[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: 7CFR1465.20]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1465_AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart B_Contracts
 
Sec.  1465.20  Applications for participation and selecting applications for 


contracting.

    (a) Any producer who has eligible land may submit an application for 
participation in the AMA Program at a USDA service center. Producers who 
are members of a joint operation shall file a single application for the 
joint operation.
    (b) NRCS will accept applications throughout the year. The State 
Conservationist will distribute information on the availability of 
assistance and the state-specific goals. Information will be provided 
that explains the process to request assistance.
    (c) The State Conservationist, with advice from the State Technical 
Committee, will develop ranking criteria and a ranking process to select 
applications, taking into account local and state priorities.
    (d) The State Conservationist or designated conservationist with 
advice from the State Technical Committee and using a locally led 
process will rank and select applications for contracting based on the 
state-developed ranking criteria and ranking process.
    (e) The State Conservationist or designated conservationist will 
work with the applicant to collect the information necessary to evaluate 
the application using the ranking criteria.