511.48(a) (5) 



(b) Existing conserva tion systems . 



(1) SCS will document the existing conservation system (s) 

 by describing the system (s) in a conservation plan if the system (s) 

 meets the requirements of Section III of the FOTG, or 



(2) SCS will inform the person of additional cost-effective 

 practice alternatives that may be planned and applied to meet FOTG 

 requirements. If the existing system does not meet the requirements 

 of Section III of the FOTG, SCS will provide the requested technical 

 assistance to develop the needed conservation plan. 



(c) Notification to ASCS . After January 1, 1990, SCS will use 

 Form SCS-CPA-027 to Inform ASCS that a newly developed conservation 

 plan conforms with the FOTG and has been approved by the conservation 

 district. A copy of this form can be provided to the person to 

 verify that the information on the form has been given to ASCS. 



{511.48 Crop acreage base (CAB) exchange. 



(a) In providing technical assistance in conservation planning, 

 SCS employees need to be aware of the opportunity that persons have 

 to exchange crop acreage bases in order to produce high-residue crops 

 in exchange for low-residue crops, or to produce high-residue crops 

 in a different season from the current high-residue crops. 



(1) The purpose of CAB exchange is to add high-residue 

 crops that are not included in the crop base for the farm to achieve 

 conservation compliance. 



(2) SCS and ASCS personnel in each covinty where the CAB 

 exchange is offered will need to meet and est2Q3lish guidelines within 

 which SCS can assist persons to reach decisions on the use of CAB 

 exchange. 



(3) The person will have only one opportunity to request 

 CAB exchange. This meems that any and all CAB exchanges that are 

 anticipated during the life of the conservation plan must be included 

 in the initial request to ASCS for approval of a CAB exchange. 



(4) SCS will help the person determine the acreage of crops 

 that must be grown to provide the degree of erosion reduction 

 necessary to meet the requirements of the ACS in Section III of the 

 FOTG. This information will be included as part of the conservation 

 plan for the HEL fields on the farm. 



(5) The conservation plan involving CAB exchange cannot be 

 implemented until the CAB exchange is approved by ASCS. 



511-17. b 

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



