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USDA <br /> United States Department of Agriculture <br /> Office of the Secretary <br /> Washington,D.C.20250 <br /> JUL - 3 2012 <br /> The Honorable John W. Hickenlooper <br /> Governor <br /> State of Colorado <br /> Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> Dear Governor Hickenlooper: S3260 <br /> Thank you for your letter of June 27, 2012,requesting a disaster designation for all eligible or <br /> qualifying Colorado counties, due to drought and related disasters that have occurred in 2012. <br /> The Department of Agriculture has reviewed the Loss Assessment Reports and has determined <br /> that there were sufficient production losses in 62 counties to warrant a Secretarial disaster <br /> designation. Therefore, I am designating all Colorado counties, except Delta and San Juan <br /> Counties, as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought, excessive heat, and <br /> high winds that occurred from January 1,2012, and continuing. <br /> In accordance with section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,Delta <br /> and San Juan Counties, Colorado,are named as contiguous disaster counties. <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. Farmers in <br /> eligible counties have 8 months from the date of a Secretarial disaster declaration to apply for <br /> emergency loan assistance. FSA will consider each emergency loan application on its own <br /> merits,taking into account the extent of production losses, security available,and repayment <br /> ability. <br /> Local FSA offices can provide affected farmers with further information. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Thomas 67,244.7c3. <br /> ck <br /> Secretary _ . <br /> An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />