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The Honorable John W. Hickenlooper <br />Page 2 <br />Designation Number 2: Freezes that occurred from April 28, through May 1, 2011: <br />Primary county: <br />Fremont <br />Contiguous counties (In accordance with section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and <br />Rural Development Act): <br />Chaffee El Paso Pueblo Teller <br />Custer Park Saguache <br />A Secretarial disaster designation makes farm operators in both primary and contiguous counties <br />eligible to be considered for assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided <br />eligibility requirements are met. This assistance includes FSA emergency loans and the <br />Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program. Farmers in eligible counties <br />have eight months from the date of a Secretarial disaster declaration to apply for emergency loan <br />assistance. FSA will consider each emergency loan application on its own merits, taking into <br />account the extent of production losses, security available, and repayment ability. SURE <br />Program applications for 2011 crop losses will be accepted in 2012, when the 2011 farm revenue <br />data required by statute becomes available. <br />Local FSA offices can provide affected farmers with further information. <br />Sincerely, <br />Thom . Vilsack <br />Secretary <br />