7 CFR § 1466.30 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1466.30"
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title: "7 CFR § 1466.30 - Definitions."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1466.30"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS"
part_number: "1466"
part_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c; and 16 U.S.C. 3839aa—3839-8."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 69280, Dec. 17, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1466"
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# 1466.30 Definitions.
In addition to the terms defined in § 1466.3, the definitions in this section apply to this subpart:
*Eligible entity* means, as determined by NRCS:
(1) A third-party private entity the primary business of which is related to agriculture;
(2) A nongovernmental organization with experience working with agricultural producers; or
(3) A governmental organization.
*Grant agreement* means a document describing a relationship between NRCS and a State or local government, or other recipient whenever the principal purpose of the relationship is the transfer of a thing of value to a recipient in order to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by Federal law and substantial Federal involvement is not anticipated.
*Grant Review Board* consists of representatives of NRCS staff as determined by the Chief.
*On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trial (OFCIT) agreement* means an agreement that governs the relationship between NRCS and the participant for the purposes of OFCIT implementation. An OFCIT agreement may be between either NRCS and a producer or NRCS and an eligible entity.
*On-farm conservation research* means an investigation conducted to answer a specified conservation-related question using a statistically valid design, while employing farm-scale equipment on farm fields.
*Project* means the activities as defined within the scope of the grant agreement or cooperative agreement.
*Project director* means the individual responsible for the technical direction and management of the project as designated in the application.
*Technical Peer Review Panel* means a panel consisting of Federal and non-Federal technical advisors who possess expertise in a discipline or disciplines deemed important to provide a technical evaluation of project proposals submitted under the funding opportunity announcement.