[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR632.20]

[Page 464-465]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 632_RURAL ABANDONED MINE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart C_Participation
 
Sec. 632.20  Application for assistance.


    (a) Land users must submit an application for program assistance 
through the local conservation district or NRCS field office. NRCS is to 
announce dates for receiving applications through local media. 
Applications are to be reviewed by the conservation district and/or 
local reclamation committee,

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which is to verify eligibility and recommend funding priorities to the 
NRCS district conservationist. The NRCS district conservationist is to 
assign funding priorities according to the recommendations unless he 
determines that applications are incomplete, ineligible, or unfeasible. 
Low priority applications that cannot be serviced within specific time 
periods established by the State conservationist are to be returned to 
the applicant with an appropriate explanation. These applicants may 
reapply at a later date if they are still interested.
    (b) Eligible applicants are serviced within each subpriority 
according to the following criteria:
    (1) The specific type, amount, and relative importance of benefits 
to be derived. (Public benefits and offsite environmental improvement 
will take precedence over onsite benefits.)
    (2) Feasibility and practicability of reclaiming for the proposed 
uses.
    (3) Land user's ability to proceed.
    (4) Date of the application.