[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: 7CFR652.23]

[Page 534]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 652_TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDER ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B_Certification
 
Sec. 652.23  Certification process for private-sector entities.

    (a) A private sector entity that applies for certification must 
identify, and provide supporting documentation, that it has the 
requisite professional and business licensure within the jurisdiction 
for which it seek certification, and that it employs at least one 
individual, authorized to act on its behalf that:
    (1) Has received certification on an individual basis in accordance 
with Sec. 652.22; or
    (2) Seeks certification on an individual basis as part of the 
private-sector entity's certification and ensures that the requirements 
set forth in Sec. 652.21(a) are contained within the private-sector 
entity's application to support such certification.
    (b) NRCS will determine pursuant to Sec. 652.22 whether the 
individual(s) identified in the private-sector entity's application 
meets the certification standards set forth in Sec. 652.21 for the 
specific services the entity wishes to provide.
    (c) NRCS will, within 60 days of receipt of an application, make a 
determination on the application submitted by an entity. If NRCS 
determines that all requirements for the private-sector entity and the 
identified individual(s) are met, NRCS will complete the actions 
described in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(3) of Sec. 652.22.
    (d) The Certification Agreement entered into with the private-sector 
entity shall:
    (1) Identify the certified individuals who are authorized to perform 
technical services on behalf of and under the auspices of the entity's 
certification;
    (2) Require that the entity has, at all times, an individual who is 
a certified technical service provider authorized to act on the entity's 
behalf;
    (3) Require that the entity promptly provide an amended 
Certification Agreement to NRCS for approval when the list of certified 
individuals performing technical services under its auspices changes;
    (4) Require that responsibility for any work performed by non-
certified individuals be assumed by a certified individual who is 
authorized to act on the entity's behalf; and
    (5) Require that the entity be legally responsible for the work 
performed by any individual working under the auspices of its 
certification.
    (e) NRCS may, in accordance with the decertification process set 
forth in this part, decertify the private sector entity, the certified 
individual(s) acting under the auspices of its certification, or both 
the private sector entity and the certified individual(s) acting under 
the auspices of its certification.