{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1466.43","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1466.43","heading":"Incentive contract period.","body":"(a) NRCS shall apply science-based criteria to determine an appropriate contract period to achieve desired conservation benefits.\n(b) The period determined as appropriate under paragraph (a) of this section shall not be less than 5 years nor exceed 10 years.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS","PART 1466—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM","Subpart D—Incentive Contracts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"e1c5cecd0ea4c4ba8029fedfd4193b7d9b756151fc54d83afb2bfbb2e57d62b0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1466.42","next":"us/7-cfr-1466.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}