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###### Department of Agriculture

###### Commodity Credit Corporation

          - 7 CFR Part 1470
          - [Docket No. NRCS-2019-0020]
          - RIN 0578-AA67

# AGENCY:

Commodity Credit Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture.

# ACTION:

Correcting amendments.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) revised the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) regulation in the final rule published in the                         **Federal Register**                         on October 9, 2020, in response to public comments. Changes were published in the final rule that revised the definition for resource-conserving crop. As part of a recent review, a technical error in the definition of “resource-conserving crop” was discovered. This document corrects the error. In addition, there was an inadvertent error and the definition for “resource-conserving crop rotation” needs to be reinstated; the definition remains unchanged from the interim rule as published in the                         **Federal Register**                         on November 12, 2019.                    

# DATES:

*Effective:*                         August 3, 2021.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Michael Whitt. Phone: (202) 690-2267 or email:                         *michael.whitt@usda.gov.*                         Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    CCC revised the definition for “resource-conserving crop” in 7 CFR 1470.3 in the final rule published in the                     **Federal Register**                     on October 9, 2020 (85 FR 63993-64003). As part of a recent review, a technical error in the definition of “resource-conserving crop” was discovered. This document corrects the error.                

                    CCC previously revised the definition for “resource-conserving crop rotation” in 7 CFR 1470.3 in the interim rule published in the                     **Federal Register**                     on November 12, 2019 (84 FR 60883-60900). It appears that when the definition for “resource-conserving crop” was revised in October that the definition for “resource-conserving crop rotation” was inadvertently removed. This document reinstates the definition for “resource-conserving crop rotation” as it appeared in the November 2019 interim rule.                

# List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1470

      - Administrative practice and procedure
      - Agricultural commodities
      - Agriculture
      - Conservation activities
      - Forests and forest products
      - Government contracts
      - Grazing lands
      - Natural resources
      - Soil conservation
      - Technical assistance
      - Water resources
      - Water supply
      - Wildlife

Accordingly, 7 CFR part 1470 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

# PART 1470—CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

1. The authority citation for part 1470 continues to read as follows: 

Authority:16 U.S.C. 3839aa-21—3839aa-25.

2. Amend § 1470.3 as follows: 

a. Remove the two definitions for “resource-conserving crop”; and 

b. Add a new definition for “resource-conserving crop” and a definition for “Resource-conserving crop rotation” in alphabetical order. 

The additions read as follows:

§ 1470.3

* * * * *

*Resource-conserving crop*                             means a crop that is one of the following, as determined by NRCS:                        

(1) A perennial grass;

(2) A legume grown for use as a cover crop, forage, seed for planting, or green manure;

(3) A legume-grass mixture or grass-forb mixture; or

(4) A non-fragile residue or high residue crop or a crop that efficiently uses soil moisture, reduces irrigation water needs, or is considered drought tolerant.

*Resource-conserving crop rotation*                             means a crop rotation that—                        

(1) Includes at least one resource-conserving crop as determined by NRCS;

(2) Reduces erosion;

(3) Improves soil fertility and tilth;

(4) Interrupts pest cycles;

(5) Builds soil organic matter; and

(6) In applicable areas, reduces depletion of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need for irrigation.

* * * * *

Robert Stephenson,

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.

Terry Cosby,

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

[FR Doc. 2021-16288 Filed 8-2-21; 8:45 am]

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