Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 



510.44(d) (12) (ii) 



(ii) The person has not appealed to the next level 

 within 45 days of receipt of the decision on the previous appeal, or 



(iii) A decision is made in response to an appeal that 

 reverses the determination of ••not actively applying the approved 

 conservation plan" or ''not using an approved conservation system," or 



(iv) A final decision has been made on the appeal by the 

 Chief of SCS. 



(13) If in the course of an annual status review a 

 significant number of persons in a county are foiind to be "not 

 actively applying the approved conservation plan," or "not using an 

 approved conservation system," additional status reviews are required. 

 The state conservationist will determine what is a significant number 

 considering the summary of status reviews for the entire state and 

 National averages, and specify the number of additional status reviews 

 required. 



(e) Recording . Status review findings will be documented in the 

 participant's case file in CAMPS or on Form SCS-CPA-6, SCS-LTP-013, or 

 similar documents. The entry should begin with "status review, f^ 

 calendar year 199_, " followed by a thorough documentation of the 

 findings, the date of the status review, and the initials of the 



person making the status review. 



(f) Appeals . Persons determined to be "not actively applying the 

 approved conservation plan" or "not using an approved conservation 

 system" as a result of an SCS status review may appeal that 

 determination to SCS in writing through existing FSA appeal procediires 

 (NFSAM Part 510, Subpart H) , stating why the person does not agree 

 with the determination. 



(g) ASCS responsibility . ASCS will use completed Forms ASCS-569 

 that report SCS status review determinations that a field does not 

 meet the requirements of the HELC provisions to make determinations of 

 FSA noncompliance for USDA progreun participcints. ASCS will notify 

 other agencies regarding ineligible producers. 



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



