Federal Register. Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Interim Rule. Start Preamble. Start Printed Page 6. AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Commodity Credit Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Interim rule with request for comment.
SUMMARY: This interim rule with request for comment amends the existing Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) regulation for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to incorporate programmatic changes as authorized by amendments in the Agricultural Act of 2. Act). DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective November 5, 2. Comment date: Submit comments on or before January 5, 2. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments using one of the following methods: Federal e. Rulemaking Portal: http: //www. Follow the instructions for submitting comments for Docket No.
NRCS- 2. 01. 4- 0. Regulatory and Agency Policy Team, Strategic Planning and Accountability, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 5. Sunnyside Avenue, Building 1- 1. D, Beltsville, MD 2. NRCS will post all comments on http: //www.
HOME Investment Partnerships Program Final Rule 24 CFR Part 92 September 16, 1996 (updated through December 22, 2004) HOME Investment Partnerships Program Final Rule Table of Contents SUBPART A – GENERAL 92.1 Overview 1. This interim rule amends Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) regulations to incorporate nondiscretionary changes made by the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity.
If your comment includes your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information, please be aware that your entire comment, including this personal information, will be made publicly available. Do not include personal information with your comment submission if you do not wish for it to be made public. Start Further Info. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P. O. Box 2. 89. 0, Washington, DC 2. Telephone: (2. 02) 7.
Title: CoC Program Interim Rule - Formatted Version Author: HUD Subject: CoC Program Interim Rule - Formatted Version Created Date: 8/8/2012 3:03:08 PM. On July 31, 2012, HUD published an interim rule entitled ``Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program.'' The Continuum of Care (CoC) program is designed to address the critical.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory Certifications. Executive Order 1. Executive Order 1. Regulatory Planning and Review,” and Executive Order 1. Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” directs agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity).
Executive Order 1. Upon implementation of this rule the Natural Resources Conservation Service intends to conduct a retrospective review of this rule with the purpose of improving program performance, emphasizing priority enhancements, and better understanding the longevity of conservation implementation. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) designated this interim rule with request for comment a significant regulatory action. The administrative record is available for public inspection in Room 5. South Building, USDA, 1. Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Pursuant to Executive Order 1.
NRCS conducted a cost- effectiveness analysis (CEA) of the potential impacts associated with this program. A summary of the effectiveness analysis can be found at the end of this preamble and a copy of the analysis is available upon request from the Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P. O. Box 2. 89. 0, Washington, DC 2.
In addition to your substantive comments on this interim rule, we invite your comments on how to make the provisions easier to understand. For example: Are the requirements in the rule clearly stated? Are the scope and intent of the rule clear? Does the rule contain technical language or jargon that is not clear? Is the material logically organized?
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER. Policy and Program Development Branch, Supplemental Food Programs Division, Food and. Specifically, this interim rule prohibits state and local governments from using CDBG funds for . The rule also applies to section.
Would changing the grouping or order of sections or adding headings make the rule easier to understand? Could we improve clarity by adding tables, lists, or diagrams? Would more, but shorter, sections be better? Are there specific sections that are too long or confusing? What else could we do to make the rule easier to understand? Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.
S. C. 6. 01- 6. 12) (RFA) generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute. NRCS did not prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for this rule because NRCS is not required by 5 U. S. C. 5. 53, or any other provision of law, to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to the subject matter of this rule. Even so, NRCS has determined that this action, while mostly affecting small entities, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of these small entities. NRCS made this determination based on the fact that this regulation only impacts those who choose to participate in the program.
Small entity applicants will not be affected to a greater extent than large entity applicants. Environmental Analysis.
NRCS has determined that changes made by this rule fall within a category of actions that are excluded from the requirement to prepare either an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The changes made by the rule are primarily those mandated by the 2. Act, though there are additional administrative changes made to improve consistency with other NRCS programs and make other clarifications. NRCS has no discretion with respect to changes mandated by the 2. Act; therefore the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) does not apply. Administrative changes made in this rule fall within a categorical exclusion for policy development relating to routine activities and similar administrative functions (7 CFR 1b. NRCS has identified no extraordinary circumstances that would otherwise require preparation of an EA or EIS.
To further its site- specific compliance with NEPA, NRCS reviewed the 2. CSP Programmatic EA, and found this rule makes no substantial changes that are relevant to environmental concerns as compared to the EA proposed action. Furthermore, NRCS has not found any significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns. As a result, NRCS will continue to tier to the 2. CSP Start Printed Page 6.
Programmatic EA as appropriate to meet NEPA requirements related to site- specific activities. Public comment on the environmental analysis only may be submitted by any of the following means: (1) Email comments to andree. Docket No. NRCS- 2. National Environmental Coordinator, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Ecological Sciences Division, Room 6. S, P. O. Box 2. 89.
Washington, DC 2. Civil Rights Impact Analysis. NRCS has determined through a Civil Rights Impact Analysis that the interim rule discloses no disproportionately adverse impacts for minorities, women, or persons with disabilities.
The national target of setting aside 5 percent of CSP acres for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and an additional 5 percent of CSP acres for beginning farmers and ranchers; and prioritizing veterans applications that are competing in these subaccounts for socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and beginning farmer or ranchers is expected to increase participation among these groups. The data presented in the analysis indicates producers who are members of the protected groups have participated in NRCS conservation programs at parity with other producers. Extrapolating from historical participation data, it is reasonable to conclude that CSP will continue to be administered in a nondiscriminatory manner. Outreach and communication strategies are in place to ensure all producers will be provided the same information to allow them to make informed decisions regarding the use of their lands that will affect their participation in USDA programs.
NRCS conservation programs apply to all persons equally regardless of their race, color, national origin, gender, sex, or disability status. Therefore, this interim rule portends no adverse civil rights implications for women, minorities and persons with disabilities. Paperwork Reduction Act. Section 1. 24. 6 of the Food Security Act of 1. Act) provides that implementation of programs authorized by Title XII of the 1. Act be made without regard to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1.
U. S. C. Therefore, NRCS is not reporting recordkeeping or estimated paperwork burden associated with this interim rule. Government Paperwork Elimination Act. NRCS is committed to compliance with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act and the Freedom to E- File Act, which require government agencies, in general, to provide the public the option of submitting information or transacting business electronically to the maximum extent possible.
To better accommodate public access, NRCS has developed an online application and information system for public use. This interim rule has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 1. Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments. Executive Order 1. Federal agencies to consult and coordinate with Tribes on a government- to- government basis on policies that have Tribal implications, including regulations, legislative comments or proposed legislation, and other policy statements or actions that have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. NRCS has assessed the impact of this interim rule on Indian Tribes and determined that this rule does not have Tribal implications that require Tribal consultation under E. O. The rule neither imposes substantial direct compliance costs on Tribal Governments nor preempts Tribal law.
The agency has developed an outreach/collaboration plan that it will implement as it develops its Farm Bill policy. If a Tribe requests consultation, NRCS will work with the Office of Tribal Relations to ensure meaningful consultation is provided where changes, additions, and modifications identified herein are not expressly mandated by Congress.