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Award Identifying Number: NEST Agreement Number: substitute. However, prior to the substitute Parcel being eligible for funding, there must be (1) a written pending offer, and (2) the landowner must meet eligibility criteria for FY 2014. d. The State Conservationist may require substitute Parcels to be re- ranked. 14. When a conservation plan violation is reported to the ENTITY by NRCS, after all administrative and appeal rights have been exhausted by the landowner in accordance with 7 CFR part 12 and 7 CFR part 614, the ENTITY shall implement easement enforcement procedures. 15. The ENTITY will report the Federal Cash for the advance of any funds and the Federal Expenditures and Unobligated Balance of funds using the Federal Financial Report Standard Form 425 (FFRs) (Exhibit 5). This will be submitted to the NRCS State office within 5 business days prior to December 31, March 31, June 30, and September 30 if the ENTITY closes an Agricultural Land Easement on a Parcel in this agreement during that fiscal quarter. Reports shall be submitted on an accrual accounting basis. Failure to submit reports in accordance with the above schedule may result in suspension or termination of award. A final report shall be submitted no later than 90 days after the completion of the award. For final FFRs, reporting end date shall be the end date of the project or agreement period. 16. This Paragraph and Paragraphs 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14 and 15 of this Section IX.0 shall survive the closing of the Agricultural Land Easement and the termination or expiration of this agreement. X. PUBLIC INFORMATION and CIVIL RIGHTS A. The ENTITY agrees to include USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in any public news releases, events, brochures, fact sheets, etc. related to the acquisition of the properties listed in Attachment A that were acquired with ACEP funds under with this agreement. B. The ENTITY agrees to provide to the NRCS North Carolina State Public Affairs Specialist for review and cominent, before public release, draft copies of fact sheets or success stories developed for ACEP funded properties acquired under this agreement. This will be provided to NRCS a minimum of three (3) business days before publication. NRCS will return any comments to the ENTITY within two (2) business days of receipt of the draft publication. C. The ENTITY agrees to comply with NRCS guidelines and requirements regarding the disclosure of information protected under Section 1619 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (PL 110 -246), 7 U.S.C. 879. Activities performed under this agreement may involve access to confidential and potentially sensitive information about governmental and landowner issues. Confidential information means information or data of a personal nature, proprietary about an individual, or information or data submitted by or pertaining to an organization. This information shall not be disclosed without prior written consent of NRCS. The NRCS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officer should be contacted if there are any questions surrounding the disclosure of information pursuant to one of the exceptions of Section 1619. XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS. A. If Agricultural Land Easements on all the Parcels listed on Attachment A or the substitution(s) for those Parcels are not closed or reimbursement is not requested by the dates indicated in Section W, any remaining funds may be released from this obligation unless a written request to extend the closing or 12 NRCS Representative Initial Recipient Representative Initial Attachment number 1 F -7 Page 167