Subpart E - Detailed Procedures for 

 Highly Erodible Land And Wetland Conservation Provisions 



SUBPART E - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR 

 HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION PROVISIONS 



510.41(c) (2) 



§510.40 USDA program assistance. 



(a) When a person enrolls for any of the USDA progreuns listed in 

 §510.14 after June 27, 1986, the program agency requires the person to 

 initiate a Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Certification 

 Form AD-1026 (Exhibit §516.01) at the local ASCS office. 



(b) The person certifies on Form AD-1026 that the person is in 

 full compliance with FSA. Also, the AD-1026 requires answering 

 questions to determine if additional SCS determinations are required. 



(c) ASCS will forward the Form AD-1026 to SCS for determinations 

 of highly erodible land, wetland, and converted wetlemd and 

 conversions of wetland to nonagricultural uses if the producer 

 indicates such intention. 



(d) Where the cropland in a county or a contiguous part of a 

 county is all HEL, all non-HEL, or all non-wetlemd, the state 

 conservationist may develop a method to reduce or avoid the need for 

 individual determinations. 



§510.41 Technical determination priority. 



(a) Upon receipt of a Form AD-1026, SCS will enter information 

 eibout it on a register such as Exhibit §516. 02(a), and meOce a 

 technical determination documented on Form SCS-CPA-026. 



(b) The technical determination will be made in the office or 

 onsite depending on the specific circiimstances involved. 



(c) The SCS order of priority for processing Form AD-1026 is: 



(1) FmHA borrowers and FmHA inventory properties and where a 

 program agency indicates that a determination is needed before the 

 person can complete the certification; 



(2) Persons who answer "Yes" to determination-related 

 questions on Form AD-1026; 



510-21 

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



