(a) A completed FSA-376, Milk Loss Program Application, must be submitted at the time of application along with the information listed in § 760.1707 to any FSA county office by the close of business on January 23, 2026.

(b) Failure of an individual, entity, or a member of an entity to submit the following payment limitation and payment eligibility formsby January 23, 2027, may result in no payment or a reduced payment:

(1) Form AD-2047, Customer Data Worksheet, for new customers or existing customers who need to update their customer profile;

(2) Form CCC-901, Member Information for Legal Entities, if applicable;

(3) Form CCC-902, Farm Operating Plan for an individual or legal entity as provided in 7 CFR part 1400;

(4) Form FSA-510, Request for an Exception to the $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs, for producers and members of legal entities who are requesting an increased payment limitation; and

(5) Form AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification, for the Milk Loss Program applicant and applicable affiliates as provided in 7 CFR part 12.

(c) If supporting documentation is requested under § 760.1707(b), the documentation must be submitted to FSA within 60 calendar days from the request or the application will be disapproved by FSA.

(d) Milk Loss Program payments are limited to 30 days per year for each of 2023 and 2024.

(e) Each Milk Loss Program application is limited to the milk loss for one calendar month due to a qualifying disaster event or multiple qualifying disaster events. Milk loss that occurs in a subsequent month for the same qualifying disaster event will require a separate application.

(f) The date to apply for payments under this program may, at the sole discretion of FSA, be extended. If FSA makes that decision, the extended date will be set forth at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/resources/programs/milk-loss-program-mlp. Producers may also obtain that information from any FSA county office.