[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 13872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6825]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Natural Resources Conservation Service

7 CFR Part 1470


Conservation Security Program

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Conservation Security Program (CSP) is authorized by Title 
XII, Chapter 2, Subchapter A, of the Food Security Act of 1985, as 
amended by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The 
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published an advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking for CSP on February 18, 2003, (68 FR 
7720), with a comment period expiring March 20, 2003. NRCS is hereby 
extending the period during which it will accept public comment on the 
advance notice of proposed rulemaking for CSP to April 3, 2003. This 
extension is to give the public an additional opportunity to comment on 
key issues that have been raised regarding the implementation of the 
program.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by April 3, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments in writing, by mail, to Conservation 
Operations Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box 
2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]; Attn: Conservation Security Program. The 
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking may also be accessed via the 
Internet through the NRCS homepage, at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov, and by 
selecting Farm Bill 2002. All comments, including names and addresses 
when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public 
inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Whitmore, Acting Director, 
Conservation Operations Division, NRCS, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 
20013-2890; telephone: (202) 720-1845; fax: (202) 720-4265; submit e-
mail to: [email protected], Attention: Conservation Security 
Program.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2003.
Bruce I. Knight,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 03-6825 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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