§ 2.16 Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.

ection 306A (7 U.S.C. 1926a) and section 306B (7 U.S.C. 1926b), relating to the emergency community water assistance grant programs, and section 306D (7 U.S.C. 1926d), relating to water systems for rural Alaskan Native Villages; (D) Section 306C (7 U.S.C. 1926c) to administer the water and waste facility loans and grants to alleviate health risks; (E) Sections 309 (7 U.S.C. 1929) and 309A (7 U.S.C. 1929a), regarding assets and programs related to rural development; (F) Section 310A (7 U.S.C. 1931), relating to watershed and resource conservation and development loans; (G) Section 310B (7 U.S.C. 1932), regarding various Rural Development programs; (H) Section 310C (7 U.S.C. 1933), relating to housing program interest rates; (I) Section 310G (7 U.S.C. 1936a), relating to the use of rural development loans and grants for other purposes, and section 353A (7 U.S.C. 2001a), relating to the servicing of community facilities loans; (J) Section 364 (7 U.S.C. 2006f) and section 365 (7 U.S.C. 2008); (K) Administrative provisions of subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act related to Rural Utilities Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural Housing Service activities. (L) Section 375 (7 U.S.C. 2008j), relating to the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. (M) Sections 379 (7 U.S.C. 2008n) through 379G (7 U.S.C. 2008u) and subtitles E through I (7 U.S.C. 2009-2009dd-7) relating to rural development programs and activities. (ii) Collect, service, and liquidate loans made or insured by the Farm Service Agency, or its predecessor agencies. (iii) Administer the Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Trust Liquidation Act (40 U.S.C. 440 et seq. ), and trust, liquidation, and other agreements entered into pursuant thereto. (iv) [Reserved] (v) Administer Farmers Home Administration or any successor agency assets conveyed in trust under the Participation Sales Act of 1966 (12 U.S.C. 1717)

s orders issued by the Department pursuant to authorities delegated by the President to the Secretary under Executive Order 13603, “National Defense Resources Preparedness” (3 CFR, 2012 Comp., p. 225). (2) Related to natural resources conservation. Designation of new project areas in which the resource conservation and development program assistance will be provided. (3) Related to risk management. (i) Appointment of those members of the Board of Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation who are not already otherwise employed by the Department of Agriculture, and as authorized in 7 U.S.C. 1505(a) designating an Under Secretary of Agriculture to be a member of the Board in addition to the Under Secretary responsible for the Federal crop insurance program who is a Board member pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1505(a). (ii) Appointment of the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency who also shall serve as the Manager of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. (4) Approval of prize competitions that may result in the award of more than $1,000,000 in cash prizes under section 24(m)(4)(B) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719(m)(4)(B)). [60 FR 56393, Nov. 8, 1995, as amended at 61 FR 25775, May 23, 1996; 61 FR 37552, July 18, 1996; 62 FR 1031, Jan. 8, 1997; 62 FR 19900, Apr. 24, 1997; 62 FR 40253, July 28, 1997; 65 FR 12427, Mar. 9, 2000; 68 FR 27435, May 20, 2003; 71 FR 35491, June 21, 2006; 71 FR 51421, Aug. 30, 2006; 74 FR 3401, Jan. 21, 2009; 75 FR 43368, July 23, 2010; 78 FR 40937, July 9, 2013; 79 FR 44106, July 30, 2014; 80 FR 58336, Sept. 29, 2015; 83 FR 22179, May 14, 2018; 83 FR 61311, Nov. 29. 2018; 85 FR 65504, Oct. 15, 2020; 87 FR 44267, July 26, 2022; 89 FR 80074, Oct. 2, 2024; 91 FR 18768, 18769, Apr. 13, 2026]