[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1412.405]

[Page 397]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1412_DIRECT AND COUNTER-CYCLICAL PROGRAM AND PEANUT QUOTA BUYOUT 
 
    Subpart D_Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program Contract Terms and 
Enrollment Provisions for Covered Commodities 2002 through 2007 and for 
                        Peanuts 2003 through 2007
 
Sec.  1412.405  Reducing base acreage.

    (a)(1) Subject to the limitation in paragraph (a)(ii) of this 
section, a permanent reduction of all or a portion of a farm's base 
acreage shall be allowed when all owners of the farm execute and submit 
a written request for such reduction on a CCC-approved standard, uniform 
form designated by CCC to the FSA county office where the records for 
the farm are administratively maintained.
    (2) A permanent reduction of all or a portion of a farm's base 
acreage to negate or reduce a program violation is not allowed.
    (b) When base acres on a farm are converted to a non-agricultural 
commercial or industrial use, the total base acreage on the farm shall 
be reduced accordingly regardless of the submission of a request for 
such reduction.