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December 15th, 2005, 02:16 PM
In June 2005, Kentucky sent out over 164,000 checks to certified recipients of the Phase II Tobacco Settlement program. As of December 2005, there remain over 5,000 checks that did not reach their intended recipients.
The reasons for the undeliverable checks include: no forwarding address left; expired forwarding address; the recipient is deceased; the recipient is not known; or the P.O. Box was closed.
In an effort to locate the rightful recipients of these checks, the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) has made available a comprehensive list of those who were issued a check, but had it returned for various reasons. You can find this list on the GOAP website at http://tobaccotrust.ky.gov/phase_ii/.
The list is sorted by the last name within the county in which the farm was registered according to USDA Farm Service Agency. If a payee should locate their name as a certified recipient, they should contact our call center toll-free at 1-877-549-2537. The representative taking their call will verify some personal information, and then collect the correct mailing address information in order to mail the check.
In addition to the name of the recipient, the list also contains the claimant ID number, farm number, and check number. Please have this information available when speaking to a call center representative. Please call quickly because these checks will expire on June 20, 2006.
List Home Page
http://tobaccotrust.ky.gov/phase_ii/undeliverable.shtml
The reasons for the undeliverable checks include: no forwarding address left; expired forwarding address; the recipient is deceased; the recipient is not known; or the P.O. Box was closed.
In an effort to locate the rightful recipients of these checks, the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) has made available a comprehensive list of those who were issued a check, but had it returned for various reasons. You can find this list on the GOAP website at http://tobaccotrust.ky.gov/phase_ii/.
The list is sorted by the last name within the county in which the farm was registered according to USDA Farm Service Agency. If a payee should locate their name as a certified recipient, they should contact our call center toll-free at 1-877-549-2537. The representative taking their call will verify some personal information, and then collect the correct mailing address information in order to mail the check.
In addition to the name of the recipient, the list also contains the claimant ID number, farm number, and check number. Please have this information available when speaking to a call center representative. Please call quickly because these checks will expire on June 20, 2006.
List Home Page
http://tobaccotrust.ky.gov/phase_ii/undeliverable.shtml