Subpart E - Detailed Procedures for Highly Erodible Land HEL 

 and Wetland Conservation Provisions 



510.44(d) (1) 



(3) In addition to the tracts selected at random for annual 

 status reviews, all tracts owned or operated by SCS employees, ASCS 

 state and county committee members and county executive directors who 

 are USDA program participants are to be reviewed at least once between 

 now and December 31, 1994. State conservationists are to develop a 

 plan for accomplishing and monitoring this responsibility. NHQ is 

 exploring developing a policy to require an annual self-certification 

 disclosure statement for SCS employee farms and tracts. Additional 

 guidance will follow as this policy is developed and cleared. A joint 

 national release regarding ASCS employees will be issued by ASCS and 

 SCS relative to status reviews. 



(4) Tracts owned and/or operated by Federal, state, or local 

 government employees involved in FSA implementation will have a status 

 review each year if requested by the employing agency. Otherwise, 

 such tracts will be part of the total tracts considered for the 5 

 percent random sample. 



(5) SCS will conduct status reviews on tracts identified by 

 ASCS or FmHA as potential violators. These status reviews are in 

 addition to the required 5 percent, and will be requested by ASCS on 

 Form ASCS-569. See §510.52 for instructions on SCS use of Form ASCS- 

 569. 



(6) SCS will respond to complaints made to SCS by persons 

 and organizations by conducting a status review on the tract against 

 which the complaint is made. SCS will ask the ASCS County Office to 

 issue a Form ASCS-569 to SCS for the person and tract against whom the 

 complaint is made. SCS employees need to be aware of their 

 responsibilities with regard to potential compliance deficiencies as 

 stated in §510.71 and §510.72. 



(7) Status reviews will be scheduled so that each year's 

 status reviews are completed by November 15. The state quality 

 control plan should provide specific guidance as to when status 

 reviews are to be conducted. . 



(d) Conducting the status review . 



(1) No more than 30 days before SCS will conduct the status 

 review, SCS will make an appointment with each person whose tract has 

 been selected for a status review. The status review should be 

 scheduled at a time that will provide the best opportxinity to 



510-25 



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



