[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 10] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR1466.1] [Page 660] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 1466_ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Provisions Sec. 1466.1 Applicability. Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides assistance to eligible farmers and ranchers to address soil, water, air, and related natural resources concerns, and to encourage enhancements on their lands in an environmentally beneficial and cost-effective manner and to assist producers in complying with environmental regulations. The purposes of the program are achieved by implementing structural and land management conservation practices on eligible land.