§ 704.3 - Administration.

(a) The program will be administered on behalf of CCC under the general supervision of the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and shall be carried out in the field by State FSA committees (STC) and county FSA committees (COC).

(b) The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) shall determine whether land is highly erodible and suitable for permanent vegetative cover, and the adequacy of the planned conservation practice to achieve the necessary erosion control and shall provide such other technical assistance in the implementation of the CRP as determined necessary.

(c) The Forest Service (FS) or the State Forestry Agency shall provide such assistance as determined necessary for developing and implementing conservation plans which include tree planting as the appropriate conservation practice.

(d) The Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service shall coordinate the related information and education program concerning implementation of the CRP.

(e) The FSA shall, in its operating procedures, list the conservation agencies and other agencies, such as the Fish and Wildlife Service, that provide services that may be utilized by FSA in carrying out the program provided for in this part.

(f) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the Deputy Administrator, State and County Operations, FSA (Deputy Administrator), may determine any question arising under the CRP, may reverse or modify any determination made by a STC or COC in connection with the CRP, and may administer any or all phases of the CRP delegated to the COC, STC, or any employee(s) where the COC, STC, or any employee fails to perform a function required in these regulations. In exercising this authority the Deputy Administrator may authorize a person or persons to carry out the CRP or other function(s) for such period of time as is deemed necessary by the Deputy Administrator.