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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 15.20.05.07" title_num="15" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="05" heading="Standard Cost-Share Process.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Applications to Transport Manure.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To receive cost-share funds for transporting manure under the Standard Process, the applicant shall submit a signed, complete, accurate, and legible Departmental application, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If a broker is submitting the application, the broker shall submit the application directly to the Department for review and approval; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If an eligible receiving operation is submitting the application, the operation shall submit the application to the local soil conservation district for a preliminary review which, following this review, will forward the application to the Department for final review and approval.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant shall provide the following information on the application:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The applicant’s name, address, telephone number, and email address;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The eligible receiving operation’s name and address (if different than the applicant’s name and address);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>For poultry manure:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The name and address of the eligible sending operation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The name of the commercial poultry producer that contracts with the eligible sending operation to grow poultry;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>For livestock manure, the name and address of the eligible sending operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A signed statement by the owner or operator of the receiving operation acknowledging that manure transported under the Standard Process will be applied only to fields that are not phosphorus overenriched in accordance with the certified nutrient management plan, as follows:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>For soil testing less than 101 for phosphorus on the fertility index value, a person shall use manure according to a nutrient management plan using nitrogen or phosphorus as a limiting factor; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>For soil testing 101 to 149 for phosphorus on the fertility index value, a person shall use manure according to a nutrient management plan using phosphorus as a limiting factor; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Certain information from the current certified nutrient management plan for the eligible receiving operation, including organic recommendations, soil tests, and manure analysis.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Prior Approval of Application Required. A person may not transport manure under the Standard Process until the person’s application has been approved by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Determining Eligible Costs. The applicant shall submit transport records to the Department, as specified in the claim for payment forms, for the Department to determine eligible costs.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>