Subpart G - Quality Control 

 SUBPART G - QUALITY CONTROL 



510.70(c) (4) 



§510.70 Quality control, 



(a) State conservationists are responsible for implementing 

 quality control procedures consistent with policy contained in GM 

 330-405,3 and for making certain that all aspects of SCS technical 

 assistance provided under FSA provisions meet SCS criteria and 

 standards. The purpose of FSA quality control is to assess the 

 performemce of SCS in carrying out FSA duties. These quality control 

 procedures are in addition to GM 330-405.3, and are intended to 

 monitor quality of SCS FSA work only. 



(b) State conservationists will develop a quality control plan 

 for the state, approved by the assistant chief, that provides for 

 periodic, adequate assessment of positive and negative determinations, 

 and of conservation plan quality, implementability, and feasibility. 

 The quality control plan will generally state how the state 

 conservationist expects quality control activities for FSA to happen 

 in addition to GM requirements. The quality control plan will provide 

 for quality control review of an adequate nvimber of the tracts that 

 were selected for the annual status review to cover FSA HEL, wetland, 

 cind CRP determinations, status reviews, conservation plans approved, 

 conservation plans revised, and conservation systems applied. Quality 

 control reviews will be made by persons from outside the field office 

 being reviewed. The specific tracts to be used for the state quality 

 control review will be selected by NHQ from among the tracts selected 

 for the field office status review. 



(c) The state conservationist will specifically assign the state 

 quality control function in writing to one or more members of the 

 state staff. This assignment includes the following: 



(1) Reports to and advises the state conservationist on 

 concerns relating to FSA quality control, status reviews, training 

 needs, and efforts to prevent fraud, waste, and eUsuse. 



(2) Manages status reviews and quality control activities 

 related to FSA within the state. _ . 



(3) Develops and maintains a tracking system of status 

 reviews and quality control activities related to FSA in the state. 



(4) Ensures that the national random number set is used for 

 selecting tracts for status reviews in each county in the state. 



510-53 

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



