Comments for Consideration - interim rule, Technical Service Provider Assistance (7 CFR Part 652)

Comments submitted by Stewardship America, Inc.
on the interim rule for Technical Service Provider Assistance
(7 CFR Part 652)

Comments submitted February 18, 2003

The following documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader (which you can download for free)

1. Letter sent to USDA containing comments and recommendations on interim rule;
2. A suggested "flow chart" showing how responsibilities might be divided and how services and money might be provided to producers by different agencies, organizations and private TSP companies;

3. An excerpt from GAO Report #02-295, "Agricultural Conservation - State Advisory Committees' Views on How USDA Programs Could Better Address Environmental Concerns," with a focus on those excerpts that are most pertinent to the TSP interim rule;
4. A copy of the comments submitted by Nadine Scott, President of the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, in which some comments have been highlighted and marginal notes have been added; and

5. A copy of the comments submitted by Loni Kemp, Senior Policy Analyst for the Minnesota Project, in which, again, some comments have been highlighted and marginal notes have been added.

Additional comments submitted April 11 and April 30, 2003

6. Letter sent to USDA on April 11 re: pricing structure.
7.   Attachment 1: Considerations that need to be factored into the pricing of TSP Services
8.   Attachment 2: Excerpt from comments submitted February 18, 2003
9.   Attachment 3: Different roles for different types of TSPs?
10. Letter sent to USDA on April 30 re: additional comments - ensure NRCS maintains its traditional role as a direct provider of technical services to producers
11. Revised flow chart

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