APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION. To apply for enrollment through an easement, 30-year contract (acreage owned by Indian Tribes only), or 10-year cost-share agreement, landowners must submit an application for participation in the HFRP during an announced period for such signup. (1) Landowners who are interested in participation for all HFRP enrollment options must apply by completing Form NRCS-CPA-1200, Conservation Program Application, (Subpart I, Exhibits, Section 511.100). (2) By filing an application for participation, the applicant consents to an NRCS representative entering the land for purposes of determining land eligibility and for other activities that are necessary or desirable for the NRCS to make offers of enrollment. The applicant is entitled to accompany an NRCS representative on any site visits. (3) In order to enhance the probability of enrollment in HFRP, an applicant may voluntarily offer to accept a lesser payment than is being offered by NRCS. Such offer and subsequent payments may not be less than 75 percent of the fair market value of the enrolled land during the period the land is subject to the easement less the fair market value of the land encumbered by the easement for permanent easements or easements for the maximum duration allowed under State law. For 30-year easements and 30-year contracts, there is no lower limit that the NRCS can accept for a reduced offer.
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