Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and the National Water Quality Initiative

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 2023_register executive 2023-03-08 article Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and the National Water Quality Initiative Notices D09002ee1c79e1e79 D09002ee1c79e1f89 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 The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) requests public input for NRCS to use in refining the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI) and the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) to better protect and improve water quality. NRCS also requests comments on how we can streamline and improve MRBI and NWQI to increase efficiencies and expand access for underserved communities and producers. Finally, NRCS requests comments on how we can engage with partners to provide technical assistance for MRBI and NWQI implementation. This effort will help NRCS identify and prioritize improvements to MRBI and NWQI starting in fiscal year (FY) 2024. 88 FR 14326 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-08/2023-04762 2023-04762 fr08mr23-30 3410-16-P Docket ID NRCS-2023-0004 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-08/2023-04762 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-08/html/2023-04762.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-08/pdf/2023-04762.pdf 2 p. 14326 14327 88 FR 14326 Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and the National Water Quality Initiative; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue NOTICE 2023-04762 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service 2023-04-07 Docket ID NRCS-2023-0004 3410-16-P 2023-04762 Request for information.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) requests public input for NRCS to use in refining the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI) and the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) to better protect and improve water quality. NRCS also requests comments on how we can streamline and improve MRBI and NWQI to increase efficiencies and expand access for underserved communities and producers. Finally, NRCS requests comments on how we can engage with partners to provide technical assistance for MRBI and NWQI implementation. This effort will help NRCS identify and prioritize improvements to MRBI and NWQI starting in fiscal year (FY) 2024.

We will consider comments that we receive by April 7, 2023. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent possible. Request for Information: Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and the National Water Quality Initiative, OAC@usda.gov SM.NRCS.LandscapeConservationInitiatives@usda.gov http://www.regulations.gov https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint Federal Register Vol. 88, no. 45 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-03-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 234 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-08 P0b002ee1bc859ec8 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08mr23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-08/pdf/FR-2023-03-08.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-08/xml/FR-2023-03-08.xml fdlp 14249 14472 DGPO 2023-03-08 2024-05-29 FR-2023-03-08 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-03-08 88 45