Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 

 510.44(d) (6)i) (A)4. ^^ 



4 . The impacts of not applying the planned 

 practice were minimal in terms of not achieving the plemned erosion 

 reduction. Minimal impacts for 1991 means that application of all 

 practices scheduled for 1991 has commenced and that those practices 

 achieve at least 75% of the erosion reduction planned for 1991. For 

 1992, it means that at least 85% of the erosion reduction planned for 

 1992 is achieved, and for 1993 and 1994, 100% of the erosion reduction 

 plemned for those years is achieved. 



5. An extreme personal hardship or an unusual 

 occurrence exists that affects the farm operation. Extreme personal 

 hardship means a severe physical condition or death of the. farm 

 operator or family member that prevents the application of the 

 scheduled practice (s). Unusual occurrence includes destruction of a 

 building or equipment by tornado, fire, or other similar situation to 

 the extent that the person was prevented from applying the scheduled 

 practices. The state conservationist will make the determination for 

 each case where this variance is granted. 



(B) Are all applied practices being properly 

 operated and maintained? 



(ii) Each highly erodible field recpairing use of an 

 approved conservation svstem will be examined to determine if the (N~ 

 person is using an approved conservation system documented in the 

 approved conservation plan. Using an approved conservation system 

 means that all planned structural, supporting, and management 

 practices and treatments are installed, operated, and maintained in 

 accordance with the FOTG, and that the approved crop rotation is being 

 used on each HEL field. If an HEL field requiring use of an approved 

 conservation system is determined to have the system in use, future 

 status reviews on that field will be for the purpose of determining if 

 the conservation system is still in use. 



(7) The district conservationist will use careful judgment 

 in answering the above questions to determine whether the practice (s) 

 and treatment (s) applied reasonably carry out the requirements of the 

 conservation plan. The situation will be fully documented if there is 

 any question as to whether the conservation plan is being actively 

 applied or an approved conservation system is being used. See Exhibit 

 §516.17 for a 1991 status review decision table. 



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



