Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter VII - Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture |
SubChapter A - Agricultural Conservation Program |
Part 701 - Emergency Conservation Program, Emergency Forest Restoration Program, and Certain Related Programs Previously Administered Under This Part |
§ 701.4 - Producer eligibility.
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(a) To be eligible to participate in the ECP the Deputy Administrator must determine that a person is an agricultural producer with an interest in the land affected by the natural disaster, and that person must be liable for or have paid the expense that is the subject of the cost share. The applicant must be a landowner or user in the
area where the qualifying event has occurred, and must be a party who will incur the expense that is the subject of the cost share. (b) Federal agencies and States, including all agencies and political subdivisions of a State, are ineligible to participate in the ECP.
(c) All producer eligibility is subject to the availability of funds and an application may be denied for any reason.