{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-635.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 635.3","heading":"Reliance on incorrect actions or information.","body":"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—\n(a) Acting in good faith, relied on action and advice from an NRCS employee or representative of USDA to their detriment;\n(b) Did not know or have sufficient reason to know that the action or advice upon which they relied would be detrimental; and\n(c) Did not act in reliance on their own misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the program provisions, notices, or information.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—LONG TERM CONTRACTING","PART 635—EQUITABLE RELIEF FROM INELIGIBILITY"],"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":"2af213d503d3e5960cb6c17bd30d665b6ac77d6f3fd20d5ed1ab483c2cb7dfc9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-635.2","next":"us/7-cfr-635.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}