7 CFR § 656.1 - Purpose.

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title: "7 CFR § 656.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "656.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SUPPORT ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "656"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PROPERTIES ENCOUNTERED IN NRCS-ASSISTED PROGRAMS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 86-523, 74 Stat. 220, as amended (16 U.S.C. 469 ); Pub. L. 89-665, 80 Stat. 915, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 ); 7 CFR 2.62."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 36804, July 18, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 656.1 Purpose.

This part prescribes Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) policy, procedures, and guidelines for the implementation of archeological and historical laws and appropriate executive orders for administering NRCS programs.