[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: 7CFR1466.9]

[Page 666]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1466_ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  1466.9  EQIP plan of operations.

    (a) All conservation practices in the EQIP plan of operations must 
be carried out in accordance with the applicable NRCS field office 
technical guide.
    (b) The EQIP plan of operations must include:
    (1) A description of the participant's specific conservation and 
environmental objectives to be achieved;
    (2) To the extent practicable, the quantitative or qualitative goals 
for achieving the participant's conservation and environmental 
objectives;
    (3) A description of one or more conservation practices in the 
conservation management system to be implemented to achieve the 
conservation and environmental objectives;
    (4) A description of the schedule for implementing the conservation 
practices, including timing and sequence; and
    (5) Information that will enable evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the plan in achieving the environmental objectives.
    (c) If an EQIP plan of operations includes an animal waste storage 
or treatment facility, the participant must provide for the development 
and implementation of a comprehensive nutrient management plan.
    (d) Participants are responsible for implementing the EQIP plan of 
operations.
    (e) A participant may receive assistance to implement an EQIP plan 
of operations for water conservation with funds authorized by section 
1240I of the 1985 Act, 16 U.S.C. 3839aa-9, only if the assistance will 
facilitate a net savings in ground or surface water resources in the 
agricultural operation of the producer.