[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: 7CFR1415.7]

[Page 419]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1415_GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1415.7  Application procedures.

    (a) Any owner or operator or tenant of eligible land that meets the 
criteria set forth in Sec.  1415.6 of this part may submit an 
application through a USDA Service Center for participation in the GRP. 
Applications are accepted throughout the year.
    (b) By filing an Application for Participation, the applicant 
consents to a USDA representative entering upon the land offered for 
enrollment for purposes of assessing the grassland functions and values 
and for other activities that are necessary for the USDA to make an 
offer of enrollment. Generally, the applicant will be notified prior to 
a USDA representative entering upon their property.
    (c) Applicants submit applications that identify the duration of the 
easement or rental agreement for which they seek to enroll their land. 
Rental agreements may be for 10-years, 15-years, 20-years, or 30-years; 
easements may be for 30-years, permanent, or for the maximum duration 
authorized by State law.