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| section_id ▼ | title_number | title_name | chapter | subchapter | part_number | part_name | subpart | subpart_name | section_number | section_heading | agency | authority | source_citation | amendment_citations | full_text |
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| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.1 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.1 Purpose and scope. | FMCS | (a) The purpose of this part is to set forth rules to inform the public about information maintained by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service about individuals, to inform those individuals how they may gain access to and correct or amend information about themselves, and to exempt disclosure of identity of confidential sources of certain records. (b) [Reserved] | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.10 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.10 Penalties. | FMCS | Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from the Service under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.11 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.11 Standards of review. | FMCS | Upon a request for inspection of records or a determination on a request for amendment, the Director of Administration, his designated representative, or the Deputy National Director will review the pertinent records and discard any material in them that is not: (a) Relevant and necessary to accomplish a statutory purpose or a purpose not authorized by executive order. (b) Accurate, relevant, timely, and complete, to assure fairness to the individual. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.12 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.12 Specific exemptions. | FMCS | With regard to Agency Internal Personnel Records and Arbitrator Personal Data Files, separately described in the system notices, such records will be exempted from section (d) of the Act as follows: Investigatory material maintained solely for the purposes of determining an individual's qualification, eligibility, or suitability for employment in the Federal civilian service, Federal contracts, or access to classified information, but only to the extent that disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of the source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence. Investigatory material maintained solely for the purposes of determining an individual's qualification, eligibility, or suitability for employment in the Federal civilian service, Federal contracts, or access to classified information, but only to the extent that disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of the source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence. In order to obtain accurate information pertaining to employee or arbitrator eligibility, the nondisclosure of the identity of such a confidential source is essential. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.2 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.2 Definitions. | FMCS | For the purposes of this part, unless otherwise required by the context— (a) Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. (b) Maintain means maintain, collect, use or disseminate. (c) Record means any item, collection or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history, that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print, or a photograph. (d) System of records means a group of any records under the control of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying particular assigned to the individual. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.3 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.3 Individual access requests. | FMCS | [40 FR 47418, Oct. 8, 1975, as amended at 47 FR 10530, Mar. 11, 1982] | (a) Individuals who desire to know whether the agency maintains a system of records containing records pertaining to him may submit a written request to the Director of Administration, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Washington, DC 20427. The request must include the name and address of the requestor. The Director of Administration, or his designated representative, will advise the requestor in writing within 10 working days whether the records are so maintained and the general category of records maintained within the system. (b) Any individual who desires to inspect or receive copies of any record maintained within the system concerning him shall submit a written request to the Director of Administration, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Washington, DC 20427, reasonably identifying the records sought to be inspected or copied. (c) The individual seeking access to his record may also have another person accompanying him during his review of the records. If the requestor desires another person to accompany him during the inspection, the requestor must sign a statement, to be furnished to the Service representative at the time of the inspection authorizing such other person to accompany him. Except as required under the Freedom of Information Act, permitted as a routine use as published in the agency's annual notice, or for internal agency use, disclosure of records will only be made to the individual to whom the record pertains, unless written consent is obtained from that individual. The Director of Administration will verify the signature of the individual requesting or consenting to the disclosure of a record prior to the disclosure thereof to any other person by a comparison of signatures, if the request or consent is not executed within the presence of a designated Service representative. (d) The Director of Administration or his designated representative will advise the requestor in writing within 10 working days of receipt of the request whether, to what extent, and approximately … | ||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.4 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.4 Requirements for identification of individuals making requests. | FMCS | Satisfactory identification (i.e., employ identification number, current address, and verification of signature) must be provided to FMCS prior to review of the record. The requestor will be provided the opportunity to review the records during normal business hours. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.5 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.5 Special procedures: Medical records. | FMCS | (a) If medical records are requested for inspection which, in the opinion of the Director of Administration, may be harmful to the requestor if personally inspected by him, such records will be furnished only to a licensed physician, designated to receive such records by the requestor. Prior to such disclosure, the requestor must furnish a signed written authorization to the Service to make such disclosure and the physician must furnish a written request to the Director of Administration for the physician's receipt of such records. (b) Verification of the requestor's signature will be accomplished by a comparison of signatures if such authorization is not executed within the presence of a Service representative. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.6 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.6 Requests for correction or amendment of records. | FMCS | (a) If the individual disagrees with the information in the record, he may request that the record be amended by addition or deletion. Such a request must be in writing and directed to the Director of Administration, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Washington, DC, 20427. The request must also specifically outline the amendment sought. The Director of Administration or his designated representative will acknowledge receipt of the request within 10 working days from the date of receipt of such request. Under normal circumstances, not later than 30 days after receipt of the request for amendments, the Director of Administration will either: (1) Amend the record and notify the requestor in a written letter of determination to what extent the record is amended; or (2) If the amendment or correction is denied in whole or in part, notify the requestor in a written letter of determination the reason for denial and the requestor's right to request review by the Deputy National Director. (b) Routine requests of arbitrators maintained on the Service's roster of arbitrators to amend records for such matters as address, experience, fees charged, may be made in writing to the Director of Arbitration Services, Washington, DC, 20427. If such routine requests are not granted or involve other types of amendments, then the procedure to be followed is that which includes a request in writing to the Director of Administration. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.7 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.7 Agency review of refusal to amend a record. | FMCS | (a) The requestor may appeal any determination of the Director of Administration not to amend a record by submitting a written request for review of refusal to amend a record to the Deputy National Director, Washington, DC 20427. Such a request shall indicate the specific corrections or amendments sought. Not later than 30 days from receipt of a request for review (unless such period is extended by the National Director for good cause shown), the Deputy National Director will complete such a review and make a final determination on the request, and shall advise the requestor in a written letter of determination whether, and to what extent the correction or amendment will be made. If the correction or amendment is denied, in whole or in part, the letter of determination will specify the reasons for such denial. (b) If the Deputy National Director makes a final determination not to amend the record, the individual may provide to the Service a concise written statement explaining the reasons for disagreement with the refusal. (c) In addition, the individual may file a civil action in the U.S. District Court to seek an order compelling the Service to amend the record as requested. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.8 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.8 Notation of dispute. | FMCS | After an individual has filed a statement of disagreement as described in § 1410.7(b), any disclosure of the contested records must contain a notation of the dispute. In addition, a copy of the individual's statement will be provided to the person or agency to whom the disputed record is disclosed. The Service may also, but it is not required to, provide a statement reflecting the agency's reasons for not making the requested amendments. | |||||||
| 29:29:4.1.3.1.8.0.1.9 | 29 | Labor | XII | 1410 | PART 1410—PRIVACY | § 1410.9 Fees. | FMCS | Upon request, the Service will provide a photostatic copy of the records to the individual to whom they pertain. There will be a charge of $.10 per page. | |||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.1 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.1 Administration. | CCC | (a) The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is administered under the general supervision and direction of the Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), the Administrator, Farm Service Agency (FSA), or a designee, or the Deputy Administrator, FSA; and will be carried out by the FSA State and county committees (“State committees” and “county committees,” respectively). (b) State executive directors, county executive directors, and State and county committees do not have the authority to modify or waive any of the provisions in this part unless specifically authorized by the Deputy Administrator. (c) The State committee may take any action authorized or required by this part to be taken by the county committee, but which has not been taken by such county committee, including, but not limited to: (1) Correct or require a county committee to correct any action taken by such county committee that is not in accordance with this part; or (2) Require a county committee to withhold taking any action that is not in accordance with this part. (d) No delegation of authority herein to a State or county committee will preclude the Executive Vice President, CCC, the Administrator, FSA, or a designee, or the Deputy Administrator, from determining any question arising under this part or from reversing or modifying any determination made by a State or county committee. (e) Data furnished by producers will be used to determine eligibility for CRP benefits. Furnishing the data is voluntary; however, the failure to provide data could result in CRP benefits being withheld or denied. (f) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the suitability of land for permanent vegetative or water cover, factors for determining the likelihood of improved water quality, and adequacy of the planned practice to achieve desired objectives will be determined by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) or other sources approved by the Deputy Administrator, in accordance with the Field Office Technical Guide (FOT… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.10 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.11 Farmable Wetlands Program. | CCC | (a) In addition to other allowable enrollments, eligible land may be enrolled in the CRP through the Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP). (b) Eligible owners and operators may enroll land in FWP provided that the land: (1) Is a wetland, including a converted wetland, that has been planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity during at least 3 of the immediately preceding 10 crop years and that does not exceed the size limitations specified in paragraph (d) of this section; (2) Is enrolled to be a constructed wetland that is to be developed so as to receive surface and subsurface flow from row crop agricultural production and is designed to provide nitrogen removal in addition to other wetland functions and that does not exceed the size limitations specified in paragraph (d) of this section; (3) Was a commercial pond-raised aquaculture facility in any year during the period of calendar years 2002 through 2007; or (4) Was cropped, after January 1, 1990, and before December 31, 2002, at least 3 of 10 crop years, was subject to the natural overflow of a prairie wetland, and does not exceed the size limitations specified in paragraph (d) of this section. (c) In addition, land may be enrolled through FWP if the land is buffer acreage that provides protection for and is contiguous to land otherwise eligible under paragraph (b) of this section, subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section. (d) Total enrollment in CRP under this section may not exceed 750,000 acres. In addition, the maximum size of land enrolled under this section may not exceed: (1) 40 contiguous acres per tract, for land made eligible by paragraph (b)(1) of this section; (2) 40 contiguous acres per tract, for land made eligible by paragraph (b)(2) of this section; (3) 20 contiguous acres for land made eligible by paragraph (b)(4) of this section, not to exceed 40 acres per tract; or (4) A suitable buffer for lands added under paragraph (c) of this section. (e) All participants subject to a CRP contract under this sect… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.11 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.13 Grassland enrollments and permitted uses. | CCC | (a) Land may be enrolled in CRP under a grassland signup as specified in §§ 1410.30(c) and 1410.31(e) and (f). (b) Grassland enrollments will generally be administered under all the provisions of this part, except where specific provisions apply only to grassland enrollments. (c) Land enrolled in CRP under a grassland signup may be eligible for the Transition Incentives Program as specified in § 1410.64. (d) The following activities may be permitted on grassland enrolled in CRP according to an approved conservation plan: (1) Common grazing practices, including maintenance and necessary cultural practices, in a manner that is consistent with maintaining the viability of grassland, forb, and shrub species appropriate to the locality; (2) Haying, mowing, or harvesting for seed production, subject to appropriate restrictions during the primary nesting season; (3) Fire pre-suppression, fire-related rehabilitation, and construction of firebreaks; (4) Grazing related activities, such as fencing and livestock watering facilities; and (5) Other activities, when the manner, number, intensity, location, operation, and other features associated with such activity will not adversely affect the grassland resources or related conservation values protected under the CRP contract. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.12 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.20 Obligations of participant. | CCC | (a) All participants subject to a CRP contract must agree to: (1) Carry out the terms and conditions of such CRP contract; (2) Implement the conservation plan, which is part of such CRP contract, in accordance with the schedule of dates included in such conservation plan unless CCC determines that the participant cannot fully implement the conservation plan for reasons beyond the participant's control, and CCC agrees to a modified plan; however, a contract will not be terminated for failure to establish an approved vegetative or water cover on the land if: (i) The failure to plant or establish such approved cover was due to excessive rainfall, flooding, or drought; (ii) The land subject to the CRP contract on which the participant could practicably plant or establish to such approved cover, is planted or established to such approved cover; and (iii) The land on which the participant was unable to plant or establish such approved cover is planted or established to such approved cover after the wet or drought conditions that prevented the planting or establishment subside; (3) Establish temporary vegetative cover either when required by the conservation plan or if the permanent approved cover cannot be timely established; (4) Comply with part 12 of this title; (5) Not allow grazing, harvesting, or other commercial or agricultural use of the land subject to such CRP contract, or the cover on such land, except as specified in this part; (6) Establish and maintain the required vegetative or water cover and the required practices on the land subject to such CRP contract, and take other actions that may be required by CCC to achieve the desired environmental benefits, and to maintain the productive capability of the soil throughout the contract period; (7) Comply with noxious weed laws of the applicable State or local jurisdiction on such land; (8) Control, on land subject to such CRP contract, all weeds, insects, pests, and other undesirable species to the extent necessary to ensure that the establishment an… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.13 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.21 Obligations of the Commodity Credit Corporation. | CCC | CCC will: (a) Share up to 50 percent of the cost with participants of installing eligible practices specified in the conservation plan for which CCC determines that cost sharing is appropriate and in the public interest, and at the levels and rates of cost-sharing determined in accordance with the provisions of this part; and (b) Pay to eligible participants for a period of years not in excess of the contract period an annual rental payment, including applicable and available incentive payments, in such amounts as may be specified in the CRP contract. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.14 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.22 CRP conservation plan. | CCC | (a) The producer must obtain a CRP conservation plan that complies with CCC guidelines and is approved by NRCS. (b) The practices included in the conservation plan and agreed to by the participant must cost-effectively reduce erosion necessary to maintain the productive capability of the soil, improve water quality, protect wildlife or wetlands, protect a public wellhead, improve grassland, or achieve other environmental benefits as applicable. The participant must undertake maintenance activities on the land as needed throughout the contract period to implement the conservation plan. (c) If applicable, a tree planting plan or forest stewardship plan must be developed and included in the conservation plan. Such tree planting or forest stewardship plan may allow up to 3 years to complete plantings if 10 or more acres of hardwood trees are to be established. (d) If applicable, the conservation plan must address the goals included in the conservation priority area designation authorized under § 1410.8. (e) Except for land enrolled under a grassland signup, as specified in § 1410.30(c), management activities must be conducted as needed throughout the contract period in accordance with an approved conservation plan. However, the planned management activity is not required in the case where a natural disaster or adverse weather event occurs that has the same effect of the planned management activity. CCC will not provide any cost-share payment for any management activities. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.15 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.23 Eligible practices. | CCC | (a) Eligible practices are those CRP practices specified in the conservation plan that meet all standards needed to cost-effectively: (1) Establish permanent vegetative or water cover, including introduced or native species of grasses and legumes, trees, permanent wildlife habitat, and grassland improvements; (2) Meet other environmental benefits, as applicable, for the CRP contract period; and (3) Accomplish other purposes of CRP. (b) Water cover is eligible cover for purposes of paragraph (a) of this section only if approved by CCC for purposes such as the enhancement of wildlife or the improvement of water quality. Such water cover will not include ponds for the purpose of watering livestock, irrigating crops, or raising aquaculture for commercial purposes. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.16 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.30 Signup. | CCC | (a) Offers for CRP contracts may be submitted only during signup periods as announced periodically by CCC, but not less often than once each year. Acceptability of otherwise eligible offers will be determined as provided in § 1410.31. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, CCC may hold a continuous signup for land to be devoted to particular uses. Generally, continuous signup is limited to those offers that provide appropriate environmental benefits, as determined by CCC, or that would otherwise rank highly under § 1410.31(b) and may include high priority practices including, but not limited to, filter strips, riparian buffers, shelterbelts, field windbreaks, living snowfences, grass waterways, shallow water areas for wildlife, salt-tolerant vegetation, prairie strips, field borders, and practices to benefit certain approved wetlands and public wellhead protection areas. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, offers to enroll acreage specified in § 1410.6(d) may be submitted only during signup periods as announced by CCC. At least 1 ranking period will be announced subsequent to the announcement of offers specified in paragraph (a) of this section. Eligible offers will be evaluated and ranked as provided in § 1410.31(e) and (f). | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.17 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.31 Acceptability of offers. | CCC | (a) Producers may submit offers for the amounts they are willing to accept as rental payments to enroll their acreage in CRP. The offers will, to the extent practicable, be evaluated on a competitive basis in which the offers selected will be those where the greatest environmental benefits relative to cost are generated, and provided that the offer is not in excess of the maximum acceptable payment rate established by CCC for the acreage offered. Acceptance or rejection of any offer, however, will be in the sole discretion of CCC and offers may be rejected for any reason as determined needed to accomplish the goals of CRP. (b) In evaluating offers, different factors may be considered by CCC for priority purposes to accomplish the goals of CRP. Such factors may include, but are not limited to: (1) Soil erosion; (2) Water quality (both surface and ground water); (3) Wildlife benefits; (4) Soil productivity; (5) Likelihood that enrolled land will remain in non-agriculture use beyond the contract period, considering, for example, tree planting, permanent wildlife habitat, or commitments by a participant to a State or other entity to extend the conservation plan; and (6) Cost of enrolling acreage in CRP. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, when all other appropriate factors are equivalent, CCC may give preference to offers from residents of the county or contiguous county where the offered land is located. (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, acreage determined eligible for continuous signup, as provided in § 1410.30(b), may be automatically accepted in CRP if the: (1) Land is eligible under § 1410.6; (2) Producer is eligible under § 1410.5; and (3) Producer accepts either the maximum payment rate CCC is willing to offer to enroll the acreage in CRP or a lesser rate. (e) For grassland signup offers: (1) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, offers to enroll in CRP under grassland signup, as specified in § 1410.30(c), will be evaluated and ranked during an announced r… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.18 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.32 CRP contract. | CCC | (a) In order to enroll land in CRP, the producer must enter into a contract with CCC. (b) The CRP contract is comprised of: (1) The terms and conditions for participation in CRP; and (2) The CRP conservation plan. (c) For offers: (1) In order to enter into a CRP contract, the producer must submit an offer to participate as provided in § 1410.30. (2) An offer to enroll land in CRP will be irrevocable for such period as is determined and announced by CCC. The producer will be liable to CCC for liquidated damages if the producer revokes an offer during the period in which the offer is irrevocable unless CCC determines to waive such liquidated damages. (d) The CRP contract must, within the dates established by CCC, be signed by: (1) The producer; and (2) The owners of the land to be enrolled in the CRP and other eligible producers, if applicable. (e) For the termination of CRP contracts: (1) CRP contracts may be terminated in whole or in part by CCC before the end of the contract period if: (i) The owner loses control of or transfers all or part of the acreage under the CRP contract and the new owner does not wish to continue the CRP contract; (ii) The participant voluntarily requests in writing to terminate the contract, in whole or in part, and obtains approval from CCC; (iii) The participant is not in compliance with the terms and conditions of the CRP contract; (iv) All or part of the acreage under the CRP contract is enrolled in another Federal, State or local conservation program; (v) The CRP practice fails or is not established after a certain time period and the cost of restoring the practice outweighs the benefits received from the restoration; (vi) The CRP contract was approved based on erroneous eligibility determinations; or (vii) Such termination is needed in the public interest, or is otherwise necessary and appropriate to further the goals of CRP. (2) A participant whose CRP contract has been terminated, in whole or in part in accordance with paragraph (e)(1) of this section, must re… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.19 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.33 Contract modifications. | CCC | [84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, as amended at 90 FR 30559, July 10, 2025 | (a) As agreed between CCC and the participant, a CRP contract may be modified in order to: (1) Decrease acreage in CRP, provided that such modification will be considered a partial termination for purposes of § 1410.32(e); (2) Permit the production of an agricultural commodity under exceptional circumstances during a crop year on all or part of the land subject to the CRP contract; (3) Facilitate the practical administration of CRP; or (4) During the last 2 years of the CRP contract period, facilitate a transition of land subject to the contract to a beginning or veteran farmer or rancher for the purpose of returning some or all of the land into production using sustainable grazing or crop production methods. For purposes of this paragraph (a)(4), “sustainable grazing and crop production methods” will be considered methods that would be designed as part of an overall plan defined on an ecosystem level to be useful in the creation of integrated systems of plant and animal production practices that have a site specific application that would: (i) Enhance the environment and the natural resource base; (ii) Use nonrenewable resources efficiently; and (iii) Sustain the economic viability of the farming operation. (b) CCC may modify CRP contracts to add or substitute practices when: (1) The installed practice failed to adequately provide for the desired environmental benefit through no fault of the participant; or (2) The installed measure deteriorated because of conditions beyond the control of the participant; and (3) Another practice will achieve at least the same level of environmental benefit. (c) Offers to extend contracts may be made as allowed by law. (d) For the transfer of land into WRP, ACEP, or other Federal or State programs: (1) CCC may terminate or modify a CRP contract in whole or in part when the land is transferred into WRP, ACEP, or other Federal or State programs. (2) For contracts terminated or modified for enrollment in other Federal or State programs, participants will not be requi… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.2 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.2 Definitions. | CCC | (a) The definitions in part 718 of this title apply to this part and all documents issued in accordance with this part, except as otherwise provided in this section. (b) The following definitions also apply to this part: Agricultural commodity means: (i) Any crop planted and produced by annual tilling of the soil or on an annual basis by one-trip planters; (ii) Sugarcane planted or produced in a State; or (iii) Alfalfa and other multi-year grasses and legumes grown in a rotation practice as approved by CCC. Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) means the program that provides for the establishment of wetland easements on land under subtitle H of Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended. Annual rental payment means, unless the context indicates otherwise, the annual payment specified in the CRP contract that, subject to the availability of funds, is made to a participant to compensate a participant for placing eligible land in CRP, including any incentive payments that are not specifically cost-share payments. For purposes of this definition, practice incentive payments, and incentive payments related to forest management are not considered part of annual rental payments. Approved cover means permanent vegetative cover or water cover specified in an approved CRP contract. Carrying capacity has the same meaning as “normal carrying capacity” defined in part 1416 of this chapter. Commercial pond-raised aquaculture facility means any earthen facility from which $1,000 or more of freshwater food fish were sold or normally would have been sold during a calendar year. Common grazing practices means grazing practices, including those related to forage and seed production, common to the area of the subject ranching or farming operation. Included are routine management activities necessary to maintain the viability of forage or browse resources that are common to the locale of the subject ranching or farming operation. Conservation district means a political subdivision of a Sta… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.20 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.40 Cost-share payments. | CCC | (a) Cost-share payments will be made available to the participant if an eligible practice, or an identifiable unit thereof, including fencing and water distribution, has been installed in compliance with the appropriate standards and specifications. Cost-share payments are not subject to the provisions of § 1410.42(d). (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, cost-share payments will not be made to the same owner or operator on the same acreage for any eligible practices that have been previously established, or for which such owner or operator has received cost-share assistance from any other Federal agency. (c) Cost-share payments may be authorized for the replacement or restoration of practices for which cost-share payments have been previously allowed under CRP, only if: (1) Replacement or restoration of the practice is needed to achieve adequate erosion control, enhance water quality, wildlife habitat, or increase protection of public wellheads, or other conservation measures approved by CCC; (2) The failure of the original practice was due to reasons beyond the control of the participant; and (3) The benefits that would be received from the replacement or restoration of the practice outweighs the cost of replacing or restoring the practice. (d) Limitations on cost-share payments include: (1) The cost-share payment made to a participant will not exceed the participant's actual contribution to the eligible costs of establishing the practice. (2) The amount of the cost-share payments, including practice incentive payments, may not be an amount that, when added to such assistance from other sources, exceeds 100 percent of the actual cost of establishing the practice. (e) CCC will not make cost-share payments with respect to a CRP contract if any other Federal cost-share assistance has been, or is being, made with respect to the land subject to such CRP contract. Participants must refund to CCC all cost-share payments received under this part if other Federal cost-share assistance is rec… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.21 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.41 Levels and rates for cost-share payments. | CCC | (a) CCC will not pay more than 50 percent of either the actual or average cost of installing eligible practices specified in the conservation plan. (b) The average cost of performing a practice may be based on recommendations from the State Technical Committee. Such cost may be the average cost in a State, a county, or a part of a State or county. (c) If there is any other sources of cost-share assistance: (1) A participant may, in addition to any payment under this part, receive cost-share assistance, rental or easement payments, tax benefits, or other payments from a State or a private organization in return for enrolling lands in CRP. (2) A participant may not receive or retain CRP cost-share payments if other Federal cost-share assistance is provided for such acreage under any law. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, cost-share payments for eligible seed related to the establishment of approved cover will not exceed 50 percent of the actual cost of the eligible seed mixture. (e) Practice incentive payments will not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the actual cost of installing the eligible practice specified in the conservation plan. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.22 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.42 Annual rental payments. | CCC | (a) Subject to the availability of funds, annual rental payments will be made in such amount and in accordance with such time schedule as specified in the CRP contract. (b) Annual rental payments are based on a weighted average soil rental rate, marginal pastureland rental rate, or grassland rate, as appropriate, and may include an incentive payment as a portion of the annual payment for specified practices. A per-acre national maximum rental payment rate may also be established by CCC for certain categories of CRP offers and contracts. (c) The annual rental payment will be divided among the participants on a CRP contract as agreed to in such CRP contract. (d) Limitations on annual rental payments include: (1) The maximum amount of annual rental payments that a person or entity may receive, directly or indirectly, under CRP for any fiscal year must not exceed $50,000. The regulations in part 1400 of this chapter will be used to determine if the limit has been reached or exceeded. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (d)(1) of this section, annual rental payments received by a rural water district or association for land enrolled in CRP for the purpose of protecting a wellhead may exceed $50,000. (e) In the case of a contract succession, annual rental payments will be divided between the predecessor and the successor participants as agreed to among the participants and approved by CCC. If there is no agreement among the participants, annual rental payments will be divided in such manner deemed appropriate by CCC, and such distribution may be prorated based on the actual days of ownership of the property by each party. (f) CCC will prepare a schedule for each county that shows the maximum soil rental rate CCC may pay and which may be supplemented to reflect special contract requirements. Such schedule may be calculated for cropland based on the relative productivity of soils within the county using NRCS data and local FSA average cash rental estimates. For marginal pastureland, rental rates will be based on estimat… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.23 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.44 Average adjusted gross income. | CCC | (a) Benefits under this part will not be available to persons or entities whose average adjusted gross income exceeds $900,000 for the 3 taxable years preceding the most immediately preceding complete taxable year, or who otherwise do not meet the AGI requirements specified in part 1400 of this chapter. (b) The limit specified in paragraph (a) of this section may be waived in accordance with part 1400, subpart F, of this chapter. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.24 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.45 Incentive payments. | CCC | (a) A signup incentive payment will be made to eligible participants only for the initial enrollment of certain land that is enrolled under: (1) A continuous signup authorized in § 1410.30(b) for land to be devoted to particular uses as determined by CCC; and (2) A Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program as specified in § 1410.90 for land to be devoted to particular uses as determined by CCC. (b) The signup incentive payment will be: (1) An amount equal to 32.5 percent of the amount of the first annual rental payment for the land referred to in paragraph (a) of this section, as determined by CCC; (2) Divided among the participants on a CRP contract in accordance with their share of the annual rental payment as agreed to in such CRP contract; (3) Considered an annual rental payment and thus subject to the provisions in § 1410.42(d); and (4) Made only after the CRP contract is approved by CCC. (c) A signup incentive payment will not be made for land that was previously enrolled in CRP or land currently enrolled in CRP that is re-enrolled. (d) CCC may make incentive payments to owners and operators of enrolled land in an amount sufficient to encourage proper tree thinning and other practices to improve the condition of resources, promote forest management, or enhance wildlife habitat. Incentive payments for such tree thinning and other practices will: (1) Not exceed 100 percent of the total cost of the practice; (2) Only be available for practices outlined in the tree planting plan under the approved CRP conservation plan; (3) Only be made to the extent that funds are available; and (4) Not exceed $200,000 per person or entity. (e) Additional financial incentives may be provided to participants whose contracts are expected to provide especially high environmental benefits. Such incentives will be considered annual rental payments and subject to the provisions in § 1410.42(d). | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.25 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.51 Transfer of land. | CCC | (a) If a new owner or operator purchases or obtains the right and interest in, or right to occupancy of, the land subject to a CRP contract, such new owner or operator may be approved by CCC as a participant to a new CRP contract for the transferred land. Such new owner or operator must assume all obligations of the CRP contract of the previous participant. (b) Cost-share payments will be made by CCC to the participant who established the practice. (c) Annual rental payments to be paid during the fiscal year when the land was transferred will be divided between the new participant and the previous participant in the manner specified in § 1410.42. (d) If a participant transfers all or part of the right and interest in, or right to occupancy of, land subject to a CRP contract and the new owner or operator does not become a successor to such CRP contract within 60 days, or such other time period as CCC determines to be appropriate, then such CRP contract will be terminated with respect to the affected portion of such land and the original participant: (1) Forfeits all rights to any future payments for that acreage; and (2) Will refund all previous payments received under the CRP contract by the participant(s) or prior participants, plus interest and liquidated damages, except as otherwise agreed to by CCC. (e) Federal agencies acquiring property, by foreclosure or otherwise, that contains CRP contract acreage cannot be a party to the CRP contract by succession. However, through an addendum to the CRP contract, if the current operator of the property is one of the CRP contract participants, such operator may continue to receive payments under such CRP contract if: (1) The property is maintained in accordance with the terms of the CRP contract; (2) Such operator continues to be the operator of the property; and (3) Ownership of the property remains with such Federal agency. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.26 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.52 Violations. | CCC | (a) If a participant fails to carry out the terms and conditions of a CRP contract, CCC may terminate the CRP contract in whole or in part. (b) If the CRP contract is terminated in whole or in part by CCC in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the participant will: (1) Forfeit all rights to further payments under such CRP contract for the terminated acres, and refund all payments previously received for the terminated acres, plus interest; and (2) Pay liquidated damages to CCC in an amount as specified in the contract. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.27 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.53 Executed CRP contract not in conformity with this part. | CCC | If, after a CRP contract is approved by CCC, it is discovered that such CRP contract is found to contain material errors of fact or is not in conformity with this part, CCC may terminate or offer to modify the CRP contract in whole or in part. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.28 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.54 Performance based upon advice or action of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | CCC | The provisions of part 718 of this title relating to performance based upon the action or advice of an authorized representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture are applicable to this part. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.29 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.55 Access to land under CRP contract. | CCC | (a) Any representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or designee thereof, will, for purposes related to CRP, be provided by the producer or participant, as the case may be, with access to land that is: (1) The subject of an offer for a contract under this part; or (2) Under a CRP contract or otherwise subject to this part. (b) For land identified in paragraph (a) of this section, the producer or participant will provide the representative with access to examine records for the land to determine land classification, erosion rates, or for other purposes, and to determine whether the terms and conditions of the CRP contract are being met. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.3 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.3 General description. | CCC | (a) Under CRP, CCC will enter into contracts with eligible producers to convert eligible land to an approved cover during the contract period in return for financial and technical assistance. (b) A producer must obtain and adhere, for the contract period, to a conservation plan prepared in accordance with CCC guidelines and the other provisions of § 1410.22. (c) The objectives of the CRP are to cost-effectively reduce water and wind erosion, protect the Nation's long-term capability to produce food and fiber, reduce sedimentation, improve water quality, create and enhance wildlife habitat, and other objectives including, as appropriate, addressing issues raised by State, regional, and national conservation initiatives and encouraging more permanent conservation practices, including, but not limited to, tree planting. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.30 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.56 Division of payments and provisions about tenants and sharecroppers. | CCC | (a) Payments received under this part will be divided as specified in the applicable CRP contract and CCC will ensure that producers who would have an interest in acreage being offered receive treatment that is equitable. CCC may refuse to enter into a contract when there is a disagreement among producers seeking enrollment as to a producer's eligibility to participate in the CRP contract as a tenant and there is insufficient evidence to indicate whether the producer seeking participation as a tenant does or does not have an interest in the acreage offered for enrollment in CRP. (b) CCC may remove an operator or tenant from a CRP contract when: (1) The operator or tenant requests in writing to be removed from the CRP contract; (2) The operator or tenant files for bankruptcy and the trustee or debtor in possession fails to affirm the contract, to the extent permitted by applicable bankruptcy laws; (3) The operator or tenant dies during the CRP contract period and the administrator of the estate fails to succeed to the contract; or (4) A court of competent jurisdiction orders the removal from the CRP contract of the operator or tenant and such order is received by CCC. (c) In addition to paragraph (b) of this section, tenants must maintain their tenancy throughout the CRP contract period in order to remain on a CRP contract. Tenants who fail to maintain tenancy on the acreage under CRP contract, including failure to comply with applicable State law, may be removed from a CRP contract by CCC. CCC will assume the tenancy is being maintained unless notified otherwise by a party to the CRP contract. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.31 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.57 Payments not subject to claims. | CCC | Subject to part 3 of this title, any payment or portion thereof due any person under this part will be allowed without regard to questions of title under State law, and without regard to any claim or lien in favor of any creditor, except agencies of the United States Government. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.32 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.58 Assignments. | CCC | Participants may assign the right to receive cash payments, in whole or in part, as provided in part 1404 of this chapter. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.33 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.59 Appeals. | CCC | (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a participant or producer seeking participation may appeal or request reconsideration of an adverse determination in accordance with the administrative appeal regulations at parts 11 and 780 of this title. (b) Determinations by NRCS assigned to make such determination for CCC may be appealed in accordance with procedures established in part 614 of this title. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.34 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.60 Scheme or device. | CCC | (a) If CCC determines that a person has employed a scheme or device to defeat the purposes of this part, or any part of any CCC or USDA program, payment otherwise due or paid such person during the applicable period may be required to be refunded with interest as determined by CCC. (b) A scheme or device includes, but is not limited to, coercion, fraud, misrepresentation, depriving any other person of cost-share, incentive, or annual rental payments, or obtaining a payment that otherwise would not be payable. (c) A new owner or operator or tenant of land subject to a CRP contract, and who succeeds to the CRP contract, must report in writing to CCC any interest of any kind in such land that is retained by a previous participant. The interest will include a present, future, or conditional interest, reversionary interest, or any option, future or present, on such land, and any interest of any lender in the land where the lender has, will, or can legally obtain, a right of occupancy to such land or an interest in the equity in the land other than an interest in the appreciation in the value of the land occurring after the loan was made. Failure to fully disclose interest will be considered a scheme or device. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.35 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.61 Filing of false claims. | CCC | If CCC determines that any participant has knowingly supplied false information or has knowingly filed a false claim, such participant will be ineligible for payments under this part with respect to the fiscal year in which the false information or claim was filed and the CRP contract may be terminated, in which case a full refund of all prior payments may be demanded. False information or false claims include, but are not limited to, claims for payment for practices that do not comply with the conservation plan. Any amounts paid under these circumstances must be refunded, plus interest as determined by CCC and any amounts otherwise due to the participant will be withheld. The remedies provided for in this section will be in addition to any and all other remedies, criminal and civil, that may apply. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.36 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.62 Miscellaneous. | CCC | [84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, as amended at 90 FR 30560, July 10, 2025] | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, in the case of death, incompetency, or disappearance of any participant, any payments due under this part will be paid to the participant's successor(s), as specified in part 707 of this title. (b) Unless otherwise specified in this part, payments under this part will be subject to the requirements of part 12 of this title concerning highly erodible land and wetland conservation and payments. (c) Any remedies permitted CCC under this part will be in addition to any other remedy, including, but not limited to, criminal remedies, or actions for damages in favor of CCC, or the United States, as may be permitted by law. (d) When an owner loses control of CRP acreage due to foreclosure and the new owner chooses not to continue the contract in accordance with § 1410.51, refunds may not be required from any participant on the contract to the extent CCC determines that waiver of such refund is appropriate. (e) Cropland enrolled in CRP will be classified as cropland for the time period it is enrolled in CRP. After the CRP contract ends, such land will be removed from the classification of cropland if the county committee determines the land no longer meet the definition of cropland in part 718 of this title. (f) As determined by CCC, incentives may be authorized to foster opportunities for Indian Tribes and beginning, limited resource, and veteran farmers and ranchers, and to enhance long-term environmental goals. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.37 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.63 Permissive uses. | CCC | (a) Unless specified in this part or otherwise approved by CCC, no uses of any kind are authorized on CRP acreage during the contract period. (b) Commercial shooting preserves may be operated on CRP acreage provided: (1) The commercial shooting preserve is licensed by a State agency such as the State fish and wildlife agency or State department of natural resources; (2) The commercial shooting preserve is operated in a manner consistent with the applicable State agency rules governing commercial shooting preserves; and (3) The CRP cover is maintained according to the conservation plan. (c) No barrier fencing or boundary limitations that prohibit wildlife access to or from the CRP acreage are allowed, unless required by State law. (d) Wind turbines and associated access to the wind turbines may be installed on CRP acreage in numbers and locations as determined appropriate by CCC considering the location, size, and other physical characteristics of the land, the extent to which the land contains threatened or endangered wildlife and wildlife habitat, and the purposes of CRP, but only in exchange for a 25 percent reduction in the annual rental payment for the acres covered by the wind turbine and associated access acreage. (e) The sale of carbon, water quality, or environmental credits may be permitted by CCC. (f) There are specific activities that are permitted on specific land: (1) The permitted activities provisions of paragraphs (f)(2) and (3) of this section do not apply to land enrolled under: (i) A grassland signup authorized by § 1410.30(c); (ii) The Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program described in § 1410.70; (iii) The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program described in § 1410.90: (A) Except for land enrolled under Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreements executed before December 20, 2018; provided, that such agreements may be amended by mutual agreement to disallow such otherwise permitted activities; or (B) Unless the approved Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program … | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.38 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.64 Transition Incentives Program. | CCC | [84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, as amended at 90 FR 30560, July 10, 2025] | (a) To be eligible for the Transition Incentives Program, all the following must be met: (1) The land must be enrolled in CRP; (2) The conditions for the timing of the sale or lease of the land and to whom it must be sold or leased are: (i) Beginning on the date of the end of the CRP contract period, the land must be sold or leased (under a long-term lease, or a lease with an option to purchase the land, including a lease with a term of less than 5 years and an option to purchase the land) to a beginning or veteran farmer or rancher who will return some or all of the land to production using sustainable grazing or crop production methods; and (ii) The sale or lease, as applicable, must take effect on the day immediately after the end of the CRP contract period; (3) The CRP contract is modified in accordance with § 1410.33(a)(4); (4) The land is not subject to an easement or other restriction that prohibits the use of the land allowed under this section; and (5) The beginning or veteran farmers or ranchers must: (i) Certify that they meet the definition of either a beginning or veteran farmer or rancher as defined in part 718 of this title; (ii) Obtain an approved conservation plan prior to approval of the Transition Incentives Program contract; and (iii) Implement sustainable grazing or crop production on land not re-enrolled in CRP in compliance with the conservation plan by the time specified in the conservation plan. (b) Beginning in the last 2 years of the CRP contract period, the beginning or veteran farmer or rancher may: (1) In conjunction with the contract participants, make conservation and land improvements, including preparing to plant a crop, that are consistent with the conservation plan; and (2) Begin the organic certification process under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. (c) Eligible beginning or veteran farmers or ranchers may be eligible immediately to re-enroll certain partial field conservation practices in CRP, in accordance with the conservation plan and the provisions… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.39 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.70 Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program. | CCC | (a) Enrollments under the Soil Heath and Income Protection Pilot Program will be administered under the provisions of this part, except where specifically provided otherwise. (b) Notwithstanding § 1410.6(b) and (c), to be eligible under the Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program, land must be cropland that: (1) Is physically located within a Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program pilot area specified by CCC; (2) Has been annually planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity each of the 3 crop years immediately preceding the year in which the offer for enrollment is submitted; and (3) Is verified to be less productive land, as compared to other land on the farm from which the land is offered for enrollment. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, land will be ineligible for enrollment under the Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program if the land was enrolled in CRP in any of the 3 crop years immediately preceding the year in which the offer for enrollment is submitted. Further, not more than 15 percent of the eligible land on a farm may be enrolled in the Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program. (d) Notwithstanding § 1410.30, offers for contracts under the Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program may be submitted only during signup periods as announced by CCC. Further, eligible land may only be enrolled under the Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program through December 31, 2020. Acreage determined eligible in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section may be automatically accepted in CRP without further evaluation if: (1) A producer is eligible under § 1410.5; and (2) The producer accepts either the maximum payment rate CCC is willing to pay to enroll the acreage in CRP, or a lesser rate. (e) The approved cover for land enrolled under the Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program is the lowest practicable cost permanent vegetative cover. (f) Notwithstanding § 1410.40, CCC will not provide any cost-share payments for planti… | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.4 Maximum county acreage. | CCC | (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section the maximum cropland acreage that may be placed in CRP and the wetland reserve easements of WRP and ACEP, as appropriate, may not exceed 25 percent of the total cropland in the county. No more than 15 percent of the cropland in a county may be subject, in the aggregate, to a wetland reserve easement. (b) The restrictions in paragraph (a) of this section: (1) May be waived by CCC as follows: (i) If such waiver would not adversely affect the local economy of the county and that operators in the county are having difficulties complying with conservation plans implemented under part 12 of this title; or (ii) If the cropland, in a county, is enrolled under provisions as specified in § 1410.90, provided that the county government concurs with such waiver. (2) Do not apply to cropland that is: (i) Subject to an easement and enrolled in CRP as a shelterbelt or windbreak; or (ii) Designated with subclass w in the land capability classes IV through VIII because of severe use limitations due to soil saturation or inundation, as determined by NRCS. (c) The restrictions on acreage enrollment in this section are in addition to any other restrictions imposed by law. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.40 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.80 CLEAR 30 Pilot Program. | CCC | (a) Not withstanding § 1410.6(b) and (c), to be eligible under the CLEAR 30 Pilot Program, land must be: (1) Physically located within a CLEAR 30 Pilot Program area, as announced by CCC; (2) Devoted to a grass waterway, contour grass strip, prairie strip, filter strip, riparian buffer, wetland restoration practice, or other similar water quality practice that helps reduce sediment loadings, nutrient loadings, and harmful algal blooms; and (3) Enrolled in CRP, in the final year of the CRP contract period, provided the scheduled expiration date of the current CRP contract is: (i) On or after December 20, 2018; and (ii) Before the effective starting date of the new CRP contract. (b) The contract period for land enrolled under the CLEAR 30 Pilot Program will be 30 years. (c) In addition to the provisions in § 1410.32 and elsewhere in this part, the CRP contract for land enrolled under the CLEAR 30 Pilot Program will: (1) Permit repairs, improvements, and inspections on the land that are necessary to maintain existing public drainage systems; and (2) Prohibit: (i) Alteration of wildlife habitat and other natural features of the land, unless authorized by CCC and provided for in the conservation plan; (ii) Mowing or spraying chemicals on the land, unless such action is authorized by CCC to: (A) Comply with Federal or State noxious weed laws; (B) Comply with a Federal or State emergency pest management program; or (C) Meet habitat needs of specific wildlife; and (iii) Adoption of any other practice or action that would tend to defeat the purpose of CRP. (d) Land enrolled under the CLEAR 30 Pilot Program may be used for compatible economic uses, including but not limited to hunting and fishing, managed timber harvest, or periodic haying or grazing, provided the use is: (1) Included in the conservation plan; and (2) Consistent with the long-term protection and enhancement of the conservation resource for which the land was enrolled. (e) Notwithstanding § 1410.30, offers for contracts under the CLEAR 30 … | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.41 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.90 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. | CCC | [ 84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, as amended at 86 FR 70705, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) An agreement executed under the provisions of this section will not effect, modify, or otherwise interfere with any Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement in effect on or before December 20, 2018. In order to implement other provisions of this section, the signatories to a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement in effect on or before December 20, 2018, may mutually agree in writing to modify such agreement in such a manner. (b) CCC may enter into a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement with an eligible partner to cost-effectively assist in enrolling otherwise eligible land in CRP. (c) To enter into a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement with CCC, eligible partners must provide required matching funds. Such matching funds provided by the eligible partners may be cash, in-kind contributions, or technical assistance. The amount and type of matching funds must be specified in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement. The amount of matching funds an eligible partner must contribute under a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement will be either: (1) 30 percent of the total cost of the project, unless a different amount is determined by negotiation between CCC and the eligible partner with whom CCC is entering into the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement, if the majority of the matching funds to carry out the agreement are provided by one or more eligible partners that are not nongovernmental organizations; or (2) Not less than 30 percent of the total cost of the project, if a majority of the matching funds to carry out the agreement are provided by one or more nongovernmental organizations. (d) Notwithstanding § 1410.40(d), cost-share payments, including practice incentive payments, from all sources may exceed 100 percent of the actual cost of establishing eligible practices, but only if specifically authorized by the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement. Furthermore, a participant may not receive or retain… | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.5 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.5 Eligible persons. | CCC | [84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, as amended at 90 FR 30559, July 10, 2025] | (a) To be eligible to enter into a CRP contract in accordance with this part, a person must be an owner, operator, or tenant of eligible land and: (1) If an operator of eligible land seeks to participate without the owner's participation, then such operator must have operated such land for either at least 12 months prior to the close of the applicable signup period for enrollments under announced signup periods, or for at least 12 months prior to submitting an offer under continuous signup periods as provided in § 1410.30(b); further, such operator must provide satisfactory evidence to CCC that such operator will be in control of such eligible land for the full term of the contract period; (2) If an owner of eligible land, such owner must have owned such land for either at least 12 months prior to the close of the applicable signup period for enrollment under announced signup periods, or for at least 12 months prior to submitting an offer for continuous signup periods as provided in § 1410.30(b), unless: (i) The new owner acquired such land by will or succession as a result of the death of the previous owner; (ii) The only ownership change in the 12-month period occurred due to foreclosure on the land, and the owner of the land, immediately before the foreclosure, exercised a timely right of redemption from the mortgage holder in accordance with State law; or (iii) The circumstances of the acquisition present adequate assurance that a new owner of such eligible land did not acquire such land for the purpose of placing it in the CRP; or (3) If a tenant, then the participation of an eligible owner or operator is also required. (b) The provisions of this section do not apply to beginning, or veteran farmers or ranchers who are eligible participants in the Transition Incentives Program as specified in § 1410.64. | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.6 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.6 Eligible land. | CCC | [84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, as amended at 86 FR 70705, Dec. 13, 2021] | (a) The provisions of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section do not apply to: (1) The Transition Incentives Program as specified in § 1410.64; (2) The Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program as specified in § 1410.70; or (3) The Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rivers 30 (CLEAR 30) Pilot Program as specified in § 1410.80. (b) To be eligible for CRP, land must be one of the following: (1) Cropland that: (i) Has been annually planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity in 4 of the 6 crop years from 2012 through 2017, provided that field margins that are incidental to the planting of crops may also be considered qualifying cropland; and (ii) Is physically and legally capable of being planted in a normal manner to an agricultural commodity; (2) Marginal pasture land that: (i) Is located immediately adjacent and parallel to an eligible stream, other water body, or wetland, but excluding such areas as gullies or sod waterways or similar areas; and (ii) Is capable, when permanent grass, forbs, shrubs, or trees are grown, or when planted with appropriate vegetation for the area, including vegetation suitable for wetland restoration or wildlife habitat, of either substantially reducing sediment or nutrient runoff that otherwise would be delivered to the adjacent eligible stream or water body, or serving other water quality purposes; (3) Acreage enrolled in CRP during the final year of the contract period, unless such land is federally-owned, provided the scheduled expiration date of the current CRP contract is before the effective date of the new CRP contract; (4) Land that meets the criteria specified in paragraph (d) of this section; or (5) Land that meets all of the criteria in paragraphs (b)(5)(i) through (iii) of this section, which land will then be considered as land enrolled in CRP in the final year of the contract period, and therefore will be eligible to be offered for enrollment in CRP until September 30, 2020, provided the effective starting date of the new CRP contract is … | |||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.7 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.7 Duration of contracts. | CCC | (a) In general, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section and §§ 1410.70 and 1410.80, the CRP contract period will be for a term of at least 10 years, and up to no more than 15 years. (b) The CRP contract period for land enrolled under a grassland signup as specified in § 1410.30(c) will be for a term of 10 years or 15 years, as requested by the producer. (c) CRP contracts for land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, windbreaks, and wildlife corridors will be for a term of 10 years to 15 years, as requested by the producer. (d) All CRP contracts will expire on September 30 of the final calendar year of the contract period. | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.8 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.8 Conservation priority areas. | CCC | (a) Subject to CCC approval, a State agency may submit proposals for conservation priority areas within guidelines established by CCC. Such submission must clearly define conservation and environmental objectives, and provide analysis of how CRP can cost-effectively address such objectives. Generally, the total acreage of all conservation priority areas, in aggregate, will not total more than 25 percent of the cropland in a State unless there are identified and documented exceptional environmental needs. (b) A region may be eligible for designation as a priority area only if the region has actual significant adverse water quality, wildlife habitat, or other natural resource impacts related to activities of agricultural production, or if the designation helps agricultural producers to comply with Federal and State environmental laws. (c) Conservation priority area designations will expire after 5 years unless re-designated, except they may be withdrawn before 5 years by CCC. (d) In those areas designated as conservation priority areas under this section, cropland is considered eligible for enrollment according to § 1410.6(c)(8) based on identified environmental concerns. These concerns may include water quality, such as assisting agricultural producers to comply with nonpoint source pollution requirements or wildlife habitat (especially for threatened and endangered species or those species that may become threatened and endangered). | ||||||
| 7:7:10.1.2.2.8.0.342.9 | 7 | Agriculture | XIV | B | 1410 | PART 1410—CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM | § 1410.10 Restoration of wetlands. | CCC | (a) An owner or operator who entered into a CRP contract on land that is suitable for restoration to wetlands or that was restored to wetlands while under such CRP contract, may, if approved by CCC, subject to any restrictions as may be imposed by law, apply to transfer such land from CRP to a wetland reserve easement under WRP or ACEP, as appropriate. Transferred land will be terminated from CRP effective the day a WRP or ACEP wetland reserve easement is filed. Participants will receive a prorated CRP annual payment for the part of the year the land was enrolled in CRP as specified in § 1410.42. Cost-share payments or applicable incentive payments need not be refunded unless specified by CCC. (b) [Reserved] |
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