Subpart E - Detailed Procedures for Highly Erodible Land HEL 

 and Wetland Conservation Provisions 



510.44(d) (6) (i) (A)3. 



otherwise in writing by the appropriate assistant chief. The person 

 will not be adversely affected by this decision for the 1991 year, but 

 is expected to comply with the revised plan in the following crop 

 years. Conduct the status review for 1991 if the plan is determined 

 to be clear and technically adequate. SCS will also recheck the HEL 

 and wetland determinations applicable to the tract during the status 

 review. The variances in paragraphs 3., 4., and 5. below apply only 

 to conservation compliance fields, not to sodbuster fields. 



(i) Each highly erodible field requiring active 

 application of the approved conservation plan will be exaunined to 

 determine the following: 



(A) Are all required practices in place that are 

 scheduled to be applied as of the date of the status review? 

 Acceptable situations for each required practice to be considered as 

 being actively applied or acceptable under a temporary variance for 

 1991 are as follows: 



1. The planned practice is applied, or will be 

 applied before the end of the calendar year, according to SCS 

 standards and specifications, and the plamned conservation treatment 

 is applied according to Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) 

 requirements. If practices such as field borders, grassed waterways, 

 or terraces will be applied later in the year, delay completion of the 

 status review until later in the year. 



2. An acceptable substitute practice or crop 

 sequence that meets the requirements of the FOTG was applied prior to 

 the time of the status review. In such cases, document the plan to 

 indicate that an accepteUale substitute practice was applied. 



3. Conditions that were beyond the person's 

 control prohibited the application of the required planned practice. 

 These conditions tend to be weather-related, such as flood or drought, 

 or are a result of a severe disease or pest infestation, and involve 

 more than one farm in a region. Conditions must be severe and vmusual 

 (not routinely occurring) . The state conservationist will determine 

 if this variance applies and the region affected. 



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



