[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20138]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a
public meeting to gather stakeholder input on important natural
resource concerns and program approaches to address these natural
resource concerns in the next decade.
On June 22, 2008, Congress reauthorized the Soil and Water
Resources Conservation Act (RCA), 16 U.S.C. 2001-2009, through
amendments in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110-246). In the reauthorization, Congress extended RCA through 2018
and called for the first report to be delivered to Congress by January
2011. RCA provides the Department of Agriculture (USDA) with broad
strategic assessment and planning authority and calls for the
development of a national program to guide USDA activities for the
conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil, water, and related
natural resources. Through RCA, USDA appraises the status and trends of
soil, water, and related resources on non-Federal land; assesses their
capability to meet present and future demands; evaluates current and
needed programs, policies, and authorities; and develops a national
soil and water conservation program to give direction for USDA soil and
water conservation activities.
Public participation is a central element of the RCA process. USDA
will hold listening sessions to provide the public with an opportunity
to comment on conservation priorities, program approaches, future
conservation needs, and opportunities to improve the appraisal process.
DATES: The meeting will be held on the following date and location:
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Meeting location Date Local time Co-host
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Charleston Marriott Town Center, 200 9/14/09 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m...... National Association of Conservation Agencies--Annual Meeting.
Lee Street East, Charleston, West
Virginia 25301.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Coleman, Acting Director,
Strategic and Performance Planning Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 4237, South Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 690-
0467; or Fax: (202) 720-3057. Submit electronic requests for additional
information to: [email protected].
Signed this 18th day of August, 2009, in Washington, DC.
Dave White,
Chief.
[FR Doc. E9-20138 Filed 8-20-09; 8:45 am]
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