Contract modifications.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The administering agency may modify contracts previously entered into if it is determined to be desirable to carry out the purposes of the program, facilitate the practical administration thereof, or to accomplish equitable treatment with respect to other conservation, land-use, or water-quality programs. (b) Requirements of active contracts may be waived or modified by the administering agency only if such waiver or modification is specifically provided for in these regulations. NRCS concurrence in modifications is necessary when modifications involve a technical aspect of the participant's water-quality plan. A contract may be modified only if it is determined that such modifications are desirable to carry out purposes of the program or to facilitate the program's practical administration. (c) Contracts may be modified to add, delete, substitute, or reinstall best management practices when: (1) The installed measure failed to achieve the desired results through no fault of the participant, (2) The installed measure deteriorated because of conditions beyond the control of the participant, or (3) Another BMP is substituted that will achieve the desired results. (d) Contract modifications are not required when items of work are accomplished prior to scheduled completion or within 1 year following the year of scheduled completion. (e) If, during the contract period, all or part of the right and interest in the land is transferred by sale or other transfer action, the contra

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 634.26