{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-635.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 635.1","heading":"Definitions and abbreviations.","body":"The following terms apply to this part:\nAppeal rights means the right of the participant to appeal a decision to the National Appeals Division (NAD) pursuant to part 614 of this chapter.\nChief means the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or a person with delegated authority to act for the Chief.\nCovered program means a conservation program administered by NRCS.\nEquitable relief means an action described in § 635.5 of this part.\nNatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) means an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture which has responsibility for administering covered programs, including those using the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).\nOGC means the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.\nParticipant means a participant in a covered program.\nSecretary means the Secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture.\nState means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.\nState Conservationist means the NRCS employee authorized to direct and supervise NRCS activities in a State or the State Conservationist's designee.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—LONG TERM CONTRACTING","PART 635—EQUITABLE RELIEF FROM INELIGIBILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"c83049c9f9489cdce4dbe3375bc0db27b2b5aff376d5435d4574d0c1aaab25d8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-634.50","next":"us/7-cfr-635.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}