[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: 7CFR1415.12]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1415_GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1415.12  Modifications to easements and rental agreements.

    (a) After an easement has been recorded, no modification will be 
made to the easement except by mutual agreement by the Chief, NRCS, and 
the landowner.
    (b) Easement modifications may only be made by the Chief, NRCS, 
after consulting with the Office of the General Counsel. Minor 
modifications may be made by the NRCS State Conservationist in 
consultation with Office of the General Counsel. Minor modifications are 
those that do not affect the substance of the conservation easement 
deed. Such modifications include, typographical errors, minor changes in 
legal descriptions as a result of survey or mapping errors, and address 
changes.
    (c) Approved modifications will be made only in an amendment to an 
easement which is duly prepared and recorded in conformity with standard 
real estate practices, including requirements for title approval, 
subordination of liens, and recordation.
    (d) The Chief, NRCS, may approve modifications on easements to 
facilitate the practical administration and management of the enrolled 
area so long as the modification will not adversely affect the grassland 
functions and values for which the land was acquired or other terms of 
the easement.
    (e) NRCS State Conservationists may approve modifications for 
restoration agreements and conservation plans as long as the 
modifications do not affect the provisions of the easement or rental 
agreement and meets GRP program objectives.
    (f) USDA may approve modifications on rental agreements to 
facilitate the practical administration and management of the enrolled 
area so long as the modification will not adversely affect the grassland 
functions and values for which the land was enrolled.