511.44(d) 



installed "if needed," a specific decision will be made by the person 

 either to include the needed practice or to exclude it from the plan 

 because it is not needed. The decision on each practice is needed so 

 that the practice documentation can conform to {511.44(b)(5). The 

 person will be expected to make the decision when SCS provides the 

 necessary technical information on which to base the decision. These 

 practices must be installed and functioning before the January 1, 

 1995 deadline. If the "if needed" practice is a planned substitute 

 practice to be used when the original planned practice cannot be 

 applied, the conditions under which the substitute practice is needed 

 are to be clearly stated. 



(10) The plan contains the following statement or a similar 

 statement conveying the same ideas: "I (We) concur in the 

 conservation practices and installation schedules indicated in this 

 conservation plan for all fields labeled HEL. I (We) understand 

 that, when this conservation system for HEL fields is applied to the 

 land and maintained on a continuing basis, the conservation system 

 will meet all of the Food Security Act of 1985 requirements for 

 conservation compliance. Furthermore, I (we) understand that if any 

 fields other than those HEL fields specified in this plan will be 

 used for the production of agricultural commodities, I (we) will 

 contact ASCS and SCS for an HEL determination." 



(i) The aho^/e statement is signed by the landowner or 

 person having control of the land for at least the time period of the 

 crop rotation and conservation practice installation period that is 

 specified in the plan. The signature indicates that the conservation 

 plan documents the decisions made by the person, 



(11) The plan contains a specific statement that the plan 

 meets requirements of the FOTG. This statement is signed by the 

 district conservationist or another SCS employee designated by the 

 district conservationist. 



(12) The plan contains a specific statement to indicate 

 conservation district approval. This statement is signed by a 

 representative of the conservation district. If there is no 

 conservation district, SCS will approve the conservation plan, using 

 a specific statement to indicate that SCS is providing this approval 

 m the absence of a conservation district. 



(c) Soil map unit descriptions used in conservation plans will 

 identify highly erodible (HE) , potentially highly erodible (PHE) , not 

 highly erodible (NHE) , and hydric soil map units. 



(d) Following are special considerations for review and 

 implementation of FSA conservation compliance plans. 



511-15 

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



