{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-654.41","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 654.41","heading":"Performance of operation and maintenance.","body":"(a) Arrangement. O\u0026M is a prerequisite for approval of Federal emergency assistance when:\n(1) The emergency measure needs to be operated and maintained in order to serve its intended purpose, or\n(2) The emergency measure needs to be operated and maintained to insure that it will not become hazardous.\n(b) Time of operation and maintenance. The sponsor(s)' obligations for O\u0026M begin when the measure is installed and extend for the duration of the time required for the emergency measure to serve the purpose for which it is installed.\n(c) Performance. Operation and maintenance is to be performed in a manner that will protect the environment and otherwise comply with NRCS, State, and local requirements. The method of performing O\u0026M is at the option of the sponsor(s).","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER F—SUPPORT ACTIVITIES","PART 654—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE","Subpart D—Emergency Watershed Protection"],"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":"77d0adcb5a9ecd1d9f35c923bb77cdbd8b2efca5ab527a0d248f3cc574da8a1f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-654.40","next":"us/7-cfr-654.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}