[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 10] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR1491] [Page 734] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 1491--FARM AND RANCH LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart B--Cooperative Agreements and Conservation Easement Deeds Sec. 1491.23 Easement modifications. (a) After an easement has been recorded, no amendments to the easement will be made without prior approval by NRCS State Conservationist and the USDA Office of General Counsel. (b) Easement modifications will be approved only when easement is duly prepared and recorded in conformity with standard real estate practices, including requirements for title approval, subordination of liens, and recordation, and when the amendment is consistent with the purposes of the conservation easement.