[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: 7CFR755.8]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 755--REGIONAL PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart--Appalachian Land Stabilization and Conservation Program
 
Sec. 755.8  Modification of contract.

    (a) If the farm is reconstituted in accordance with the regulations 
governing Reconstitution of Farms, Allotments, and Bases, part 719 of 
this chapter, as amended, or if there is any change in the land covered 
by a contract entered into pursuant to Sec. 755.20, because of purchase, 
sale, change of operation, or otherwise, the contract shall be modified. 
Such modified contract or contracts shall reflect the changes in the 
number of acres in any resulting farm, the acreage covered by the 
contract, interested persons, and practices called for under the 
original contract. If persons who were not signatories to the original 
contract are eligible and required to sign such modified contract or 
contracts but are not willing to become parties to the modified contract 
or for any other reason a modified contract is not entered into, cost-
share payments for practices which have not been carried out shall be 
forfeited with respect to acreage not continued in the program. In 
addition, with respect to acreage not continued in the program, cost-
share payments paid for practices (or components thereof) which have 
been carried out shall be refunded by the owner of such acreage prior to 
reconstitution unless the county committee with the approval of the 
State committee determines that the failure to carry out all of the 
practices called for by the original contract will not impair the 
practices which have been carried out and the completed practices will 
provide conservation benefits consistent with the cost-shares which have 
been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if control of land was lost 
through eminent domain proceedings or to an agency having the right of 
eminent domain, any cost-share payments paid under the contract with 
respect to such land are not required to be refunded.
    (b) Except in cases covered by paragraph (a) of this section, if the 
ownership or operation of the farm or the land covered by the contract 
changes in such a manner that the contract no longer contains the 
signatures of persons required to sign the contract as provided in 
Sec. 755.6, the contract shall be modified to reflect the new interested 
persons. If such persons are not willing to become parties to the 
modified contract, or for any other reason a modified contract is not 
entered into, cost-share payments shall be forfeited and refunded in 
accordance with the rules in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Upon request of the contract signers and approval of the county 
committee, a contract may be modified to change or add practices, or to 
make other changes which are consistent with this subpart, the State 
program, and the conservation and development plan.
    (d) Upon request of the contract signers, a contract which would 
otherwise be in a noncompliance status at the end of the contract period 
under the provisions of Sec. 755.10(a) of these regulations may be 
modified to extend the contract period not to exceed a total period of 
10 years if the county committee determines that failure to establish 
the practices specified in the contract was not the result of the fault 
or negligence of the contract signers.

[30 FR 8669, July 9, 1965, as amended by Amdt. 5, 35 FR 8442, May 29, 
1970]

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