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<br />35204 federal Register I Vol. 52. No. 180 l11lUrsdayiSepfernliiirn7;V198PI.:RiileS"!and'RegulationS"~~:.~!:'.. ~'"
<br />;;.._ __ - coovef6101l activily)Jave contlDued on af'~'''' Cbl Adminjs~Jji'byAScs.-{i),11iel'~' specifTe-d iri"Ulispart1is a-prJr~ >~ ~ ~
<br />;.. .. -.::. regular basIs since initiation of lhe~~~ pr~)\"~5ionso!.thli par!.whh:;s.:are\i4: r~fo~ial.nlrfg"'p~~!&:};!~er~ri. '-1..1 ___..-~""
<br />".':- .... converSIOn, except Jor delays due.to''''....~ apPlicable 10 ASCS Will be admlnl'ler1d ,,. ,(5) ASCSwlll consult whtl OS: tHih'!..=:' . ;
<br />circumstances b~yond the person'(j"!" ,.. ,,"" unde~ ';he generallup!!V!sio~ 'Of ~e'1i~ .}~~~!~.!E~e:.Sjth~Pendin8Jr~-:
<br />._ control. WIth regllJ"d 10 wetl8nd.,.-....~tl:'<< ~.^dnllmstr8(Or;ASCS, and llnall1::l~AA.... commence(J or tnlro part~}~1~J~' '.
<br />~ronve~ion by ,a person that is related 10 .; carried-outin the field in part by Statel . de\ermlri'a\i9n1~~l~~~ !
<br />. the proJecl ocl.JvllIea of a drainage',: r- -ASC committee. (5TC) and county ASC'_~ (c) Administration by'Sl:.S, M e~.~-
<br />district or other similar entity, the -~ committees {COC)o it6j..t',b.f;.q.;~~~,~4Y::::-""'-pro\"rsloniO~thl;P8:n that'a're. J1'~:'-~:;.. '_~
<br />application of "activel,}' pursued" begins (2) The Deputy Admlnistralor.ma'y1'O:;o'l appUi::able.fo'SCS'shill be 8dminis.ii'!~1:':.:,
<br />when the p~oject works are functional -dete~e.8ny ques.tion arisin,g under,.~':?::under}he'8enera~5.up~_~is~0~.~f.(~e-:~~.r-:.:~
<br />for .~nnecttOn and .use by. tJ:1e penon. the ~rovislons of thiS pan.whlch are'~~ #:-'. -Chlef.~t~i;..sq;. ~.nd.~.T_e:d o~t In,t,~.e;{~.' ;~_
<br />(III) An}' converswn activity apphcable 10 ASCS and may reverse or-": fiE~ldby'the state conserVationisl,~rea' ::'r~~,
<br />considered 10 be.commenced.under this. modify-any detennlnation-of eligibililyl~-~!conserva1.i'Orirst8riddi$iricilo:>o.~~ ~.,.t-;. .~
<br />section shall lose its exempt status If not with respect to programs administered;-~'~conserva"tioniif'!t'!>>.n...t:u~-:;"~~.(.a_i{:-
<br />c01?pleled on or before January 1. .1995. by Ases made by an STe or coe o~~~~;:'r":"~ (2) SCSslli:il1~al~'ihelf~iHoWin7.?~~~. .-
<br />.:. flvl O~y those wetlands for >>:hlch the an,}'-olher ASCS ?f~ce or A~CS officll~.I:':f ".determinatlo'ns'whlchare reqfJired 10 be ..-%',
<br />construction has begun or to which the (except the Admmlltrator) In connechon tmade in'sccoi"danAce'with'this p.art:{....,.~~-,
<br />contr~ct or purchased supplies and ~:l' with the provisiops of this parf::6:!~~'~'iZ_:'! .(i] Wheth'er laridli higlllyerOdib~~:
<br />maten~ls relate may quallfyJO! a. ;:~~ A (3) ~S.CS shaU maJ.e:,the folloW1ng~rm.,.p..l'i~!8wetla'nd'6(a"eoIiverted'~ettai(d tn~"i",
<br />delernunation of commencement.:.,....:..., determination_which are required lo b~~ ~'-'~a'ccoi-daric(tlvitli:the proviiio'i1s"'of thi;~ ,-
<br />However, in those circumstances where made inaccoroance with this Part:);;';n;..;;'pa'rt~-~."'1i.~~~!~~ .
<br />the com'.ersion o~wetJand doe~ nol meet 19 \Vhelh8! a -perS?n-pfoduced.an ;:i~ "{ii]-\\'lieliierhighly~bl~liKd-i"i~.
<br />the specIfic requirements of thiS . agncultural commodIty on a partlculan ,;:",,,1;._.> . . -,......, ,-~. .:.:..:.. ~- fi'l:I ~ -d"'~'
<br />h .. - . d d b - '. 'preUommanl on a pa,..Il,;War III u un er
<br />paragrap ,the person may reques~ a fiel.~ as dete~e un er ~ 12.4( );rii;:. . 1 12.4(b);'i---r,'.6J:" ' <_;-:l ~~,i~;":-;~~"'::-.";:' ~ ~
<br />commencement of conversion (II] The establishment of field -- 1m) \\1{thl'''tl~J.tl.a.~ ~;J"J I",. ( -',.,.;i ,
<br />detennlnation from the Deputy boundaries as- desCribed in i 1l.Z{a)(13); th \U _' ..:, e.r, . et~lsel):al ~n.p.!l1!f~~--- _
<br />Administrator, Stale and County (iii) V'o-'hetherland was planted 10 an b a 'd p'e'~h~:S a, ~lfia~~ r::;a ~,:::~:.;'" .-,
<br />Operations, ASCS (the "Deputy agricultural commodity in any of the.. .t a~"l:?I' . ~d o~. d . I~ . .0 db"~:':'':'l~~- .
<br />Administrator"), upon a showing that ,rears, 1981-through 1985, for the :':..":''''~ eC(A)'Th'" 'CUOI e, an IS alP, P,~"~ ;th~l. '!"!'I~'-,""""
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<br />unuue econonuc Bms lp Will result purposes 0 l!.S a 1~... '.~" ~;.-,~.:; ASe .' . d sCS;- -:-_';.::..__;~.::~,; ,~
<br />bec_ause of ~ubstBnlial.fjnancial (h') \\llether.to.allow a perl!on t~....t:-_.. ~ 8 ~m~llIlt.~.es ~\.:, .o.~~~t;f:'.,:,:..:j~:..~._l':'<.
<br />obhgations mcurred pnor to December exchange.certam crop acreage bases oF' ....... (I' J).fn. CSth, .th"---:--" : '., , :';--. ..~
<br />Z3 1985'! th. ' ..... .. -, _. lCAB) b' . CAB..th th , ,- n-. HUe er e conservalion syslem
<br />'pu'rpose' or~onev~~~:?h:':etl~~~~~~~~: leave a hi;e~ee~idue, ~f ;co~~~ded b~ .)}ja!.'! pen~n is~usiIIg,hasbien-_!l~'~itt~r
<br />t- Ie) The provisions of 112.4 shall not~ SCSforlnclusion inthe consel"'iation:i,~-. .ap~roved by._th,e.cn, ~der 11Z.S(b)13n~.
<br />. apply to any loan as deswbed'in-".'_",: plan.~~. ":- ':.:..r' ~':':'::"';:"~':::;;:c ~.:t;;;~;":.., '_, or.lD an a.rea not ""...thiD a CD, a~~9;';~-~.
<br />~ 12.4(a) that was made before-;';';- ~... N) !,\'hetheiland was set aside.'''''' ~:. . conservation system approved by ~ ':-,," ;'
<br />December 23. 1985. _. di,'erled or otherwise not cultivated SCS to. be adequate for ~e prtx!uc1lon l?t.~,
<br />If) A person shall not be determined W'lder a program administered by the ,. a:1 a~cultural commodIty on hIghly. o:f.': >
<br />to be ineligible in accordance with the secretary. for any crop to redl!ce ~ .. : '.' erodible land;,;~:~:: .:-:?;-'.;: .,"!.~~ ..[~""-~;-
<br />provisions of this' part for any benefits:". p.roduction of an l!lgricultur!'l~ ~'!lmod~ry :. (~) ,..'hether produ~tion of an ..,Z:,:. ":r......~..
<br />listed in '12.4(a) with respect to the;;~ underI12.5(a){Z):.-.o''::.~' ~...~~.:I~~ oJ.';.:. agncultu.ral commodIty on a wetland. IS 'l'?1 .
<br />production of ~n &iricuh~l commodity '(vi) ~ether .the'agri~U!tU;~f:-~~ ~ff: poss!ble as.a r~s~t of nat~ condition~i~,~:":
<br />on highly erodIble land whl~ was '1 .. co~o~.lty plant,;d on..& par:uc:ul,!r fiel~ ':: and I~ pOSSIble WIthOUt. action b~. the.o.-J,...";
<br />planted before or in'any crop year that~ was planted before December lJ.l985.'- . producer that destroys a nalura\ota'~f",
<br />began before December lJ,l985.::;~' ~~, or during'aiiy cro-p-year'whic:bbegan'~~ ~~etland ch"ar~cteri6tl~ arid~~_~~'ft'l\o._
<br />: ~ 19) It is the responsibility of the person-, before December 23, 1985, in accordance. '"__ {Vll \Yhether,th~ actions of a pets.!:!n.
<br />~ . s~king an exemptioi(lirid~rparagraphL',.. with-112.5(O:~:.~;'>)~~~':~~:"l!~~~'- _.,~i~. resp~c! to.thep~uc~oD of.aD',\.:t~~. ~'
<br />~ ,~.:.t~.(dJ{lJti}-of this sci:tioi(fo-p:roxide:~...e~~..{Y9L "l'J;tber.!gr.~ p~s~ J~~~,;t:,_agncul~! ~~ffiI!lc>d!1}: oll,?:ln~e.rt_ed ~f." '.
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<br />'!;;~~ in!omiati~~_!l}at. ,~e~~nv_~rsi?~~ri*~~$..~':.".~1e~. wJ~~J}4_l?Y,,~ ~,?~S'~~~:~b!olo81C8I..~~~~,!~f '1~~~~:rrft~~,.. "~".:'
<br />'';~<$-5ta':1ed or'COmple!ed befo~PfCEl:l1'!~' ~,':' tena~t,~r!~a~~p,p.e.:!..reqtrlred\lij~er_~:~(3) ~.~i1l pro':lde~~ch C!.t!!.~~jg:~ .-.;;
<br />l~"~' 23.,1985, for purp?~S ~f.~~~~i11: the t';.IY.'~_aD.d_~~c!jtlO?;,?~ th~:;::"c-.!echru.C8,I.as_slst~ce f~r ,tmpIeme~ta'OOI1.: .
<br />~t'T~~ .wheth~r the ~Dversl~ li'exeplpJ.mT~:1! 'agre~I1,le'.l; ~~~e!!1,~.~.la~dlO:'d.and;J;Hl!t..o~ tJl~p}'OV:l8f~~ ,ortJ:Us J?art as .lSpi{~.. ;--
<br />~- '\of-\.... aCQ)rdanc.e'with't.hia"sec!lon.~~~~~;""sud~,t,enant. or.s~a~r:r:op~!.&li~_ t3~~ _ dete!JO!~~d 1,0 ~!II~.ceSl~ry~it'~:
<br />~ .'\ ,.~.1tJC ~~~~ 4,w..N-X :1~'lVlll) Wbether the conversion o{a~~;I- ~~ (4) A peNon may obtam a hfghly~
<br />"-~ ,~ .!..~~l5.'l~,!.~~~~:~g'.}%~, . -parti.cular~w~tl~~~'wil"'s"i~mme~ei:l~~:~'~i-04i,bl~'18ndb~~~e~arid~el.~ination' ~'
<br />'f.~Ja.J ~~elf~ A_d_~t~~on of!....~~.. .be.~o~re..~~.cember Z3,:l~, for Ihe~_'fi),. _.;!,~bymaklOg a ...~~lten~~u,e,st o,n Fo.!D'~..
<br />-.~,,-; inehglbihty forbenefibm accordanceE'l' purpo~s of I 12..5(d) (3) or{4):'j..~",~, ADI026;The detemunationwill tie'""'..:
<br />'_: r'~ ,tW}th the prci":isio!'l.s of this pa:t ~h~~n. b~:~ (ix.J. W~ether the~CoDv'enion"o'~'.~~_..n~a~e"i'.l'wr1tirig:~n~ '~'copy-Will'b)!;'1'T:~"':'
<br />,~...~." m!lde.by, th!.8gel!cyof.th.e.oeP:8~entg,:. w!'tl~nd waicau.edbfa thlrd~l.'t",,:;, provld.ed t~~e Pet.!o~n.1-:!f~~!'f'~
<br />:~f~'O which. the pe~n ~s.8p~~.fod:N';~nder 1.12.5(d)(lJtvl).~l-~~~~.,~1.~ PM.e~.In,:tio~ of..~~~the~~~t'.
<br />,.... ',-:~ benefits; AU delermiiiationn'equired lo, .....tG(4) A representative number of fanns"":_" "lin area meets the htghIy erodible land'
<br />l4"- ~be made under the.P!Ovisioniof thiS1Q;~ . selecteain acCordance-With 1riitru"dion..'('-_ or wetlin(1'critena-may be-niade.bYih~
<br />~ '~t ... part shall be D18de bY the a8encY...~... rt issued bY the DeputY Admini'lr8tor:~'" Iii;trlcl conserV.iitiornat baied upon ~ ,
<br />7:..f responsIble Jor making suchUtlD~-, ... sballl:iil inspected by an authOrfzed t.~;,~ existing recordi'or.other informatroo.\tI:.r
<br />.#:." ~'delermiDationa,c8s provided ililbI8~'"J ~represen\aUve bf ASCS tcTdeletinlne\.:ll':;;'~n'd With6iu the4'"need for anro~site'tri
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