Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)

Item	Instructions
1 & 2	Enter farm number and tract number
3A	Enter the contract period beginning and ending dates. See Par. 311
3B	Enter the length of contract in years. Note: Partial years will count as full years. See Par. 310
4	Enter Project Area ID Number from BCAP-4 Form
5A	Enter State and County Code of the Administrative County Office for the land offered for enrollment
5B	Enter the State and County Code for the predominant county where the land being offered is physically located.
6	Enter the producer’s name and address.
7A	Enter acres offered. Round to the nearest tenths of an acre.
7B	Enter total eligible acres after eligibility determinations in consultation with NRCS, TSP or SFA are completed by COC in Section III. Round to the nearest tenths of an acre.
8	Enter the address of the County Office identified in item 5A.
9	Enter the phone number of the County Office identified in item 5A.
10A through 10C	Enter the: CLU/Field number 2. energy crops to be planted 3. applicable offered acreage amounts in hundredths of an acre. Eligible acres shall be entered by FSA after eligibility determinations are completed in Section III. 4. estimated production in tons per acre per year 5. estimated first harvest date Note: If you need more than 5 fields per block complete additional BCAP-2 as continuation sheets, striking out non-applicable blocks.
11	Check ONE land classification type.
12	For the primary, secondary and tertiary soils: Enter State and County Code for the physical location of each soil map unit. Enter the Soil Survey Area ID Number for the physical location of each soil map unit. Enter the Soil Map Unit Symbol for each soil map unit. Enter the acres in hundredths of an acre For: land currently classified by 3-CM as cropland, use the current CRP posted SRR for non-irrigated cropland. land classified as NIPF according to subparagraph XX, use posted NIPF SRR rate for the county where the offer is predominantly located. land classified as pastureland/grassland/hayland and all other eligible land not currently classified using 3-CM as cropland or not classified as NIPF according to this handbook, use the posted PASTETC SRR rate for the county where the offered land is predominantly located. Enter the Total Rent (Item D times Item E) Enter the totals of both columns D & F Note: For current posted SRR and Map Units see: https://arcticocean.sc.egov.usda.gov/soilDbMgnt/SoilWelcome.do Example 1: A producer offers 20 acres of cropland for enrollment in the Project Area Program. Five acres are determined ineligible for enrollment. Enter the Soil Survey ID Number, Soil Map Unit Symbols and SRR associated with the primary, secondary, and tertiary soils for the 15 eligible acres only. Example 2: Producer offers NIPF for enrollment in the Project Area Program. County Office shall enter only in the Primary Row, the pseudo-soil map unit symbol “NIPF” in Column 12C and the related NIPF rental rate from the current SRR in column12E. Important: Separate Project Area offers for cropland, NIPF and pastureland/grassland/hayland must be submitted. Separate Project Area offers must also be submitted for energy crops with different contract lengths.
13A	Calculate Weighted Average Soil Rental Rate (Per Acre) by taking Column12F totals divided by Column12D totals.
13B	Enter Incentive Rate, if applicable, as provided in State Supplements to this handbook. Example: 1.2, 1.4
13C	Enter Annual Payment Rate (Per Acre) by taking Column 13A times 13B.
14	Type Producer’s name
15	Producer Signs
16	Enter title/relationship of individual signing in a representative capacity of applicable
17	Enter Date
Section III	a. COC shall consult with and receive recommendations from NRCS, TSP or SFA on questions 25, 29 & 30. If the technical recommendation is adverse, this must be provided in writing and signed by the technical agency representative submitting the recommendation that the offer is ineligible. b. COC shall make eligibility determinations by answering the questions/statements and checking either Yes or No for each criteria listed in section III. c. COC shall determine whether the offer meets all eligibility criteria listed above and sign and date the determination in blocks 32 and 33. Note: All answers must be “Yes” for the offer to be considered eligible.