[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: 7CFR611.10] [Page 355-356] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 611--SOIL SURVEYS--Table of Contents Subpart B--Soil Survey Operations Sec. 611.10 Standards, guidelines, and plans. (a) NRCS conducts soil surveys under national standards and guidelines for naming, classifying, and interpreting soils and for publishing soil surveys in the USDA series. (b) A soil survey work plan of a county or area of similar size that is to be completed for publication is prepared prior to the start of each soil survey. The work plan provides information relevant to the conduct and publication of the soil survey. The plan is [[Page 356]] signed by representatives of NRCS, land grant universities, and in some states representatives of other state agencies. Federal land administering agencies also sign the work plan if federal lands are included in the survey.