Federal Register: September 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 173)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-22670
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Farm Service Agency; Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Conservation Reserve Program
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.
DOCUMENT 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.
SUMMARY:
Conservation Reserve Program,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Don Steck, USDA/FSA/CEPD/Stop 0513,
1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 202500513, (202) 6900224,
or email at: donsteck@wdc.usda.gov or 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) 7202600 (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/dafp/cepd/default.htm (CRP and CREP).
Signed in Washington DC, on August 29, 2002.
James R. Little,
Administrator, FSA, Executive Vice President, CCC.
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