandelion greens, greens (others not listed separately), kohlrabi, kumquats, leeks, iceberg lettuce, boston lettuce, green leaf lettuce, lolla rossa lettuce, oak leaf green lettuce, oak leaf red lettuce, red leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, mustard, okra, dry onions, green onions, parsnips, peas green, peppers, plantains, potatoes, pumpkins, radicchio, rhubarb, rutabagas, shallots, sorrel, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, taro, turnip tops green, turnips (celeriac), turmeric, upland and winter cress, watercress, yautia (malanga), and yuca (cassava). Nuts: almonds, filberts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts. Other: alfalfa sprouts, aloe leaves, anise, arugula, basil, bean sprouts, celeriac (celery root), chervil (french parsley), chives, cilantro, curry leaves, dill, horseradish, maple sap (for maple syrup), marjoram, mesculin mix, microgreens, mint, mushrooms, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory, sugarcane (table), and thyme. Source: Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020. Notes: Non-specialty crops, livestock, and wool that meet the 5% price decline criteria are assumed to have met the marketing cost criteria. a. -1 rule (85 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020), non-specialty crops are those crops listed in this table, and any crops announced in a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA). The term excludes crops intended for grazing. b. See the notes to Table A-1 for a details on eligible animal species. c. -1 rule (85 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020), specialty crops are those crops listed in this table and any crops for which funds are made available and announced in a NOFA. The term excludes crops intended for grazing. Additional specialty crops were added under two subsequent NOFAs: (85 Federal Register 41321, July 10, 2020) and (85 Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020). d. To verify a qualifying price decline for a specialty crop, producers must maintain records, such as a bill of sale, documenting the price received for the crop. e. To verify market spoilage, producers must obtain documentation such as a letter from the buyer explaining non-payment or other record validating non-payment (this applies to producers who have met contractual obligations in delivering the crop to the buyer, but have not been paid). f. To verify unsold inventories, if requested, producers must provide supporting documentation, which AMS will use to substantiate claims on a case-by-case basis. 20 21 20 https://www.farmers.gov/cfap, including 21 Congressional Research Service 6 -1) 22 23 24 25 26 22 Additional commodities were added under two subsequent NOFAs: 85 Federal Register 41321, July 10, 2020; and 85 Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020. 23 For more information, see additional USDA CFAP program information at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap. 24 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020. 25 See CRS Report R42459, Conservation Compliance and U.S. Farm Policy. 26 With respect to joint ventures and general partnerships, this AGI provision will be applied to each member of the joint venture and general partnership. Congressional Research Service 7 -1) 27 28 Deriving the CFAP-1 Payment Rates (PRs) and Payment Quantities The CFAP payment for each commodity is based on separate payment rates for each of the two funding sourcesCARES Act and CCC. The different payment rates for each commodity and their underlying derivation are described in Table A-1 and Table A-2. CARES Act PR: Based on the Price Decline Between Mid-January to Mid-April The CARES Act PR reflects the income loss associated with the price decline for each commodity between mid- January and mid-April. USDA estimates the price-loss PR for each commodity as a portion of the price decline between the week of January 13-17, 2020, and the week of April 6-9, 2020, using futures contract prices or AMS- reported cash prices, depending on availability. CCC PR: Based on Unexpected Marketing Costs The market-projection of costs likely to be incurred for marketing the surplus inventory due to disrupted markets. st Payment Quantities Are Approximated by Inventories or 1 Quarter Sales To approximate losses, the CARES Act and CCC PRs are multiplied by an applicable measure of the affected quantity of an eligible commodity (depending on the commodity as shown in Table 2). For non-specialty crops and wool: the payment quantity for both CARES Act PR and CCC PR is approximated by 29 using the lower of either: (1) the unsold quantity of unpriced inventory as of January 15, 2020, for which the For livestock (including cattle, hogs and pigs, and lambs and yearlings): the payment quantity for the CARES Act PR is approximated by the number of animals sold during the period of January 15, 2020, to April 15, 2020; and the payment quantity for the CCC PR is approximated by the maximum unpriced inventory of animals during the period from April 16, 2020, to May 14, 2020. 30 Specialty crops may be eligible for any of three types of PRs (Table A-2):CARES Act PR-1 reflects the mid- January to mid-April price decline and is applied to the producer-certified sales (in pounds) during the period of 27 Examples of how the payment formulas may be applied to certain commodities are available in Nick Paulson et al., od Assistance Program (CFAP) Rules Announced,. of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, farmdoc daily,vol. 10, no. 95 (May 22, 2020); and Shelby Myers, -Specialty May 28, 2020. 28 The nature of the linkagecoupled versus non-coupledbetween program payments and producer production choices is relevant to how such payments may count against U.S. domestic support commitments at the World Trade Organization (WTO); see CRS Report R45305, Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on U.S. Domestic Support. 29 Unpriced means any production or inventory that is not subject to an agreed-upon price in the future through a forward contract, agreement, or similar binding document. 30 ible for CARES Act PR-1 but Congressional Research Service 8 -1) January 15, 2020, to April 15, 2020; and CARES Act PR-2 is applied to producer-certified product that has been shipped from the farm by April 15, 2020, but that spoiled due to COVID-related market disruptions prior to 31 receiving payment. CCC PR-3 reflects COVID-related marketing costs and is applied to unsold inventory estimated by the producer-certified maximum unpriced inventory from April 16, 2020, to May 14, 2020. For dairy: the payment quantity for the CARES Act PR is approximated by using the quantity of milk sold during st the 1 quarter of 2020; and the payment quantity for the CCC PR is theoretically applied to the quantity of milk ndst sold during the 2 quarterwhich is approximated by applying a growth rate of 1.4% to 1 quarter sales. Table 2. CFAP-1 Payment Formula by Commodity Category a Quantity Measure Factor Payment Rate (PR) Non-Specialty Cropspayment equals sum of: b 1 Unpriced inventory as of 1/15/20 x 50% x Cares Act PR (Table A-1) 2 Unpriced inventory as of 1/15/20 x 50% x CCC PR (Table A-1) Specialty Cropspayment equals sum of: 1 Quantity sold during 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 100% x Cares Act PR-1 (Table A-2) c 2 Quantity shipped, but spoiled: 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 100% x Cares Act PR-2 (Table A-2) d 3 Unpriced quantity on farm: 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 100% x CCC PR-3 (Table A-2) e Nursery and Cut Flowerspayment equals sum of: f 1 Wholesale value of quantity shipped, but spoiled or unpaid: 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 15.55% g 2 Wholesale value of inventory on farm due to loss of market: 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 13.45% Cattlepayment equals sum of: 1 Unpriced head sold during 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 100% x Cares Act PR (Table A-1) h 2 Unpriced inventory, max during 4/16/20 to 5/14/20 x 100% x CCC PR (Table A-1) Hogs and Pigspayment equals sum of: 1 Unpriced head sold during 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 100% x Cares Act PR (Table A-1) 2 Unpriced inventory, max during 4/16/20 to 5/14/20 x 100% x CCC PR (Table A-1) Dairypayment equals sum of: sti 1 1 quarter (January-March) milk production in 2020 x 100.0% x Cares Act PR (Table A-1) stj 2 1 quarter (January-March) milk production in 2020 x 101.4% x CCC PR (Table A-1) Lambs and Sheeppayment equals sum of: 1 Unpriced head sold during 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 100% x Cares Act PR (Table A-1) 2 Unpriced inventory, max during 4/16/20 to 5/14/20 x 100% x CCC PR (Table A-1) Woolpayment equals sum of: 1 Unpriced inventory as of 1/15/20 x 50% x Cares Act PR (Table A-1) 2 Unpriced inventory as of 1/15/20 x 50% x CCC PR (Table A-1) Liquid and Frozen Eggspayment equals sum of: st 1 1 quarter (January-March) production in 2020 x 100% x Cares Act PR (Table A-3) st 2 1 quarter (January-March) production in 2020 x 100% x CCC PR (Table A-3) may be eligible for CARES Act PR-2 or CCC PR-3. See Table A-2 for examples of commodities that did not experience a sufficiently large price decline but were still eligible for spoilage loss or marketing loss payments. 31 - PR-Table A-2. Congressional Research Service 9 -1) a Quantity Measure Factor Payment Rate (PR) k Aquaculturepayment equals sum of: 1 Quantity sold during 1/15/20 to 4/15/20 x 100% x Cares Act PR (Table A-3) 3 Unsold, market-ready inventory: 1/15/20 to 4/15/20x 100% x CCC PR (Table A-3) Source: Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020; and Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020. Notes: Farmers and ranchers will self-certify their claims regarding inventories, sales, and shipments. Unpriced means any production or inventory that is not subject to an agreed-upon price in the future through a forward contract, agreement, or similar binding document. a. Payment rates (PR) for each commodity are listed in Table A-1, Table A-2, and Table A-3. b. The quantity harvested, but as-yet-unpriced inventory (i.e., inventory not under a sales contract), for which the producer has vested ownershi total production of the commodity. c. Quantity of the harvested crop that was shipped but was unpaid or spoiled prior to receiving a payment due to a disruption of the marketing channel. d. Quantity of the harvested crop that did not leave the farm (was unsold or was not under a sales contract) or was donated and the quantity of mature crops that remained unharvested. e. -decorative plants grown in a container or controlled perennial flowering plants grown in a container or controlled environment for commercial sale. f. The payment rates for nursery crops and cut flowers were determined using coverage rates that represent half of input costs multiplied by the industry-reported 40.5% average revenue loss. This approach accounts for th traditional agricultural crops. g. Inventory that may be sold after April 15, 2020, is not eligible for CFAP. h. The highest inventory number between April 16, 2020, and May 14, 2020. i. Dairy operations that dissolved on or before March 31, 2020, are eligible for the CARES Act payment rate. st j. Second quarter milk production is approximated by applying an adjustment factor of 1.014 to the 1 quarter production. Dairy operations that dissolved after March 31, 2020, are eligible for a prorated payment for the number of days that the operation commercially marketed milk in the second quarter. k. Aquaculture payments are calculated separately for two categories: crawfish and all other aquaculture excluding crawfish. 32 33 32 by Commodity Group, after payment limitations, May 14, 2020. 33 USDA, CFAP-1 Data, as of November 1, 2020, at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap1/data. Congressional Research Service 10 -1) Figure 1. CFAP-1 Payments by Commodity Available Funds and Actual Outlays Sources: od Assistance limitations, May 14, 2020, p. 20; actual outlays as of November 15, 2020, are from USDA, Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 Data, at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap1/data. Note: *Other includes all commodities not associated with the listed categories, including aquaculture, specialty livestock, and others. Figure 2. CFAP-1 Payments by State State Abbreviation: $ millions Source: USDA, Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, CFAP-1 payment data, as of November 15, 2020, at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap1. Note: Total CFAP-1 outlays were $10.421 million as of November 15, 2020. Congressional Research Service 11 -1) 34 35 36 34 CFAP-he application process, are available from USDA at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap. 35 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020. 36 This compares with a payment limit of $125,000 per individual under traditional farm programs from Title I of the Congressional Research Service 12 -1) 37 38 39 40 41 42 2018 farm bill (P.L. 115-334). See CRS Report R46248, U.S. Farm Programs: Eligibility and Payment Limits. 37 38 CRS Report R46248, U.S. Farm Programs: Eligibility and Payment Limits. 39 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020. 40 See CRS Report R44656, y Engaged in Farming (AEF) Requirement. 41 See CRS Report R45310, , CRS Report R45865, Farm Policy: Trade Aid Package; and CRS In Focus IF11539, Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP). 42 Congressional Research Service 13 -1) 43 44 45 43 The predicam Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson in two letters to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue dated June 9, 2020, and August 21, 2020. 44 AgriPulse, June 6, 2020. 45 House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson in a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue dated June 9, 2020. Congressional Research Service 14 -1) 46 47 48 46 House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson in a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue dated June 9, 2020. 47 For a description of the types of losses covered by ARC and PLC, or crop insurance, see CRS Report R45730, Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334); or CRS Report R45193, Federal Crop Insurance: Program Overview for the 115th Congress. 48 USDA decided that the answer to these two questions was yes when, on September 18, 2020, USDA announced that it was initiating a second round of CFAP payments (CFAP-2) but under more expansive eligibility criteria and a new armers and Ranchers Impacted by Release No. 0378.20, September 18, 2020. Congressional Research Service 15 -1) Appendix. Table A-1. CFAP-1 Payment Rates (PRs): Non-Specialty Crops, Dairy, & Livestock Price Change ($ per unit) Payment Rates Average: Average: Decline % CARES a Jan. 13-17 Apr. 6-9 (PD) decline Act Commodity Unit CCC b Non-Specialty Crops 50% PD 55% PD Barley (malting) Bu. $4.27 $3.60 $0.67 15.7% $0.34 $0.37 Canola Lb. $0.17 $0.15 $0.02 11.8% $0.01 $0.01 Corn Bu. $3.93 $3.30 $0.63 16.0% $0.32 $0.35 Durum wheat Bu. $5.83 $5.46 $0.37 6.3% $0.19 $0.20 Hard red spring wheat Bu. $5.64 $5.28 $0.36 6.4% $0.18 $0.20 Millet Bu. $6.19 $5.57 $0.62 10.0% $0.31 $0.34 Oats Bu. $3.04 $2.74 $0.30 9.9% $0.15 $0.17 Sorghum Bu. $3.73 $3.14 $0.59 15.8% $0.30 $0.32 Soybeans Bu. $9.47 $8.57 $0.90 9.5% $0.45 $0.50 Sunflowers Lb. $0.18 $0.15 $0.03 16.7% $0.02 $0.02 Upland cotton Lb. $0.72 $0.54 $0.18 25.0% $0.09 $0.10 c Dairy 80% PD 25% PD Dairy Cwt. $17.61 $11.72 $5.89 33.4% $4.71 $1.47 de Livestock 80% PD Costs f Slaughter cattle: fed Head $1,736 $1,469 $26715.4% $214 $33 g Slaughter cattle: mature Head $744 $630 $11415.3% $92 $33 h Feeder cattle: < 600 lbs. Head $812 $685 $12715.6% $102 $33 i Feeder cattle: >600 lbs. Head $1,107 $934 $17315.6% $139 $33 j All other cattle Head $812 $685 $12715.6% $102 $33 kl Pigs Head na na $3558% $28 $17 m Hogs Head na na $2321% $18 $17 n Lambs and yearlings Head na na $4126% $33 $7 o All Other Sheep Head na na na na $24 $7 p Wool 50% PD 55% PD (graded, clean) Lb. $5.04 $3.62 $1.42 28.2% $0.71 $0.78 q (non-graded, greasy) Lb. $0.36 $0.39 Sources: Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020; Cost-Benefit Analysis, May 14, 2020; and 85 Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020. According to USDA, commodity prices are drawn from several sources as follows. For non-specialty crops with futures market data, quotes for May futures contracts from various exchanges are used: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for corn, soybeans, and oats; Minneapolis Grain Exchange for hard red spring (HRS) wheat; and the Intercontinental Exchange for cotton and canola. Sorghum is calculated as 95% Congressional Research Service 16 -1) of the corn futures price, durum wheat is 103.4% of the HRS wheat futures price, sunflowers is the soybean oil CME futures price divided by two, plus one cent. AMS data is used for other non-specialty crops where futures contracts are not traded. For specialty crops, price data was provided by AMS and represents an average of all units shipped of domestic production, whether conventional or organic. The raw data source for the prices is the AMS Market News Portal, https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/fruits-vegetables. The prices are for the shipping point if available, or terminal market if not. For any particular crop, shipping point and terminal market prices are not mixed. For livestock prices, price data was provided by AMS for cattle, hogs, milk (Class III and Class IV), and lamb and yearlings. The weighting of milk class prices to represent all-milk prices is described in the notes below. Adjustments to per-pound prices to account for live weight for cattle, hogs, and pigs are described in the notes below. For wool, instead of a futures or cash price, the difference in the Eastern Market Indicator, as reported by AMS in the National Wool Review, for the same two-week period is used to calculate the price decline. Notes: PD = price decline; na = not available. a. The price decline (PD) is the difference between the weekly average of the futures contract prices (or weekly average of the cash prices if the futures prices are unavailable) for the weeks of January 13-17, 2020, and April 6-9, 2020. Non-specialty crops and livestock commodities whose price decline is at least 5% are listed in this table and are eligible for a CFAP payment as described in Table 2. b. For all non-specialty crops, the CARES Act payment rate is 50% of the PD; the CCC payment rate is 55% of the PD. c. Dairy prices use an average of Class III (60% weight) and Class IV (40% weight) prices; the CARES Act payment rate is 80% of the calculated price decline; the CCC payment rate is 25% of the price decline. d. For livestock, the CARES Act payment rate is 80% of the price decline. e. The CCC payment rate for livestock is based on projected costs likely to be incurred for marketing the 2020 inventory after April 15, 2020, due to disrupted markets. f. Fed cattle are cattle that are market-ready (with a weight of 1,200 lbs. or more) and intended for slaughter. The price loss per-head of fed cattle is approximated by first calculating the difference between the weekly average prices for January 13-17, 2020, and April 6-9, 2020. These values are multiplied by 14 (assuming an average weight of 1,400 lbs. or 14 cwt) to approximate the equivalent per-head values for fed cattle. g. Mature cattle are either cull cattle from a dairy herd, or breeding livestock that have been removed from inventory and are intended for slaughter. Similar to the procedure used for fed cattle, per-head prices for mature cattle are approximated by multiplying the per-cwt calculated average prices and their difference by 50% and 12 because culled cattle typically weight about 1,200 lbs. and are worth approximately half that of fed cattle. h. Feeder cattle are young cattle that are taken off pasture and brought to a feedlot for finishing weight gain to achieve market-ready status prior to slaughter. For feeder cattle under 600 lbs., the calculated average prices and their difference are multiplied by 5.5 to represent the average weight of 550 lbs. i. Similarly, for feeder cattle over 600 lbs., the calculated average prices and their difference are multiplied by 7.5 to represent 750 lbs., the average weight when feeder cattle are placed on feed. j. Commercially raised or maintained bovine animals not meeting definitions of other cattle categories, excluding beefalo, bison, and animals used for dairy production. k. Pigs are any swine that weighs less than 120 lbs. l. USDA did not provide the price averages used to calculate the price decline for pigs, hogs, and lambs and yearlings. m. Hogs are any swine that weighs more than 120 lbs. For hogs, the negotiated purchase prices as reported by AMS (https://mpr.datamart.ams.usda.gov/) were used to calculate the price change between the two periods. n. Lambs and yearlings are all sheep less than two years of age. o. All sheep greater than two years of age. Added as an eligible commodity by 85 Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020. p. Wool means the fiber sheared from a live sheep and includes, unless noted otherwise, graded and nongraded wool. Graded wool is paid on a clean basis, and ungraded wool is paid on a greasy basis. For all wool, the CARES Act payment rate is 50% of the PD; the CCC payment rate is 55% of the PD. q. USDA uses a 50% conversion rate from greasy wool to clean wool, thus the payment rates for greasy wool are set at half the value of clean wool. Congressional Research Service 17 Table A-2. CFAP-1 Payment Rates (PRs) for Specialty Crops a Price Change ($ per lb.) Payment Rates (PR) Avg. Price: Avg. Price: Price Decline CARES Act PR-1: CARES Act PR-2: CCC PR-3: bcde Jan. 13-17 Apr. 6-10 (PD) Sales Losses (80% PD) product spoilage unsold inventory Commodity % PD ($/lb) ($/lb) ($/lb) % PR-1 ($/lb) PR-2 ($/lb) PR-3 ($/lb) Alfalfa Sprouts $8.14 $1.59 Almonds $1.90 $1.58 $0.32 16.8% $0.26 $0.57 $0.11 Aloe Leaves na na na na $0.06 $0.19 $0.04 Anise na na na na $0.88 $0.81 $0.16 Apples$0.18$0.03 Artichokes $1.64 $0.81 $0.83 50.6% $0.66 $0.49 $0.10 Arugula $4.64 $0.91 Asparagus $0.38 $0.07 Avocados $0.14 $0.03 Bananas na na na na $0.34 $0.20 $0.04 Basil na na na na $0.30 $1.65 $0.32 Batatas $0.32 $0.06 Bean Sprouts $0.26 $0.05 Beans $0.55 $0.33 $0.22 40.0% $0.17 $0.16 $0.03 Beets $0.30 $0.06 Blackberries na na na na $1.72 $2.11 $0.41 Blueberries $0.62 $0.12 Bok Choy na na na na $0.22 $0.23 $0.05 Broccoli $1.62 $0.84 $0.78 48.1% $0.62 $0.49 $0.10 Brussels Sprouts na na na na $0.26 $0.34 $0.07 Cabbage $0.22 $0.16 $0.06 27.3% $0.04 $0.07 $0.01 Cantaloupe $0.10 $0.02 Carambola (Star Fruit) $0.58 $0.11 CRS-18 a Price Change ($ per lb.) Payment Rates (PR) Avg. Price: Avg. Price: Price Decline CARES Act PR-1: CARES Act PR-2: CCC PR-3: bcde Commodity Jan. 13-17 Apr. 6-10 (PD) % PD Sales Losses (80% PD) product spoilage unsold inventory Carrots $0.38 $0.35 $0.03 7.9% $0.20 $0.11 $0.02 Cauliflower $1.02 $0.89 $0.13 12.7% $0.11 $0.31 $0.06 Celeriac (Celery Root) $0.52 $0.10 Celery $0.07 $0.01 Cherimoya na na na na $1.83 $0.98 $0.19 Chervil (French Parsley) na na na na $2.74 $8.09 $1.58 Chives $1.32 $0.26 Cilantro na na na na $0.19 $0.23 $0.05 Cilantro (Coriander) na na na na $0.19 $0.23 $0.05 Citron na na na na $0.32 $0.26 $0.05 Coconuts $0.25 $0.05 Collard Greens na na na na $0.04 $0.21 $0.04 Corn, sweet $0.43 $0.31 $0.12 27.9% $0.09 $0.13 $0.03 Cucumbers $0.50 $0.34 $0.16 32.0% $0.13 $0.15 $0.03 Curry Leaves na na na na $2.40 $5.25 $1.03 Daikon $0.19 $0.04 Dandelion Greens na na na na $0.06 $0.26 $0.05 Dates $1.44 $0.28 Dill $5.38 $1.05 Donaqua (Winter Melon) na na na na $1.42 $0.60 $0.12 Dragon Fruit (Red Pitaya) $1.03 $0.20 Eggplant $0.50 $0.40 $0.09 20.0% $0.07 $0.15 $0.03 Endive na na na na $0.04 $0.15 $0.03 Escarole na na na na $0.11 $0.18 $0.04 Filberts na na na na $0.41 $0.67 $0.13 Frisee $0.69 $0.14 CRS-19 a Price Change ($ per lb.) Payment Rates (PR) Avg. Price: Avg. Price: Price Decline CARES Act PR-1: CARES Act PR-2: CCC PR-3: bcde Commodity Jan. 13-17 Apr. 6-10 (PD) % PD Sales Losses (80% PD) product spoilage unsold inventory Garlic $0.85 $0.17 Grapefruit $0.11 $0.02 Greens (others not listed) na na na na $0.08 $0.16 $0.03 Guava na na na na $1.52 $1.73 $0.34 Horseradish $3.72 $0.73 Kale Greens $0.22 $0.04 Kiwifruit $0.32 $0.06 Kohlrabi $0.24 $0.05 Kumquats na na na na $1.28 $1.76 $0.34 Leeks na na na na $0.14 $0.18 $0.03 Lemons $0.70 $0.61 $0.09 12.9% $0.08 $0.21 $0.04 Lettuce, Boston na na na na $0.09 $0.34 $0.07 Lettuce, Green Leaf na na na na $0.44 $0.60 $0.12 Lettuce, Lolla Rossa $1.69 $0.33 Lettuce, Oak LeafGreen $1.69 $0.33 Lettuce, Oak LeafRed $1.69 $0.33 Lettuce, Red Leaf na na na na $0.42 $0.60 $0.12 Lettuce, iceberg $0.50 $0.25 $0.25 50.0% $0.20 $0.15 $0.03 Lettuce, romaine $0.40 $0.31 $0.09 22.5% $0.07 $0.12 $0.02 Mamey Sapote na na na na $0.56 $0.92 $0.18 Maple Sap* (for Maple Syrup) na na na na $0.07 $0.20 $0.04 Marjoram na na na na $1.06 $1.42 $0.28 Mesculin Mix $0.79 $0.16 Microgreens $7.15 $1.40 Mint $7.47 $1.46 Mint (Others not listed) $0.93 $0.18 CRS-20 a Price Change ($ per lb.) Payment Rates (PR) Avg. Price: Avg. Price: Price Decline CARES Act PR-1: CARES Act PR-2: CCC PR-3: bcde Commodity Jan. 13-17 Apr. 6-10 (PD) % PD Sales Losses (80% PD) product spoilage unsold inventory Mushrooms $0.59 $0.11 Mustard $0.21 $0.04 Nectarines $0.30 $0.06 Okra na na na na $0.31 $0.46 $0.09 Onions, dry $0.18 $0.16 $0.02 11.1% $0.01 $0.05 $0.01 Onions green $0.30 $0.06 Oranges $0.14 $0.03 Oregano $1.22 $0.24 Papaya $0.32 $0.06 Parsley na na na na $0.19 $0.23 $0.04 Parsnips na na na na $0.06 $0.40 $0.08 Passion Fruit na na na na $0.89 $3.21 $0.63 Peaches $0.32 $0.06 Pears $0.58 $0.49 $0.09 15.5% $0.08 $0.18 $0.03 Peas Green na na na na $0.10 $0.36 $0.07 Pecans $3.10 $2.76 $0.34 11.0% $0.28 $0.93 $0.18 Peppermint na na na na $1.60 $5.40 $1.06 Peppers, belltype $0.73 $0.56 $0.17 23.3% $0.14 $0.22 $0.04 Peppers, other $0.73 $0.55 $0.18 24.7% $0.15 $0.22 $0.04 Persimmons $0.53 $0.10 Pineapples $0.23 $0.04 Pistachios $0.74 $0.14 Pistachios na na na na $0.22 $1.28 $0.25 Plantains na na na na $0.18 $0.15 $0.03 Pomegranates $0.54 $0.11 Potatoes, fresh other $0.01 $0.04 $0.01 CRS-21 a Price Change ($ per lb.) Payment Rates (PR) Avg. Price: Avg. Price: Price Decline CARES Act PR-1: CARES Act PR-2: CCC PR-3: bcde Commodity Jan. 13-17 Apr. 6-10 (PD) % PD Sales Losses (80% PD) product spoilage unsold inventory Potatoes, fresh Russets $0.07 $0.09 $0.02 Potatoes, processing $0.02 $0.03 $0.01 Potatoes, seed $0.02 $0.04 $0.01 Pummelos $0.21 $0.04 Pumpkins na na na na $0.72 $0.39 $0.08 Radicchio $0.72 $0.14 Raspberries $1.45 $0.28 Rhubarb $1.03 $0.20 Rosemary $2.60 $0.51 Rutabagas na na na na $0.08 $0.19 $0.04 Sage na na na na $0.72 $3.06 $0.60 Savory $0.62 $0.12 Shallots na na na na $0.51 $0.70 $0.14 Sorrel $2.85 $0.56 Spearmint na na na na $1.60 $4.80 $0.94 Spinach $1.22 $0.77 $0.45 36.9% $0.37 $0.37 $0.39 Squash $1.30 $0.40 $0.90 69.2% $0.72 $0.39 $0.08 Strawberries $2.40 $1.35 $1.05 43.8% $0.84 $0.72 $0.14 Sugarcane, table $0.14 $0.03 Sweetpotatoes $0.18 $0.04 Swiss Chard $0.25 $0.05 Tangelos na na na na $0.05 $0.22 $0.04 Tangerines $0.22 $0.04 Taro $0.23 $0.05 Thyme $2.63 $0.51 Tomatoes $1.26 $0.46 $0.80 63.5% $0.64 $0.38 $0.07 CRS-22 a Price Change ($ per lb.) Payment Rates (PR) Avg. Price: Avg. Price: Price Decline CARES Act PR-1: CARES Act PR-2: CCC PR-3: bcde Commodity Jan. 13-17 Apr. 6-10 (PD) % PD Sales Losses (80% PD) product spoilage unsold inventory Turmeric $1.05 $0.20 Turnip Tops Greens $0.19 $0.04 Turnips (Celeriac) $0.20 $0.04 Upland and Winter Cress $2.18 $0.43 Walnuts $0.45 $0.09 Watercress $2.18 $0.43 Watermelons $0.02 Yautia (Malanga) na na na na $0.48 $0.42 $0.08 Yuca (Cassava) $0.16 $0.03 Sources: USDA, FSA, Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020, as corrected by: Federal Register 35799, June 12, 2020; Federal Register 41321, July 10, 2020; Federal Register 41328, July 10, 2020; Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020; 85 Federal Register 49593, August 14, 2020. Notes: CFAP-1 = Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, First Round; na = not available. Specialty crops include, but are not limited to, those commodities listed in this table. An under the sixth column (CARES Act PR-1) signifies that either a price increase occurred between the two periods used to calculate the price change, or the price decrease was less than 5%, hence no payment will be made under CARES Act PR-1. However, the commodity may be eligible for payments under CARES Act PR-2 and CCC PR-3. USDA has not provided any information on the prices used for those commodities added after the initial rule was released on May 21, 2020. Prices that appear in this table have been rounded to two digits to the right of the decimalas a result, differences may not equate directly with the table data. a. Weekly AMS cash prices are used to calculate the average prices for the two periods. b. The price decline is the difference in the weekly average of cash prices between the weeks of January 13-17, 2020, and April 6-10, 2020. Commodities whose price decline is equal to or greater than 5% are eligible for a CFAP payment based on the CARES Act PR-1 payment rate as described in Table 2. c. The CARES Act payment rate (PR-1) for price losses equals 80% of the calculated price decline. d. The CARES Act payment rate (PR-2) for market spoilage equals 30% of the lost value of any shipment. e. The CCC payment rate (PR-3) for unsold inventory equals 5. specialty crops for which data was available. CRS-23 -1) Table A-3. CFAP-1 Payment Rates for Liquid and Frozen Eggs and Aquaculture Added by USDA on August 14, 2020 CARES Act PR: CCC PR: Sales Losses unsold inventory Commodity Unit Liquid and Frozen Eggs ($/lb.) ($/lb.) Liquid Eggs Pound $0.05 $0.02 Frozen Eggs Pound $0.06 $0.02 a Aquaculture Commodities Crawfish Pound $0.65 $0.05 Catfish Pound $0.07 Largemouth Bass and Carp Sold as Food Pound $0.51 $0.39 Hybrid Striped Bass Pound $0.25 Red Drum Pound $0.24 Salmon Pound $1.14 $0.31 Sturgeon Pound $0.29 Tilapia Pound $0.16 Trout Pound $0.11 Ornamental or Tropical Fish Pound $0.03 Recreational Sportfish Pound $0.27 Source: 85 Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020. Notes: CFAP-1 = Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, First Round. An under the third column (CARES Act PR) signifies that either a price increase occurred between the two periods used to calculate the price change, or the price decrease was less than 5%, hence no payment will be made under CARES Act PR. However, the commodity may be eligible for payments for a CCC payment to partially offset additional marketing costs. a. In extending eligibility for CFAP payments to the identified aquaculture, USDA stated that aquaculture commodities are unique because they require continued feeding and care, and they continue to grow and may ultimately exceed the size range that is preferred by buyers. As a result, that inventory would likely be sold at reduced prices as animals grew past their optimal market,thus incurring sales losses. In addition, many aquaculture producers cannot begin raising new fish while still maintaining the fish intended to be sold prior to April 15, 2020, thus incurring additional marketing costs. Congressional Research Service 24 -1) Table A-4. Chronology of CFAP-1 Regulatory Amendments and Corrections Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, Round One (CFAP-1) Federal Regulation Citation (85 Federal Register 30825, May 21, 2020) CFAP-1, Final Rule Specifies CFAP-1 eligibility requirements, payment calculations, and application procedures. Announces that USDA will accept CFAP-1 applications starting on May 26, 2020, with a deadline of August 28, 2020 (later extended to September 11, 2020, by 85 Federal Register 49593, August 14, 2020). Eligible non-specialty crops include malting barley, canola, corn, upland cotton, millet, oats, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, durum wheat, and hard red spring wheat. Eligible specialty crops include almonds, beans, broccoli, sweet corn, lemons, iceberg lettuce, spinach, squash, strawberries, and tomatoes. Eligible livestock include dairy, cattle, lambs and yearlings, wool, and hogs and pigs. Announces commodity-specific payment rates and total payment calculations. To comply with funding sources and authorities, USDA announces that payments for sales losses (i.e., lost income) and spoilage (while being marketed) are to be paid using CARES Act funds, whilepayments for unexpected marketing costs due to COVID-19 are to be paid using CCC funds. Additional eligible commodities, such as aquaculture, nursery crops, and cut flowers to be announced in a subsequently Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). (85 Federal Register 31062, May 22, 2020) NOFA, CFAP-1 Additional Commodities Request for Information USDA requests more information from stakeholders on potential additional commodities to be eligible for CFAP-1 paymentsto be submitted via the comment facility at the federal rulemaking portal. (85 Federal Register 35799, June 12, 2020) CFAP-1, Correction Correction of typo in table of CFAP-1 payment rates for the commodity carrots. Corrections are made to definitions of several CFAP-1 program terms to add clarity. (85 Federal Register 41321, July 10, 2020) NOFA, CFAP-1, Additional Eligible Commodities Announces additional commodities eligible for CFAP-1 payments, including Alfalfa Sprouts, Anise, Arugula, Basil, Bean Sprouts, Beets, Blackberries, Brussels Sprouts, Celeriac (celery root), Chives, Cilantro, Coconuts, Collard Greens, Dandelion Greens, Greens (others not listed separately), Guava, Kale Greens, Lettuce Boston, Lettuce Green Leaf, Lettuce Lolla Rossa, Lettuce Oak Leaf Green, Lettuce Oak Leaf Red, Lettuce Red Leaf, Marjoram, Mint, Mustard, Okra, Oregano, Parsnips, Passion Fruit, Peas Green, Pineapples, Pistachios, Radicchio, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, Sorrel, Sugarcane (table), Swiss Chard, Thyme, Turnip Tops Green. (85 Federal Register 41328, July 10, 2020) CFAP-1, Correction Expands eligibility for sales-loss payments to apples, blueberries, garlic, potatoes, raspberries, tangerines, and taro. Removes peaches and rhubarb from eligibility for sales-loss payments. Adds specificity to potato for sales-loss paymentsit is separated into categories for fresh Russets, fresh other, processing, and seed potato. Corrects errors in payment rates for marketing costs and spoilage of apples, artichokes, asparagus, blueberries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, garlic, kiwifruit, mushrooms, papaya, peaches, potatoes (by category), raspberries, rhubarb, tangerines, and taro. (85 Federal Register 49589, August 14, 2020) NOFA, CFAP-1, Additional Eligible Commodities Announces additional eligible specialty crops including Aloe Leaves, Bananas, Batatas, Bok Choy, Carambola (Star Fruit), Cherimoya, Chervil (French parsley), Citron, Curry Leaves, Daikon, Dates, Dill, Donqua (Winter Melon), Dragon Fruit (Red Pitaya), Endive, Escarole, Filberts, Frisee, Horseradish, Kohlrabi, Kumquats, Leeks, Mamey Sapote, Maple Sap (for Maple Syrup), Mesculin Mix, Microgreens, Nectarines, Parsley, Persimmons, Plantains, Pomegranates, Pummelos, Pumpkins, Rutabagas, Shallots, Tangelos, Turnips (Celeriac), Turmeric, Upland and Winter Cress, Water Cress, Yautia (Malanga), and Yuca (Cassava). Congressional Research Service 25 -1) Federal Regulation Citation Announces additional eligible livestock and payment rate for all other sheep (i.e., all sheep greater than 2 years of age). All other sheep payments to be determined according to the formula for lamb and yearlings (Table 2). Announces payment eligibility for aquaculture, includingcatfish, largemouth bass and carp sold live as food (i.e., not for breeding), hybrid striped bass, red drum, salmon, sturgeon, tilapia, trout, ornamental or tropical fish, and recreational sportfish. Announces payment formula as described in Table 2. Announces payment eligibility for liquid eggs, frozeneggs, nursery crops, and cut flowers. (85 Federal Register 49593, August 14, 2020) CFAP-1, Correction Extends CFAP-1 application deadline until September 11, 2020. Extends CFAP-1 payment for sales losses (CARES Act funds) to green onions, walnuts, and watermelons. Corrects CFAP-1 payment for marketing costs (CCC funds) and spoilage (CARES Act funds) for green onions, walnuts, and watermelons. (85 Federal Register 59174, September 21, 2020) CFAP-1, Correction Specifies that all barleynot just malting barleyis eligible for CFAP-1 payments. Source: U.S. Federal Register (as cited in table); USDA, CFAP-1, web portal, at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap1. Note: CFAP-1 = Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, First Round. Congressional Research Service 26 -1) Table A-5. Additional USDA Forms for CFAP Eligibility Form Purpose CCC-901 Member Information CCC-901 identifies members of a farm or ranch that is a legal entity. Member Information will be completed by legal entities and joint operations to collect the following: member names, addresses, and Tax Identification Numbers (TINs); and citizenship status. If any member of the legal entity is a foreign person, CCC-902 must be completed by the legal entity or joint operation. CCC-902 Farm Operating Plan For CFAP purposes only the following fields on the CCC-902 form are required to be completed: names, addresses, and TINs; citizenship status; and contributions to the farming operation for foreign persons. CCC-941 Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information CCC-941 information is used to evaluate whether a producer is in compliance with AGI criteria. CCC-942 Certification of Income from Farming, Ranching and Forestry Operations CCC-942 must be completed if a producer exceeds the AGI criteria of $900,000, but derives at least 75% of income from farming activities. Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) AD-1026 Certification AD-1026 certifies compliance with required conservation provisions. AD-2047 Customer Data Worksheet Request for Business Partner Record Change AD-2047 provides basic customer contact information. SF-3881 ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form (Direct Deposit) SF- deposit. Source: USDA, Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, web portal, at https://www.farmers.gov/cfap. Notes: For producers that are existing FSA program participants, most of these forms are likely already on file at their local FSA Service Centers. In addition to these forms, if requested by USDA, an applicant must provide documentation that verifies the quantities of production and/or inventory used in the application, and that nd value at risk for the commodity. Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy Congressional Research Service 27 -1) This document was prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be relied upon for purposes other than public understanding of information that has been provided by CRS to Members of Congress in subject to copyright protection in the United States. 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