Abbreviations - Exhibit 99D

June 28, 2007

Exhibit 99-d

FCIC-Appendix III

Abbreviations
Approved
Abbreviation

Term

AD

Actuarial Division

ADM

Actuarial Data Master

APH

Actual Production History

BBL

Barrel (unit of measure)

BU

Bushels (unit of measure)

CAT

Catastrophic Risk Coverage at the 50/60 level or comparable
coverage designated by FCIC.

COB

Close of Business

CTN

Carton (unit of measure)

CWT

Hundred Weight (unit of measure)

DAS

Data Acceptance System

DOL

Dollar Amount (unit of measure)

DQS

Data Quality Section

EIN

Employer Identification Number

FCIC

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standards

LBS

Pounds (unit of measure)

LUG

Lug (unit of measure)

NCS

Non-Standard Classification System

ORM

Office of Risk Management

R&DD

Research & Development Division

RM

Risk Management

RSO

Regional Service Office

SBI

Substantial Beneficial Interest

SSN

Social Security Number

TON

Ton Weight (unit of measure)

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FCIC-Appendix III

Definitions
RECORD
TYPE(S)

NAME

DEFINITION

9,14

ADDED COUNTY FLAG

Added county option on applications.

10

ADDRESS

Street address of box number designated
for mailing.

10

ADDRESS STATE

U.S. Postal Service state abbreviation.

11

GUARANTEE PER ACRE

Guarantee per acre after a LPO/PP factor
has been applied.

21,22

ADJUSTER SSN

Unique number used to identify a loss
adjuster.

11,13,14

AGENT SSN

Unique number used to identify an agent.

15

ANNUAL YIELD (1-10)

Average yield for each individual year in
a base period.

15

APPROVED YIELD

Approved yield determined under APH
procedures.

9, 14

ASSIGNED RISK

Code designating cession under the
assigned risk clause of the SRA.

21

AUDIT CORRECTION

Code indicating that a loss previously
identified as being incorrect through
compliance, GAO, OIG Reviews, has been
corrected.

11, 13

BASE PREMIUM RATE

Base premium rate from the actuarial master.

11,13,15,
21,22

UNIT NUMBER

A unique number assigned for each tract of
land qualifying as an individual unit
as defined in the policy.

10

BUSINESS NAME

Entity name of insured business.

10

CITY

City or town designated for mailing.

20,21,22,
49

CLAIM NUMBER

Unique number assigned to a loss claim by
the servicing county for control purposes.

10,11,
POLICY ISSUING COMPANY
13,14,17,
20,21,22,49

Code identifying the Company under the SRA.

9,14

CONTRACT FUND FLAG

Determines if policy is new or carryover.

11,13,14,
15,21,22

COVERAGE FLAG

Flag used to designate the type of coverage
on the crop policy.

11,13,14
21

COVERAGE LEVEL PERCENT

The level of coverage chosen by the producer.

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FCIC-Appendix III

Definitions
RECORD
TYPE(S)

NAME

DEFINITION

09,11,13,
CROP CODE
14,15,17,
20,21,22,49

Code assigned by FCIC to identify the crop.

09,10,11,
CROP YEAR
13,14,15,17,
20,21,22

Denotes the year in which the crop is
normally harvested, and indicates the policy
year for which coverage was provided.

11

DATE PLANTED

For annual crops, the calendar date on which
the planting of the crop on the insurable
acreage was completed.

49

DELETE TYPE

Flag to indicate the type of delete record
being transmitted.

21

DETERMINED ACRES

Acres as determined by the adjuster at the
time of loss.

14

DUAL COVERAGE FLAG

Flag to indicate that the crop insured under
the catastrophic risk policy is on high risk
land.

11

DOLLAR AMOUNT OF INSURANCE Selected dollar amount of insurance per acre
or per ton.

10

ENTITY TYPE

Code used to identify the policyholder and
any entities with a SBI in the policy.

11

EXPERIENCE FACTOR

The experience adjustment factor % calculated
as specified in the ‘Experience-Premium
Adjustment’ section of the Rates and Rules
manual.

14

EXPERIENCE INQUIRY

Used to request the previous insuring
experience history for a producer.

11,15,21

FARM SERIAL NUMBER

Code assigned to a farm by the FSA.

21

FARM UNIT DEFICIENCY

Loss guarantee minus production to count.

09,10,11,
FCIC CONTROL DATE
13,14,15,
17,21,22,49

Date FCIC process the information
transmitted.

10

COMPANY EMPLOYEE

Code used to designate that the insured is
a Company employee.

15

FSA YIELD

The yield established by the FSA county
office committee or proven from production
records for individual farms by FSA farm
serial number.

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Definitions
RECORD
TYPE(S)

NAME

DEFINITION

11,21

GUARANTEE PER ACRE

Guarantee per acre used to calculate total
guarantee.

21

HARVESTED PRODUCTION

Harvested production after adjustments for
quality.

10

ID NUMBER

SSN or EIN of the legal entity.

10

ID TYPE

Code identifying the type of ID NUMBER.

21,22

INDEMNITY

Amount of loss before deductions for premium.

09,10,13,
14,15,17,
21,22

INSURANCE PLAN CODE

09,10,11,
APPROVED INSURANCE
13,14,15,
PROVIDER (AIP)
17,20,21,22,49

Code designated to identify the SRA holder
who is responsible for the data.

10

INSURED FIRST NAME

First name of the individual entity.

10

INSURED LAST NAME

Last name of the individual entity.

10

INSURED MIDDLE NAME

Middle name of the individual entity.

10

INSURED NAME SUFFIX

Name suffix of the individual entity
(e.g. SR, JR, ETC.)

11,13,21
22

INSURED SHARE

The insurable interest the policyholder has
in the acreage.

11,13,14

INSURED SIGNATURE DATE

Date that the insured signed the application.

10

INSURED TITLE

Name title of the individual entity
(e.g. DR, TITLE, MR., ETC).

11

LAND LOCATION

Identifies specific location of land
being insured.

14

LATE PROCESSED FLAG

Code denoting the reason for the late
processing of a Type 14 record.

11,21

LIABILITY

Maximum dollar amount of insurance.

21

LIABILITY FACTOR

Factor used to reduce the loss
guarantee/liability when under reporting/
misreporting of premium has occurred.

09,11,13,
14,15,17,
21,22,49

LOCATION COUNTY

Code designating county in which insured
farm is located.

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Definitions
RECORD
TYPE(S)

NAME

DEFINITION

09,10,11,
LOCATION STATE
13,14,15,
19,21,22,49

FIPS code denoting state in which the
insured farm is located.

21

LOSS CODE

Code to designate whether a loss claim
an original or revised.

21

LOSS GUARANTEE

Stage guarantee X Determined acres X
Liability Factor

11

MAP Area

Map Area from ADM

11,15,21

OPTIONAL UNIT NUMBER

A unique number assigned to a tract of land
which qualifies for further subdivision
based on actuarial guidelines.
Does not apply to CAT policies.

11,13, 14,
21, 22

PRICE ELECTION FACTOR

Percent elected by insured to derive price
selection. Applies to Dry Beans
(bush variety), Green Peas, Dry Peas
(wrinkled varieties), Citrus Trees,
Mac Trees and Canning Beans (see Type 11
record field 54 for canning bean types).

21

PERCENT SUGAR

Percent of recoverable sugar for crop 0039.

10

PHONE NUMBER

Telephone number designated by the insured.
A complete telephone number including area
code and 7 digit local phone number.

*

PLAN CODE

See page 4 Insurance Plan Code.

09,10,11,
POLICY NUMER
13,14,15,
17,21,22,49

6 digit number assigned to the insured by
the county.

14

PRODUCER HISTORY FLAG

Indicates whether the entity was insured
for the previous crop year on this crop.

11,13,14,
15,21,22

PRACTICE CODE

Code assigned by FCIC to identify the
farming practice.

11

PREMIUM RATE FACTOR

Factor used to adjust premium.

15

PREVIOUS APPROVED YIELD

The approved yield from the previous year.

11,13,21

PRICE ELECTION

The price per commodity unit elected by the
insured or for Dry Beans (Bush varieties),
Green Peas and Dry Peas (wrinkled varieties),
the contract price.

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Definitions
RECORD
TYPE(S)

NAME

DEFINITION

21,22

PRIMARY CAUSE

Code denoting the peril which caused 50%
or more of the loss.

21,22

PRIMARY DATE OF DAMAGE

Date on which primary cause of loss
occurred.

21,22

PRIMARY PERCENT

Percent of loss due to primary cause.

11, 50

PRIVATE POLICY CODE

Code designating the type of Reinsured
Private Policy.

11,13

PRODUCER PREMIUM

Amount of premium due from the insured.

21

PRODUCTION TO COUNT

The amount of appraised and harvested
production after adjustments for quality.

11,21

RATE CLASSIFICATION

The classification of the insured acreage
as determined from the actuarial documents.

11,14,15

RATE COUNTY

Code designating the county to be used for
editing prices and dates.

11,14,15

RATE STATE

Code denoting the state to be used for
editing prices and dates.

09,10,11,
RECORD NUMBER
13,14,15,
17,20,21,22,49

Unique number assigned to a record within
record type.

09,10,11,
RECORD TYPE
13,14,15,
17,21,22,49

Type of record in 550 format(e.g. record
type 10,11,etc.)

11

REPORTED ACRES

The total number of insurable acres, before
adjustment for share as reported by
the insured.

*

REPORTING ORGANIZATION

See pg 4.Insurance Provider.

15

REVIEW FLAG

Code denoting if a record is selected for
field review.

11,21

RISK/AREA

The classification of the insured acreage
as determined from the actuarial documents.

09,10,11,
FCIC CONTROL DATE
13,14,15,
17,20,21,22,
49,50,55,56

Date transaction batch file was received.

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FCIC-Appendix III

Definitions
RECORD
TYPE(S)

NAME

DEFINITION

21,22

SECONDARY CAUSE

Code denoting the peril which caused 50%
or less of the loss.

21,22

SECONDARY DATE OF DAMAGE

Date on which secondary cause of loss
occurred.

11

SEED COMPANY CODE

Seed company code for hybrid corn seed and
hybrid grain sorghum seed planted by the
insured.

21

STAGE CODE

21

STAGE GUARANTEE

Code denoting stage of crop growth or period
of development at the time of loss.
Commodity guarantee per acre established
for specific stage of crop growth or period
of development.

11,13

TOTAL PREMIUM

Premium earned for protection provided.

*

TOWNSHIP

See pg. 4 Land Location.

15

TRANSITIONAL/
DETERMINED YIELD

An estimated yield provided in the actuarial
table which is used in calculating
average/approved APH yields when less
than 4 years of actual, temporary or
assigned yields are available.

21

TRIGGER YIELD FACTOR

A factor used to calculate the GRP payment
calculation factor for preliminary
payments for GRP crops only.

09,11,13,
14,15,21,
22

TYPE CODE

Code assigned by FCIC to identify a crop
type, class, or variety.

15

YIELD ACRE 1-10

Acreage for each individual year in base
period.

11

YIELD CONVERSION

Factor used in determining non-irrigated
solid planted yield when cotton or
ELS cotton is planted in skip row pattern.

15

YIELD INDICATOR

Code denoting an exception to a yield type,
yield pattern, etc.

15

YIELD LIMITATION FLAG

Code denoting if approved yield is capped,
cupped, normal or not applicable.

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FCIC-Appendix III

Definitions
RECORD
TYPE(S)

NAME

DEFINITION

11,21

YIELD/QUOTA

APH approved yield or pound quota.

15

YIELD TYPE

Code showing how a yield was established.

15

YIELD YEAR 1-10

Crop year for which production is reported.
Lowest year in base period is 1
and highest year is 10.

10

ZIP CODE

U.S. Postal Service code.

10

ZIP EXTENSION

Extended U.S. Postal Service

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