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USDA/FSA RIN: 0560-AH02 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Environmental Compliance and Related Concerns 
Abstract:

This rule updated, improved, and clarified the Farm Service Agency (FSA) environmental compliance requirements to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act; the National Historic Preservation Act; and numerous other environmental and cultural resource laws, regulations, and Executive Orders. It made the regulation consistent for both FSA's Farm Loan Programs and Farm Programs. Also, it removed outdated regulations formerly used by FSA from chapter XVIII of the Code of Federal Regulations. The changes will promote predictability and reduce uncertainty for environmental compliance related to actions for FSA programs. The changes coordinated, simplified, and harmonized the environmental compliance rules.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 799   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 to 4370   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/03/2014  79 FR 52239   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/02/2014 
Final Rule  08/03/2016  81 FR 51274   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Deirdre Holder
Branch Chief, Regulatory Analysis and PRA Requirements Branch
Department of Agriculture
Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-0572
Phone:202 205-5851
Email: deirdre.holder@usda.gov