Siibpart E - Detailed Procedures for Highly Erodible Land HEL 

 and Wetland Conservation Provisions 



510.53(a) 



(2) For wetland (Item 6B) , 



(i) Place an "X" in the block identifying "The area 

 identified is a CW" if that is the determination for ANY wetlemd in 

 the field or area for which the determination was requested, and enter 

 the date the person's appeal rights with SCS ended, or 



(ii) Place an "X" in the block identifying "The area 

 identified is NOT a CW" if that is the determination for ALL wetlands 

 in the field or area for which the determination was requested. 



(3) For wetland (Item 6C) , 



(i) Place an "X" in the block identifying "The area 

 identified is a wetland that was converted after 11/28/90" if that is 

 the determination for ANY wetland in the field or area for which the 

 determination was requested, and enter the date the person's appeal 

 rights with SCS ended, or 



(ii) Place an "X" in the block identifying "The area 

 identified is NOT a wetland that was converted after 11/28/90" if that 

 is the determination for ALL wetlands in the field or area for which 

 the determination was requested. 



(4) The district conservationist will sign and date the 

 Form ASCS-569 after the person's appeal rights with SCS ended, and 

 then send the ASCS copy of the form to the ASCS office. 



(i) Keep the SCS copy in the case file for the land 

 unit involved if the Form ASCS-569 was generated as a result of an 

 ASCS or an SCS request. 



(ii) Keep the SCS copy of the Form ASCS-569 in the 

 "Report of Possible Violations" file if the form was initiated as a 

 result of a complaint or a report from a confidential source. See 

 §510.72. 



510.53 Good Faith Exemptions - HEL 



(a) A person who inadvertently violates the conservation 

 compliance provision is eligible for a reduced penalty no more often 

 than once in five years. Inadvertent means without intent to violate 



510-45 

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



