Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 



510.50(a) 



Item 5: Enter the ASCS farm number and the tract number. Only one 

 tract number is to be entered on each Form SCS-CPA-026. 

 If the farm has more than one tract, use additional Forms 

 SCS-CPA-026 or Forms SCS-CPA-026A (continuation sheet) . 

 If several tracts included on one Form AD-1026 are all 

 non-HEL and non-wetland, they can be combined on one Form 

 SCS-CPA-026. 



Section I - HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND 



Item 6: Check "yes" or "no" regarding soil survey availability for 

 at least part of the tract. If "yes," continue to 

 complete all appropriate blocks. If "no," go to Section 

 II unless the request is for sodbusting or FmHA, in which 

 case a determination will be made based on the best 

 available information. See §510. 48(c). 



Item 7: For those areas of the tract having a soil survey, check 

 "yes" or "no." If "yes," proceed to Items 8 and 9. (See 

 §511.23 for criteria on highly erodible soil map units.) 

 If "no," go to Section II. 



Item 8: Of the fields identified with a "/" on the ASCS photocopy, 

 list the field numbers of those fields that are highly 

 erodible, and the total acres in those fields. Mark "HEL" 

 on each such field on each aerial photocopy. Include on 

 this line any acreages of highly erodible fields on this 

 tract that are included on any attached Form SCS-CPA-026A. 

 See §511.33 for determining highly erodible fields. 



Item 9: Of the fields marked with an "X" on the ASCS photocopy, 

 list the field numbers of those fields that are highly 

 erodible, and the total acres in those fields. Mark "HEL" 

 on each such field on each aerial photocopy. Include on 

 this line any acreages of highly erodible fields on this 

 tract that are identified on any attached Forms 

 SCS-CPA-026A. See §511.33 for determining highly erodible 

 fields. 



Item 10: Enter a mark in the appropriate box to docximent whether 

 this HEL determination was made in the office or in the 

 field. 



510-38 



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



