[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: 7CFR652.32]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 652_TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDER ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart C_Decertification
 
Sec. 652.32  Causes for decertification.

    A State Conservationist, in whose State a technical service provider 
is certified to provide technical service, may decertify the technical 
service provider, in accordance with these provisions, if the technical 
service provider, or someone acting on behalf of the technical service 
provider:
    (a) Fails to meet NRCS standards and specifications in the provision 
of technical services;
    (b) Violates the terms of the Certification Agreement, including but 
not limited to, a demonstrated lack of understanding of, or an 
unwillingness or inability to implement, NRCS standards and 
specifications for a particular practice for which the technical service 
provider is certified, or the provision of technical services for which 
the technical service provider is not certified;
    (c) Engages in a scheme or device to defeat the purposes of this 
part, including, but not limited to, coercion, fraud, misrepresentation, 
or providing incorrect or misleading information; or
    (d) Commits any other action of a serious or compelling nature as 
determined by NRCS that demonstrates the technical service provider's 
inability to fulfill the terms of the Certification Agreement or provide 
technical services under this part.