Subpart D - SCS/FSA Responsibilities By Organizational Level 



SUBPART D - RESPONSIBILITIES BY ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL 



510.31(b) 



510.30 National Office. 



(a) The Deputy Chief for Programs has national leadership for 

 policy and coordination within SCS, with other agencies relative to 

 FSA, and for rulings on appeals made to the Chief. 



(b) The Deputy Chief for Programs has delegated policy 

 formulation responsibility for the Conservation Reserve Progr2un to the 

 Director of the Land Treatment Program Division, and the 

 responsibility for highly erodible land, wetland conservation, 

 conservation easements, Tax Reform Act, and coordination with 

 conservation districts to the Director of the Conservation Planning 

 Division. 



(c) The Deputy Chief for Technology is responsible for policy 

 related to establishment and maintenance of technical criteria, 

 standards, procedures, and related requirements appliceible to FSA, 

 including consulting with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on use 

 of The National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands and 

 Hydric Soils of the United States relative to wetland and converted 

 wetland identification and resolving issues on minimal effect. 



(d) The Directors of the National Technical Centers are 

 responsible for technical coordination and assistance among the 

 states. 



510.31 State office. 



The state conservationist (STC) has overall responsibility for 

 FSA implementation, within his/her state including: 



(a) Coordinating SCS responsibilities with other USDA agencies, 

 the FWS regional office, conservation districts, and others; 



(b) Consulting with FWS on matters relating to wetlands as 

 described in 512.50 including state-level wetland appeals, minimal 

 effects determinations, and problems with wetland identification or 

 conversions as mutually agreed with the FWS Director or designee. 



510-15 

 (180-V-NFSAM, Second Ed., Amend. 6, May 1991) 



