7 CFR § 763.16 - Environmental regulation compliance.

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title: "7 CFR § 763.16 - Environmental regulation compliance."
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title_name: "Agriculture"
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section_name: "Environmental regulation compliance."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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# 763.16 Environmental regulation compliance.

(a) *Environmental compliance requirements.* The environmental requirements contained in part 799 of this chapter must be met prior to approval of guarantee request.

(b) *Determination.* The Agency determination of whether an environmental problem exists will be based on:

(1) The information supplied with the application;

(2) Environmental resources available to the Agency including, but not limited to, documents, third parties, and government agencies;

(3) Other information supplied by the buyer or seller upon Agency request; and

(4) A visit to the farm.

[76 FR 75430, Dec. 2, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 51284, Aug. 3, 2016]