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Welcome to TechReg
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What is TechReg?
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TechReg is the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Internet site for the
Technical Service Provider (TSP) Program. Individuals interested in providing conservation
technical assistance to farmers and ranchers on behalf of NRCS use this site to
register and become certified. The site also provides NRCS customers information
about how to find certified TSPs. TechReg supports the NRCS commitment to citizen-centered
electronic government and for serving the public more 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
2008 Farm Bill authorized NRCS to use TSPs. The public’s interest to do
conservation work and the government’s financial commitment to conservation are
both at historic levels. The TSP Program extends the reach of conservation to help
meet these demands. NRCS and conservation partners are committed to providing technical
and financial conservation service to customers more quickly and efficiently. TSPs
represent a new industry of certified professionals from the private sector, non-profit
organizations, and public agencies that can provide direct technical assistance
and deliver conservation activities in support of 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.
Now, the NRCS has the ability to provide financial assistance to producers for technical
assistance provided by certified TSPs. 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 to become a Technical Service Provider by checking out the TechReg-Step by Step Guide with instructions
on how to obtain a user ID and password.
The TSP Program allows farmers and ranchers to select from a number of TSPs to help
meet their conservation needs. NRCS is committed to ensuring quality conservation
technical assistance from the TSP Program for all its customers.
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TSP Policy
(as of August 2010) — 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:
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Handbook
180, Part 610, Technical Service Provider Handbook,
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GM-180,
Part 411, Technical Service Providers Assistance Policy,
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440-CPM,
Part 502, Terms and Abbreviation Common to All Programs, and
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440-CPM,
Part 504, Technical Service Provider Assistance.
For more information contact the National TSP Coordinator, Dwayne Howard, at 202-720-6731
or
dwayne.howard@wdc.usda.gov.
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TSP Assistance Final Rule (2/12/2010)
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