United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-10-06 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f8f4cf D09002ee1c7f8f5f3 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Natural Resources Conservation Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Commodity Credit Corporation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) made several, nondiscretionary changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation programs. These conservation programs have existing regulations that require adjustments, including addressing the required review of operating procedures of the State Technical Committee, adding reference of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act program regulations, adding reference of the RCPP to, and expanding the definition of, "acreage owned by Indian Tribes" under the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP), revising and simplifying the Regional Equity provision, and adjusting the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program to correspond with changes to payment provisions under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Additionally, the Secretary of Agriculture has delegated to NRCS administrative responsibility for implementation of the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) and internal NRCS administrative changes warrant updating the appropriate delegated official in the technical service provider (TSP) provision. This interim rule, with request for comments, implements changes to these NRCS conservation program regulations that are either necessitated by enactment of the 2014 Act or are required to implement administrative streamlining improvements and clarifications. 79 FR 44635 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-01/2014-17993 2014-17993 fr01au14-1 RIN 0578-AA60 3410-16-P Docket No. NRCS-2014-0006 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-01/2014-17993 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-01/html/2014-17993.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-01/pdf/2014-17993.pdf Animals Environmental Protection Fishing Forests and Forest Products Grant Programs Hunting Indians Indians-Land Natural Resources Recreation and Recreation Areas Rural Areas State and Local Governments Wildlife Conservation Contract Conservation Plan Conservation Practices Soil and Water Conservation Soil Conservation State Technical Committee Technical Assistance Water Resources Watershed Projects Watershed Protection Flood Prevention Administrative Practice and Procedure Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service 7 p. 44635 44641 79 FR 44635 Title 7 Part 1455 7 CFR Part 1455 Title 7 Part 1465 7 CFR Part 1465 Title 7 Part 610 7 CFR Part 610 Title 7 Part 622 7 CFR Part 622 Title 7 Part 625 7 CFR Part 625 Title 7 Part 652 7 CFR Part 652 Title 7 Part 662 7 CFR Part 662 RIN 0578-AA60 Changes to Existing Conservation Program Regulations; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-17993 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Commodity Credit Corporation 2014-08-01 Docket No. NRCS-2014-0006 3410-16-P 2014-17993 Interim rule with request for comment.

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) made several, nondiscretionary changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation programs. These conservation programs have existing regulations that require adjustments, including addressing the required review of operating procedures of the State Technical Committee, adding reference of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act program regulations, adding reference of the RCPP to, and expanding the definition of, "acreage owned by Indian Tribes" under the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP), revising and simplifying the Regional Equity provision, and adjusting the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program to correspond with changes to payment provisions under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Additionally, the Secretary of Agriculture has delegated to NRCS administrative responsibility for implementation of the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) and internal NRCS administrative changes warrant updating the appropriate delegated official in the technical service provider (TSP) provision. This interim rule, with request for comments, implements changes to these NRCS conservation program regulations that are either necessitated by enactment of the 2014 Act or are required to implement administrative streamlining improvements and clarifications.

Effective Date: This rule is effective August 1, 2014. Leslie Deavers, NRCS Farm Bill Coordinator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; telephone: (202) 720-1510; fax: (202) 720-2998; or email: leslie.deavers@wdc.usda.gov, Attn: Farm Bill Program Inquiry. Animals Environmental Protection Fishing Forests and Forest Products Grant Programs Hunting Indians Indians-Land Natural Resources Recreation and Recreation Areas Rural Areas State and Local Governments Wildlife Conservation Contract Conservation Plan Conservation Practices Soil and Water Conservation Soil Conservation State Technical Committee Technical Assistance Water Resources Watershed Projects Watershed Protection Flood Prevention Administrative Practice and Procedure Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Program Regulations , leslie.deavers@wdc.usda.gov http://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/ http://www.regulations.gov www.grants.gov Vol. 79, no. 148 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-08-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 460 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-01 P0b002ee189d80da5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01au14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-01/pdf/FR-2014-08-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-01/xml/FR-2014-08-01.xml fdlp 44635 45083 DGPO 2014-10-06 2024-06-02 FR-2014-08-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-08-01 79 148