{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-652.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 652.40","heading":"Effect of decertification.","body":"(a) The Department will not make payment under a program contract for the technical services of a decertified technical service provider that were provided during the period of decertification. Likewise, NRCS will not procure, or otherwise enter into an agreement for, the services of a decertified technical service provider during the period of decertification.\n(b) National decertification list. NRCS shall maintain a current list of decertified technical service providers. NRCS shall remove decertified providers from the list of certified providers. Participants may not hire a decertified technical service provider. It is the participant's responsibility to check the decertified list before hiring a technical service provider. Decertification of a technical service provider in one State decertifies the technical service provider from providing technical services under current programs in all States, the Caribbean Area, and the Pacific Basin Area.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER F—SUPPORT ACTIVITIES","PART 652—TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDER ASSISTANCE","Subpart C—Decertification"],"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":"90d996c61bfdc7c424afb982435dbf13b8e08e637c3894e7ed4a0af9a78b05f5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-652.39","next":"us/7-cfr-652.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}