Title 7: Agriculture
PART 636—WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM
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§ 636.8 The WHIP plan of operations (WPO).
(a) The participant develops a WPO with the assistance of NRCS or other public or private natural resource professionals, who are approved by NRCS. A WPO encompasses the parcel of land where habitat will be established, improved, protected, enhanced, or restored. The WPO shall be approved by NRCS and address at least one of the following:
(1) Fish and wildlife habitat conditions that are of concern to the participant;
(2) Fish and wildlife habitat concerns identified in State, regional, and national conservation initiatives; or
(3) Fish and wildlife habitat concerns identified in an approved area-wide plan that addresses the wildlife resource habitat concern.
(b) The WPO forms the basis for the WHIP cost-share agreement and shall be attached and included as part of the cost-share agreement, along with the O&M agreement. The WPO includes a schedule for installation and maintenance of the conservation practices, as determined by NRCS.
(c) The WPO may be modified in accordance with §636.10.
(d) All conservation practices in the WPO must be approved by NRCS and developed and carried out in accordance with the applicable NRCS FOTG.
(e) The participant is responsible for the implementation of the WPO.
