WA-85 Coroperate Power of Attorney

This form is available electronically. Form Approved - OMB No. 0560-0120

WA-85 (10-31-11)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency

CORPORATE POWER OF ATTORNEY (TO SELL SECURITIES)

(a)

     

,

a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of (b)

     

,

and having its principal office in the city of (c)

     

,

State of (d)

     

, in

pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Directors of said Corporation passed on the (e)

     

day of

(f)

     

, Year

    

, a duly certified copy of which resolution is attached, does hereby constitute and appoint

the Secretary of Agriculture or designated representative as attorney for said corporation to collect, sell, assign, and transfer certain

securities described as follows: (g)

     

     

     

     

     

,

such securities having been deposited by it, in lieu of a surety bond, as security for the faithful performance of any and all stipulations

of a certain obligation, entered into by it under the United States Warehouse Act on (h)

     

, Year

    

,

which is hereby made a part hereof, and the undersigned agrees that, in case of any default in the performance of any of the conditions and stipulations of said obligation, its said attorney shall have full power to collect said securities or any part thereof and to sell, assign, and transfer said securities or any part thereof without notice, at public or private sale, free from any equity of redemption, without any appraisement or valuation notice and right to redeem being waived, and to apply the proceeds of such sale or collection, in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of any damages, demands or deficiency arising by reason of such default, as its said attorney may deem best, and the undersigned further agrees that authority herein granted is irrevocable.

And said corporation hereby for itself, its successors, and assigns ratifies and confirms whatever its said attorney shall do by virtue of this document.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, (i)

     

, the corporation herein above named, by

(j)

     

, duly authorized to act in the premises, has executed this

instrument this (k)

     

day of

     

, Year

    

.

Name (l)

     

By (m)

Title (n)

     

NOTE:

The following statement is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a - as amended).  The authority for requesting the information identified on this form is 7 CFR Part 735, 7 CFR Part 1423, 7 CFR Part 1427, the United States Warehouse Act (Pub. L. 106-472), and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.).  The information will be used to provide a Power of Attorney for corporations that have executed form WA-83 - Warehouse Operator’s Bond (For Eligible Securities).  The information collected on this form may be disclosed to other Federal, State, Local government agencies, Tribal agencies, and nongovernmental entities that have been authorized access to the information by statute or regulation and/or as described in applicable Routine Uses identified in the System of Records Notice for USDA/FSA-2, Farm Records File (Automated) and USDA/FSA-3, Consultants File.  Providing the requested information is voluntary.  However, failure to furnish the requested information will result in a determination of ineligibility to obtain new licensing or retain existing licensing under the United States Warehouse Act. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays an OMB control number. The valid OMB control number of this information collection is 0560-0120. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The provisions of appropriate criminal and civil fraud, privacy, and other statutes may be applicable to the information provided. RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE KANSAS CITY COMMODITY OFFICE, WAREHOUSE LICENSE AND EXAMINATION DIVISION, STOP 9148, P.O. BOX 419205, KANSAS CITY, MO 64141-6205.

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