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Conservation Reserve Program, Re-Enrollment

farm-program · Commodity Credit Corporation · Rule · Published 2013-08-07 · Effective 2013-08-07 · 78 FR 48035

Document

Document number
2013-19017
Federal Register citation
78 FR 48035
CFR reference
7 CFR 1410
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; Technical Amendment.
Category
farm-program
Sub-agency
Commodity Credit Corporation
Publication date
2013-08-07
Effective date
2013-08-07

Abstract

This rule makes a technical correction to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) regulations to clarify that land with use restrictions that prohibit the production of agricultural commodities, typically through an easement or other deed restrictions, is not eligible for re-enrollment in CRP. This is not a new policy and would not have affected any program determinations for recent CRP sign ups, had this change been specified in the regulations at the time. This amendment will improve the regulations by maintaining consistency with longstanding policy. This rule corrects a provision in the current regulations that allows re-enrollment in CRP of land with easements or other deed restrictions that restrict the production of agricultural commodities. A 2003 interim rule inadvertently added that provision through an incorrect cross-reference, but clearly stated in the preamble that the intent was to exclude land with such easements or deed restrictions from re-enrollment. The purpose of CRP is to cost- effectively assist producers in conserving and improving soil, water, wildlife, and other natural resources by converting environmentally- sensitive acreage from the production of agricultural commodities to a long-term vegetative cover.

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