Rolnictwo i rynki · 5/8/2003

Record of Decision for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on the Conservation Reserve Program

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) prepared a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2003. This document presents the Record of Decision (ROD) regarding FSA implementation of the re-authorized CRP according to the provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Public Law 107-121 (2002 Farm Bill). The CRP is implemented through FSA on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and is governed by regulations published in 7 CFR part 1410. This decision record summarizes the reasons for FSA selecting the Proposed Action Alternative based on the program's expected environmental and socioeconomic impacts and benefits as documented in the PEIS, all of which were considered in this decision.