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Welcome to TechReg |
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What is TechReg? |
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TechReg is an Internet application which will make it easy for individuals
interested in providing technical assistance to farmers and ranchers on behalf
of USDA to register and become certified, and USDA Customers to find these
certified providers. TechReg is an outstanding example of USDA’s commitment to
citizen-centered electronic government -- a critical part of the Bush
Administration’s initiative to serve the public effectively and efficiently
through electronic means.
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Who are Technical Service Providers and what can they do? |
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The 2002 Farm Bill authorized USDA to use Technical Service Providers (TSPs).
The premise behind TSPs is that the public interest to do conservation work and
the government’s financial commitment are both at historic levels. The Farm
Bill increased conservation investment up $1.8 billion to $3.9 billion. NRCS
and our locally-led partners are committed to getting this money out quickly
and efficiently. Helping build a new industry of certified professionals from
the private sector, non-profit organizations, and public agencies to provide
direct technical assistance and deliver conservation activities will help with
this commitment.
Technical assistance includes conservation planning and design, layout,
installation, and checkout of approved conservation practices. NRCS and
conservation districts have traditionally provided these technical services,
and will continue to do so. What’s new is that USDA will now reimburse
producers for technical assistance provided by certified Technical Service
Providers. For details on technical service categories and certification
criteria, click here.
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Interested in becoming a Technical Service Provider? |
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Find out how easy it is to become a USDA Technical Service Provider by
checking out the TechReg-Step by Step Guide You will need a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account (user ID and password). You can now register for your USDA eAuthentication account online..
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NRCS wants quality, convenient assistance for all its customers. |
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NRCS is committed to ensuring quality technical assistance no matter wheither
this service comes from NRCS employees or a TSP. The quality benchmarks are
those in the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide. NRCS is also committed to a
Technical Service Provider process that is farmer or producer friendly.
Technical Service Provider technical assistance will be offered in ways that
will be convenient to farmers and ranchers and designed to meet their needs.
That means producers will have a choice of providers. You may use NRCS for
technical assistance, or may call on a Technical Service Provider certified by
NRCS to provide such assistance.
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TSP Policy (as of 10/18/2005) —
The TSP policy is now online. It provides guidance to NRCS employees on how to
conduct the Technical Service Provider process. To view, go to:
- Handbook 180, Part 610, Technical Service Provider Handbook,
- GM-180, Part 411, Technical Service Providers Assistance Policy,
- 440-CPM, Part 502, Terms and Abbreviation Common to All Programs, and
- 440-CPM, Part 504, Technical Service Provider Assistance.
For more information contact the National TSP Coordinator, Angel Figueroa, at 202-720-6731 or
angel.figueroa@wdc.usda.gov.
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TSP Assistance Final Rule (11/29/2004)
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