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we look at it, the county committee, the county director, they pretty 

 well know the local situation better than people elsewhere, whether 

 it is in Washington, DC, or regional office, or any place else; and 

 if there is a hazard in the storage structure location, if it is in a 

 hazardous location, it is right here; the hazardous location is a 

 storage structure such that it would expose the structure to the 

 danger of flood, fire, or theft by a person not entrusted with the 

 possession of the commodity. Then you are supposed to reduce the 

 rate. 



That rate has never been reduced all these years. 



Mr. Weber. I do not know. I cannot address that. But I would 

 be willing to get back with you on that issue. 



Mr. VOLKMER. I would like for you to look at that because I 

 think, by your own regulations, you are prescribing that if it is in 

 a hazardous location, the rate should be reduced; and that would 

 give me some inclination that there is a reason. 



If the rate has never been reduced because it is not really in a 

 hazardous location, but this year of all years it gets flooded and 

 never before, I think we ought to take a good look at it. 



Mr. Weber. We will take a look at it, yes. 



Mr. Johnson. Mr. Barrett. 



Mr. Barrett. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Weber, my district is, I think, the third largest in the Nation 

 in terms of production for dried, edible beans; and there seems to 

 be some confusion out there as to whether or not they are actually 

 covered under quality loss adjustment. 



For the record, can you tell me? 



Mr. Weber. Soybeans will be covered under the quality loss ad- 

 justment, yes. 



Mr. Barrett. Is there a difference on how the adjustments are 

 handled between program and nonprogram crops? 



Mr. Weber. There is a slight difference. The net result is the 

 same. 



As far as how we are handling soybeans, they will be handled 

 the same as grains. 



Mr. Barrett. Same as grain? 



Mr. Weber. Yes. 



Mr. Barrett. Thank you. 



Moving to wheat for just a moment, a number of members of this 

 committee, including myself, I think on the 5th of August, wrote 

 a letter to USDA urging USDA to implement a feed wheat pro- 

 gram. 



And the question is: Has such a program been implemented? 



Mr. Weber. No, a program has not been implemented. The docu- 

 ment is in the Secretary's office right now. It has been there for 

 a period of time. 



Mr. Barrett. This was approximately 2 months ago. Can you 

 give the committee any idea of when there might be an answer? 



Mr. Weber. No, I cannot. 



As I say, it has been in the Secretary's office for quite some time, 

 and I do not know what the status of it is at this point. 



Mr. Barrett. Perhaps you might suggest to the Secretary that 

 at least the question was asked this morning. 



Mr. Weber. I certainly will. 



