Friday, February 12, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 29, February 12, 2010

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Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 29
Friday, February 12, 2010
 
Note: The lack of announcements is a reflection of the weather conditions in Washington, DC that have virtually shut down most government operations.
 
There is 1 announcement in this issue
 
    1. LAND, WATER, ENERGY, AGRICULTURE - FR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Technical Service Provider Assistance
 
   
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REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
 

ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: LAND, WATER, ENERGY, AGRICULTURE - FR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Technical Service Provider Assistance
 
[Federal Register: February 12, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 29)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 6839-6849]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

7 CFR Part 652

RIN 0578-AA48

Technical Service Provider Assistance

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This Final rule amends the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) regulations for technical service provider (TSP)
provisions under the Food Security Act of 1985. The Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Act) amended the TSP provisions, and NRCS
published an interim final rule on January 16, 2009, to incorporate
these changes. This final rule responds to public comments received to
the interim final rule, and confirms the changes made to the TSP
regulations, with minor adjustments.

DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective February 12, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Eggers, Acting Team Leader,
Technical Service Provider Team, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
5236 South Building, Washington, DC 20250; telephone: (202) 720-6731;
fax: (202) 720-5334; or e-mail: TSP2008@wdc.usda.gov.
 
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