7 CFR § 1416.107 - Notice of loss and application period.
(a) In addition to submitting an application for payment by the deadline in paragraph (b) of this section, the participant that suffered eligible livestock, honeybee, or farm-raised fish losses that create or could create a claim for benefits must:
(1) For losses other than honeybees and milk, provide a notice of loss to FSA within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock is first apparent;
(2) For honeybee losses, provide a notice of loss together with documentation required by § 1416.103 to FSA within 15 calendar days of when the loss is first apparent;
(3) For milk losses due to H5N1, provide a notice of loss and positive H5N1 test result required by § 1416.106(f) to FSA by the application for payment deadline in paragraph (b) of this section;
(4) Submit the notice of loss required in this paragraph to the FSA county office.
(b) In addition to the notices of loss required in paragraph (a) of this section, a participant seeking payment must also submit a completed application for payment by 30 calendar days after the end of the applicable program year.