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height="0.41388888888888886in"} **CSP Job Sheet**

**United States Department of Agriculture**

**Natural Resources Conservation Service**

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**Enhancement Activities**

CSP offers the opportunity to reward or encourage activities that
address air quality and atmospheric change issues related to
agricultural operations.

**Benefits**

These activities will reduce emissions of ozone precursors (including
volatile organic compounds \[VOCs\] and nitrogen oxides), which lead to
the formation of ozone.

**CSP Payments**

A participant can earn payments by initiating or maintaining any of the
following activities:

-   Use an integrated pest management system to decrease usage of
    chemical pesticide control

-   Properly store and dispense fuels, chemicals, and pesticides

-   Use approved feed management system to reduce VOC emissions from
    manures

-   Manage prescribed burning so that VOC emissions are minimized

-   Utilize an appropriate manure management system which can reduce VOC
    emissions

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-   Utilize a nutrient management system to reduce emissions of nitrogen
    oxides

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**CSP Enhancement Activity Task Sheet**

**Air Resources: Ozone Precursors**

**Client's Acknowledgement Statement:**

I have elected to use the following Air Resource Management activities
and understand the requirements of the selected activities (Check all
that apply):

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  **□**   Use an integrated pest management system to decrease usage of
          chemical pesticide control (Ozone-01)

  **□**   Properly store fuels, chemicals & pesticides (Ozone-02)

  **□**   Use approved feed management system to reduce VOC emissions from
          manures (Ozone-03)

  **□**   Manage prescribed burning to minimize VOC emissions from incomplete
          combustion of fuels (Ozone-04)

  **□**   Utilize an appropriate manure management. system which can reduce
          VOC emissions (Ozone-05)

  **□**   Utilize a nutrient management system to reduce emissions of
          nitrogen oxides (Ozone-06)
  ------- -------------------------------------------------------------------

I agree that the following information will be provided to NRCS upon
request:

Written documentation of the activity preformed (use attached worksheets
or equivalent).

Copies of dated receipts for equipment or services purchased.

I understand that CSP Enhancements earnings are subject to payment caps
and that my actual payments will depend on my CSP Tier level, the land
area affected and the number of activities.

I understand that it is my responsibility to obtain all necessary
permits and to comply with all laws, regulations and ordinances
pertaining to the application of these activities.

Accepted by: /s/
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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![](media/image2.png){width="1.3763888888888889in"
height="0.41388888888888886in"} **CSP Worksheet**

**United States Department of Agriculture**

**Natural Resources Conservation Service**

Payment: \$XX/acre

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a comprehensive approach of
controlling insects, weeds, and plant pathogens with environmentally and
economically sound practices. A benefit of IPM is a reduced reliance on
chemical control of pests and disease, which can reduce the potential
for ozone precursors from the applied chemical to be emitted.

-   Attach a certified copy of your IPM plan for your farm

Briefly describe the IPM system utilized on your farm. Include a brief
description on how chemical use is reduced with this system:

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![](media/image2.png){width="1.3763888888888889in"
height="0.41388888888888886in"} **CSP Worksheet**

**United States Department of Agriculture**

**Natural Resources Conservation Service**

Payment: \$XX/year

Fuels and agricultural chemicals which are exposed to the air have the
potential to release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the air. Many
VOCs are precursors to ozone production. Careful storage and dispensing
of fuels and chemicals can reduce VOC emissions and help address
concerns regarding ozone formation.

There are two types of systems available to reduce VOC emissions from
handling of fuels:

**VOC recovery system (phase I)** - Equipment used to recover fuel
vapors that escape between the fuel delivery trucks and the storage
tanks.

**VOC recovery system (phase II)** - Equipment used to recover fuel
vapors that escape when refueling equipment.

For agricultural chemicals, proper storage of chemicals and containers
in covered shelters will reduce the potential for VOC emissions.

-   Attach proof of a VOC recovery system or dedicated covered chemical
    storage facility for your operation

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![](media/image2.png){width="1.3763888888888889in"
height="0.41388888888888886in"} **CSP Worksheet**

**United States Department of Agriculture**

**Natural Resources Conservation Service**

Payment: \$XX/animal unit equivalent

Feed management / animal nutrition planning controls inputs to the
animals, which reduces undigested or partially digested compounds,
reducing chemical concentrations in manure, and reducing the potential
for emissions of ozone precursors and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
from the animals and their manure.

-   Attach receipts showing purchase of feed rations which reduce VOC
    emissions

-   Provide copy of a feed management plan which utilizes feed rations
    which reduce animal and manure VOC emissions

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![](media/image2.png){width="1.3763888888888889in"
height="0.41388888888888886in"} **CSP Worksheet**

**United States Department of Agriculture**

**Natural Resources Conservation Service**

Payment: \$XX/acre

When managed properly, prescribed burning can be done to minimize
emission of VOCs.

-   Provide documentation of conditions under which prescribed burn was
    carried out;

-   Provide certification of accepted conduct of prescribed burn.

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![](media/image2.png){width="1.3763888888888889in"
height="0.41388888888888886in"} **CSP Worksheet**

**United States Department of Agriculture**

**Natural Resources Conservation Service**

Payment: \$XX/animal unit equivalent

Emissions of volatile organic compounds from swine manure storage
systems represent a concern to air quality. The method of handling and
storing manure can have a large impact on potential VOC emissions from
the manure. Emission rates of volatile organic compounds are dependent
upon manure loading rate to the storage facility, and indirectly
influenced by animal numbers.

-   Provide documentation of the manure management system you use,
    including the methods of manure handling and storage used to reduce
    VOC emissions from manure.

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![](media/image2.png){width="1.3763888888888889in"
height="0.41388888888888886in"} **CSP Worksheet**

**United States Department of Agriculture**

**Natural Resources Conservation Service**

Payment: \$XX/animal unit equivalent

Nitrogen oxides (NO~x~), which are important contributors to air
pollution and photochemical smog, are released into the atmosphere from
the soil. Agricultural quantities of NO~x~ may rival those from
industrial emissions. Much of the NO~x~ released from soils is a result
of the nitrification/denitrification process in which NH~4~ is oxidized
to NO~3~ and then reduced to N~2~. Controlling ammonia conversion to
nitrates will minimize NO~x~ production and release to the atmosphere.

-   Provide documentation of the nutrient management system you use.
    Include methods of controlling nitrification, like nitrification
    inhibitors, split application of nutrients, and applying nutrients
    only to current crop needs.