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7 CFR §635.3

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The Chief may grant equitable relief to any participant that NRCS determines is not in compliance with the requirements, terms and conditions of a covered program, and therefore ineligible for a payment, or other benefit, if the participant—
  1. (a)Acting in good faith, relied on action and advice from an NRCS employee or representative of USDA to their detriment;
  2. (b)Did not know or have sufficient reason to know that the action or advice upon which they relied would be detrimental; and
  3. (c)Did not act in reliance on their own misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the program provisions, notices, or information.