[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 6] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR621.1] [Page 423] 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. Subpart A_General Sec. 621.1 Purpose. 621.2 Scope. Subpart B_USDA Cooperative Studies 621.10 Description. 621.11 Who may obtain assistance. 621.12 How to request assistance. 621.13 Conditions for approval. 621.14 Recipient responsibility. Subpart C_Floodplain Management Assistance 621.20 Description. 621.21 Who may obtain assistance. 621.22 How to request assistance. 621.23 Conditions for approval. 621.24 NRCS responsibility. 621.25 Recipient responsibility. Subpart D_Joint Investigations and Reports With the Department of the Army 621.30 Description. 621.31 Who may request assistance. 621.32 How to request assistance. 621.33 Conditions for approval. 621.34 Recipient responsibility. Subpart E_Interagency Coordination 621.40 Participation in Federal interagency policy activities at the national level. 621.41 Participation in Federal-State policy and planning activities at the regional level. 621.42 Federal-State compacts. 621.43 Interstate compacts and commissions. 621.44 Special studies. 621.45 Flood insurance studies. Authority: Sec. 6 (Pub. L. 83-566) 68 Stat. 666 (16 U.S.C. 1006). Source: 48 FR 18788, Apr. 26, 1983, unless otherwise noted. 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.