Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 

 510.20(g) 



(g) Determine whether the conversion of wetland commenced before 

 December 23, 1985. 



(h) Determine whether the conversion of a wetland was caused by 

 a third party. 



(i) Determine whether to allow a producer to exchange acreage 

 between certain Commodity Acreage Bases with crops that leave a high 

 residue. SCS must recommend the exchange for inclusion in the farm 

 plan. 



(J) Determine whether an agricultural commodity was planted on 

 converted wetland after December 23, 1985. 



(k) Determine good faith. 



510.21 Soil Conservation Service (SCS) . 

 SCS will: 



(a) Prepare, maintain and make available to the pxiblic, lists of 

 highly erodible soil map units and hydric soils. 



(b) Maintain a list of hydrophytic vegetation derived from the 

 "National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands." 



(c) Provide technical assistance for soil surveys, conservation 

 planning, and applying conservation systems to the leind. 



(d) Make the following technical determinations: 



(1) Whether land is highly erodible land, wetland, 

 converted wetland, farmed wetland, artificial wetland, prior converted 

 cropland, fanned wetland/pasture, replacement wetlands, minimal effect 

 converted wetland or converted wetland/technical error. 



(2) Whether highly erodible land is predominamt in a field. 



(3) Whether production of an agricultural commodity on a 

 wetland is possible under natural conditions without action by the 

 person that destroys a natural wetland characteristic. 



510-10 



(180-V-NFSAM, Second Ed., Amend. 6, May 1991) 



