Section 47.20. Application and approval.

 

(1)  A landowner wishing to participate in the program shall apply at the FSA office for the county in which the land is located, on FSA forms.

(2)  The state forester shall make basic eligibility determinations, including whether the applicant meets nonindustrial private forest land ownership criteria and minimum and maximum acreage criteria, and the landowner shall be notified of the determination in writing.

(3)  The department shall review applications to determine practice eligibility, based on the following:

(a) Verification that the landowner has an approved landowner forest stewardship plan.

(b) The practice is needed and feasible.

(c) The practice is eligible under this subchapter.

(4)  Applications will be approved provided grant funds are available. Department approval of an application shall constitute an agreement by the state, United States and the landowner.

(5)  Upon approval of a practice, the department shall prepare a practice outline that identifies the needed technical practices, specifications, and approximate time frames for the implementation of the practice, to achieve the objectives of the practice. The outline shall be attached to and become part of the landowner forest stewardship plan and shall be effective for the duration of the practice. The requirements in the practice outline shall constitute the basis for determining acceptable performance upon practice completion.

(6)  Upon approval of a practice, the landowner shall be notified in writing by the FSA. The notice shall state that the landowner can begin implementing the approved practice.

Cr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440 , eff. 9-1-92; am. (1) and (6), Register, May, 1999, No. 521 , eff. 6-1-99.