[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22670]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Farm Service Agency; Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Conservation 
Reserve Program

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation; Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation and the Farm Service Agency 
announce the availability of the draft Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The 
draft PEIS assesses the potential environmental impacts of alternatives 
to be considered in the administration of the CRP. The draft PEIS also 
provides a means for the public to voice any concern they may have 
about the program and any ideas for improving it. This Notice of 
Availability informs the public that the draft PEIS is available and 
solicits public comment.

DATES: FSA invites comments on the draft PEIS. Comments should be 
submitted by close of business on October 21, 2002, to ensure 
consideration. Comments submitted after this date will be considered to 
the extent possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on and requests for copies of the draft 
PEIS should be directed to CRP PEIS, P.O. Box 6830, Falls Church, VA 
22204-6830, mangi.com">CRP@mangi.com or telephone (toll free) 1-877-271-3842. The 
draft PEIS is available on the FSA Worldwide Web site, in Adobe Acrobat 
(.pdf) format, at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/epb.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Steck, USDA/FSA/CEPD/Stop 0513, 
1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-0513, (202) 690-0224, 
or e-mail at: [email protected] or mangi.com">CRP@mangi.com. Persons with 
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, 
large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at 
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). More detailed information on these 
programs may also be obtained from the FSA Worldwide Web site at: 
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp (general), http://www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/default.htm (CRP and CREP).

    Signed in Washington DC, on August 29, 2002.
James R. Little,
Administrator, FSA, Executive Vice President, CCC.
[FR Doc. 02-22670 Filed 9-5-02; 8:45 am]
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