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RIN: 0578-AA53

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: Grassland Reserve Program
Abstract: Healthy grasslands protect soil quality, prevent soil erosion, provide sustainable forage for livestock, provide forage and cover for wildlife, improve water quality, and sequester carbon. The Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP) is a voluntary program that assists landowners and agricultural operations in restoring and protecting eligible grassland, land that contains forbs, or shrublands for which grazing is the predominant use. GRP accomplishes this through rental contracts and easements.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 1415
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3838n to 3838q

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory		09/00/2008

Overall Description of Deadline: Section 2709 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 requires rules to be promulgated within 90 days of statutory enactment.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	01/21/2009	74 FR 3856
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	03/23/2009
Interim Final Rule Amendment and Reopening of Comment Period	08/21/2009	74 FR 42170
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	09/21/2009
Final Action	11/29/2010	75 FR 73912

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Previously reported as 0578-AA38	Related Agencies: Joint: USDA/FSA, null/null;
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Crane Program Manager, Easement Programs Division Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013 Phone:202 720-0242 Fax:202 720-9689 Email: elizabeth.crane@wdc.usda.gov