CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1400 to 1499) > SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS (parts 1410 to 1499) > PART 1468—CONSERVATION FARM OPTION > SUBPART A—General Provisions (§1468.1 to §1468.9) > 1468.2—Administration.

1468.2—Administration.

(a) CFO is carried out using Commodity Credit Corporation funds and will be administered on behalf of CCC by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) as set forth below.
(b) NRCS will:
(1) Provide overall program management and implementation for CFO;
(2) Establish policies, procedures, priorities, and guidance for program implementation, including determination of pilot project areas;
(3) Establish annual payment rates consistent with EQIP, CRP, and WRP payment rates;
(4) Make funding decisions and determine allocations of program funds, with FSA concurrence;
(5) Determine eligibility of practices;
(6) Provide technical leadership for conservation planning and implementation, quality assurance, and evaluation of program performance.
(c) FSA will:
(1) Be responsible for the administrative processes and procedures including applications, contracting, and financial matters, such as payments to participants, assistance in determining participant eligibility, and program accounting; and
(2) Provide leadership for establishing, implementing, and overseeing administrative processes for applications, contracts, payment processes, and administrative and financial performance reporting.
(d) NRCS and FSA will cooperate in establishing program policies, priorities, and guidelines related to the implementation of this part.
(e) No delegation herein to lower organizational levels shall preclude the Chief of NRCS, or the Administrator of FSA, or a designee, from determining any question arising under this part or from reversing or modifying any determination made under this part that is the responsibility of their respective agencies.