[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: 7CFR610.2]

[Page 348]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 610--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart A--Conservation Operations
 
Sec. 610.2  Scope.

    (a) Conservation operations, including technical assistance, is the 
basic soil and water conservation program of NRCS. This program is 
designed to:
    (1) Reduce soil losses from erosion;
    (2) Help solve soil, water, and agricultural waste management 
problems;
    (3) Bring about adjustments in land use as needed;
    (4) Reduce damage caused by excess water and sedimentation;
    (5) Enhance the quality of fish and wildlife habitat; and
    (6) Improve all agricultural lands, including cropland, forestland, 
and grazing lands that include pastureland, rangeland, and grazed 
forestland so that the long-term sustainability of the resource base is 
achieved.
    (b) The Natural Resources Conservation Service is USDA's technical 
agency for providing assistance to private landowners, conservation 
districts, and other organizations in planning and carrying out their 
conservation activities and programs. NRCS works with individuals, 
groups, and units of government to help them plan and carry out 
conservation decisions to meet their objectives.

[64 FR 42003, Aug. 3, 1999]