[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22597]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

7 CFR Part 1470

RIN 0578-AA43


Conservation Stewardship Program

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), on behalf 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, published in the Federal Register 
of July 29, 2009, an interim final rule with request for comment 
establishing the program framework for implementation of the 
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The July 29, 2009, interim 
final rule established a 60-day comment period that closes on September 
28, 2009. This document extends the comment period an additional 30-day 
period to provide the public an opportunity to comment upon the 
implementation of the program through the first sign-up and ranking 
period that closes September 30, 2009.

DATES: The comment period for the CSP interim final rule published on 
July 29, 2009 (74 FR 37499) is hereby extended and comments must be 
received on or before October 28, 2009. Additionally, NRCS has extended 
the public comment period for the Environmental Analysis (EA) and 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) until October 28, 2009. A copy 
of the EA and FONSI may be obtained, and comments submitted, as 
provided for in the July 29, 2009, CSP interim final rule.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments (identified by Docket Number NRCS-IFR-
09004) using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments 
electronically.
    <bullet> Mail: Gregory K. Johnson, Director, Financial Assistance 
Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5237 South 
Building, Washington, DC 20250;
    <bullet> E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#054656553735353d457261662b707661642b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="135040432123232b536477703d666077723d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>.
    <bullet> Fax: (202) 720-4265.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: USDA South Building, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Room 5237, Washington, DC 20250, between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Please ask the 
guard at the entrance to the South Building to call (202) 720-4527 in 
order to be escorted into the building;
    <bullet> The interim final rule and this extension may be accessed 
via the Internet. Users can access the NRCS homepage at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov; select the Farm Bill link from the menu; select the 
Interim Final Rules link from beneath the Final and Interim Final Rules 
Index title. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means 
for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should 
contact the USDA Target Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Johnson, Director, Financial 
Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
5237 South Building, Washington, DC 20250; Phone: (202) 720-1845; Fax: 
(202) 720-4265; or e-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5f4f4c2e2c2c245c6b787f32696f787d327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="266575761416161e66514245085355424708414950">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Signed this 10th day of September 2009, in Washington, DC.
Dave White,
Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation and Chief, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. E9-22597 Filed 9-18-09; 8:45 am]
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