[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 22123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08472]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Docket No. USDA-2020-0002]


Notice of Request for Public Comment on Updates to Technical 
Guidelines for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Carbon 
Sequestration at the Entity-scale for Agriculture and Forestry

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Request for public comment; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice seeking 
input from the public as we prepare an update to our technical 
guidelines and science-based methods to quantify greenhouse gas sources 
and sinks from the agriculture and forest sectors at the entity-scale 
This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare 
and submit comments.

DATES: The comment period of the request for information, published 
March 4, 2020 at 85 FR 12760 is extended until May 15, 2020. To be 
assured of consideration, comments must be received on or before May 
15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice may be 
submitted online via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for the Docket number USDA-2020-0002. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. All comments 
received will be posted without change and publicly available on 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hohenstein, Director, USDA 
Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, telephone: 202-720-6698, 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 4, 2020, we published in the 
Federal Register (85 FR 12760-12761, Docket No. USDA-2020-0002) a 
notice seeking input from the public as we prepare an update to our 
technical guidelines and science-based methods to quantify greenhouse 
gas sources and sinks from the agriculture and forest sectors at the 
entity-scale. Public input will help to ensure that relevant 
information and data are considered, improve the rigor of the 
guidelines, and enhance the usability of the methods in the updated 
technical guidelines.
    Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before 
April 20, 2020. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. USDA-
2020-0002 until May 15, 2020. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to prepare and submit comments.

Robert Johansson,
Chief Economist.
[FR Doc. 2020-08472 Filed 4-17-20; 8:45 am]
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