CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER VII—FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 700 to 799) > SUBCHAPTER A—AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM (parts 700 to 708) > PART 701—EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM, EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM, AND CERTAIN RELATED PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS PART > SUBPART A—General (§701.1 to §701.45) > 701.16—Practice approval.

701.16—Practice approval.

(a) Requests shall be prioritized before approval based on factors deemed appropriate by FSA, which include, but are not limited to:
(1) Type and degree of damage;
(2) Type of practices needed to address the problem;
(3) Availability of funds;
(4) Availability of technical assistance;
(5) Environmental concerns;
(6) Safety factors; or
(7) In the case of ECP, welfare of eligible livestock.
(b) Requests for cost-share assistance may be approved if:
(1) Funds are available; and
(2) The requested practice is determined eligible.

Code of Federal Regulations

[69 FR 10302, Mar. 4, 2004, and amended at 75 FR 70088, Nov. 17, 2010]