[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: 7CFR621.1]

[Page 365]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 621--RIVER BASIN INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 621.1  Purpose.


    This part describes policies, requirements, and procedures governing 
the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) investigations and surveys of 
watersheds of rivers and other waterways as a basis for developing 
coordinated programs. These activities are undertaken in cooperation 
with other Federal, State, and local agencies. The delegation of 
authority to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to 
provide national leadership for the conservation, development, and 
productive use of the Nation's soil, water, and related resources, 
including the activities treated in this part is found at Sec. 2.62 of 
this title.