[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR752.20]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 752--WATER BANK PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 752.20  Modification of an agreement.

    (a) Any reconstitution of farms shall be made in accordance with the 
regulations governing reconstitution of farms, part 719 of this chapter, 
as amended.
    (b) If the farm is reconstituted because of purchase, sale, change 
of operation, or otherwise, the agreement shall be modified in 
accordance with instructions issued by the Deputy Administrator with 
respect to any reconstituted farm which contains all or any part of the 
original designated acreage. The modified agreement or agreements shall 
reflect the changes in the number of acres in any reconstituted farm, 
the designated acreage, interested persons, and division of payments. If 
persons who were not signatories to the original agreement are required 
to execute such modified agreement or agreements in accordance with the 
provisions of Sec. 752.8, but such persons are not willing to become 
parties to the modified agreement or for any other reason a modified 
agreement is not executed, the agreement shall be terminated with 
respect to the designated acreage which is not continued in the program, 
and all unearned payments shall be forfeited or refunded to FSA. The 
annual payment for the year in which a reconstitution occurs shall not 
be considered earned unless the designated acreage is continued in the 
program and there is a compliance with the agreement for the full 
agreement year. The persons on the farm prior to the reconstitution who 
were signatories to the agreement

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shall be jointly and severally responsible for refunding the unearned 
payments previously made.
    (c) Except with respect to a farm which is reconstituted, if the 
ownership or operation of the farm changes in such a manner that the 
agreement no longer contains the signatures of persons required to sign 
the agreement in accordance with Sec. 752.8, the agreement shall be 
modified in accordance with instructions issued by the Deputy 
Administrator to reflect the new interested persons and new divisions of 
payments. If such persons are not willing to become parties to the 
modified agreement or for any other reason a modified agreement is not 
executed, the agreement shall be terminated and all unearned payments 
shall be forfeited or refunded. The annual payment for the year in which 
the change of ownership or operation occurs shall not be considered to 
have been earned unless the designated acreage is continued in the 
program and there is compliance with the agreement for the full 
agreement year. The persons on the farm prior to the change of ownership 
or operation who were signatories to the agreement shall be jointly and 
severally responsible for refunding the unearned payments previously 
made.
    (d) The Deputy Administrator may authorize other agreement 
modifications which are determined to be desirable to carry out the 
purposes of the program or to facilitate its administration.