Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 

 510.44(d) (1) 



determine if the planned practice (s) has been applied. The person 

 should be encouraged, but not required, to be present for the status 

 review. It should be made clear to the person that the objective of 

 the status review is to make a single determination for each tract of 

 either: 



(i) Actively applying the approved conservation plan, 

 and/or using an approved conservation system, or 



(ii) Not actively applying the approved conservation 

 plan, and/or not using an approved conservation system. 



(2) A separate distinct visit to the tract will be scheduled 

 for the purpose of a complete status review. Technical assistance for 

 plan modification, revision, or practice application assistance will 

 not be provided during the visit to the tract until after the status 

 review is completed. 



(3) For each tract selected for a status review, SCS will 

 determine if the tract contains HEL fields for which active 

 application of the approved conservation plan is required, or HEL 

 fields for which use of an approved conservation system is required 

 (sodbusting situations) , or if both situations exist on the tract. 



(4) A field visit is required for a status review when the 

 plan has a conservation practice or treatment scheduled for 

 application prior to the time of the status review. A field visit 

 made within the past three months is considered adequate for a status 

 review if the case file contains adequate information on the status of 

 application of the plan or system. 



(5) The status review for each HEL field on each selected 

 tract will consist of an onsite comparison of the actual application 

 of conservation practices and treatments with the planned conservation 

 practices amd treatments docximented in the approved conservation plan. 



(6) For 1991 status reviews only, SCS will review the plan 

 narrative prior to making the status review. If the narrative is 

 determined to be unclear in terms of what is expected of the person or 

 is technically inadequate, the plan will be revised and the status 

 review scheduled for the next calendar year unless authorized 



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



