[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 6] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR600.5] [Page 343] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 600--ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents Sec. 600.5 Area offices. Each area office is under the direction and supervision of an area conservationist or assistant State conservationist for field operations who is responsible for NRCS activities in the geographical area served by the area office. Usually the geographical area includes multiple field offices and counties. Many area offices now consist of teams working on a watershed or other geopolitical basis.