Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 



510.34(c) (3) 



(3) Other unusual situations regarding land use, treatment, 

 or operation of the conservation system. 



§510.35 Joint responsibilities. 



(a) Responsibilities . Conservation districts and USDA agencies 

 administering FSA provisions are encouraged to expand cooperative 

 working arrangements and esteUDlish joint responsibilities for helping 

 to achieve the conservation objectives of the FSA provisions by: 



(1) Consulting with ASC county committees regarding approval 

 of conservation compliance plans. 



(2) Assisting in the servicing of the FSA workload where the 

 conservation objectives of FSA are consistent with the objectives of 

 conservation districts. 



(3) Keeping fully informed of progress in servicing the FSA 

 workload. 



(4) Consulting with SCS on the implementation of approved 

 conservation plans and assisting USDA participants in resolving 

 problems of noncompliance with approved conservation plan. 



(5) Encouraging FSA participants to voluntarily become 

 district cooperators and develop, as resources permit, a conservation 

 plan for the entire farm. 



(6) Coordinating Federal, state and local resources to 

 achieve common conservation goals and objectives relative to erosion 

 reduction and wetland protection. 



(b) Conservation easements . Conservation districts have the 

 option to be designated by FmHA as the enforcement authority and/or 

 management authority for conservation easements. 



(c) Plan disapproval . If the conservation district disapproves a 

 specific conservation plan, the conservation district is expected to 

 state the reason (s) for the disapproval. The person can then develop 

 and submit an amended conservation plan or request reconsideration of 

 the original disapproved plan. 



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



