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<br />F.d...1 Regisler 1 Vol. 52. No, 180 1 Thursday, September 17. 1987 1 Rule,' and R,gul~ti.;;;;:~
<br />.~, ~..!!S.\..w.tQ~d(~h~_8c~pn s~ld only aUecttrT lechnique~m8Y be considered to-i~" e~ceuive'lj!.rolion oCiUrS)n"9m-e~ '"0
<br />.~':. ~._J. th!l.t.p8rt!!=!.lIM: ra!Jn..u!1il8~q nol other~ constitute an acceptable _co:u'ery8.!i.g~..;..in~dual ye!l.ts, un.,!!.} P!~~~.eanl.P.!Slure~
<br />.:'''OOf '7nJ r~~!I!1i.lt!h! 18n.~~wner andlor tenant:..,. system ror the fi~l~.1n such.cases. !-~"I'~..s~b.1is,hed:...~n';~fS~elY!!f the
<br />to- . ~an.!!ll~restin ~r..': ra~~g~,~~ _ person.m8yo()n1y.~=~~ 1?J1!!.ve SfS.~iE='....,.a_\:l;!~8e...~~.!'!y~~.!,8~.I.. .;."....;\tI
<br />....:.1~perl!il!lg., .J!~~~-::*:. .' ~ ~~ dete.~'~lIne_thal.tl!e.exI5tinB con~erv8t.iol!~exY'Sllve.:..!..~!l5$!"'.:!!!2?~!Ye~,,\:~puld ~
<br />~ '"l!nde!...th<<:..~~()i9~:e.yer.lnellglbihty,..:. :.system meets therequiremenll oftb':,.q., ~ spepifY.QIe.neE.es!ary..e.lYsI~!1.~,ntr,p~~
<br />app!!~~. t2.,. an}' co..mm,odit}, produced low S~ field cffice technics] ~de,:.-__ p~cti.EE:l=an_d !In)'_a.!!~~abl~,z:t!laifl?n....4
<br />._. by a .P~f!o,:- w~o has VIolated program and obtain the approval for the..... "". crops, on a case by case.basls'1i~'1~"~""'"
<br />proVIsions, dunng the crop year. ~,- conservatIOn system from the local cowd be produced for pasture ~. ';'I~'.:t
<br />Accordingly, the scope of , ]Z.4 is . consen:ation district or SCS to maintain reno\'ation.:~:.::~~:~.~'.: )j,~,~ 'r,~r-t.'~_~,:il
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<br />. &cue,';i lis'- Exemptj~n$ ,.:." . On April 24, 1987, sechon 1212(b) of exemption for.situations where- :i~~"-i::.~
<br />-~ !~ ,h: _ 'll''''~''~''''''' ._;.. ., "~.~ ~" ....'" the Acl (1B U.S.C. 3812(b)) ~llS amlpde~' . brushIand is converted ,10 gra.ss!~nt(:I:. ... ~1
<br />~~;, ;....""..::.1.' Five ~mments wer: recel~ed _~_ by Pub: 1..100-28. The amen~ent,.;; , Conversions from brush lo-grass are !'lOt
<br />~:~ ': conceI?iIli th: extens~on of lime, lor..... authon~ed a one 'ye~r extensIOn of ~me subject to the highly erodible land, .':t,~.:
<br />:~:-;__comphancewl~ the hl~h)y eT?d~~le-;~~ for full unplementatlOn ofconserva.tion. provisions bec;l.Use grass is nol an~_
<br />~,;.,:':- :~)~nd <:onservalion p.ro\'lslons In" , ,,,".. plans where alfalfa has been used In .,,":'" agricwiural cOmmodity for purposes oC'.
<br />:~~ '~SIIUatio~1l whe~.s~ll ~urv!y ~aps~!:<- crop rotations (but nol.....here alfa1fa.h~..s the Act. Therefore, the rule does not-- ...-;"
<br />::'. ;"~Ol avall.able...,!~.r.> ;,;.lIi.}__,:,!~__ 'I been used for permanent ~ayland or.'~ require modlfication1ri this regard.:'f..qVI ..~
<br />i~: ,_' .:Ji...A11 five respondents expressed, the~~ pasture]. Accordingly, a new J lZ.S(b]{2) . _:,..po.';r~.....u-.~~'\.~r'"--:.,"~,~
<br />,,.' !-',-s,.... concern that the references to an~l!l ':' has been added to implement the timeAoo Exemption Ba5edon Ec.onormc1mp3cl1.~
<br />,~._- available soil sUTVeyin , 12..5(a) and~" extension granted by the amendment. ~,:"...", and Fe8sibility..7.,~"'r~~Ii'tJ~!J' .
<br />:: .:....-. (b~(1l were not clear as to whether the;. . Essentiall~, perso~ who ha~.alfa1!a 14~a' - Eight h~drl;d~ii'n~d~rii~';~~;;;'e~-~
<br />. - soU sUl"I'ey must be completed as to an crop rotation on highly erodible land _ -. r . d . the"Moonu', ~
<br />,. I . 'If th .. 1_. were receIVe concerrung.... "
<br />en lre arm or.lus or e e~lstmg ~ during each of the ]981 through]985 im acts of '12.5(b)(Z] and (31 of the'~-";-' _
<br />cropla~dportlOnofafarm._ '..-- crop years based on aconsen.'auonplan ,P, 1 h' h uiredthal:.';;-~--[J
<br />Sections t2.S{a) and {bl(t) have been have until June 1, 1988 to fully apply the ~tn'~,_.'".tieo~ ~y~~e~~~nd plansb~~~~':" ;
<br />chsnged to make clear that the . I' Th" ...... ,. ,~:.
<br />. , . consen.a IOn system. e pro\"lslOns:. developed to reduce soil erosion 10 an."
<br />referenceds0I1.urveyapphesonlyto.. contained in '12.s[bl[2loftheinterim bl' h d '11 II 'I' 1(11'-
<br />th I d . fth I esta IS e 501 oss oerance eve ,-
<br />.' e crop an portion 0 e tract or ann. nile have been moved to a new section 'th. th I Il~ b' n d-
<br />.- In .~ I th b' hi rod'bl - Wl tWice a\ eve _OJ emg a owe ~
<br />o",er 0 carTY oul e 18. ye I e (112.32] of lhe fmal rule and are ". ., . 'fi' Se" : ,:.'"
<br />,:-, land and wetland consen:ation d' d I t '_ '._' , '~. . .-... -. m specI c Clrcumslances. ven ...~
<br />.. . _,.:. . . I.e, I SCS lseusse a er, ',. .'.. hundred and thirty-four commenls:':- .
<br />'I.'~~...~ provIsI~nsC?..uusrue, must.!JJ)>'::~' . Four commenls were recelVed;-. d. '. dth th . old"
<br />1""l',tW'N'mpl.I, 8.amm' un' um.8' .o","-',yof . , 4' Ih' I' f' ling' ~::"',;state al eserequlremenllwo r-
<br />'$<-S;f:' .... ..' 11 .... conce~iIli ereno.valono ':.XIS":!~- b r' :_','
<br />:$.~~",/r:?::-._ all CXlstmg cropland on the traclor.~:" _,:~ pastures, These cOmments'noted thiu itj unduly affect the ~onomy d y. ~~l'~"1
<br />~:.~,~: farm.l;Iowe.ver, it is SCSpolicy 10_;0";':;-' - is common. in many areas, to use a .-.';'; fan;ners c;lUt.o.fbusiIless an ~us~g~~.,
<br />--, _J._ compl.., 8 .0,'I,"-'ey olth, ...;-1.-, Ial' f' ti I f .-~.. ad\erse unpacts on local agnbusmess.....,
<br />"" ':' ...... ~.. ....., to lonoconvenonacropsor_..rj;.... , ' '.-. '. d'--"':-
<br />- ...-, whenever reso~s penni~ since a soU. periods of two to three years befo-re:r ;~,',~_ nllrty.f~ur comrn~n.ts ~eb~~ve~;.,:1I
<br />survey of the entire farm Will allow SCS returning the land to permanent pasture.~ conce~lDg the economiC ~ SiP. Z"!t.'-'
<br />10 identify those nonc.ropland fields thai This cropping period is necessary 10 exemptIon of allowa~le soil loss _~!;. -
<br />x contain hi~hly erodib~e or hydric soU" eliminate undesirable plant species that tolerance 12Tl, Twehe re.sp~noenta"".-i:
<br />, J, map units In order to mform lando~"lleI'!. may have invaded the pasture and to.. supported the exempuon:}we'.l~r..lwo
<br />~.. and operators of potential problems ~ '..: prevent the recurrence of pasture planl res~ond:n!1 oppos~~.~e p~~slon ~f
<br />" ":0:.' with ehgibihty if these area. are~+.~~~ diseases. The respondent. riquested~" the mtenm rule aU~wl~g up 10.zT soU '.
<br />I'. ::. converted to cropland in th~.fu.t~. ~.;;.. that an exemption for renovation ohl., '; loss upon a A~te~a!~on ~y,SCS th~!:...
<br />., __ w";, One hundred and forty.rune.!:::.... _01,;;... pasture be added 10 the highly erodible .",;;-, further redu~tio.E _" unpractical: ~e
<br />~.::;.:.. comments were re~eived suggest~ that.. land pro~;sions to spec1fi~lly al!~~,~,~responaen~ sugg~sted tha~ exemptIOn
<br />1~..:t-.jI; alfal~a. when use~ 10 a crop rolatio'.l- be,,!,: rotatJpn crops to be planted andi:':'11Wa:.... showd be .'Pore. than,2T~Nmety.lwo h
<br />~.:...~ C9nsld~:ed an.a~zwtural,~~~ty sO~.h~~sted.,an~-,o 1!1l2'"": .oillOSl.19!Q,~~enls ~re c~~m~~-.l~~!'!!"plers
<br />',.c___l~ 81.).0 qua.1i!Y for ex~mp.~o!1, under~~ exCeed tolerance levels dUrtris the ~:.ould be !9~J~..pply,~xpe~r!.
<br />~J ~(al an~ (b}{l)~~~~'h~~~~~~~~~;vtit~roii~9!>>...~pijtre.,,~wn.\___~f!.llen~ti~n.mea~ures tha~r ~ a
<br />~~ sPeCJfically.,i!~~e,....!n..8griC:.W!~lt..4~1!1!8.~en.4-e!~edtJ:iat~.o~~~~no~~~~,.Q;l
<br />.. ~~~(commod!ty. BI.. a,:ny,a~q1lt.ural ~ ,-,"~~~8nge! ,!"i~,.6e t!l!lA(in, lh:~. ~a!~l'!,~o . !8s11~ uP9~ ~~ i;~)Tcr~'~entl a!l_d
<br />~~~ ~mm~ll: th8tl~ pl~ntea.an~ produced;~, ca~ego.f.il:811y auo~..~~~p.ti~n!Jor~~' ~ .: the A!=" i1egi~!!tIV!~ISIl?1Y.1;!SD:" hBl.
<br />~~by the a~)l81,.tIlli?8,9f.~e,so~.b~a~~ut,highly..erodi9lel~91~r!he_ " ~~J.~~.!~ ~~Lgl~~.~~,~~.
<br />~~.~~a1(a.:~,the.fle~es?! gr:as,ses_~~p'~uc.ti~Jl'of,M.1:D_l:!8.l.croP'!.1rt~~~._-. hnutati_o~sl~!!!~!..ti.on ~~~ .~il4 . .
<br />.!;;fi ~nol. tiUed, a,nIl~8lly ,~nd;thus~cfo nol.mee~!lli~!-.ti.oii.s;11ie.p~uction.~f !.n~ni~~;"'cq,l!se~l!!i?!l,.)-"Stems are too .restricU~~
<br />.i.~.th~ defi".!tion o~,~n !1gncUltural:rc'tt..L~& crops on highly erOdible 18ncl.e~enAial.. ~ Fo!~~~at ~!l_s_o'!.llZ.~(b] (Zl and [3J <?f ..
<br />~ ~.commodity:Therefo!~if.a ~p,pe!d "'f~~~ th'?:u8h:c!~Ee,~or pufpose..of rn!tm~ne!:l!.f the lnlerim ii:Ue \'o~ere.am~dea. on June .
<br />11." . In alfalfa, other.legume or graue. dunng ~p8lture renovatio~ falls within thi"':"<A' ';'29,1987,52 FR Z4132...The purpose, ~
<br />I:" ~~~;the peri04..1981.1o,1965tand was ~ro~e~~ scope of the bight)' erodible land ~~~ scoe! an_diffict Rr!hi,._chang~i. man;.
<br />.. i:' up 10 plact.an annually tilled!=f'Op in:.. --';No consen.ation pl'O\ision. of the A~~-!<<' fully,discussedUi tliat rule"These
<br />~;~1986 or la,leJ: )'~!.lh..lhe P!!!llOl;1.ray losel.. oIt.wowd req~~:an apPlRyed ~ttalio~provislo~2J th~ i]i[r!de~jU1e~are
<br />"':;~eliglbilily for p':O.gram ~nef!ts; ,~:.: ;t: ' s)-'ste~ l--!-.o~:.ev~~,.I! ab9~~..Re_l!~!eE~..f!.qme.n_~y.~ t~e~~ are_ the_subject,of <
<br />~t. Howe'y.~r.' ~h~ alf..!-lfa,. other leSU!!1_e. .' that...ince erosion r!.~e.. ar:e SC!mpu~e:4~~, pubUc~ ~~ent. a~d are nol made, n~1
<br />t;I li.or~all.,.re.ll.ed:!-a ~h,re~idue.cr:op~_(over ~:.!~ rol~ig,n ~riEAl!~4i?~a1.f ~,by.!!il!.~~:-A1~ougbJt has ~n-
<br />'_ ., in..!.,~P rota~on. a~ PJlllinguished ~ro~tero~~n conllp) praS'!~!~,H!~Y Il.9t'bife.... ~l~~fI!.t.e~.I!1 ~.final role. reley~'!t
<br />.. I p.enn,~ent)1~yland.o.~ ~as!laD:4...~1ii .. IJqUiftl:J tLth~average..a.Pl.ua~1!fe or 'icommeJ:?~s a...n:,!.m~uraged !nd_Dlay.be
<br />.Lo. existing crop rotation and macagem nt t ero1l10n 1. acceptable. even liioUgl! 1 ~ubiiiltliid in response 10 the June 29 .
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